# Where can I get a money order in pound sterling?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 30, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-money-order-in-pound-sterling/319216 "2005-08-30T05:24:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-money-order-in-pound-sterling/319216/1 "2005-08-30T05:24:17Z")

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Does the US postal service sell money orders denominated in pound sterling? What about Western Union?

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-money-order-in-pound-sterling/319216/2 "2005-08-30T07:04:01Z")

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Try American Express. It’s where I get my Pound Sterling Traveler Checks (oops Cheques)

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-money-order-in-pound-sterling/319216/3 "2005-08-30T07:30:08Z")

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Most banks would be able to make out a cheque in pounds for you.

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**Author:** ![Pixisis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@Pixisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixisis)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2005, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-money-order-in-pound-sterling/319216/4 "2005-08-30T09:38:54Z")

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My experience is that only larger branches of banks are willing to write traveler’s or cashier’s check in a foreign currency. Local branches can tell you where you need to go.