The asterisks for Australia and New Zealand indicate that mail sent using "Priority Mail Express International" (the service that essentially the entire rest of

The asterisks for Australia and New Zealand indicate that mail sent using "Priority Mail Express International" (the service that essentially the entire rest of the world outside the US calls "EMS") is still going through. If anyone really needs to get something from the US to those two countries, at least it's an option, and IMO it's much more reliable than typical mail.