Our readers should be aware of the delays that are part of the Bureau System worldwide. Cards are sent to us by the least expensive means possible. The less the postage costs, the slower the delivery. Please be patient. Under normal circumstances, it takes a few months to add new postage credits to a subscriber's file.
Cards take much longer.
Background Part of the enjoyment of contacting other amateurs throughout the world is the final courtesy of the QSO - the QSL card. In addition to the necessity of verification of contacts for awards, many amateurs enjoy collecting QSL cards. The Bureau system was initiated to help keep the costs of exchanging cards at a reasonable level. Although you may think that the United States postage rates are high, we enjoy the least costly and most reliable postal service in the world. Thus, the Bureaus play an important role in the worldwide distribution of QSLs.