[Magdalen] Whither Postage?

[Jay Weigel]

When we don't know what the *exact* postage is, we "guesstimate" and leave
the package/letter in the mailbox with a small plastic bag containing more
than what we think the postage will be. The mailman picks it up and returns
either change, or a postage due envelope.

On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 12:25 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Telephone them and someone will tell you. If your local PO doesn't have a
> number, you should have a number for the greater area.
>
> The general customer service number is 1 (800) 275-8777
> It looks like $3.24 for a garden variety letter, but you may want to weigh
> your letter and then consult the handy rate calculator.
>
> http://ircalc.usps.com/
>
> This is not terribly user-friendly, but if you simply fill in all the
> options, it works.
>
> And if you goof, it merely shows you what you are missing, and you resubmit
> it, so no worries there either.  I personally left something out the first
> time I used it, and I use this stuff all the time.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> > The official sites for USPS are overly complex for this near
> > octogenarian.
> >
> > Does anyone on list know the cost of a first class letter to the UK?
> > It looks like $1.15, but I can't tell for sure.  Are the "Forever"  first
> > class stamps permitted?
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
>