How Many stamps to use USA to overseas

[timmoskal23]

Just wondering how many stamps everyone from the US puts on envelopes and SASEs when mailing to England or Ireland. I've never done it and want to try some. Thanks!

[WildChild96]

Three stamps has always gotten it to the UK for me.

[timmoskal23]

Thanks! i assumed it was 2 or 3 just wasnt positive

[dfreely]

If you're just sending a letter+SASE in a small envelope, 3 will cover it. If you're including your own photos, etc, it'll be more.

[packrat]

Why not take the package to the post office and weigh it at the kiosk or go to a clerk and have him/her weigh it? I see so many people driving themselves nuts over this same issue over and over again. Don't take me wrong, I'm not picking on you or anything. It's just that there are post offices all over the place and getting to one is usually easy enough to do. In some areas the post office might even be within walking distance. Go early in the morning or in mid-afternoon when the lines are short and ask the clerk how much it would cost to mail it out if you don't want to use the kiosk. Then purchase the stamps at the counter and send it out. Piece of cake.

Getting the SASE postage right is a bit more complicated. You need to purchase stamps (somehow) for the country where the SASE is being mailed from. Then you'll have to weigh the contents of the SASE and photo and do the math to figure out how much postage you need. You also need to become familiar with the other country's postal system. In my neck of the woods I found a stamp dealer who can sell me the stamps I need if I want to mail to England or Canada. It may be a bit more expensive than purchasing from a member here but it's a lot more convenient (as well as safer) for me.

I've gone to the post office a few times and have done just that. They've always been nice to me and very helpful. They weighed my whole package first, then the SASE and photo (or whatever I'm expecting back) second, and let me know the weights and what it would cost to send out. It took the guesswork out of it until I became familiar enough to be able to do everything at home.