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Last posting dates for Christmas announced 26 November 2009 Isle of Man Post Office is delighted to announce a 2p reduction in the local rate of postage for Christmas cards. The reduction in postage will apply to members of the public who post cards using postage stamps and will come into effect from December 1 until the advertised last day of posting - December 23. Regrettably the reduction in price does not apply to business mail. Meanwhile to ensure customers don’t miss out on their festive cards and gifts reaching family and friends this Christmas, the last dates for posting mail have been announced. Airmail bound to South and Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Far East (except Japan) Australia, New Zealand and operational BFPOs should be sent no later than December 4, while mail destined to the USA, Canada, Japan and Eastern Europe should be posted by December 10. Mail for Western Europe must be sent by December 11 and to static BFPOs by December 16. The last posting date for sending letters, large letters and packets to the UK is December 21 with Parcelforce 48 being December 22. The final day for using the Special Delivery next-day guaranteed service for both UK and local delivery, Parcelforce next-day as well as sending post locally is December 23. To assist customers during this very busy period, our Posting Counter at Douglas Sorting Office will be open to post parcels and packages from 10.00 to 20.00 hours Monday to Friday from December 7 until December 23. However, items need to be posted before 18.45 at Douglas Sorting Office to ensure despatch to the UK and overseas that evening. Any items posted after this time will be despatched the following day. Customers should also note this posting counter will close at 12.30pm on Christmas Eve. The mail and parcel collection counter at Douglas Sorting Office will also be extending its opening hours: Open from 07.00 to 21.30 hours Monday to Friday from December 7 – December 23. To ensure your parcel is ready for collection, customers are advised to wait until after 18.00 hours before visiting Douglas Sorting Office to collect their item. Please note Douglas Sorting Office will close at 18.00 hours on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Finally, you can help us this Christmas by making sure you address your mail correctly by ensuring the postcode is included – this makes a real difference to how quickly we can process your mail – and by posting as early as possible. Information about last posting dates, addressing standards, advice on wrapping and packing can be found on the Christmas page of our website www.iompost.com More stories >>>
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