[Dx-qsl] Envelopes

Thu Jan 12 01:23:10 EST 2012

I just did my own unofficial comparison. I have numerous European QSL 
cards that are 105 mm x 150 mm in size (roughly 4-1/4" x 5-7/8"). They 
are too big for a #6 envelope, too big for a Monarch and even a tad too 
big for a #10, but they fit comfortably in Plum's European return envelope.
While I have received some oversized cards from Asia, they were also 
delivered in their own matching oversized envelopes. For my money, 
Plum's nested European envelopes are perfect for what they are designed for.
Dick
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Dick Flanagan K7VC
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On 1/11/2012 8:58 PM, Dick Flanagan wrote:
> This brings up an interesting point. Has anyone received a QSL card
> that was too big for Bill Plum's 4-1/2" x 6-1/4" (115 mm x 160
> mm) European return envelopes? If so, would they have fit in JAM's
> 3-3/4" x 8-1/4" (95 mm x 220 mm) Monarch envelopes?
>> Dick
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> Dick Flanagan K7VC
> dick at k7vc.com
>>> On 1/11/2012 8:31 PM, Steve Lund wrote:
>> I've been using these JAM envelopes for several years now. No DX station
>> has found it necessary to cut them down and ALL DX QSLs have fit inside.
>>>> My only complaint is with the shipping charges. I just ordered 100 of each
>> size and the shipping charge via UPS was 16ドル for ground delivery. It would
>> have been 6ドル via Priority Mail.
>>>> Steve, K6UM
>>>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:35 PM, Jack Shirley<jcshirle at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> http://www.jampaper.com/ecom/index.asp/show/detail/cat/52/prd/14/pg/1/c/1904/s/160
>>>>>> :Try these... #10 airmail and Monarch airmail
>>> 73 N8DX
>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN<wn3vaw at verizon.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I'm in a bit of a quandary when it comes to what size envelope to use
>>> for my
>>>> SASE with DX stations.
>>>>>>>> Because I print my own cards using Avery "postcard" cardstock, I send
>>>> everything out in the larger #12 envelopes. This means I can use a
>>> standard
>>>> #10 for the return envelope, which ought to cover just about all bases...
>>>> right?
>>>>>>>> Only, I've noticed many envelopes coming back that have been trimmed
>>> down a
>>>> few inches. The envelope with the ZS6EZ card had a note on it that had
>>> he
>>>> not done so, the "oversize" envelope would have cost him an extra 2ドル in
>>>> postage... which certainly explains why this is done.
>>>>>>>> Yet, if I include a smaller #6 envelope instead, some of the return DX
>>> cards
>>>> don't fit in it. A #9? Well, it's not THAT much smaller than the #10
>>> it's
>>>> meant to nest in.
>>>>>>>> Now what?
>>>>>>>> I'm hoping to find something that will both fit inside the #12 without
>>>> folding, AND be readily available at an office supply store without
>>> special
>>>> ordering, so that I can pick them up on short notice. But, if I have to
>>>> stock up, I will.
>>>>>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>>>>> 73, ron w3wn
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