Last recommended posting dates for Christmas 2014 All the dates you need for posting cards, letters and parcels this Christmas UK Royal Mail 24® 1st Class - Saturday 20th December 2014 Royal Mail 48® 2nd Class - Thursday 18th December 2014 Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 9am or 1pm® - Tuesday 23rd December 2014 Royal Mail Tracked 24® - Monday 22nd December 2014 Royal Mail Tracked 48® - Saturday 20th December 2014 International Tracked and Signature services Western Europe (excluding Greece, Poland) - Saturday 13 December 2014 USA - Friday 12 December 2014 Canada, Poland - Tuesday 9 December 2014 Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece - Monday 8 December 2014 Africa, Carribean, Central & South America, Middle East - Friday 5 December 2014 Australia - Thursday 4 December 2014 Asia, Far East (including Japan), New Zealand - Wednesday 3 December 2014