HMAS Perth (D 38) For other ships with the same name, see HMAS Perth. HMAS Perth (D 38) was the lead ship of the Perth class guided missile destroyers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built in the United States of America to a modified version of the Charles F. Adams design, Perth entered service with the RAN in 1965.
If you really want the postcards to arrive quickly, it will cost few pennies more, but putting it in an envelope and sending a first class letter, assures quick delivery from anywhere in the world. First class letter - 3-7 days. postcard - 7-14 days-sometimes never. USNR, e-mail is just not the same.
As of June 2014, the United States Postal Service states that the cost to send a standard sized postcard is 34 cents. At this rate, the postcard can be 6 inches long, 4 1/4 inches high and 0.16 inches thick. The USPS also includes that a large postcard is 49 cents to mail. The maximum size for this postcard is 11 1/2 inches long, 6 1/8 inches high and 1/4 inch thick. This is the same rate to mail a First Class 1 ounce letter domestically.The rates for postage increased as of January 2014.