Question about European postage rates

Onkel Neal · 10-18-15, 06:57 PM

OK, let's say you are in the UK and or Europe. Is the cost of postage for a letter the same, as long as it is in the region? How about a postcard? What is the postage for a postcard from London to Dusseldorf? From Amsterdam to Athens? How does this work over there? I have a lot of postcards to send and they are all $1.20 each from Texas to Europe. It may be a lot cheaper if I mail a package to someone there and then they can drop them in the letter box.

10-18-15, 11:03 PM

I think it's unlikely you'd save much money that way - they would be classed as international mail, and priced accordingly. From what I can figure out, the cheapest you can send a letter/postcard from the UK to Germany for example is £1 - which is greater than the cost of sending it from the U.S.!

Jimbuna · 10-19-15, 07:24 AM

All the UK Post Office rates are explained here Neal:

http://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail

The site can be a little slow.

Edit: I forgot to mention, if you need any help on the matter you know where I be.

Catfish · 10-19-15, 02:49 PM

From Germany, any postcard being sent abroad costs 80 Euro cents, the same as a letter. However, the postcard may weigh more, than a letter.

0,80 Euro would be ~0,9060 Dollar

https://www.deutschepost.de/de/b/bri...rnational.html

Onkel Neal · 10-19-15, 06:57 PM

hmmm... ok. Dang, in the US a postcard is .35 cents. It appears in Europe it's more like 1 pound/Euro, so it will be about the same as sending it for $1.20 from Texas. Oh well, government wins again

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Question about European postage rates OK, let's say you are in the UK and or Europe. Is the cost of postage for a letter the same, as long as it is in the region? How about a postcard? What is the postage for a postcard from London to Dusseldorf? From Amsterdam to Athens? How does this work over there? I have a lot of postcards to send and they are all $1.20 each from Texas to Europe. It may be a lot cheaper if I mail a package to someone there and then they can drop them in the letter box.

10-19-15, 07:24 AM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	All the UK Post Office rates are explained here Neal: http://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail The site can be a little slow. Edit: I forgot to mention, if you need any help on the matter you know where I be. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! Last edited by Jimbuna; 10-19-15 at 11:53 AM.

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	From Germany, any postcard being sent abroad costs 80 Euro cents, the same as a letter. However, the postcard may weigh more, than a letter. 0,80 Euro would be ~0,9060 Dollar https://www.deutschepost.de/de/b/bri...rnational.html __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	hmmm... ok. Dang, in the US a postcard is .35 cents. It appears in Europe it's more like 1 pound/Euro, so it will be about the same as sending it for $1.20 from Texas. Oh well, government wins again __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

10-18-15, 11:03 PM	#2
AndyJWest Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I think it's unlikely you'd save much money that way - they would be classed as international mail, and priced accordingly. From what I can figure out, the cheapest you can send a letter/postcard from the UK to Germany for example is £1 - which is greater than the cost of sending it from the U.S.!