The Urgent Action Network


Sending an Appeal


United States Postage Rates

Domestic Rates:

First class letters, 1 ounce or less: 37 cents, 23 cents for each additional ounce
Postcards: 23 cents

International Rates:

To Canada and Mexico:
Airmail letters, 1 ounce or less: 60 cents
Aerogrammes: 70 cents
Postcards: 50 cents

To all other countries:

Airmail letters, 1 ounce or less: 80 cents
Aerogrammes and Postcards: 70 cents

Remember that your letters to government officials should ideally consist of one page and the envelope, which will always keep the weight under one ounce. If you have a computer you should consider book-marking this web link: < http://postcalc.usps.gov/ > which will take you to the United States Postal Service Domestic Rate Calculator with a prominent link to its International Rate Calculator. Both will easily walk you through a few steps to determine the postage required for any envelope or package you want to send anywhere in the world.