Question 1 The following postal regulation determines postage surcharges. This regulation applies only to parcels, not other types of postal items, and only to parcels sent to South America.Other postal items are envelopes and post cards. There is no postage surcharge for envelopes and post cards. For parcels which people mail to South America between December 1 and December 24 of each year, the system will apply the surcharges in Table 1 in addition to the standard postage of $5.00 US: Table 1 - Country \& Weight Surcharge between December 1 and December 24 Argentina All weights $11 US Brazil Weight >33 pounds $21 US Brazil Weight =33 pounds $19 US Brazil Weight