Well if you wanted to post cheaply I’m afraid you’ve already and quite literally missed the boat for sending surface mail around the world, since for most places that was in October. But here are the last posting dates for those ordinary Christmas cards. Mine are sat next to me and I will have to begin the seasonal greetings very shortly.

 

 

Service

Last recommended posting date

Royal Mail 2nd Class & 2nd Class Signed For

   Wednesday 18th December

Royal Mail 1st Class & 1st Class Signed For,

Parcelforce Worldwide express48, express48large

     Friday 20th December

 

Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed

Parcelforce Worldwide express24, AM, 9 & 10

     Monday 23rd December

 

 

Royal Mail International Standard and International Tracking and Signature services

Service

Last recommended posting date

Africa, Middle East

Monday 9th December

Asia, Far East

Monday 9th December

Caribbean, Central and South America

Monday 9th December

Cyprus , Malta

Tuesday 10th December

Eastern Europe (except Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia)

Wednesday 11th December

Greece, Turkey

Thursday 12th December

Australia, New Zealand

Thursday 12th December

Canada, USA

Saturday 14th December

Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Poland , Italy

Saturday 14th December

Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

Monday 16th December

Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg

Wednesday 18th December