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CHRISTMAS 2014

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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.

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Section 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:

Destination Class of

Mail Last Date of Posting

Within UK 1 st

Class Sat 20 Dec

Within UK 2 nd

Class Thu 18 Dec

HM Ships at sea (200 – 499) 1 st

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

America, New Zealand.

Mon 29 Sep

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

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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 Country

BFPO to UK

1st Class (To reach

UK by)

BFPO to UK

2nd Class (To reach

UK by)

UK to BFPO

Static or Operations

Airmail

UK to BFPO

Surface

Inter Command

Intra Command

(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





63 USA 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



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BFPO Country

BFPO to UK

1st Class (To reach

UK by)

BFPO to UK

2nd Class (To reach

UK by)

UK to BFPO

Static or Operations

Airmail

UK to BFPO

Surface

Inter Command

Intra Command

(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











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





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





779 Op Kipion Fri 19 Dec N/A Fri 28 Nov N/A Fri 28 Nov Thu 11 Dec

609 Sierra Leone Fri 19 Dec Wed 17 Dec Fri 12 Dec Fri 28 Nov Fri 28 Nov N/A




The airmail (Column c) and surface (Column d) dates are guidelines recommended by both Royal Mail and HQ BFPO.

As per Paragraph 2, dates for Intra Command (Column h) and Inter Command (Column g) mail are guidelines provided by HQ BFPO. It is again stressed that delivery times from Mail Hubs/ FPO’s to UK and BFPO London must be taken into consideration. In columns c + d. The last dates provided are dates mail should be in the UK and not last posting dates.

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Section 2 - Latest Recommended Posting Dates for Worldwide Parcels Christmas 2014

Latest dates of posting for international parcels to countries worldwide via Parcelforce are shown below. WO/NCO IC FPO’s should note that these dates are for parcels posted from within the UK and this must be taken into account when briefing customers, such that normal delivery times to the UK are subtracted from the dates shown. This Technical Directive supersedes Technical Directive 025 which should now be removed and destroyed.

International Product Specification

AFGHANISTAN 12 Dec 14 n/a n/a n/a n/a ALBANIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 05 Nov 14 ALGERIA 15 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a ANDORRA 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a ANGOLA 15 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ANGUILLA 16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ARGENTINA 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ARMENIA 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 n/a ARUBA 18 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ASCENSION ISLAND n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a AUSTRALIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 AUSTRIA 18 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 10 Dec 14 n/a AZERBAJAN 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 28 Nov 14 05 Nov 14 AZORES 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 n/a BAHAMAS 18 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BAHRAIN 17 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 BALEARIC ISLES (INCLUDES MALLORCA, MENORCA, IBIZA AND FORMENTERA)

17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 n/a

BANGLADESH 16 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BARBADOS 18 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BELARUS 16 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 n/a BELGIUM 18 Dec 14 n/a 16 Dec 14 12 Dec 14 n/a BELIZE 16 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BENIN 12 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BERMUDA 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BHUTAN 12 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BOLIVIA 12 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 BOSNIA-HERZOGOVINA 16 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a BOTSWANA 12 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BRAZIL 16 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 16 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BULGARIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a BURKINA FASO 16 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 BURUNDI 08 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CAMBODIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CAMEROON 12 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CANADA 18 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 15 Oct 14 CANARY ISLANDS (INCLUDES GRAN CANARIA, TENERIFE, PLAMA, FUERTE VENTURA, LANZAROTE, LA GOMERA AND EL HIERRO)

