I have a bunch of postcards I'm mailing out from within the US to people in the US, UK and Switzerland. I can put domestic stamps on the cards sent from within the US to our US address, so that the recipients can just drop it in a mailbox. Does the USPS or another entity within the US sell stamps that I can put on the postcards sent from the UK and Switzerland, such that the recipients don't need to buy their own stamps?
posted by Blazecock Pileon
on May 10, 2013 -
10 answers
I found out at the post office today that it is no longer possible to ship nail varnish or perfume (containing alcohol) from the UK to overseas. What are the rules the other way around? I asked at the counter but the lady selling me my stamp didn't seem to be sure.
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posted by mippy
on Feb 12, 2013 -
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What are the maximum dimensions (in each direction) of a box that will fit in a standard USPS blue drop box of the sort that you find on a city street corner?
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posted by enn
on Dec 27, 2012 -
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I want a cheaper postage meter. I am tired of paying $30+ bucks a month to Pitney Bowes to rent their postage meter. What is the best/cheapest other postage solution?
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posted by bq
on May 25, 2012 -
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I have perfected homemade marshmallows and they are delicious! They are so delicious that I want to send some from San Francisco to a friend in England. The only trouble is that the marshmallows have a coating of white powder (confectioners' sugar and a little cornflour) to ensure they don't stick together and create one big mess. Am I asking for trouble by sending this stuff via USPS internationally?
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posted by RosiePosie
on Jan 3, 2012 -
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I have a large stamp collection that has postage stamps from around 1920 or so through the present (mostly 1920s through 1950s), mostly U.S. but some foreign as well. Most stamps came off mail and are in an album. Some have postmarks, some don't. I live in Boston and would like to take the collection in person to a dealer who won't rip me off, but I'm open to other alternatives too.
posted by scottso17
on Jun 9, 2010 -
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I am a lazy butt and hate going out of my way to mail things.
USPS ClickNShip works perfectly for my needs, but now that I'm doing
BookMooch I want to use a cheaper postage method, like media mail. What can I do?
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posted by Madamina
on May 25, 2010 -
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I want to send a simple 5 lbs. bag of tootsie rolls candy from Florida to Glasgow, Scotland. I want to do this for somewhat less than it costs to buy a small aircraft carrier full of cocaine and diamonds. Help me.
posted by dong_resin
on Apr 22, 2010 -
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If I send a postcard from China to the United States, I pay 4.5 RMB. Who gets the money?
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posted by jweed
on Apr 9, 2010 -
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I'm asking this for a friend of mine. How many stamps would she need to send a card from Minnesota, USA to South Korea?
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posted by MrningLight
on Feb 17, 2010 -
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Can I get a discount on postage for mailing 300 postcards to 1 address?
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posted by boots
on Jan 11, 2010 -
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Roughly how much does it cost to send a average-sized, average-weight greeting card First Class from New York City to London? The USPS Web site requires the weight to calculate shipping costs, and I'm not sure how much it weighs (even approximately). I want to send the card today from work rather than trek to the post office.
posted by zembla3
on Dec 19, 2008 -
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Is there an alternative to Pitney Bowes? My office uses Pitney Bowes for mailings and I CAN'T STAND THEM. They have the worst customer service, a horribly rigid billing service and the most aggressive fees and finance charge racket of any vendor I've ever worked with in my life. Nobody I talk to knows of any resonable alternatives. Is there something out there that will save me from the misery of working with those SOBs?
posted by odragul
on Jul 3, 2008 -
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My wife wants to send stamps to a friend in the Philippines so the friend can write back easily. What type of stamps should she buy?
posted by stuboo
on Apr 13, 2008 -
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I'm looking for an authoritative price guide for postage stamps, primarily US stamps from prior to 1960, similar to the Overstreet guides printed for comic books. There are a number of such stamps I would like to look up.
Online would be great, physical guides that need to be purchased would be fine too. Thanks in advance.
posted by John Kenneth Fisher
on Nov 23, 2007 -
9 answers
Where can I buy vintage, valid US postage stamps for face value or near face value?
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posted by bonheur
on Sep 25, 2007 -
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Where can I buy first class postage online? I need to be able to choose a custom rate (say, $1.57).
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posted by indyz
on Jun 21, 2007 -
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With the end of USPS international surface mail, what alternatives remain for posting bulky, low-cost items that don't qualify for the M-bag?
posted by holgate
on Jun 16, 2007 -
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I'm sending a letter to Germany (and a few other countries) and I'm including a self-addressed stamped envelope in it. When the German person sends it back to me, do they need to add more postage to it? It's currently stamped with a .39 stamp. Should I not bother with postage at all if they'll have to put their own stamps on it anyway?
posted by SheIsMighty
on Mar 15, 2007 -
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I have an envelope that's about 10"x13". Inside, I have maybe 15 pages of college application materials. And I have $3.90 in stamps. How the hell do I know how much postage I need for this thing? Should I try to figure it out myself, or should I just take it to the post office and have them figure it out?
posted by punishinglemur
on Oct 1, 2006 -
12 answers
I sent a letter domestically in the mail (USPS) one cent short on postage. Will it get there?
posted by thirteenkiller
on Aug 31, 2006 -
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PostOfficeAvoidanceFilter: Has anyone made a weight calculator (or just recorded weights of commonly mailed objects) such that I can figure out how much a double DVD case, 2 dvds, and a bubble mailer would typically weigh?
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posted by anonymoose
on May 26, 2006 -
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I need a scan or photo of a Swedish airmail envelope (not an aerogram), as in, from Sweden to elsewhere. Ideally from around 2002 but I'll take what I can get.
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posted by jruckman
on May 17, 2006 -
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How much would it cost to send a postcard to every household in the United States?
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posted by yeoz
on Mar 2, 2006 -
13 answers
Looking for interesting yet professional ways to package a hardback book which will be sent through the mail.
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posted by blag
on Dec 1, 2005 -
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My googlefu has failed me. How much does it cost to send a letter to an FPO AP address?
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posted by Amanda B
on Jul 23, 2005 -
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(E)URO-COMMERCE filter - i run a mail order business and web site and entertain fantasies of doing the same in europe. does anyone have any knowledge of the shipping/postage/tax/duties situation for inter-european shipping? are there examples of companies who serve europe the way small e-tailers are able to server the whole US via UPS or thhe US mail?
posted by subpixel
on Dec 9, 2004 -
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