Christmas Posting Dates for 2009
At Guernsey Post we can help make Christmas happen for you, by getting your parcels and cards off to friends and family in time for the big day.
Don't forget that our Christmas issue stamps will be on sale soon - Bailiwick reduced rate stamps (31p) are only on sale and available to post from 4- 11 December - so look out for our stunning images of Guernsey churches to brighten up your cards and gifts.
For any of you who haven't yet had chance to shop in our Smith Street branch, why not take advantage of all it has to offer. With revitalised retail lines, including quality gifts, cards and gift wrap, it is your one-stop shop for all your gift buying and postal needs.
Below are our recommended posting dates, whether you are sending a parcel overseas or want the last dates for cards to the UK.
All Standard Post and UK Parcels
|
Date |
Mail Type |
Destination |
|
November onwards |
International parcels |
|
|
Thursday 3rd December |
International airmail letters |
South & Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Far East, (except Japan), New Zealand and Australia. |
| Thursday 3rd December |
BFPOs |
Operational |
|
Friday 4th December |
Bailiwick reduced rate Christmas card stamps (31p) |
First day to buy and post using reduced rate stamps |
|
Wednesday 9th December |
International airmail letters |
Japan, USA, Canada and Eastern Europe. |
|
Thursday 10th December |
International airmail letters |
Western Europe |
|
Friday 11th December |
Bailiwick reduced rate Christmas card stamps (31p) |
Last day to buy and post using reduced rate stamps |
|
Monday 14th December |
BFPOs |
Static |
|
Thursday 17th December |
Parcels to the UK |
UK |
|
Saturday 19th December |
Standard airmail |
UK |
| Saturday 19th December |
Special Delivery items requiring customs clearance (VAT not pre-paid) |
UK |
|
Monday 21st December |
FedEx |
International |
|
Tuesday 22nd December |
Special Delivery items not requiring customs clearance (VAT pre-paid) |
UK |
| Tuesday 22nd December |
Bailiwick and Jersey mail |
Channel Islands |
Overseas Parcels
| Country | International Standard |
| Afghanistan | ** |
| Albania | 25-Nov-09 |
| Algeria | 25-Nov-09 |
| Andorra | 04-Dec-09 |
| Angola | 25-Nov-09 |
| Anguilla | 25-Nov-09 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 25-Nov-09 |
| Argentina | 25-Nov-09 |
| Armenia | 20-Nov-09 |
| Aruba | 04-Dec-09 |
| Ascension Island | n/a |
| Australia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Austria | 25-Nov-09 |
| Azerbaijan | 20-Nov-09 |
| Azores | 25-Nov-09 |
| Bahamas | 25-Nov-09 |
| Bahrain | 04-Dec-09 |
| Balearic Islands | 04-Dec-09 |
| Bangladesh | 25-Nov-09 |
| Barbados | 04-Dec-09 |
| Belarus | 25-Nov-09 |
| Belgium | 04-Dec-09 |
| Belize | 25-Nov-09 |
| Benin | 25-Nov-09 |
| Bermuda | 04-Nov-09 |
| Bhutan | 20-Nov-09 |
| Bolivia | 20-Nov-09 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 25-Nov-09 |
| Botswana | 25-Nov-09 |
| Brazil | 25-Nov-09 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 25-Nov-09 |
| Bulgaria | 25-Nov-09 |
| Burkina Faso | 20-Nov-09 |
| Burundi | 25-Nov-09 |
| Cambodia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Cameroon | 25-Nov-09 |
| Canada | 04-Dec-09 |
| Canary Islands | 04-Dec-09 |