16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a

CAPE VERDE 11 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a CAYMAN ISLANDS 18 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC n/a n/a 05 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CHAD 15 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CHILE 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CHINA (THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF) 16 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 CHRISTMAS ISLAND n/a n/a 11 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS 10 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 COLOMBIA 17 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 COMOROS n/a n/a 05 Dec 14 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF) 08 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CONGO (PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF) 15 Dec 14 n/a n/a n/a 29 Sep 14 CORSICA 16 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 COSTA RICA 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CROATIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CUBA n/a n/a 05 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CUBA (GUANTANAMO BAY) n/a n/a n/a n/a 29 Sep 14 CYPRUS 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 CZECH REPUBLIC 18 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 DENMARK 18 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 DJIBOUTI 12 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 DOMINICA 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 18 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 EAST TIMOR 12 Dec 14 n/a n/a 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ECUADOR 17 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 EGYPT 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 EL SALVADOR 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 EQUATORIAL GUINEA n/a n/a 12 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ERITREA 11 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ESTONIA 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 n/a ETHIOPIA 12 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 FALKLAND ISLANDS (INCLUDES SOUTH GEORGIA, SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS AND BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY)

n/a n/a 05 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

FAROE ISLANDS 10 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 02 Dec 14 n/a FIJI 15 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 FINLAND 18 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a FRANCE 18 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 n/a FRENCH GUIANA 12 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 FRENCH POLYNESIA (INCLUDES CLIPPERTON, LEEWARD, MARQUESAS, TUAMOTO & GAMBIER, TUBUAI, WINDWARD ISLANDS AND TAHITI)

15 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

GABON 16 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 GAMBIA 12 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 GAZA & KHAN YUNIS 01 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 GEORGIA 15 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 n/a GERMANY 18 Dec 14 n/a 16 Dec 14 12 Dec 14 n/a GHANA 16 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 GIBRALTAR 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 n/a GREECE 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a GREENLAND 05 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a GRENADA 18 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 GUADELOUPE (INCLUDES ST MARTIN, ST BARTHELEMY, BASSE-TERRE AND POINTE-A-PITRE)

17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

GUAM 15 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 GUATEMALA 18 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 GUERNSEY 18 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 n/a GUINEA 15 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 GUINEA-BISSAU n/a n/a n/a 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 GUYANA 16 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 HAITI 16 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 HONDURAS 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 HONG KONG 17 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 15 Dec 14 HUNGARY 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a ICELAND 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a INDIA 17 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 INDONESIA 17 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 IRAN n/a n/a 09 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 IRAQ 16 Dec 14 n/a n/a n/a n/a

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IRELAND (REPUBLIC OF) 18 Dec 14 19 Dec 14 16 Dec 14 12 Dec 14 n/a ISRAEL 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 05 Nov 14 ITALY 18 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a IVORY COAST (COTE d'IVOIRE) 15 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 JAMAICA 18 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 JAPAN 16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 JERSEY 18 Dec 14 n/a 16 Dec 14 12 Dec 14 n/a JORDAN 17 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 KAZAKHSTAN 08 Dec 14 n/a 02 Dec 14 28 Nov 14 05 Nov 14 KENYA 17 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 KIRGHIZSTAN 15 Dec 14 n/a 02 Dec 14 28 Nov 14 05 Nov 14 KIRIBATI n/a n/a 09 Dec 14 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 KOREA (REPUBLIC OF(SOUTH)) 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 KOSOVO 18 Dec 14 n/a n/a 02 Dec 14 n/a KUWAIT 17 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 LAOS 16 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 LATVIA 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a LEBANON 16 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a LESOTHO 15 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 LIBERIA 12 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 LIBYA 16 Dec 14 n/a n/a 08 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 LIECHTENSTEIN 17 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a LITHUANIA 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a LUXEMBOURG 17 Dec 14 n/a 16 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 n/a MACAO 15 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 MACEDONIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a MADAGASCAR 15 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 MADEIRA 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a MALAWI 16 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 MALAYSIA 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 MALDIVES 16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 MALI 17 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 MALTA 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 n/a MARSHALL ISLANDS (INCLUDES RATAK CHAIN (MILI, TAONGI, MAJURO) AND RALIK CHAIN (EBON, ENIWETOK))

12 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

MARTINIQUE 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 MAURITANIA 12 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 MAURITIUS 15 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 MEXICO 18 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 MICRONESIA (FEDERAL STATES OF) (INCLUDES CHUUK, KOSRAE, POHNPEI AND YAP ISLANDS)

