Postcard & Photo Sellers How do you ship Internationally?

[slideshopper]

Good Morning, I acquired a set of scrapbooks and am going to piece out the RPPCs.

My problem/question is how much is my international shipping going to cost? How do you ship? I mail slides internationally all the time using just a white envelope with a stayflat insert (cut in half) and stamp. With these RPPCs and Photo's I was thinking stayflat cardboard mailers from ecoswift would work perfectly. What are your thoughts and/or suggestions? 

Thanks in advance for any help offered.

Mark

[lauralemur · Accepted solution]

For the US, I typically use thin cardboard to sandwich all photos in 6x9 mailing envelopes - but the shipping for international becomes expensive via USPS this way because it is treated as a package. The RPPCs and paper photos may hold up ok in a stiff greeting card, and would be charged as a letter which is much more cost effective. Some countries seem to have more careful postal services than others (have had no issues with British or French mailings). But for the older cardboard backed photos (or anything thick or of high value) I wouldn't trust this method. I usually take a sample package to weigh at the post office and ask them to give me an idea of various shipping options and costs, and pick up customs forms while I'm there so I can fill them out at home ahead of time when needed.

[slideshopper]

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@lauralemur wrote:
For the US, I typically use thin cardboard to sandwich all photos in 6x9 mailing envelopes - but the shipping for international becomes expensive via USPS this way because it is treated as a package. The RPPCs and paper photos may hold up ok in a stiff greeting card, and would be charged as a letter which is much more cost effective.

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Thanks for the greeting card idea. I have stickers I place on all my overseas shipping about family photos to reduce loss. Before doing that I had a serious lost in shipment issue with some countries. I guess postal workers thinking it was gift cards or coinage in the envelopes. Since placing the stickers on the envelopes that issue has went away.

Thanks again for the solution.

Mark