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    Default Am I crazy?

    Am I entering something wrong???
    How can both Australia and Canada both be $1.15

    Not begrudging the stamps, just one is 4 hours by car the other is 14 by plane or something

    Could it be the same rate???
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    Default Re: Am I crazy?

    You may in fact be crazy, but you're not wrong: $1.15 is the international rate for letters and postcards. Up to the first ounce. After that, I do believe there are "zones" with different rates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ypsilanti View Post
    You may in fact be crazy, but you're not wrong: $1.15 is the international rate for letters and postcards. Up to the first ounce. After that, I do believe there are "zones" with different rates.
    Hardy har har :-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by ypsilanti View Post
    You may in fact be crazy, but you're not wrong: $1.15 is the international rate for letters and postcards. Up to the first ounce. After that, I do believe there are "zones" with different rates.
    Canada and Mexico you get two ounces. But for a basic letter...... yup. $1.15 across the board.

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    I really like ypsilanti's response - always be aware of the question you ask.

    You may get the answer, but not exactly how you were hoping

    Cw

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    Quote Originally Posted by cwent2 View Post
    I really like ypsilanti's response - always be aware of the question you ask.

    You may get the answer, but not exactly how you were hoping

    Cw
    lol ypsilanti's one of my pen pals, probably has a better idea on my sanity then I do :-)
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    Default Re: Am I crazy?

    Quote Originally Posted by Silverbreeze View Post
    Am I entering something wrong???
    How can both Australia and Canada both be $1.15

    Not begrudging the stamps, just one is 4 hours by car the other is 14 by plane or something

    Could it be the same rate???
    It could be worse, it's au$2.60 to send a letter from here to the us. Slightly cheaper to Asia so I suppose it doesn't actually compare and I just like complaining. :thumbup:

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    Actually that's why I was worried I was missing something. I was expecting QLD to be between $2 and $3!
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    Default Re: Am I crazy?

    that's because we Canadians like ripping off you 'mericuns.

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    Oh man I WISH it was that cheap from Canada!

    Within Canada it is 85c, to the US it is $1.20 and to anywhere else it is $2.50. Thats up to 30grams (1.05 ounces).

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    And my question is: and why if it was sent to any of us from China, it would be FREE!! and that would be by air and recorded!!!

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