15 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

MOLDOVA 08 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 28 Nov 14 n/a MONACO 18 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a MONGOLIA 12 Dec 14 n/a n/a 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 MONTENEGRO 11 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 n/a MONTSERRAT 15 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 MOROCCO 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 MOZAMBIQUE 15 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 MYANMAR n/a n/a n/a 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 NAMIBIA 12 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 NAURU n/a n/a 10 Dec 14 28 Nov 14 29 Sep 14 NEPAL 15 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 NETHERLANDS 18 Dec 14 n/a 16 Dec 14 12 Dec 14 n/a NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (INCLUDES BONAIRE, CURACAO, SABA, ST EUSTATIUS AND ST MAARTEN)

18 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

NEW CALEDONIA 15 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 NEW ZEALAND 16 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 NEW ZEALAND ISLAND TERRITORIES 12 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

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(INCLUDES TOKELAU, ROSS DEPENDENCY, COOK ISLANDS AND NIUE) NICARAGUA 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 NIGER 12 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 28 Nov 14 29 Sep 14 NIGERIA 15 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 NORFOLK ISLAND 12 Dec 14 n/a n/a 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (INCLUDES NORTHERN ISLANDS, ROTA, SAIPAN AND TINIAN)

12 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

NORWAY 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 n/a OMAN 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 PAKISTAN 15 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 05 Nov 14 PANAMA 17 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 02 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 12 Dec 14 n/a 02 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 PARAGUAY 15 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 PERU 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 PHILIPPINES 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 PITCAIRN ISLANDS (INCLUDES DUCIE, HENDERSON AND OENO ISLANDS)

n/a n/a n/a 28 Nov 14 29 Sep 14

POLAND 18 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a PORTUGAL 18 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a PUERTO RICO 18 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 QATAR 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 REUNION 16 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ROMANIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a RUSSIA 17 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 n/a RWANDA 11 Dec 14 n/a 01 Dec 14 28 Nov 14 29 Sep 14 SAMOA (AMERICAN) 15 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SAMOA (INCLUDES UPOLO AND SAVAI'I) 12 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SAN MARINO 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a SAO TOME & PRINCIPE n/a n/a 11 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SARDINIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a SAUDI ARABIA 17 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 SENEGAL 16 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SERBIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 n/a SEYCHELLES 15 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SICILY 17 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a SIERRA LEONE n/a n/a 08 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SINGAPORE 17 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 15 Dec 14 SLOVAKIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a SLOVENIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a SOLOMON ISLANDS n/a n/a 09 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SOMALIA n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a SOUTH AFRICA 16 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SPAIN 18 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 n/a SPANISH TERRITORIES OF NORTH AFRICA (INCLUDES CEUTA, MELILLA, CHAFARINAS AND JADU)

16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

SPITZBERGEN 15 Dec 14 n/a n/a 20 Nov 14 n/a SRI LANKA 15 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ST CHRISTOPHER (ST KITTS) & NEVIS 18 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ST HELENA n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a ST LUCIA 18 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ST PIERRE & MIQUELON n/a n/a 10 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ST VINCENT & GRENADINES 16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SUDAN n/a n/a 09 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SURINAME 10 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SWAZILAND 15 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 SWEDEN 18 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a SWITZERLAND 18 Dec 14 n/a 15 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 n/a SYRIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14

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TAIWAN 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 01 Oct 14 TAJIKISTAN n/a n/a n/a 28 Nov 14 05 Nov 14 TANZANIA 15 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 THAILAND 17 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 TOGO 12 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 TONGA (INCLUDES 'EUA, HA'APAI, NIUAS, TONGATAPU AND VAVA'U)

12 Dec 14 n/a n/a 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 17 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 TRISTAN DA CUNHA (INCLUDES INACCESSIBLE ISLAND, GOUGH ISLAND AND THE THREE NIGHTINGALE ISLANDS)

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

TUNISIA 16 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 TURKEY 16 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a TURKMENISTAN n/a n/a 08 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 05 Nov 14 TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 TUVALU n/a n/a 11 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 UGANDA 15 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 UKRAINE 16 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 28 Nov 14 n/a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (INCLUDES ABU DHABI, AJMAN, DUBAI, FUJAIRAH, RAS AL KHIAMAH, SHARJAH, UMM AL QAIWAIN)

