Re: [amsat-bb] How to handle QSL'ing Canada and Mexico

[Jim Walls <k6ccc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ronald Nutter wrote:
> I know that I can send mail to these countries with US postage but dont have
> a supply of stamps native to those countries.  Short of going to a stamp
> collecting store and paying a lot for the stamps, is there a place someone
> can recommend or should I just go via the QSL bureau ?

You can send either an IRC or a dollar or two.  US dollars are the most 
accepted currency in the world.  The issue is that mailing cash can be 
stolen while in transit.  That is more of a problem in the third world 
than most of the civilized world.  There are a few countries where using 
US currency is illegal, but that is not an issue for either Canada or 
Mexico.  IRCs are acceptable from almost anywhere (in the postal system).


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