The Official How To Send Requests From the UK to USA thread

[rocco.campanaro]

You stick them on the envelope coming back to you

The current stamps are $1.10 Global Forever Stamps or the US Forever stamps are worth $0.46.

(the first post was written in 2012)

$1.10 is the price for an international letter so you'll only need one if using those, 3 if using the $0.46 stamps.

< I think this is the stamp that applies to 2013 if I'm correct and we should affix 3 of these to the SAE we are sending from the Uk to Us ?

[kimmylee]

That's the stamp

You really don't need 3 though, most just use one and I myself use two. But 3 is really too many.

Each stamp is worth $1.10, and that's the minimum price for an Airmail letter. I always use 2 just in case, you really don't need three for a standard envelope and photo.

[rocco.campanaro]

That's the stamp

You really don't need 3 though, most just use one and I myself use two. But 3 is really too many.

Each stamp is worth $1.10, and that's the minimum price for an Airmail letter. I always use 2 just in case, you really don't need three for a standard envelope and photo.

Thanks pal, will take your recommendation and affix 2 of the $1.10 stamps on the SAE

[endlesskustumz]

I am from the US, and want to send a picture to the UK for an autograph and sent back. The US no longer has IRCs and looks like the UK is in the same boat. The return weight is about 2 oz, i seen that the Global stamp is only good for letters under 1 oz. Or would I be able to affix 2 or 3 stamps to the return package in order to remain compliant of the weight? I am new to this whole international autograph thing.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

[kimmylee]

I am from the US, and want to send a picture to the UK for an autograph and sent back. The US no longer has IRCs and looks like the UK is in the same boat. The return weight is about 2 oz, i seen that the Global stamp is only good for letters under 1 oz. Or would I be able to affix 2 or 3 stamps to the return package in order to remain compliant of the weight? I am new to this whole international autograph thing.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Please browse this section of the forum, this gets asked a ton of times

For the return package US stamps will not work, you need UK ones.

Information on prices and other methods of return postage can be found elsewhere on this section.

[Darthbooth]

If I am sending a photo and don't want to risk it being bent coming back to the U.K from the States ,would it be much more in a cardboard type envelope? Does it still work on weight not size? My card mailer would be about A4 size but more sturdy than paper. I take it I would just put more Global stamps on it? Thanks all.

[steven1977]

Is it best to use a Brown envelope when sending to the US? Im in the UK and wondered if it would be much safer to use a Jiffy bag. Basically a padded envelope with bubble wrap on the inside.

Not sure how many stamps id need to use for these as I bought a few that would hold postcard size photo the Padded bags id be using would be 205mm x 245mm.

If anyone could give me some advise that would be fantastic.

[fromuk2014]

Is it best to use a Brown envelope when sending to the US? Im in the UK and wondered if it would be much safer to use a Jiffy bag. Basically a padded envelope with bubble wrap on the inside.

Not sure how many stamps id need to use for these as I bought a few that would hold postcard size photo the Padded bags id be using would be 205mm x 245mm.

If anyone could give me some advise that would be fantastic.

If you think about it, you can bend a bubble envelope very easily and it will very likely happen through all the hands its likely to pass through.

You would be better off with a boarded envelope at least, and you can reinforce those if need be, depending on your own preference.

When I send something its always reinforced with a hard plastic sheet or extra board to strengthen the envelope to avoid any possibility of damage to the item.

So far as stamps are concerned, you can read the royal mail website for prices, and USPS for return stamps.

[snowymail]

Hey!! I wanna buy IRC online to send fanmail to the USA since my country is not really selling them right now (I'm from brazil) and i'm thinking about buying it from the france postmail since i saw it ships internationally, but are the IRC'S from france ok to be used in the USA?? sorry if it's a dumb question i just never really sent anything and don't wanna waste time/money if it's not the same. Any other country also sells IRC online??
Thanks!!

[mushroom]

Hey!! I wanna buy IRC online to send fanmail to the USA since my country is not really selling them right now (I'm from brazil) and i'm thinking about buying it from the france postmail since i saw it ships internationally, but are the IRC'S from france ok to be used in the USA?? sorry if it's a dumb question i just never really sent anything and don't wanna waste time/money if it's not the same. Any other country also sells IRC online??
Thanks!!