Latest Recommended Posting Dates for Christmas 2011

Shown below are the recommended latest dates of posting within the UK and to worldwide civilian destinations provided by Royal Mail:

 

Destination - Class of Mail - Last Recommended Date of Posting

 

Within UK         - 1st Class        - Tue 20 Dec 11

- 2nd Class        - Fri 16 Dec 11

 

HM Ships (200 – 499)     - 1st Class        - Fri 02 Dec 11

- Surface           - Fri 02 Dec 11

UK to BFPO (excluding HM Ships, Op Herrick, Op Kipion & BFPO 622) - Thu 15 Dec 11

UK to Op Herrick, Op Kipion & BFPO 622 - Fri 02 Dec 11

Worldwide Civilian Addresses:

 

Airmail to:

 

South and Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, Far East (Except Japan), Asia, New Zealand and Australia - Mon 05 Dec 11

 

United States of America, Canada, Japan and Eastern Europe - Fri 09 Dec 11

 

Western Europe - Mon 12 Dec 11

 

Surface Mail to:

 

All Non-European destinations except Canada, Far East, Middle East, South Africa and the USA  - Fri 30 Sep 11

 

Far East destinations except Hong Kong, Singapore and Middle East - Tue 04 Oct 11

 

Canada, Hong Kong, USA, Singapore and South Africa - Tue 18 Oct 11

 

Eastern Europe, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Malta and Iceland - Tue 08 Nov 11

 

Western Europe - Tue 22 Nov 11

 

The table below details recommended last dates of posting of Parcels (surface mail) for Christmas 2011 to BFPOs Worldwide:

BFPO No - Country - Last recommended date of posting

BFPO 2 - USA - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 4 - Nepal - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 6 - Portugal - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 8 - Italy - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 10 - Kenya - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 11 - Brunei - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 12 - Belize - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 14 - Canada - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 15 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 16 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 17 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 22 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 23 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 26 - Belgium - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 28 - Holland - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 30 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 31 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 35 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 38 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 39 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 40 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 44 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 47 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 49 - Belgium - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 50 - Norway - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 52 - Gibraltar - Thu 08 DEC 11

BFPO 53 - Cyprus - Fri 25 NOV 11

BFPO 57 - Cyprus - Fri 25 NOV 11

BFPO 58 - Cyprus - Fri 25 NOV 11

BFPO 59 - Cyprus - Fri 25 NOV 11

BFPO 61 - Italy -  Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 63 - USA - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 65 - Italy -  Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 105 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 109 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 113 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 140 - Germany - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 150 - Denmark - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 567 - Cyprus - Fri 25 NOV 11

BFPO 599 - Turkey - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 622 - Sierra Leone - Fri 14 OCT 11

BFPO 651 - USA - Fri 09 DEC 11

BFPO 655 - Falklands - Fri 14 OCT 11

BFPO 677 - Ascension - Tue 01 NOV 11

BFPO 801 - N Ireland - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 802 - N Ireland - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 805 - N Ireland - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 806 - N Ireland - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 808 - N Ireland - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO 825 - N Ireland - Tue 13 DEC 11

BFPO to UK (Airmail) - Tue 20 Dec 11
BFPO to UK (Surface) - Tue 08 Dec 11

Please note:  The dates shown above are the dates that the item needs to reach the UK for onward delivery in time for Christmas.  Please seek advice from your local FPO for posting times from your location to ensure items reach the UK by the recommended date.

For details of the Latest recommended dates of posting to Worldwide civilian destinations please seek advice from your local Forces Post Offce.

The last posting date to write to Santa and receive a reply by Christmas Day is Thu 08 Dec 11.  Although the Royal Mail cannot guarantee to respond to all letters received.

 

The address for all correspondence to Santa Claus/Father Christmas is:

 

Father Christmas
Santa’s Grotto
Reindeer Land
SAN TA1