
Postal Service Announces Holiday Mail-By Dates
It's hard to think of a family that hasn't been hit by relocation bug in some way or another. That means that you or someone in your family probably lives in a distant city or state, and unfortunately families can't always travel to be together for the holidays. Luckily, we have a few options to get them a gift or a simple holiday greeting in the form of a letter or card. The least expensive delivery option is usually going through the postal service, but unlike Santa, mail carriers cannot make it all over the world in one night, so there are deadlines. If you plan on sending anything keep this handy!
- Within the United States, Dec. 15 is the deadline for parcel post, Dec. 20 the deadline for first class mail, and Dec. 22 the cutoff for express mail.
- For overseas military bases, the deadline for parcel post, usually the most inexpensive option, is Saturday. Other types of mail deadlines to reach military bases vary from Nov. 26 for space available mail service to Dec. 17 for express military service.
- For other countries, deadlines range from Dec.2 to Dec. 9 for first class depending upon the destination, Dec. 10 to Dec. 15 for international express mail and Dec. 19 to Dec. 20 for global express guaranteed.
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