Purchasing Euros from your bank, and wrapping the bill in foil before inserting into an envelope, mail it by either certified or registered mail will also work. Aida On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Frank Soural <[email protected]> wrote: > Only one problem: by countersigning the Traveler Cheques you turn them into > cash. Anybody can cash them. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Schloegl > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 6:42 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Sending Money Internationally > > > The most economical and safe method I used to send money to Germany was > just > buying American Express Traveler Cheques at my bank, countersigned them, > and > sent them. You just won't get any change back so buy it in the > denomination > that will best match your need. Certainly alot less than those hefty bank > transfer fees. > > The banks I spoke with said it would cost about $35. to send a wire > transfer > for an amount less than $100. in my case. The international routing number > to the account your sending it to would also be be needed, the bank just > doesn't write a check for you. The post office doesn't offer any method of > payment to Europe at all I found out. > > > > Jim Schloegl > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:28:45 -0600 > > Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Sending Money Internationally > > > > I owe a good friend in Germany money for some items he purchased for me. > I > have been trying to find an economical way to send him the money I owe him. > I checked with my local bank first but they want a $50 fee to transfer > money > to a bank account in Germany. Seems pretty high to me. Wal Mart offers a > money transfer option but their Money Gram in not available in Nuremberg. I > have searched in vein for an international check or money order but I have > not been able to find anything. There are some web sites that offer this > service but I am not sure if I can trust them. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Louis > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2643 - Release Date: 01/24/10 > 19:33:00 > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Just a friendly reminder that it is illegal to send cash through the mail. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Aida Kraus Sent: January 24, 2010 7:31 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Sending Money Internationally Purchasing Euros from your bank, and wrapping the bill in foil before inserting into an envelope, mail it by either certified or registered mail will also work. Aida On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Frank Soural <[email protected]> wrote: > Only one problem: by countersigning the Traveler Cheques you turn them into > cash. Anybody can cash them. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Schloegl > Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 6:42 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Sending Money Internationally > > > The most economical and safe method I used to send money to Germany was > just > buying American Express Traveler Cheques at my bank, countersigned them, > and > sent them. You just won't get any change back so buy it in the > denomination > that will best match your need. Certainly alot less than those hefty bank > transfer fees. > > The banks I spoke with said it would cost about $35. to send a wire > transfer > for an amount less than $100. in my case. The international routing number > to the account your sending it to would also be be needed, the bank just > doesn't write a check for you. The post office doesn't offer any method of > payment to Europe at all I found out. > > > > Jim Schloegl > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:28:45 -0600 > > Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Sending Money Internationally > > > > I owe a good friend in Germany money for some items he purchased for me. > I > have been trying to find an economical way to send him the money I owe him. > I checked with my local bank first but they want a $50 fee to transfer > money > to a bank account in Germany. Seems pretty high to me. Wal Mart offers a > money transfer option but their Money Gram in not available in Nuremberg. I > have searched in vein for an international check or money order but I have > not been able to find anything. There are some web sites that offer this > service but I am not sure if I can trust them. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Louis > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2643 - Release Date: 01/24/10 > 19:33:00 > > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > German-Bohemian Heritage Society web site http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What country(ies)? Elaine I think my family tree is a few branches short of full bloom. Hello Monika On Sunday, January 24, 2010, you wrote > Just a friendly reminder that it is illegal to > send cash through the mail. >

I believe the USPS encourages these methods: http://www.usps.com/money/sendingmoney/moneyorders/welcome.htm But I know of no US law that says money can't nbe sent through the mail. Are you referring to a receiving country? Elaine The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. --James Branch Cabell Hello Monika On Sunday, January 24, 2010, you wrote > Just a friendly reminder that it is illegal to > send cash through the mail.