[Boatanchors] Medial Mail

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 01:31 PM 7/16/2011, Bill Cotter 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a historical document contains an advertisement does not make it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."


Thanks, Bill.    I just recently sent a batch of new printed QSL cards
to a memorial ship for their use..  Tried Media Mail but clerk said 
no even though
I said they were similar to postcards but "no advertising involved."
I suppose this is a grey area between "handbills" and "bound matter."

Perry   w8au