Some time ago someone here raised a question about postage costs in
Australia. Some claimed Australia Post is asking for two IRC's for
standard letter, this is completely wrong.
I usually buy 10-20 AU$1.65 stamps and that lasts me for a while. The
GS's and IRC's I receive from others I usually put together with my QSL
requests so they never see aus. post office. But, today I found myself
short of everything so I went to the Post office and here are the results:
[ For the reference US$ 1.00 = AU$ 1.78 or AU$ 1.00 = US$ 0.56 ]
AIR MAIL letter to JA and ZL costs AU$ 1.10 (US$ 0.62)
AIR MAIL letter elsewhere costs AU$ 1.65 (US$ 0.92), including to the
middle of nowhere - VQ9, I just sent one today
So, 1 GS will do the job no matter where you are.
1 IRC covers standard AIR MAIL letter to anywhere in the world.
1 IRC bought at Australia Post costs AU$ 2.50 (US$ 1.40) which is a
rip-off.
So, if someone asks you for 2 GS or 2 IRC - well, you know were to tell
him to go to :-)
73 Mike, VK4DX
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