I have a Pythonesque problem getting details of a marriage from the City Clerk’s office in XXX,Massachusetts & wondered if anyone has hit similar, & whether they found an answer. Bear in mind that I live in the UK. FEES: The fee is $20 & should be paid using cash or a money order. No personal cheques are acceptable. I offered to pay via Visa but that’s not acceptable. I offered PayPay (and I would bear the cost of the charges which usually accrue to the recipient) but that’s not acceptable either. Mentally resigned myself to getting the dollars. POSTAGE: Subsequently I was told that I must provide “a self addressed pre paid envelope”. I explained that the website of the US Embassy in London says”"There is no retail outlet for U.S. stamps in the UK". I offered to pay the postage costs by adding extra dollars to the amount I would be sending. That’s not acceptable..... “The City of XXX does not have the means to send mail to England.” To get around the thorny postage problem I asked if the item could be scanned & sent as an attachment to an email....guess what - they “can not send Vital Records via email”! The one pro-active suggestion made by this department was that they had a mailer who used FEDEX. Not being familiar with Fedex I’ve pottered around their website, but think I must (surely!) have misunderstood the calculation process as it appears to be quoting US$56 or $81 depending on urgency. Ideas anyone??? best Anne H. 1020 Lyford