Weird... instead of buying stamps at the counter before, I could just pay the 60 cents (they stuck a label on the envelope). So instead of doing that I asked for stamps that could be used to mail to Canada, and the lady gave me a pack to buy. They say 'USA' on them along with '60' next to the image of an airplane.

You are saying that to send mail from America, to Canada, I'd have to use American stamps. American stamps are 37 cents now I believe, how would that work out? A stamp and a half?

 

She sold you 60 cent US stamps to mail to Canada. I think you can use what you have. It costs a little more to send mail outside the US.

 

Yup,

I was under the impression you had "Canadian" stamps, but if they say US on them, then they are American.

I just went to the US post website, and it says the cost to mail a regular letter to Canada is 60 cents.

Here's the link:

http://www.usps.com/tools/calculatep...lculatepostage

 

What's that supposed to mean? Why did you emphasize on the US part? This is making me nuts.

 

The 37 cent stamp is for domestic mail. There are different categories of stamps at varying costs. She sold you an American 60 cent stamp to use for mail going to Canada. That's all. What you have is OK.

 

Oh I gotcha! LOL Thanks So I have American-Canadian stamps, is that what they are? Airmail (So THAT'S what the airplane is for) is still 60 cents? It hasn't gone up?

If my stamps are fine, and I attach one 60 cent A-C stamp to an envelope, and drop it in the 'Out of Town' slot, it will be delivered fine and dandy?

 

Now you have it. That's exactly right.

 

You have American stamps valued at 60 cents US.
According to the US post website, it costs 60 cents to mail a regular letter to Canada, so you will be fine.

As long as you don't exceed the weight limitation.
If you want to be double sure, take the letter to your local post office, and they will confirm with you (they have scales, so they will weight it)

 

thank you for clearing that up

 

Welcome.

 

Now that its cleared up...

I sent a letter from Virginia to Iraq. I'm not sure how much it cost because I didn't understand the currency symbols on the stamps.

All I know is it cost three Hussains and one that had the Minister of Information on it.

Each country has it's own value for stamps.
One time I sent a postcard to Italy. The whole card was covered with so many stamps it weighed about four pounds.

 

I sent a CD wrapped in paper to a friend on mine in Canada, and I stuck a US - 37 cent stamp on it, and he got the cd, it wasn't broke, and I only paid 37 cents (and it had a return address on it)

 

The US Postal Service doesnt take kindly to "mail fraud"
I would guess two black Suburbans will pull into your dirveway, and you will be forced to cough up the 23 cents you jipped them out of.