Australia.. How do I send there from America?

[SilentEcho219]

USPS discontinued surface mail years ago, but I think Australia still uses it, so it should be added to the SASE at least. Certainly doesn't hurt to be safe.

Ahh, I guess that's why they don't give away the Airmail stickers anymore. :razz:

[brandnewfan]

I got a little over 3 ounces, so I typed 3.1 in the calculator and it said it would cost $3.76 to send that to Australia... you'd need 9 stamps to cover that! A lot more than I expected.

Would you mind calculating the same thing as the other poster, but without the cardboard? I'm sending a 10x13, a 9x12 SAE, a letter, a picture and IRC to Australia. If that's too much trouble, no worries. ;) Thanks!

Also.....does anyone know if it's okay to make two rows of stamps on an envelope instead of one long row? If you're using 9 stamps, putting them on there in one long row would take up LOTS of space.

[SilentEcho219]

Question......if I do use 9 stamps to cover postage to Australia, is it okay to stack stamps on top of each other? Or should I line them all up in a line.....lining them up would take A LOT of space.

No, you can't cover the stamps with anything, not even other stamps, not even partially. You also can't put tape over the stamps (for future reference if you ever feel you have a reason to do that.)

[brandnewfan]

Question......if I do use 9 stamps to cover postage to Australia, is it okay to stack stamps on top of each other? Or should I line them all up in a line.....lining them up would take A LOT of space.

No, you can't cover the stamps with anything, not even other stamps, not even partially. You also can't put tape over the stamps (for future reference if you ever feel you have a reason to do that.)

I just edited my first post....sorry! About the stamps.....I meant making 2 rows of stamps, rather than placing them all in one long row on the envelope. Sorry for the confusion!

[SilentEcho219]

I just edited my first post....sorry! About the stamps.....I meant making 2 rows of stamps, rather than placing them all in one long row on the envelope. Sorry for the confusion!

Yeah, you can do that, might be preferred actually. As long as they can mark the stamps with a postmark to cancel them (so they can't be used again) then that is fine.

[Jaffer]

I use IRCs with my Australian requests since a single one covers quite a lot ($2.10, or 50 grams). I've never been a "send cash" type of guy though, even if it has worked fine for some people.

Also, make sure you write "BY AIRMAL - PAR AVION" on on the envelope somewhere on the top. Since it's going to Australia, it will probably go via Airmail anyway, but write it just to be safe. It would suck for it to be put on a boat instead. It would take forever to get there!

USPS discontinued surface mail years ago, but I think Australia still uses it, so it should be added to the SASE at least. Certainly doesn't hurt to be safe.

Oh god, I have just mailed out some international vv requests recently without writing "airmail" I hope they don't put them on a ship, otherwise it will not get there on time :neutral: :neutral: Hopefully the posite uses common sense....

[dfreely]

I would think most countries default to airmail, as long as there's enough postage.

[Jaffer]

I would think most countries default to airmail, as long as there's enough postage.

Excellent I would presume so to