Have to go to post office to send international mail?

[paruhd0x]

I'm sending this 6x9 1.5 ounce envelope to a friend in Australia, never sent anything international. Could I just address it to him and calculate it using USPS International Calculator? Is there a way for me to specify I want to send it by airmail so it arrives in about a week?

I probably should just go to the post office and ask, but it is 3am and I am curious now 😛

Thanks

 

[SilentZero]

I always go to the post office for international mail just to be safe. Besides, if its a package you need a customs declaration. As for small envelopes...id just do it the first time just to be safe, and that way you will know for the next time.

 

[RossMAN]

We mail cards and letters to Australia all the time.

3 37 cent stamps should cover it and just drop it off like you would domestic mail.

Would recommend that you stamp or write AIR MAIL and indicate AUSTRALIA.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
We mail cards and letters to Australia all the time.

3 37 cent stamps should cover it and just drop it off like you would domestic mail.

Would recommend that you stamp or write AIR MAIL and indicate AUSTRALIA.

I doubt three 37 cent stamps will cover a 6x9 1.5 ounce envelope. I'd just take it in to the Post Office or use a local mailing place (like what Mailboxes, Etc. used to be).

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: RossMAN
We mail cards and letters to Australia all the time.

3 37 cent stamps should cover it and just drop it off like you would domestic mail.

Would recommend that you stamp or write AIR MAIL and indicate AUSTRALIA.

I doubt three 37 cent stamps will cover a 6x9 1.5 ounce envelope. I'd just take it in to the Post Office or use a local mailing place (like what Mailboxes, Etc. used to be).

Oops you might be right, I was thinking of a birthday card like sized envelope.