Postage

Vintage Fountain Pens offers the following postage options;

For orders from customers within the UK (Including the Channel Islands and the IOM);

• Standard Second Class - this is free but it only includes compensation up to £20.

• Tracked 24 - for an additional cost of £3.80 you will get full tracking plus compensation up to £75 in the event of lost or damaged items.

• Royal Mail Special Delivery - for an additional cost of £10.45 you will get full tracking plus compensation up to £750 in the event of lost or damaged items.

• Courier - We offer a courier service provided by DHL. This is fully insured and gives you complete peace of mind. At £25 the service is expensive but extremely reliable. It is also a reliable alternative to Royal Mail.

For orders from customers outside the UK;

Europe

• Royal Mail International Tracked - this costs £16 and includes compensation up to £75. It also includes the new Customs Fees applied to all parcels sent from the UK into Europe, at present the Customs Fees includes a fixed fee of £5.50 plus 19% of the value of the item. The total cost of the postage and the applicable fees will be calculated at checkout.

• Courier - We offer a courier service provided by DHL. This is fully insured and gives you complete peace of mind. At £75 the service is expensive but extremely reliable.

USA

• Royal Mail International Tracked - this costs £14.70 and includes compensation up to £75. It also includes the new Import Tariffs applied to all parcels sent from the UK into the United States, at present the Customs Fees includes a fixed fee of £0.50 plus 11% of the value of the item. The total cost of the postage and the applicable fees will be calculated at checkout.

• Courier - We offer a courier service provided by DHL. This is fully insured and gives you complete peace of mind. At £75 the service is expensive but extremely reliable. 

The Rest of the World

• Royal Mail International Tracked - this costs £14.70 and includes compensation up to £75. It also includes the new Import Tariffs applied to all parcels sent from the UK into the United States, at present the Customs Fees includes a fixed fee of £0.50 plus 11% of the value of the item. The total cost of the postage and the applicable fees will be calculated at checkout.

• Courier - We offer a courier service provided by DHL. This is fully insured and gives you complete peace of mind. At £75 the service is expensive but extremely reliable. 

Please note that we do not post to most Southern African and South American Countries. We have lost many parcels destined for countries in these areas and it is no longer viable for us to offer this service. Contact us directly if you need assistance.

Certificates of posting are always obtained and the tracking numbers (for DHL, Special Delivery and International Tracked) will be emailed to you on request.