[Boatanchors] Medial Mail

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Pete,

Gee what a revelation. Once again the postal system confuses everyone 
including themselves! Now just who makes the call as to whether or not a 
photo constitutes advertising or not? Sounds like a like of bias to me -

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <manualman at juno.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Medial Mail


>I agree. I also just came back from my local post office and asked the
> Supervisor there about Media Mail. If it's a book or a magazine, and it
> has advertising in it, it can't ship by Media Mail no matter how you
> label the outside of the package (Media Mail - Bound Matter, Media Mail -
> Printed Matter, Media Mail - History Matter, etc.). Since the typical
> postal package can go through several offices and distribution centers on
> its route from here to there, no everyone may have a more open and/or the
> same view of Media Mail labeled packages.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
>
> On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:38:17 -0700 (PDT) Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>
> writes:
>> Unfortunately, most of the Postmasters / managers don't take this
>> view!  I wish they did!
>>
>> Glen, K9STH
>>
>> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>>
>>
>> --- On Sat, 7/16/11, Bill Cotter <n4lg at qx.net> wrote:
>>
>> I just returned from our local Post Office. The manager stated that
>> "The intent of the Media Mail restriction on advertisements refers
>> strictly to the bulk shipping of flyers, handbills, printed
>> advertisements, catalogs, graphic art advertising and other
>> print-shop jobs." In other words, media to be used to promote
>> selling (present tense).
>>
>> He also said "Magazines, manuals, CD's, DVD's, publications,
>> journals, digests, etc are considered books or bound materials, and
>> are shippable as media mail." He went on to say ".....The fact that
>> a historical document contains an advertisement does not make it the
>> dominant characteristic of the material......" It is a magazine, not
>> a catalog.
>>
>> He suggested printing on the package "Media Mail - Bound matter."
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