Mike, you mix up two things. The registered letters are not scanned for their contents, they are scanned for their registration number to track the letter.
Yes, it is prohibited to send cash, but who cares about that, if the amount is quite small. I would also not send grater amount, like for an instrument. And, dear colleague, does it count paying - say - 30 USD fee for a international bank transfer of several thousand USD nor would any business partner complain paying a 30 EUR cashing fee for a check over several thousand USD. Do you think, colleagues returning from concert tours with their orchestra have left a pocket full of foreign bills ? One from here & one from there, that´s it. But I wonder, why trying to change now, as it is nearly 4 years after the change to the EUR. I will explore, if there is a Bundesbank branch in the USA. They also might know about the other countries federal banks. Bob, you might also ask your US Fed Bk, if they do cash these bills, so you could send them through your bank. And, Mike, in contrary to your country, we do not have a Patriot Act. Goverment officials or Post officials are not allowed to open ANY letter. Custom officials might open a parcel but not a letter. And scanning letters by x-ray is also against the law. Different countries, different customs & different law. ============================================================ ==================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Felts Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 5:35 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] OT: currency exchange of old currency It appears that there are two in California, one in San Francisco and one in LA. http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/info/missions/consulate s.html > Hello Hans and Bob > > I have done quite a number of private instrument imports from Germany. When I investigated the > cheapest way to transfer my payments, I learned that all incomming registered mail to Germany is > scanned. It is by German law prohibited to send cash of any sorts into German via registered mail. > If any cash is found by the scanning, it will be confiscated by the > German state. And the money > cannot be retrieved no matter where or how often you sue the German state. > > I would guess, that there are one or maybe even two German consulates > in California. I would go > and ask such a place for help. > > Klaus > > --- Hans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Bob, > > > > I can answer for Germany only. Here these bills (DM) can be > > exchanged at the BUNDESBANK only. We have a branch here in Munich. > > If the bills in your hand are so much, that it is worth to change > > them (without much charges), give it to a friend who will travel to > > Munich. I could do the exchange for you & credit you via PayPal > > (transfer it to your PayPal account). You would lose less than 4% > > commission on PayPal. > > Or, if it is not much, send it to me inside a registered letter & I > > will do all for you, even it would take a few days, as I would do > > it, when the Bundesbank would be on my way downtown. > > > > Greetings > > > > Hans > > > > PS: Will give the a call about other currencies, but you should tell > > me from which country. > > ============================================================ > > =========================================== > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Robert Ward > > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 9:33 PM > > To: Horn Mailing List - old; Horn Mailing List New > > Subject: [Hornlist] OT: currency exchange of old currency > > > > Hi all, > > > > Please excuse the off-topic post, but I haven't been able to find > > definitive info on this: > > > > Is it possible to still exchange old, pre-Euro currency in Europe? > > And if so, how is it done? I have a bunch of left over bills from > > prior SFSO tours, and was wondering if they are still worth > > anything. > > > > Replies off-list, please. > > > > Thanks very much. > > > > B > > _______________________________________________ > > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > > unsubscribe or set options at > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. > > de > > > > _______________________________________________ > > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > > unsubscribe or set options at > > http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/yorkmasterbbb %40yahoo > > .com > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@music.memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/jmfelts%40min dspring.com > _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
