0 a way of sending letters, parcels, etc. by road, sea, or train and not by aircraft, or things sent in this way -- 平郵，平信，普通郵件
If there is no airgraph service the airgraph is sent by ordinary surface mail and the sender is advised by post-card that this has been done.
Three to four days for airmail letters, about three weeks for surface mail and three to five weeks for parcels.
Surface mail is still free, and a penny halfpenny an ounce for air mail is not unreasonable.
There is no saving at all because, normally, all the traffic goes by surface mail.
Members of the forces overseas enjoy concessionary postal rates on air mail letters and on surface mail.
I have now reached my fourth hurdle, and that is a matter of surface mail.
Any such press releases are sent by electronic or surface mail.
The consultation pack was accompanied by a consultation feedback questionnaire which could be returned both via surface mail or completed on-line.
