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HM Forces Services
Keep in touch with family and friends in the British Armed Forces.
Guernsey Post has special postal rates for reaching men and women serving with the British Armed Forces. You can use this service to send letters and parcels to any British Forces Post Office (BFPO) address and any US Army Post Office (APO) address.
The service can also be used to send post to the dependants and families of serving men and women with the British Armed Forces and to any UK-based civilians and family members attached to HM Forces.
Reduced rates or free postage are applicable to some BFPOs in war zones as declared by the UK Government and at the discretion of Guernsey Post please click here for a full list of BFPO's where this service is applicable
Minimum Size
Length: | 140mm |
Width: | 90mm |
Maximum Size
Length: | 235mm |
Width: | 120mm |
Examples
Small to Large postcards
Minimum Size
Length: | 90mm |
Width: | 140mm |
Maximum Size
Length + width + depth: | 900mm |
Weight*: | 30kg |
Examples
Blueys
Books
Clothes
Minimum Size
Length plus 2x diameter: | 170mm |
Shortest dimension: | 100mm |
Maximum Size
Length plus 2x diameter: | 1040mm |
Length: | 900mm |
Examples
Posters
Photographs
Sending Letters
- Don't write the destination country on the BFPO address
- Seal the edgesof large letters and packages with adhesive tape
- Don't use an AIR MAIL sticker
Letters
- Forces Air Letters (up to 100g) are charged at £0.80
- 'Blueys' are available free at our branches but postage must be paid (there is no charge for Blueys sent to personnel on operational duty)
Large Letters, Packets and Parcels
- Standard UK postage rates (based on weight) apply to all items to any BFPO anywhere in the world
HM Forces Service size and weight limits
- *Maximum weight for packages posted to all BFPOs with the exception of HM ships (BFPOs 200-499): 30kg
- Maximum weight limit for items sent to HM ships (BFPOs 200-499):11kg
A maximum compensation level of £10.00 applies in all cases.