It’s also the last day for guaranteed delivery for standard parcels and registered letters bound for the US, but you have until December 12th to get standard delivery Christmas cards in the post.

The General Post Office has started its annual campaign urging members of the public to post their Christmas cards early to ensure they arrive on time.

At a news conference today the Postmaster General, Ernest Marples, produced some useful advice on present packing and card sending and advised people to 'Post early.'

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He told journalists of his own difficulties wrapping parcels with string that broke in his hands. He said that wrapping fell apart on 13,000 parcels at Mount Pleasant sorting office in London last year and asked people to pack carefully with strong string.

He also asked people to ensure their handwriting was clear and legible and to print the names of towns in block capitals.

He recollected a day he accompanied a Liverpool postman on his rounds as he puzzled over a letter which had writing 'as intensely undecipherable as my own'.

Four times more post

Mr Marples also explained this year was a particular problem as Christmas falls on a Wednesday.

This means most people will expect letters posted on the Monday before to arrive on time. But he urged us to 'Post early' and send cards 'prior to the preceding weekend' before Christmas Day.

This will alleviate the massive workload on the Post Office which is bracing itself for a fourfold increase on the usual amount of articles it handles - about 800 million cards, letters and parcels over the Christmas period.

It will be spending £4m on extra staff and lorries to deal with the festive rush of letters.

Tomorrow is the last day for posting cards to Europe and 12 December is the last date for sending letters to Europe, except to certain parts of Norway.

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Christmas is set to be an odd time of year this year, following a 12 months unlike any other.

The lockdown will be eased slightly to allow households - up to three - to meet, with restrictions and measures eased by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

While households can mix indoors, travel restrictions and an inability to meet in large groups mean you will be posting more presents than usual in 2020.

After the coronavirus crisis, the Royal Mail has moved to confirm its domestic and international schedule when it comes to delivering parcels, gifts and packages this December.

We have also rounded up the details from Parcel Force, too, as people scratch off their 'to do' lists and pop stamps on wrapped presents across the land. Need for speed most wanted 2005 download mac.

The Royal Mail's deadlines for UK and international deliveries can be found below, with information on sending abroad also included for you to peruse.

Domestic

Royal Mail 2nd Class & 2nd Class Signed For – Friday 18 December

Royal Mail 1st Class & 1st Class Signed For – Monday 21 December

Parcelforce Worldwide – Tuesday 22 December

Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed Parcelforce Worldwide express– Wednesday 23 December

International

Royal Mail International Economy

Monday 5 October All non-European destinations (except South Africa, Canada, Middle and Far East, USA)

Monday 12 October Middle and Far East, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa

Monday 2 November Canada, Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta, Turkey, USA

Monday 16 November Western Europe

Royal Mail International Standard and International tracking and signature services

Friday 4 December Australia and New Zealand

Wednesday 9 December Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, Far and Middle East

Thursday 10 December Canada, Cyprus and Malta

Friday 11 December Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey

Saturday 12 December Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA

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Wednesday 16 December Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

Friday 18 December Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg

HM Forces Mail BFPOs

Airmail to Operational BFPOs – Monday 30 November

Airmail to Static BFPOs – Monday 7 December

Parcelforce Worldwide: Global Express

Australia – Tuesday 15 December

Last Day To Mail Parcel Post For Christmas

Russia, New Zealand, China – Wednesday 16 December

Last 2nd Class Parcel Post For Christmas

Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, USA – Friday 18 December Wisconsin drivers license 4d.

Last Parcel Post For Christmas