Postage ~ I should probably know this already

[kuhio98]

So, I want to send a package to a friend in Canada. She is short of funds, so I want to enclose a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) in the package so that she can reply without having to pay for postage.

So, my question is.... Do I need to put Canadian stamps on the envelope? If I put U.S. stamps on it, will she be able to mail it back to me from Canada?

Don't know how I made it 47 years (and living in 6 different countries) without knowing this.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Yes, you will need Canadian stamps. The stamp needs to be from the country from which the mail originates. It would be like mailing from Alaska to Canada....Canadian stamps would not work....or mailing from Alaska to Italy...

[kuhio98]

Thank you. That makes sense.

[slick]

Yes, my Natal Sister is right. Letter postage from Canada to the US is 93 cents now.