17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 01 Oct 14

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 18 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 15 Oct 14 URUGUAY 17 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 08 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 UZBEKISTAN 15 Dec 14 n/a n/a 01 Dec 14 05 Nov 14 VANUATU 12 Dec 14 n/a 02 Dec 14 01 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 VATICAN CITY STATE 18 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 n/a VENEZUELA 17 Dec 14 n/a 11 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 VIETNAM 16 Dec 14 n/a 05 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH) (INCLUDES TORTOLA, VIRGIN GORDA AND ANEGADA)

18 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

VIRGIN ISLANDS (USA) 18 Dec 14 n/a 12 Dec 14 04 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 WAKE ISLAND n/a n/a 11 Dec 14 03 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS 11 Dec 14 n/a 02 Dec 14 28 Nov 14 29 Sep 14 YEMEN 16 Dec 14 n/a 10 Dec 14 09 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ZAMBIA 15 Dec 14 n/a 08 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14 ZIMBABWE 15 Dec 14 n/a 09 Dec 14 05 Dec 14 29 Sep 14

The 2014 Send By dates are a guide only. They indicate the date by which parcels should be sent for delivery prior to Christmas.

For our full delivery specification, please see www.parcelforce.com/countries. Some destinations are only reachable by sea, and the shipping channels are irregular.

This means that no accurate delivery speed can be given. Customers are advised to send items if intended for Christmas delivery as early as possible.

No guidance can be given as to transit time, and hence whether the items will be delivered before Christmas. Ireland Express is only available from Northern Ireland.

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Section 3 - Enduring Families Free Mail Service and Christmas Families Free Mail Service to Operations and HM Ships in support – BFPO Locations and HM Ships authorised to receive this service as at 01 Nov 14.

The maximum weight limit for either service is 2 kg. Post Office Counters in the United Kingdom have been instructed not to accept any items over this weight.

The Christmas Families Free Mail Service (CFFMS) runs from Fri 01 Nov - Fri 28 Nov. The Enduring Families Free Mail Service (EFFMS) will be in effect before and after those dates provided.

Relatives and friends in the UK and at BFPO addresses worldwide may send letters and packets up to 2 kg in weight to named Service personnel or entitled MoD deployed civilians (Not CONDO personnel) located at authorised BFPO Operational locations shown below.

BFPO No Location/ HM Ship Operation Title Entitled to CFFMS

550 Shader Shader

567 Tosca Tosca

576 Vocate Vocate

651 Veritas Veritas

494 South Atlantic Falkland Islands

609 Sierra Leone Op GRITROCK

655 South Atlantic Falkland Islands

677 South Atlantic Ascension Islands

678 South Atlantic Ascension Islands

632 Bahrain Op KIPION

639 Kipion (VIA BFPO 779) Op KIPION

767 Kipion Op KIPION

779 Kipion Op KIPION

758 Herrick Op HERRICK




215 HMS Atherstone -

254 HMS Chiddingford -

255 HMS Clyde -

268 HMS Dragon -

272 HMS Dauntless -

276 HMS Enterprise -

318 HMS Kent -

345 HMS Northumberland -

358 HMS Penzance -

367 HMS Protector -

382 HMS Severn -

386 HMS Shoreham -

403 HMS Torbay -

431 RFA Wave Ruler -

433 RFA Argus -

436 RFA Cardigan Bay -

439 RFA Fort Austin -

443 RFA Gold Rover -

485 Diego Garcia BIOT

496 Op Atalanta -

497 Op Atalanta -

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This service is one way only - UK to Operational theatre BFPO or HM Ships.

Unsolicited packets from commercial firms and those recognised as coming in from support groups will not be accepted. This service is for relatives and friends only.

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Section 4 - Letters to Santa Claus/Father Christmas.

The last posting date to write to Santa and receive a reply by Christmas Day is Sat 06 Dec 14.

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

Father Christmas Santa’s Grotto

Reindeer Land XM4 5HQ

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