$1.61 (US)
3 oz. First-Class Mail® International Letter
Max. length 11-1/2", height 6-1/8" or thickness 1/4"
Value of contents can not exceed $400.00
Don
I don't know why you thought this was hard to find:
Are you certain that it is 3 oz and that it will not exceed 1/4 inch thick ? I tried to get 3 oz of paper in an envelope that size and couldn't make it under 1/4 inch thick.
Also remember that it can't be rigid....
It is beyond confusing even mailing here in the states. One of the items on the template is a 1/4 inch slot and depending who is on the window it can't touch going through..... I use photo mailers and they are no go at a measured .027 - close but no cigar.
"Are you certain that it is 3 oz and that it will not exceed 1/4 inch thick ? I tried to get 3 oz of paper in an envelope that size and couldn't make it under 1/4 inch thick. "
"It is beyond confusing even mailing here in the states. One of the items on the template is a 1/4 inch slot and depending who is on the window it can't touch going through.."
"Yup, at my local post office it's possible to get three different rates at the three different windows."
Indeed - if I remember for awhile it was either around 80 cents, or a dollar twenty or two forty - quite a difference for the same package.
I know if I use a photo mailer it will be two forty or so, a 5 X 8 with foamcore (just under 1/4 inch) will be non-machinable at about a buck twenty. Using a stiffener cut from a file folder will be at the lower rate..... there is some consistency now among the old timers.
And then the new clerk tells me the other day that in class they learned to determine if something was non-machinable by putting the midpoint of the envelope on a table edge and trying to bend it 90 degrees. Try thinking about that one for a minute......
"And then the new clerk tells me the other day that in class they learned to determine if something was non-machinable by putting the midpoint of the envelope on a table edge and trying to bend it 90 degrees. Try thinking about that one for a minute......"
"And then the new clerk tells me the other day that in class they learned to determine if something was non-machinable by putting the midpoint of the envelope on a table edge and trying to bend it 90 degrees. "
Thanks, folks! I get confused with the American measurements.
Ask Phil B. about 9/10 of a mile.
David in Ottawa, Canada.
We talked about going metric in the late 1970's. The day came and we all woke up and decided "This is just too hard!"
Nobody has brought it up since.
Lars
The US and one other country have not get gone metric.... I cannot recall the name of the other country.
David
The Imperial Gallon is not in the metric system. One Imperial Gallon equals a little more than 4.5 liters.
Liberia and Myanmar(Burma) also were holdouts, but Wikipedia says Myanmar will be switching over.
Can someone please tell me what the three ounce letter rate to Canada, from the United States? The envelope is 5 3/4" high x 8.5" long and less than 1/4 " thick. Using the USPS website is a frustrating experience.
Thanks!
David Giles
re: Rate, Please
$1.61 (US)
3 oz. First-Class Mail® International Letter
Max. length 11-1/2", height 6-1/8" or thickness 1/4"
Value of contents can not exceed $400.00
Don
re: Rate, Please
I don't know why you thought this was hard to find:
re: Rate, Please
Are you certain that it is 3 oz and that it will not exceed 1/4 inch thick ? I tried to get 3 oz of paper in an envelope that size and couldn't make it under 1/4 inch thick.
Also remember that it can't be rigid....
It is beyond confusing even mailing here in the states. One of the items on the template is a 1/4 inch slot and depending who is on the window it can't touch going through..... I use photo mailers and they are no go at a measured .027 - close but no cigar.
re: Rate, Please
"Are you certain that it is 3 oz and that it will not exceed 1/4 inch thick ? I tried to get 3 oz of paper in an envelope that size and couldn't make it under 1/4 inch thick. "
re: Rate, Please
"It is beyond confusing even mailing here in the states. One of the items on the template is a 1/4 inch slot and depending who is on the window it can't touch going through.."
re: Rate, Please
"Yup, at my local post office it's possible to get three different rates at the three different windows."
Indeed - if I remember for awhile it was either around 80 cents, or a dollar twenty or two forty - quite a difference for the same package.
I know if I use a photo mailer it will be two forty or so, a 5 X 8 with foamcore (just under 1/4 inch) will be non-machinable at about a buck twenty. Using a stiffener cut from a file folder will be at the lower rate..... there is some consistency now among the old timers.
And then the new clerk tells me the other day that in class they learned to determine if something was non-machinable by putting the midpoint of the envelope on a table edge and trying to bend it 90 degrees. Try thinking about that one for a minute......
re: Rate, Please
"And then the new clerk tells me the other day that in class they learned to determine if something was non-machinable by putting the midpoint of the envelope on a table edge and trying to bend it 90 degrees. Try thinking about that one for a minute......"
re: Rate, Please
"And then the new clerk tells me the other day that in class they learned to determine if something was non-machinable by putting the midpoint of the envelope on a table edge and trying to bend it 90 degrees. "
re: Rate, Please
Thanks, folks! I get confused with the American measurements.
Ask Phil B. about 9/10 of a mile.
David in Ottawa, Canada.
re: Rate, Please
We talked about going metric in the late 1970's. The day came and we all woke up and decided "This is just too hard!"
Nobody has brought it up since.
Lars
re: Rate, Please
The US and one other country have not get gone metric.... I cannot recall the name of the other country.
David
re: Rate, Please
The Imperial Gallon is not in the metric system. One Imperial Gallon equals a little more than 4.5 liters.
re: Rate, Please
Liberia and Myanmar(Burma) also were holdouts, but Wikipedia says Myanmar will be switching over.