On Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 04:46:32PM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote: > > On 6 Oct 2009, at 14:45, Ovid wrote: > >> So, in order to get married, I need my birth certificate. Texas >> requires, since I live outside the US, that I mail all of my paperwork >> to them, along with $27 US (not surprisingly, they don't accept >> pounds). That's about £17. My bank charges £20 for the bank draft, >> plus the £17 face value. >> >> Anyone happen to know a less expensive way to send, via mail, US >> dollars to the US, short of sending cash? > > Can't you put cash in an envelope?
I'm not sure this is allowed - and it certainly isn't insured. Can you send a money order from the UK to the US? Abigail