I used to buy the Plum nested also.
But now I make my own.
I buy a ream of the real thin paper, cut the sheets to size.
Fold and glue them.
Then I hand color the BLUE/RED air mail stripes and AIR MAIL/PAR AVION
notations.
Got it down to making one set of nested envelopes in less than 11 minutes.
:-)))
On 1/11/12 6:59 PM, Dick Flanagan wrote:
> Send an e-mail to Bill Plum plumdx@msn.com asking for his current
> product list. His nested European mailer/return envelopes are perfect
> for both foreign and domestic QSL cards. I usually buy 200 sets at a
> time for $40.00 plus $9.00 Priority Mail postage.
>
> I highly recommend Bill's nested envelope sets.
>
> Dick
>
> --
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>
> On 1/11/2012 3:00 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
>> I'm in a bit of a quandary when it comes to what size envelope to use for my
>> SASE with DX stations.
>>
>> Because I print my own cards using Avery "postcard" cardstock, I send
>> everything out in the larger #12 envelopes. This means I can use a standard
>> #10 for the return envelope, which ought to cover just about all bases...
>> right?
>>
>> Only, I've noticed many envelopes coming back that have been trimmed down a
>> few inches. The envelope with the ZS6EZ card had a note on it that had he
>> not done so, the "oversize" envelope would have cost him an extra $2 in
>> postage... which certainly explains why this is done.
>>
>> Yet, if I include a smaller #6 envelope instead, some of the return DX cards
>> don't fit in it. A #9? Well, it's not THAT much smaller than the #10 it's
>> meant to nest in.
>>
>> Now what?
>>
>> I'm hoping to find something that will both fit inside the #12 without
>> folding, AND be readily available at an office supply store without special
>> ordering, so that I can pick them up on short notice. But, if I have to
>> stock up, I will.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> 73, ron w3wn
>>
>>
>>
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