[Boatanchors] FS or?

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 01:19 PM 7/15/2011, Glen Zook wrote:
>Unfortunately, the Post Office will NOT accept magazines as media 
>mail.  It has to do with the advertising in them even though the ads 
>may be 50, or more, years old.
>
>Post Office clerks are now required to ask what is in the package 
>and if you say "magazines", they will not be accepted.  Also, the 
>Post Office is now inspecting a large number of media mail packages 
>to make sure that the contents are appropriate. If the contents do 
>not meet the standards then the package is usually returned to the sender.

To me, the old QST mags are "history books."   And, they are, of 
course.   Wonder if this innocent description would pass muster?

Perry   w8au

>--- On Fri, 7/15/11, telegrapher at q.com <telegrapher at q.com> wrote:
>
>I have a large collection of QST starting in 1940.  I need to move 
>them out.  years are 1940 thru about 1960 sometime.  All years are 
>tied into bundles so they go as a complete year.  I think they could 
>go as media mail but not sure. That would be my first choice and 
>then Parcel post as a 2nd option.  No takers they will go into the 
>big recycle bin.
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