I have not checked
But maybe   UPS   or  DHL  might be cheaper.
They both ship internationally.

For shipping within the US I found they usually are less.

Blanche in Minneapolis

-------------- Original message from "Malvary J Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: 
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> Hi Jean and others - you can check out the rate that should have been 
> charged for sending the parcel. You would need to weigh the books and 
> estimate the weight of the packing but you would definitely get an idea of 
> how much you should have been charged. You also have to take into account 
> the size as it is also based on size as well as weight. 
> 
> http://www.canadapost.ca/personal/offerings/lettermail/int/rates-e.asp 
> 
> Interestingly, I made a baby blanket for my new great niece and took it to 
> the post office to mail. Needed to also buy a large bubble pack envelope to 
> pack it into which I did. Addressed the envelope, stuck down the flap, put 
> on the return address and handed it to the clerk to weigh. After various 
> computations of weight and size he told me that it was too big to send!! 
> Duh - it is in one of the Canada Post own brand envelope, so if you can't 
> send things that big why do you sell envelopes that size? Anyway, he folded 
> over one end of the envelope and put tape right across it. It cost me 
> $31.00, so $48 for 4 small books sounds a bit high (actually sounds a lot 
> high). 
> 
> Malvary in Ottawa 
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