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POSTAL
CHARGES
Helpful info. Please read

As a general guide, below is the 'usual' charge for Royal Mai's
service.
Orders are weighed and costed out by using Royal Mail's Price Finder facility. It
is assumed payment is paid in a timely manner, and the inclusive price
quoted for all orders is for such.
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1 x 7" Single Record...
2 x 7" Single Records..
3 x 7" Single Records.
4 x 7" Single records.
1 x LP Record..
2 x LP Records..
3 x LP Records.
4 x LP Records
78 rpm Record **...
1 x Annual....
2 x Annuals... |
Inland
£1.50
£1.50
£2.00
£2.00
£3..00
£3.25
£4.50
£5.50
£4.50
£3.50
£5.00 |
Europe
£2.00
£2.00
£2.50
£2.75
£5.50
£6.00
£7.00
£8.00
£7
£5.00
£8.00 |
USA
£ 3.25
£ 3.50
£ 4.00
£ 4.25
£ 7.50
£ 9.00
£11.50
£14.00
£11
£ 9.00
£12.00 |
Paper Goods:
Sheet Music, Fliers
(same rate for "2
+)
Posters |
£2.00
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£2.50 + |
£3.00
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£3.50 + |
£ 5.00
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£7 + |
The three destination
rates cover a broad area, so as to give an idea as to costs worldwide.
The general guide costs quoted do not include any of the
"signed for" services. Any orders that have a total value of
£45 or more will have to be posted insured. This will be included in
the calculated "Total To Pay" email.
An additional 50p ~ £1 is sometimes added to the postage costs to
cover packing. This is based on the involvement of processing the order,
and the £ amount ordered. Example being is an LP order less than £18. Thus, on a sizeable order, Royal Mail's charge is
all that is requested.**
The above rates will include "Proof Of Posting" (automatically
covers £39), and SECURE packaging. Note that "Jiffy bags",
padded envelopes, or those flimsy card envelopes for LP's are not
employed! This is a first class business, therefore, nothing is
sent out via 2nd Class!
Double albums weigh as 2 LP's. LP's
with gatefold sleeves incur a + £1 to International orders.
Post Office's rates increase over 1 KG, hence the higher charge for 3+
LPs. See further down for information regarding orders weighing-in at 2+
kilos.
** 78 rpm records: £1.50
material costs for the secure packaging will be added to the
total.
Re non-UK Residents: 5 or more 78's will weigh over 2KG with the
packaging, thus would
have to posted via
PARCEL FORCE. Their International rates are now
expensive, so to justify costs, please either select 4 discs, or 7+
If ordering several books via the telephone, in most instances these
will have to be pulled from stock and weighed prior to the postage cost
being quoted.
Unless it is requested otherwise, the
International "Signed For" is not employed on low priced
orders** (£14 ~ £45), thus £3.80p to £5.50p is saved by the client on
postage costs. A "proof of posting" will be obtained
instead. nb. This option is not applicable to any orders when payment is
to be made via PayPa1.
**Re
residents of ITALY:
irrespective of value, orders will be dispatched with the
Signed For' service only (i.e. none sent Proof of Posting).
Note that whatever the order is for, the minimum charge for p&p is
£1.50p.
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For your own
convenience and reference, Royal Mail's Price Finder (Calculator)
is available here.
To be on the side of caution, allow around 400 grams for the packaging.
Unless
ordering several heavy books...
PIGEONS ARE EMPLOYED TO DELIVER ALL GOODS POSTED TO NON-UK RESIDENTS,
AND NOT WHALES. ALTHOUGH THESE ARE VERY NICE CREATURES, ARE TOO
SLOW.

Orders are dispatched employing the following available services:
UK
'Proof of Posting' (£39)
'Recorded Delivery' (£39)
'Special Delivery' (£2,500)
'Parcel Compensation' (£500)
'Global Priority' (£2000)
'Airsure' on Printed Matter (£500)
Outside the UK
"International Signed For" to most countries,
including
Canada and the USA (covers £39 only) for an extra £3.80
This is not usually necessary on nominal orders of £14 ~ £40.
Enhanced insurance is £5.50p. Value allowed depends on
destination.
USA, Canada, Japan. (£500)
"International Registered" to Europe
(£2,000)~ not available for USA or Canada
"Parcel Compensation" - International; incl. USA & Canada (£500)
Amount (£) stated in each case is maximum cover
permitted by the Post Office.
GLOBAL PRIORITY with the P.O.
can insure to Europe, USA, Canada,
and some other countries, and will insure to the value of £2,000.
But please note that a standard package will cost around £60.
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FORCE INTERNATIONAL charges are not
cheap. Therefore, if the order placed is for
2 or more items that
have a total weight of over 2KG, where possible, the order will be split
into two or more packages, and sent via Royal Mail. The customer will
be notified of this on the "Total To Pay" email,
including the calculations of both services, so that a comparison can be
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The AIRSURE
service is economical (in comparison to normal charges!) for sending
orders overseas that weigh over 2KG and that need to be insured for up to £500.
Information on the delivery
duration period for International orders here.
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