| Cape Verde | 04-Dec-09 |
| Cayman Islands | 04-Dec-09 |
| Central African Republic | 25-Nov-09 |
| Chad | 25-Nov-09 |
| Chile | 25-Nov-09 |
| China (People's Republic of) | 25-Nov-09 |
| Christmas Island | 25-Nov-09 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 25-Nov-09 |
| Colombia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Comoros | 20-Nov-09 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of) | 25-Nov-09 |
| Congo (People's Republic of) | ** |
| Corsica | 04-Dec-09 |
| Costa Rica | 04-Dec-09 |
| Croatia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Cuba | 25-Nov-09 |
| Cuba (Guantanamo Bay) | n/a |
| Cyprus | 04-Dec-09 |
| Czech Republic | 04-Dec-09 |
| Denmark | 04-Dec-09 |
| Djibouti | 25-Nov-09 |
| Dominica | 25-Nov-09 |
| Dominican Republic | 25-Nov-09 |
| East Timor | 25-Nov-09 |
| Ecuador | 25-Nov-09 |
| Egypt | 25-Nov-09 |
| El Salvador | 25-Nov-09 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25-Nov-09 |
| Eritrea | 25-Nov-09 |
| Estonia | 04-Dec-09 |
| Ethiopia | 20-Nov-09 |
| Falkland Islands | 25-Nov-09 |
| Faroe Islands | 25-Nov-09 |
| Fiji | 25-Nov-09 |
| Finland | 04-Dec-09 |
| France | 04-Dec-09 |
| French Guiana | 04-Dec-09 |
| French Polynesia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Gabon | 25-Nov-09 |
| Gambia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Gaza & Khan Yunis | 25-Nov-09 |
| Georgia | 20-Nov-09 |
| Germany | 04-Dec-09 |
| Ghana | 25-Nov-09 |
| Gibraltar | 04-Dec-09 |
| Greece | 04-Dec-09 |
| Greenland | 04-Dec-09 |
| Grenada | 04-Dec-09 |
| Guadeloupe | 25-Nov-09 |
| Guam | 25-Nov-09 |
| Guatemala | 25-Nov-09 |
| Guernsey | 04-Dec-09 |
| Guinea | 25-Nov-09 |
| Guinea-Bissau | ** |
| Guyana | 20-Nov-09 |
| Haiti | 25-Nov-09 |
| Honduras | 25-Nov-09 |
| Hong Kong | 04-Dec-09 |
| Hungary | 04-Dec-09 |
| Iceland | 04-Dec-09 |
| India | 25-Nov-09 |
| Indonesia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Iran | 25-Nov-09 |
| Iraq | ** |
| Ireland | 04-Dec-09 |
| Israel | 25-Nov-09 |
| Italy | 04-Dec-09 |
| Ivory Coast | 25-Nov-09 |
| Jamaica | 04-Dec-09 |
| Japan | 25-Nov-09 |
| Jersey | 04-Dec-09 |
| Jordan | 25-Nov-09 |
| Kazakhstan | 20-Nov-09 |
| Kenya | 25-Nov-09 |
| Kirghizstan | 20-Nov-09 |
| Kiribati | 25-Nov-09 |
| Korea (Republic of, South) | 25-Nov-09 |
| Kosovo | 25-Nov-09 |
| Kuwait | 04-Dec-09 |
| Laos | 25-Nov-09 |
| Latvia | 04-Dec-09 |
| Lebanon | 04-Dec-09 |
| Lesotho | 04-Dec-09 |
| Liberia | ** |
| Libya | 25-Nov-09 |
| Liechtenstein | 04-Dec-09 |
| Lithuania | 04-Dec-09 |
| Luxembourg | 04-Dec-09 |
| Macao | 04-Dec-09 |
| Macedonia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Madagascar | 25-Nov-09 |
| Madeira | 04-Dec-09 |
| Malawi | 25-Nov-09 |
| Malaysia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Maldives | 25-Nov-09 |
| Mali | 25-Nov-09 |
| Malta | 04-Dec-09 |
| Marshall Islands | 25-Nov-09 |
| Martinque | 04-Dec-09 |
| Mauritania | 04-Dec-09 |
| Mauritius | 25-Nov-09 |
| Mexico | 25-Nov-09 |
| Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 25-Nov-09 |
| Moldova | 20-Nov-09 |
| Monaco | 04-Dec-09 |
| Mongolia | 20-Nov-09 |
| Montenegro | 25-Nov-09 |
| Montserrat | 25-Nov-09 |
| Morocco | 25-Nov-09 |
| Mozambique | 04-Dec-09 |
| Myanmar | 04-Dec-09 |
