Question about mailing a letter

[gittyup]

Let's say I mail a letter from the US to France, for example. I go to my local USPS office, pay the postage and off it goes. Now, here is the part I don't understand. The letter, once in France makes its way to the recipient. Who pays for the expense of delivery in France? Does part of my postage go to delivery that letter in France? How does that work?

 

[gittyup]

Anyone?

 

[hopefloats]

All of your postage goes towards delivery of your letter from your post office to the address of delivery in France.
It's the same as if you mailed a letter to Canada.
The price you pay for postage is all inclusive.
There are no additional charges if that's your concern.

 

[geekybear]

just stick the correct postage on it and they'll deliver it

 

[xyion]

cool how that works, isnt it?

 

[MeanMeosh]

<< Question about mailing a letter >>



1) Do not, i repeat, NOT put anthrax in the envelope.
2) Do not seal the edges of the envelope with tape.
3) Do not accidentaly drop the envelope in a vat of oil.
4) Get someone else to address the envelope if your handwriting looks like chickenscratch.
5) Do not state on the envelope that your return address is some elementary school in Kentucky or wherever.
6) You may proceed now

Seriously though, just pay the postage and get on with life

 

[Cyberian]

I thought the question was more like "does the USPS arrange to give some of the postage fees to France to compensate them for actually delivering the letter?"

 

[Tates]

<< I thought the question was more like "does the USPS arrange to give some of the postage fees to France to compensate them for actually delivering the letter?" >>



Exactly...

 

[Keego]

<< just stick the correct postage on it and they'll deliver it >>

 

[Antisocial Virge]

<< I thought the question was more like "does the USPS arrange to give some of the postage fees to France to compensate them for actually delivering the letter? >>



Thats a good question.

 

[hopefloats]

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<< I thought the question was more like "does the USPS arrange to give some of the postage fees to France to compensate them for actually delivering the letter?" >>



Exactly... >>


Oh, in that case, it's probably the same as it is here, the taxpayer in the receiving country picks up the tab for mail delivery through their collected taxes. I'm not aware of any international reciprocal postage fee arrangements between countries.

In Canada, the postal service, Canada Post, is a crown corporation that is owned, operated and regulated by the government and is financed through our taxes.

We on the same page now?

 

[Cyberian]

<< Oh, in that case, it's probably the same as it is here, the taxpayer in the receiving country picks up the tab for mail delivery through their collected taxes. I'm not aware of any international reciprocal postage fee arrangements between countries.
>>

That makes sense. As long as the incoming & outgoing mail of any particular country is nearly the same, everything comes out about even.

 

[gittyup]

Thanks for the info. I was just curious. I just hapen to think about and wasn't sure how it worked.

 

[yakko]

<< Oh, in that case, it's probably the same as it is here, the taxpayer in the receiving country picks up the tab for mail delivery through their collected taxes. I'm not aware of any international reciprocal postage fee arrangements between countries. >>

So we could really screw with a countries economy by having a massive letter writing campaign. Cool.

 

[hopefloats]

gittyup: your welcome!

yakko: mmmwwwaaahahahaha!