Learn something new every day. Just wouldn't have thought in our modern
technologically advanced world that this would be an issue. Thanks for the
info!!
Safety Fast!
Ross Overcash
Ayer, MA USA
NAMGBR 2-1172
74B decrepit but running!
http://home.earthlink.net/~jroverca/> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of martens@auditor.sk.ca
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 11:15 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Sending $ to NZ
>
>
> In order for International MOs to be cashed "easily" in another country,
> the US PO must have an agreement with that country to cash each
> others MOs.
> I understand there is no such agreement between the US and the OZ PO (and
> now it looks like NZ too). In Oz, banks will accept postal MOs, but treat
> them like checks, and usually charge a large fee to process them. And as
> far as sending checks, it's not as simple as it would appear, since the
> nether parts of the world are not on the US banking industry's automated
> clearing system.
>
> Andrew
> 73MGB
>
>
> >Can't imagine why an international money order (available at the post
> office) would be hard to cash. Thought that was the purpose of them, to
> make it easier to send cash internationally?
>
> Safety Fast!
>
> Ross Overcash
> Ayer, MA USA
>
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