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Latest Recommended Posting Dates for Letters (Air and Surface) for Christmas 2014 This document contains information on the Last Dates of Posting to ensure that mail posted by these dates will be received at their destination in time for Christmas 2014. The document is split down into the following four sections for ease of use: 1. Last Recommended Posting Dates for Letters (Air and Surface) for Christmas 2014. 2. Latest Recommended Posting Dates for Worldwide Parcels Christmas 2014. 3. Christmas Families Free Mail Service to Operations and HM Ships in support - BFPO Locations and HM Ships authorised to receive this service. 4. Letters to Santa Claus/Father Christmas. 1 Latest Recommended Posting Dates for Letters (Air and Surface) for Christmas 2014 The Table below shows the recommended latest dates of posting provided by Royal Mail, from the UK and to civilian destinations worldwide: Class of Last Date Destination Mail of Posting st Within UK 1 Class Sat 20 Dec nd Within UK 2 Class Thu 18 Dec st HM Ships at sea (200 – 499) 1 Class Fri 28 Nov International Standard and all International tracked and signed for (formerly Airmail) Asia, Far East (including Japan), New Zealand Wed 03 Dec Australia Thu 04 Dec Africa, Caribbean South and Central America, Middle East Fri 05 Dec Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece Mon 08 Dec Canada, Poland Tue 09 Dec United States of America Fri 12 Dec Western Europe (excluding above) Sat 13 Dec International Economy: (formerly Surface Mail) Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean Central and South Mon 29 Sep America, New Zealand. Far East and Middle East destinations except Hong Kong and Singapore. Tue 30 Sep Canada, Hong Kong, USA, Singapore, South Africa Tue 14 Oct Eastern Europe, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta, Iceland. Tue 04 Nov Western Europe Tue 18 Nov 2 BFPO Recommended Last Dates of Posting The table below details recommended last dates of posting for Christmas 2014 as directed by Royal Mail. The table lists dates to ensure that airmail and surface mail both to and from the UK will be delivered for Christmas. See columns (c, d, e and f) BFPO to BFPO to UK to UK UK BFPO UK to st nd Inter Intra BFPO Country 1 Class 2 Class Static or BFPO Command Command (To reach (To reach Operations Surface UK by) UK by) Airmail (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) BFPO Static Locations - Various 2 USA Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 4 Nepal Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A 6 Portugal Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A 8 Italy Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 10 Kenya Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A 11 Brunei Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A 12 Belize Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A 14 Canada Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A 26 Belgium Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 28 Holland Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 49 Belgium Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 50 Norway Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A 52 Gibraltar Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A 53 Cyprus Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Thu 13 Nov Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 56 Spain Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 14 Nov Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 57 Cyprus Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Thu 13 Nov Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 58 Cyprus Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Thu 13 Nov Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 59 Cyprus Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Thu 13 Nov Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 61 Italy Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 63 USA Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 65 Italy Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 67 Turkey Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 28 Nov N/A 68 Italy Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 28 Nov N/A 599 Turkey Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 28 Nov N/A 622 Sierra Leone Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 28 Nov N/A BFPO Static Locations – UKSC(G) 642 Kuwait Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A 644 Jordan Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A 655 Falklands Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 24 Oct Fri 28 Nov N/A 677 Ascensions Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 24 Oct Fri 28 Nov N/A 678 Ascensions Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 24 Oct Fri 28 Nov N/A 15 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 16 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 22 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 3 BFPO to BFPO to UK to UK UK BFPO UK to st nd Inter Intra BFPO Country 1 Class 2 Class Static or BFPO Command Command (To reach (To reach Operations Surface UK by) UK by) Airmail (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) 30 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 35 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 38 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 39 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 44 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 46 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 47 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 105 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 109 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 113 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 140 Germany Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec BFPO Static Locations – Northern Ireland 801 N Ireland Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 802 N Ireland Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 805 N Ireland Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 806 N Ireland Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 808 N Ireland Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 825 N Ireland Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec BFPO Exercise & Operational Locations 501 BiH Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 550 Op Shader Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Thu 13 Nov Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 567 Op Tosca Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Thu 13 Nov Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 651 Op Veritas Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 05 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 12 Dec 758 Op Herrick Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Thu 11 Dec 759 Op Herrick Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Thu 11 Dec 764 Op Herrick Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Thu 11 Dec 772 Op Herrick Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Thu 11 Dec 798 Op Herrick Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Thu 11 Dec 779 Op Kipion Fri 19 Dec N/A Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Thu 11 Dec 632 Op Kipion Fri 19 Dec N/A Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Thu 11 Dec 639 Op Kipion Fri 19 Dec N/A Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Thu 11 Dec 767 Op Kipion Fri 19 Dec N/A Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Thu 11 Dec The airmail (Column c) and surface (Column d) dates are guidelines recommended by both Royal Mail and HQ BFPO.
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