Need urgent assistance - Sellings stamps abroad -

[mrspagel 10]

Hi all,

I need urgent assistance re the selling and mailing stamps abroad.  Could someone please tell me how to send stamps to the USA.  According to our law, Postage stamps fall under "contraband items" thus prohibiting me from sending stamps.  I recently sent a parcel via the Post Office with E.M.S. but the parcel was delivered heavily damaged so I used DHL this time.  I was requested not to close the parcel because they need to inspect the contents before it was closed.  Then they had hang-ups because it was stamps and not documents.   Eventually they agreed to take the parcel but now it was delivered to the wrong address and I'm still trying to locate the parcel.

Could someone please tell me what other sellers do to get the stamps to the buyer, if he is in another country?????  Which Courier is the best for getting stamps delivered internationally?

Thank you for your assistance

mrspagel

[Pierre_Henri 121]

On 8/16/2018 at 11:01 AM, mrspagel said:

Hi all,

I need urgent assistance re the selling and mailing stamps abroad.  Could someone please tell me how to send stamps to the USA.  According to our law, Postage stamps fall under "contraband items" thus prohibiting me from sending stamps.  I recently sent a parcel via the Post Office with E.M.S. but the parcel was delivered heavily damaged so I used DHL this time.  I was requested not to close the parcel because they need to inspect the contents before it was closed.  Then they had hang-ups because it was stamps and not documents.   Eventually they agreed to take the parcel but now it was delivered to the wrong address and I'm still trying to locate the parcel.

Could someone please tell me what other sellers do to get the stamps to the buyer, if he is in another country?????  Which Courier is the best for getting stamps delivered internationally?

Thank you for your assistance

mrspagel

Virtually no local  couriers wishes to touch collectable items destined for overseas addresses. 

 

 

 

[mrspagel 10]

Thanks Pierre_Henri,  I used the same Courier as last time and they were willing to take the parcel.  It took just 2 days to go from SA to the USA.  It went from CT, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Belgium and the USA.   Unfortunately it is a bit expensive.  But at least it went through without any problems.

[SILVERRHINO 10]

I can only recommend RAM , do your pickup online , make payment and delivery just happens slick and fast

 

[mrspagel 10]

Thanks Silverrhino,

I've, in the meantime, built a nice relationship with DHL.   I just drop off the envelope and it is sent away thoughout any problems.   It is a bit expensive but at least it now gets delivered to the correct address and in a reasonable time of 2 to 3 days even with all our problems with Covid-19.