If i send a letter anywhere in the world i can use postage stamps from here in the UK, but if i sent one to the USA i have to buy US stamps,, any reason why??????
2007-06-02 11:34:31 · 9 answers · asked by tony_shand2003 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
I cant send a letter to the USA unless i put US stamps on it, every other country allows stamps from the senders country, but not the USA
2007-06-02 11:43:34 · update #1
Well, I believe in what you're saying Tony!
Here in Canada, we have domestic stamps, International stamps and American stamps....
If I want to mail a letter in Canada, I use the Canadian stamp.
If I want to mail a letter to UK or France, I use the International stamp.
And if I want to mail a letter to the US I use an American stamp.
All these stamps are available in corner markets as well as post offices.
The person who has said that if you use an American stamp on a letter originating in the UK, it would be returned and you would be charged double does not know what they are talking about.
BUT, it must be acknowledged that your letters would still make it to their destinations in the US as long as you had ENOUGH postage in UK stamps to be the equivalent of the American rate on it.
Here are the rates as per the Royal Mail...
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump1?catId=400023&mediaId=400033
2007-06-02 17:29:26 · answer #1 · answered by Susie Q 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is not correct. You have to apply the postage of the country where you mail the letter. If you mail a letter to the USA from England, then you use English postage. If you send a letter from Australia to the USA you use Australian postage. Etc. You do not have to use US postage to mail a letter to the US - in fact, if you do, it will be sent by the post office in the country you are mailing it from, as though it were unstamped and the recipient will have to pay double the postage. Either that or the letter will be returned to you for proper postage. Whoever told you that about US postage stamps didn't know what they were talking about.
2007-06-02 12:58:12 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's bull - I've sent numerous letters to the USA using UK stamps.
2007-06-04 00:08:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I lived in the UK that wasn't true. It sounds not only unreasonable but also unworkable. Does the Royal Mail have to import them? Print their own?
Certainly not true in Australia.
We have had different stamps for overseas and for within Australia since the GST was introduced because stamps outside Australia do not attract GST but those within do.
Even that is crazy but what you are suggesting is totally insane.
2007-06-02 11:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by p00kaah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sent a self - stamped self - addressed envelope to receive information from Canada. The people were nice and returned it as they had to use Canadian Stamps to send the letter back to me.
2007-06-03 06:35:55 · answer #5 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is incorrect. You are required to use the stamps from the country the letter is sent.
2007-06-02 11:40:42 · answer #6 · answered by Natural Medicine Man 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was not aware of that. Out of curiousity, where in the UK do you purchase US stamps?
2007-06-02 13:00:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that is true, it doesn't make sense. Are you sure, you may want to check again, someone has given you wrong info, I think.
2007-06-02 12:11:45 · answer #8 · answered by ginger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you expect from the USPS? A free ride?
2007-06-02 11:37:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