* Julia Thompson [Mon, 27/08/2001 at 23:21 -0500]
> I don't think 4th class per se is available. The two basic options I
> know of are air (which is more expensive; IIRC, it took about $8 to send
> a $7 paperback to Australia, but I could be off, and it might have been
> a mere $6) and surface, which means crossing the ocean via ship. The
> surface option takes a lot longer for sending stuff to Australia. I'm
> not sure how long it would take to get to The Netherlands; if I go to
> the post office to get a couple more rolls of stamps sometime soon, and
> I think to ask, I might be able to find that out. Or there might be
> something at usps.com.
>
> OK, there *is* something helpful at usps.com; it would take 4-6 weeks by
> surface. That sure beats waiting until 2003! :)
I once ordered at amazon with delivery by surface mail, it took 5 weeks.
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