| Namibia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Nauru | 20-Nov-09 |
| Nepal | 25-Nov-09 |
| Netherlands | 04-Dec-09 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 25-Nov-09 |
| New Caledonia | 25-Nov-09 |
| New Zealand | 25-Nov-09 |
| New Zealand Island Territories | 25-Nov-09 |
| Nicaragua | 04-Dec-09 |
| Niger | 20-Nov-09 |
| Nigeria | 25-Nov-09 |
| Norfolk Island | 20-Nov-09 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 25-Nov-09 |
| Norway | 04-Dec-09 |
| Oman | 25-Nov-09 |
| Pakistan | 25-Nov-09 |
| Panama | 25-Nov-09 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25-Nov-09 |
| Paraguay | 25-Nov-09 |
| Peru | 25-Nov-09 |
| Philippines | 25-Nov-09 |
| Pitcairn Islands | 20-Nov-09 |
| Poland | 04-Nov-09 |
| Portugal | 04-Nov-09 |
| Puerto Rico | 25-Nov-09 |
| Qatar | 25-Nov-09 |
| Reunion | 25-Nov-09 |
| Romania | 04-Dec-09 |
| Russia | 20-Nov-09 |
| Rwanda | 20-Nov-09 |
| Samoa (American) | 25-Nov-09 |
| San Marino | 04-Dec-09 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | 25-Nov-09 |
| Sardinia | 04-Dec-09 |
| Saudi Arabia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Senegal | 25-Nov-09 |
| Serbia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Seychelles | 25-Nov-09 |
| Sicily | 04-Dec-09 |
| Sierra Leone | 25-Nov-09 |
| Singapore | 04-Dec-09 |
| Slovakia | 04-Dec-09 |
| Slovenia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Solomon Islands | 25-Nov-09 |
| Somalia | ** |
| Somoa (formerly Western) | 25-Nov-09 |
| South Africa | 25-Nov-09 |
| Spain | 04-Dec-09 |
| Spanish Territories of North Africa | 24-Nov-09 |
| Spitzbergen | 20-Nov-09 |
| Sri Lanka | 25-Nov-09 |
| St Christopher (St Kitts) & Nevis | 25-Nov-09 |
| St Helena | n/a |
| St Lucia | 04-Dec-09 |
| St Pierre and Miquelon | 25-Nov-09 |
| St Vincent & Grenadines | 25-Nov-09 |
| Sudan | 25-Nov-09 |
| Suriname | 04-Dec-09 |
| Swaziland | 25-Nov-09 |
| Sweden | 04-Dec-09 |
| Switzerland | 04-Dec-09 |
| Syria | 25-Nov-09 |
| Taiwan | 25-Nov-09 |
| Tajikistan | 20-Nov-09 |
| Tanzania | 25-Nov-09 |
| Thailand | 25-Nov-09 |
| Togo | 25-Nov-09 |
| Tonga | 25-Nov-09 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 04-Dec-09 |
| Tristan Da Cunha | 06-Nov-09 |
| Tunisia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Turkey | 04-Dec-09 |
| Turkmenistan | 20-Nov-09 |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | 25-Nov-09 |
| Tuvalu | 25-Nov-09 |
| Uganda | 25-Nov-09 |
| Ukraine | 20-Nov-09 |
| United Arab Emirates | 04-Dec-09 |
| United States of America | 04-Dec-09 |
| Uruguay | 25-Nov-09 |
| Uzbekistan | 20-Nov-09 |
| Vanuatu | 20-Nov-09 |
| Vatican City State | 04-Dec-09 |
| Venezuela | 25-Nov-09 |
| Vietnam | 25-Nov-09 |
| Virgin Islands (British) | 25-Nov-09 |
| Virgin Islands (USA) | 25-Nov-09 |
| Wake Island | 25-Nov-09 |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | 20-Nov-09 |
| Yemen | 25-Nov-09 |
| Zambia | 25-Nov-09 |
| Zimbabwe | 25-Nov-09 |
- The 2009 send by dates are as a guide only. They indicate the date by which parcels should be sent for delivery prior to Christmas and allow sufficient time for parcels to reach the UK to connect with international shipments.
- ** There is no service currently available to these destinations.