Dear Robert, You may like to look at these pages to help getting English certificates using Australian Money or even using Australian personal cheques. http://www.certificates.fsnet.co.uk/certificates.htm http://www.certificates.fsnet.co.uk/c5d.htm Antony Lambert haunts the Lancashire and Manchester Rootsweb mailing lists, and he is very helpful. The certificates he hunts for, are not just restricted to Lancashire. I certainly have not heard any adverse reports, only favourable ones on his behalf. I have corresponded with him once and he does this as a sideline to his everyday work as a clerk. Actually I think he's works as a bank clerk! You can use the universal currency converter at the bottom of the page to see what today's conversion rate is. Looking at today's rate suggests that the cost is about the same as a NSW Certificate. If you don't have access to a credit card, this way might be a suitable alternative. This is just a suggestion, and it's offered on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. Cheers, Tony moore (Castle Hill, NSW) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ---- "KEMSLEY wrote: > I realise this question has perhaps; been asked many times previously? > > I've a lady in England; who has been good enough to obtain a Birth > Certificate for me. > > I sent her $20AUS; believing that would cover the cost; which it did > not, as the certificate itself was £7 Certificate + £1.74 Postage = £8.74 > Total. > > The lady in question; has had trouble in cashing the $20AUS and I wonder > if there is a better way of doing and what experiences fellow listers have > had in such a situation? > > I've tried "American Express"; finding that the cost of cashing in; far > exceeded the cost of the Cheque. > > According to the Bank here; $30 to send electronically, $15 via Internet > Banking and $25 Bank Cheque and these are just the fees, without the actual > amount due. > > I've yet to try the Post Office. > > Kindest regards; > Robert KEMSLEY > > > > > > > > > Please consider you emails subject line . Is it meaningful ? > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message