ECOPLI pre paid postage

[Martin963]

Could some kind bod please tell me whether:

ECOPLI  T  50 g

prepaid envelopes are valid for use when posting something back to France from Britain.

My insurers want an additional signature on yet another cop-out clause to their policy,   and I'm damned if I want to spend 60 p sending it to them when it's protecting their - not my - interests.

Any help gratefully received.

Thanks.

[pachapapa]

Good question. I believe Eco-Plis are OK for Clipperton.[I]

[cooperlola]

I remember from the days when I still lived in the UK, getting pre-paid envelopes which were very obviously valid throughout Europe.  It doesn't sound like this is the case here - that looks like a standard inland one to me, with a 50gram limit.  I've looked at the La Poste website and can't figure out what the obvious differences are though.

I got one of these the other day which was clearly inadequate weight-wise but just stuck the pre-paid envelope on a larger one and left it to the recipient to deal with any extra charges.  The postman took it out of our box and didn't say it couldn't be sent.  I guess it's a question of whether or not it's something you're prepared to risk and how urgent it is, given that the UK postal workers might not understand what it means either!

[Martin963]

Thanks coops. That was my problem too - really isn't very clear.

Not for the first time I have no idea what ppp is referring to, but thanks anyway. If nothing else your posts remind me why I don't do crosswords....

[pachapapa]

Clipperton is a not well known french island, uninhabited, to which La Poste, bless them, quote Eco-Pli tarrifs.

http://www.clipperton.fr/

[cooperlola]

There's plenty of info' about what it costs and where they are valid (this varies according to what is paid) but no info' that I can find on what the obvious differences are between the actual envelopes and what is printed on them - if you can find out how an Ecopli envelope valid for Clipperton differs in appearance (if at all) from one for mainland France then that would be a real help, Pacha.[:)]

[Pierre ZFP]

I want to visit Clipperton!

Do you think if I stick a stamp on my forehead they'll post me?

Getting back would be easy - I just write 'Not known at this address - return to sender' on me [:P]

[pachapapa]

[quote user="cooperlola"]There's plenty of info' about what it costs and where they are valid (this varies according to what is paid) but no info' that I can find on what the obvious differences are between the actual envelopes and what is printed on them - if you can find out how an Ecopli envelope valid for Clipperton differs in appearance (if at all) from one for mainland France then that would be a real help, Pacha.[:)][/quote]

I dont think there is any difference but Clipperton falls under tarif "vers outre-mer (2)".

2) Nouvelle-Calédonie, Polynésie française, Wallis-et-Futuna, Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, Clipperton


http://timbres.laposte.fr/tarifs.jgi

http://www.laposte.fr/reflexes/fileadmin/mes_documents/pdf/Tarifs_LETTRE_et_ECOPLI.pdf

[cooperlola]

I found the documents you did.  However, as there are two tarrifs - you'd think that it ought to be obvious from the envelope which one had been paid - otherwise who would ever pay for the pricier one? 

Pierre, I like your idea.  I never thought of posting myself to sunnier climes but I guess anything is worth a try...[:)]

[pachapapa]

If it was me I would just post it in the evening at the local sorting office..; and whistle!

[pachapapa]

Another bit of useless info;

La France a un code postal officiel pour l'île de Clipperton : 98799.[:D][:D][:D]