[Boatanchors] Medial Mail

[manualman at juno.com]

The info is right here:
http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/senditwithintheus/mediamail.htm

And your statement in the letter, "The publications in question are
sometimes 50+ years old and the advertisers are long since out of
business", may not be true (i.e. "long since out of business").

Pete, wa2cwa


On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:55:00 -0400 =?ISO-8859-1?Q?W=D8QFC?=
<erastber at tampabay.rr.com> writes:
> I wrote the following letter and will let the group know when a reply 
> is 
> received.
> 
> Gene, WØQFC
> 
> 
> 
> US POSTAL SERVICE
> 
> CONSUMER ADVOCATE
> 
> 475 L'ENFANT PLAZA SW
> 
> WASHINGTON DC 20260-2200
> 
> Dear Sir/Madam:
> 
> The purpose of this letter is to ask for clarification of the USPS 
> policy on what can be sent via /Media Mail./
> 
> //
> 
> I,as a lot of my Amateur Radio friends across the country send radio 
> 
> publications ("Ham Radio magazines") to each other.
> 
> I have received conflicting reports as to  what can or can not be 
> sent 
> via Media Mail; some local Postmasters say that if the item contains 
> 
> advertising, it can not be sent using Media Mail and others say that 
> it can.
> 
> The publications in question are sometimes 50+ years old and the 
> advertisers are long since out of business.
> 
> Also,I would like to know if the USPS enforcement policy on this 
> matter 
> is up to the local Postmaster's discretion?
> 
> Thanks in advance and looking forward to your reply.
> 
> EUGNE A RASTBERGER
> 
> AMATEUR RADIO WØQFC
> 
> 6426 HILLVIEW RD
> 
> SPRING HILL FL 34606-4105
> 
> EMAIL: erastber at tampabay.rr.com