Mailing Dates for Afghanistan

Week of November 02, 2009

U.S. Postal Service officials announced the recommended mailing dates for delivery by Christmas to U.S. military servicemembers serving in Afghanistan. Holiday mail send via first-class mail and priority mail for servicemembers stationed in Afghanistan should be sent by Dec. 4 for arrival by Christmas. The deadline for parcel airlift mail is Dec. 1, space-available mail is Nov. 21, and parcel post is Nov. 13. Priority mail packaging products, including the priority mail flat-rate boxes, can be obtained for free at any post office, or online at shop.usps.com. Updated mailing restrictions by individual APO/FPO zip are available on the U.S. Postal Service website at www.usps.com.

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