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Re: Mail
[Re: joedotty]
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05/10/2016 09:45 AM
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It should be around $1.15 (1oz. or less). If you are mailing a deposit the place you are mailing to should know the exact amount. Not sure about now as it has been 5 years since I mailed anything to the island but the postage (stamps) used to have to have a denomination on them. The "forever" stamps may not work so you probably should go into a post office to make sure it is done properly. Give it 2 weeks to arrive.
J.D.
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Re: Mail
[Re: joedotty]
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05/10/2016 11:21 AM
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USPS ================= Forever Stamps won't work for International Mail I did not see Sint Maarten (Dutch ) on the USPS list, did not see Netherlands Antilles but did see St Martin (French ) - same rate? Aruba same rate?
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Re: Mail
[Re: moxie]
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05/10/2016 04:00 PM
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Once it it out of the US, all bets are off as it is out of the USPS's hands. Last time I mailed a deposit to Horny Toad it had not arrived after 2 weeks. I then sent another which arrived in about 10 days and the first one never did make it.
J.D.
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Re: Mail
[Re: moxie]
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05/10/2016 04:34 PM
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When people think the US mail service is bad, they only need to look at many other countries. With electronic communication, post cards and letters (along with a lot of other things that used to be mailed) are fading quickly.
Parcel/package delivery is what it is all about now.
J.D.
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Re: Mail
[Re: moxie]
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05/10/2016 04:37 PM
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moxie said: why does it take 2 wks for a letter to go from the States to SXM? Someone told us a long time ago that the mail goes to Holland first-is that true? I believe you are correct. Some people use a forwarding service that has a po box in Miami that forwards mail via cargo ship and they pick up their mail at the port or arrange someone to deliver it to them.
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Re: Mail
[Re: kim]
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05/10/2016 06:01 PM
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kim said: I think I paid about 30 bucks to DHL a document to SXM from Connecticut last year. Actually not a bad price if it's important enough..... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" />
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