You can calculate shipping costs at
http://ircalc.usps.gov/
However, I have had parcels with air mail postage go surface to Europe
several times (taking 6-8 weeks) and once a parcel with surface postage
went by air

John Wolff

At 08:59 PM 4/25/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear shell traders and dealers,
>
>Is $14.00 really the lowest cost to send a 1/2 pound package from the US to
>overseas? That rate is the US Postal Service air parcel rate--the surface
>rate is, ironically, a few more dollars.
>
>Am I overlooking something?
>
>David Kirsh
>Durham, NC