• International Christmas Posting Dates Fast Approaching• Christmas stamps now on sale
December 3, 2006: An Post is reminding customers to keep an eye on the latest dates for posting abroad for Christmas. Posting deadlines to ensure standard airmail delivery in time for Christmas include:
Australia, New Zealand, US, Canada,
Hong Kong, Israel, Central/South America,
India & Philippines: Tues, Dec 5th for Standard (Airmail) parcels
Thurs Dec 7th for Standard (Airmail) Post letters
Europe: Sat, Dec 9th for Standard Post parcels
Mon, Dec 18 for Standard Post letters
Northern Ireland and Britain: Mon, Dec 18 for Standard Post letters & parcels
Ireland: Tues, Dec 19 for Standard Post letters & parcels
Customers are reminded to always seal envelopes, wrap parcels carefully, check addresses and postage and also include the sender’s address on the front, top-left corner of the envelope or parcel.
A Christmas stamp booklet containing 26 self-adhesive 48c stamps (including one free stamp) is now on sale at all Post Offices, priced €12. These stamps cover standard postage for Christmas cards to addresses within the island of Ireland and feature an image of The Nativity by the 16th century Flemish artist, Simon Bening.
Two traditional Christmas stamps, in denominations of 48c (postage within Ireland) and 75c (standard airmail postage to the rest of the world) are also available. It is important to put a blue Airmail sticker – available at all Post Offices - on all Airmail items. The stamps were designed by Belfast-born PJ Lynch and feature atmospheric images of the Madonna and child, and a shepherd.
Please contact the Press Office for further information. Visit our Media Centre for more press releases and other resources.
