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forever stamps???? HELP!!!

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:47 pm
by fabandfriendly
please could someone help me i am from the uk [uk] and wish to send reqs to the usa. I used to send ircs but they are now stopping in the uk so i would like to send sase but i do not know how much postage to send on an envelope.

Also could someone please tell me how forever stamps work i am really confused can i just put one of these stamps on the envelope and thats it??

all help appreciated

thanks in advance

fabandfriendly

Re: forever stamps???? HELP!!!

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:19 am
by StevenQ
You'll have to guess the weight of the envelope coming back to you. Assuming it's just a photo with maybe some cardboard, take the equivalent to weight it somewhere with a scale. Once you have the grams, convert it to ounces then go to USPS.com and calculate postage. Right now a first class stamp is 44cents. I predict you'll need 4-5. A forever stamp is same as first class stamp, but if the rate goes up it will always be good as a first class stamp. Those would be my choice as you never know how long it will take. Hope that helps.

Re: forever stamps???? HELP!!!

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:01 pm
by fabandfriendly
StevenQ wrote:You'll have to guess the weight of the envelope coming back to you. Assuming it's just a photo with maybe some cardboard, take the equivalent to weight it somewhere with a scale. Once you have the grams, convert it to ounces then go to USPS.com and calculate postage. Right now a first class stamp is 44cents. I predict you'll need 4-5. A forever stamp is same as first class stamp, but if the rate goes up it will always be good as a first class stamp. Those would be my choice as you never know how long it will take. Hope that helps.

so i only need one stamp if its coming back to the uk?

sorry just really confused

Re: forever stamps???? HELP!!!

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:23 pm
by dfreely
One will never cover it. You need to know the size and weight of what's being sent back to you before you'll get an answer.