239 countries heard and 225 QSL'd (veried, for those in Glendale) using the
NASWA Country List.

I'm astounded that, after nearly a decade, you still put the "veried"
slam on your sig. It shows you for the person you obviously are.

The bulletin of the National Radio Club, DX News, is available online,
going back to the 40's. This, the premiere AM DX club in North
America, has had a "Verie Signer" column for about 7 decades. The
"Musings of the Members" section is full of references to "veries"
with vastly fewer references to "QSLs" (and said references are nearly
always to cards, not letters, with letters being the standard for AM
verifications of reception).

RaDex, the premiere DX and listener magazine in the 20's, 30's and
first few years of the 40's has frequent mentions of "veries:" About
110 Radex issues are available at www.americanradiohistory.com in the
Radex section.

"Verie" is the standard nomenclature for AM / Medium wave
verifications of reception in North America.