> It's interesting that no one's mentioned USPS Priority Mail, > which is often the best deal going - And fast. > So far so good. I recently shipped a book to the antipodes - > My 1st international experiment - Took about a week, cost $8. > Arrived in pristine condition, according to the recipient. The recipient wasn't me, but I was an interested observer. Recipient is a friend who lives in my city (or I in his, depending on perspective). I have had similar results for USPS - usually with Global Prority Express Service. Only notional shortcoming is lack of trackin - but so far it hasn't mattered. I use this where available for book purchases from the superb ABE book buying service (http://www.abebooks.com/) - probably only 5 or so books over some years. Russell Russell --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .