Postal Information

----- postal information & other resources -----

This page is designed to make all our lives easier, especially when collecting or trading autographs in a foreign country, by grouping together some really useful information resources. All autograph collectors should find this helpful - those in the UK writing abroad AND vice-versa.

Below you'll find the following information:

Examples weights of different stationary items (envelopes, pictures etc.)
Postal rates for the UK and US postal services
Links to the UK Post Office and US Postal Services websites
A link to the currency conversion site - this is especially good!
A link to the Internet Movie Database search facility

If any of you can think of other suitable information or links to include on this page, please let me know.

'STATIONARY' WEIGHTS

Please note, these weights are approximate estimates based on the various stationary and photographs that I use. Your own items are likely to be slightly different, and therefore these figures should certainly not take the place of having your letters or parcels weighed at a post office.

By calculating the approximate weight of your mailings with this info, you'll be able work out the approximate postage cost.

ITEM	WEIGHT	ITEM	WEIGHT
10" x 8" original Photograph	13g	Board Backed 10" x 8" envelope	43g
A4 sheet paper	5g or 6.5g	Good quality C5 Envelope	9g
6" x 4" blank Index Card	3g	C4 Envelope	15g, 20g

Note; where two weights are shown, the figures are for average and good quality stationary.

POSTAGE RATES & SERVICES

All the example prices below have been calculated by myself - I don't work for the Post Office so you should confirm them themselves via the websites linked below, or by visiting your local Post Office.

EXAMPLE PRICES:

PACKAGE	FROM	TO	SERVICE	PRICE
1 x 10x8" pic, in board-backed env.	UK	Europe	Airmail	Ł 0-56
1 x 10x8" pic, in board-backed env.	UK	Europe	International Recorded	Ł 3-06
2 x 10x8" pic, in board-backed env.	UK	Europe	Airmail	Ł 0-69
2 x 10x8" pic, in board-backed env.	UK	Europe	International Recorded	Ł 3-19
1 x 10x8" pic, in board-backed env.	UK	USA	Airmail	Ł 1-30
1 x 10x8" pic, in board-backed env.	UK	USA	International Recorded	Ł 3-80
2 x 10x8" pic, in board-backed env.	UK	USA	Airmail	Ł 1-63
2 x 10x8" pic, in board-backed env.	UK	USA	International Recorded	Ł 4-13

MAIL SERVICES:

Click on the icon to the left to head off to the rather poor UK Royal Mail Website

Click on the icon to the left to head off to the rather good US Postal Service Website

OTHER 'RESOURCE' LINKS

The Universal Currency Converter	The currency converter page. Simply enter your initial currency and amount, the destination currency and 'hey presto'... it's converted at the current exchange rate. Basic, simple and brilliant. There is the possibility of adding the actual working 'calculator piece' to this page at a later date, to save having to browse elsewhere!
	The Internet Movie Database... simply the best and by far away most comprehensive site you could ever find concerning the movies and associated celebrities. I could spent a lifetime simply browsing this site!
	The Internet Movie Database... see above... Search Page. Head straight here to search for all the information possible (and some more!) on any film, star, location, director, etc.