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Article #278Re: postage for mail to foreign countries
From: David Lesher
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1986 15:04
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 1986 15:04
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In article <1275@ttrdc.UUCP> levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy) writes:
>Anyhow, what I am wondering is whether, and how, the postal delivery system
>of a foreign country is reimbursed for its part in accepting, transporting,
>and delivering a piece of international paper, or parcel, mail which has
>originated in the USA, and for that matter, vice versa. Are there treaties
>and procedures governing this, or what?
Strangely enough, you may find the answer in the net.ham-radio group, because
we often mail QSL cards (to confirm a contact with a 'rare' country) overseas.
There is an international treaty regarding mail. I think the governing
body is in Geneva. I do not know how payments are handled, but you can buy
what is called an International Reply Coupon (IRC) that the other end can
use to send mail back to you. Hope this helps.
David Lesher
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!clyde!cbatt!cwruecmp!hal!ncoast!wb8foz From: wb8foz@ncoast.UUCP (David Lesher) Newsgroups: net.internat,misc.legal,net.travel Subject: Re: postage for mail to foreign countries Message-ID: <1649@ncoast.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-Oct-86 10:04:08 EST Article-I.D.: ncoast.1649 Posted: Wed Oct 29 10:04:08 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 30-Oct-86 23:33:14 EST References: <1275@ttrdc.UUCP> Reply-To: wb8foz@ncoast.UUCP (David Lesher) Organization: North Coast Public Access UN*X, Cleveland, OH Lines: 26