There are all sorts of suspensions regarding international mail because of Covid and things internationally are a mess. Go figure.
I just found out about this because a number of hams are getting international QSL requests returned with "Mail service suspended" stamped on the envelopes.
There's a list the USPS has on line and as can be imagined there are a number of rare DX enteties on it.
I am finding out that there's a couple places that are not on the list that have opened remailing services.
An example of this might be a guy from Mongolia (on the list) can mail his card to the Caymans and have the Caymans (Not on the list) remail the card to the States.
If course the people in the restricted places can probably hire a QSL manager but I'm not sure what it costs. I think it is free and the manager makes a small amount of money through either donations or the small excess left over after postage. I often times add a buck when I QSL through a manager to make sure they at least break even.
PayPal seems to be the most common way of transferring funds.
I'm just pointing out what hobbyists are dealing with. Lord only knows how much money has been lost by businesses. It's one thing being a hobbyist pouting because he can't get a card and an entirely different thing when businesses start to go under because the postage systms are not working together.
This whole thing is stupid but it is what it is. We, the People have to deal with it and let's leave it at that although it is interesting to note you can buy a down pillow for $15 on eBay and a can of roofing tar is still about $11 at Lowe's.
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