[quote="jakelomas"]can anybody help me though how much worth of stamps do i need for a 1.7 ounces letter[/quote]

Dfreely has already answered your question. Twice.

can anybody help me though how much worth of stamps do i need for a 1.7 ounces letter

I do know what airmail is packrat :)

Just attempting to see where the confusion is coming from, and I thought it might be the name of the service which made him think airmail was free. Since in the UK it's referred to as Airmail and nothing else.

[quote="jakelomas"]Packrat what bout your opinion[/quote]
Sorry, but you lost me there. My opinion about what?

[quote="kimmylee"]First Class Mail (International), is the US service that we would call Airmail, is this what you mean?[/quote]
Not really. All mail going overseas is sent by airmail. While it is not "free," it is now the standard way of mailing and the price of airmail is included in the First Class mailing cost. In the past, some mail went overseas by ship, but not any more.

Here's the link to the USPS First Class International postage rates. You can weigh out your package and after you convert grams to ounces you can look it up in the tables to see how much postage you need for your SASE. The UK is in Country Price Group 3-5 in the charts.
http://www.usps.com/prices/first-class-mail-international-prices.htm

First Class Mail (International), is the US service that we would call Airmail, is this what you mean?

Packrat what bout your opinion

As previously mentioned, you'll need $2.08 to cover it.

I'm still not sure what you mean by "free airmail". Airmail is the cheapest option to get ship something out of the US, but it isn't free.

well anyway is it free airmail for a 1.7 ounces? and how much worth of stamps do i need?

Don't be sorry. I really don't mind.

my letter is about 1.7ounces that would be free airmail but how much worth of stamps would i need?