# Postage Rates Web Site?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postage-rates-web-site/96129>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2001, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postage-rates-web-site/96129 "2001-11-30T15:25:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postage-rates-web-site/96129/1 "2001-11-30T15:25:23Z")

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I know U.S.-to-England rates recently went up. Are there any web sites where I can check to see how much to send mail, per oz., to my friends in the UK, France and Australia from the US?

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**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postage-rates-web-site/96129/2 "2001-11-30T15:42:01Z")

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[http://ircalc.usps.gov/](http://ircalc.usps.gov/)

You’re welcome.

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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/postage-rates-web-site/96129/3 "2001-11-30T15:48:09Z")

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Oooh, thank you, dear! Duly bookmarked.

I’d hate to put too much postage on a letter, and have to go too far.