What postage to use to send letter to England?

[torinsmom]

I need to send a security deposit for our vacation rental to the owner in the UK. Can I put on US stamps or do I need to get special postage?

Marsha

 

[HeatherH]

You use U.S. stamps. You always use the stamps of the country you are mailing FROM. You can go to the usps.com website to calculate the postage amount, if you know the weight of the letter.

 

[phragmipedium]

You can use regular stamps, but you'll need more than one. I can't remember the going rate, but usps.com has a Postage Calculator and you can select "international" and your destination, choose letter-sized, etc and figure it out.

 

[maelstrom]

I'm pretty sure it costs 98 cents to mail a regular letter to England these days.

 

[tiggerlover]

I send mail overseas on a monthly basis and yes, it is 98 cents for a regular piece of mail to go to the UK.

 

[ChristmasElf]

Just GO to the Post Office! Hand them your letter and they will then tell you how much the postage will be.

 

[Carl]

Have you talked to them about using PayPal? That's how I rent out my points.

 

[torinsmom]

Thanks. I would prefer not to have to go to the P.O. as they seem to keep short hours around here. I have stamps, so I will just put on $2 worth to be sure its enough.

I did payment for the condo through Paypal, but this is the security deposit. They don't cash the check unless there is a problem. Otherwise they send it back to me in the mail after I check out.

Marsha

 

[FireDancer]

I would make sure to send anything financial, like a security deposit, in a manner that can be tracked and not just regular mail. Even though they aren't supposed to cash it I would still like the paper trail even if the postage is higher.

If you are comfortable with that fine but I sure wouldn't be.

 

[torinsmom]

True.....sigh. I guess I will have to try and find a post office that is open after 4pm.

Marsha