Quote Originally Posted by cyber-sibes

The postman pointed out to me that you must place
the NAME OF THE COUNTRY AS THE LAST LINE of the address of any card
going outside the U.S. to get it there.

Otherwise, he said, the machines will read numbers as a zip code & it will get sent somewhere in the US.
Maybe that's why some of the cards never made it last year?
More on the subject of Address Formatting from the USPA web site >>>

Addressing International Mail
Address your mail corectly to be sure that it gets there.
The first step to make sure your mail gets properly delivered is to have your mail addressed correctly. Follow our easy recommendations for both the destination and sender’s addresses.
Destination Address
We recommend that you print your delivery addresses in all uppercase letters. If possible, addresses should have no more than five lines.


The full address should be typed or legibly written in English—using Roman letters and Arabic numerals—and should be placed lengthwise on one side of the item. An address in a foreign language is permitted if the names of the city, province, and country are also indicated in English. Global Express Guaranteed destination addresses must be written completely in English.

The last line of the address block area must include only the complete country name (no abbreviations) written in uppercase letters.

Foreign postal codes, if used, should be placed on the line above the destination country. Some countries prefer that the postal code follow the name, while others prefer that it precede the city or town name. The following shows the order of information for the destination address:

LINE 1: NAME OF ADDRESSEE
LINE 2: STREET ADDRESS OR POST OFFICE BOX NUMBER
LINE 3: CITY OR TOWN NAME, OTHER PRINCIPAL SUBDIVISION (such as PROVINCE, STATE, or COUNTY) AND POSTAL CODE (IF KNOWN) (Note: in some countries, the postal code may precede the city or town name)
LINE 4: COUNTRY NAME (UPPERCASE LETTERS IN ENGLISH)
The following are examples of properly formatted delivery addresses:

MS JOYCE BROWNING
2045 ROYAL ROAD
LONDON WIP 6HQ
ENGLAND

MS JOYCE BROWNING
2045 ROYAL ROAD
06570 ST PAUL
FRANCE

The following format should always be used for destination addresses to Canada:
MS HELEN SAUNDERS
1010 CLEAR STREET
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
CANADA

Info from:
http://www.usps.com/international/ad...ngintlmail.htm