Holiday mailing tips

Some mailing tips courtesy of the Miami Herald and U.S. Postal Service including the recommended deadlines to ensure delivery by the big day:

Domestic Mail
Dec 16: Parcel Post packages
Dec 20: Priority Mail or First Class Mail (letters)
Dec 23: Express Mail

International Mail
Dec 04: First-class Mail & Priority Mail to Africa and South and Central America
Dec 11: First-class and Priority mail sent to other foreign countries
Dec 12: Express Mail International to Africa and South and Central America
Dec 17: Express Mail International to Asia and the Pacific, Australia, New Zealand,
The Caribbean, Mexico, Europe and the Middle East.
Dec 18: Express Mail International to Canada
Dec 19: Global Express Guaranteed Mail to Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, Australia, New Zealand,
Central and South America, and the Middle East
Dec 22: Global Express Guaranteed Mail to Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Europe