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03-26-2009, 16:42
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What is an SAE, an SASE and an SSAE?
An SAE is a SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE, and and is really the least you should send if you expect to receive a reply from a celeb. It is basically an envelope with your own address on the front, which the celeb or their agent will use to mail back an autograph to you. To be on the safe side your reply envelope should always be marked: PLEASE DO NOT BEND and be at least 9x12" (A4) in size or big enough to fit the item you sent to be signed
An SASE is a SELF-ADDRESSES STAMPED ENVELOPE, and is basically the same as and SAE, but with proper postage put on. From my own experience I know that you can vastly increase your success rate by paying for the return postage. If you are mailing within your own country you can use standard stamps, but if you are mailing overseas you must use IRC's (International Reply Coupons)
An SSAE is a STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE and is the same thing as an SASE !
какво значи някой може ле да го преведе
What is an IRC?
An IRC (or International Reply Coupon) is a voucher obtainable from the post office to prepay the return postage of an item from abroad.
IRCs work in just the same way that stamps would if you were sending an SASE to a celeb in your own country.
Obviously, when you write to a celeb in another country, there is no point sending your SASE with your own country's stamps on, as they would not be accepted by their postal system on the return journey.
That is when you need to purchase IRCs. Prices very from country to country, and not all post offices sell them, so you might have to shop-around a bit.
On average if you are expecting anything up to a 10x8 back you need to include at least 2 IRCs. Anything bigger, and you will need more.
Your IRCs should be put inside your SAE, or paperclipped to the front of it (so the celeb sees them!) They can then redeem them at their local post office for the cost of postage.
What is an SAE, an SASE and an SSAE?
An SAE is a SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE, and and is really the least you should send if you expect to receive a reply from a celeb. It is basically an envelope with your own address on the front, which the celeb or their agent will use to mail back an autograph to you. To be on the safe side your reply envelope should always be marked: PLEASE DO NOT BEND and be at least 9x12" (A4) in size or big enough to fit the item you sent to be signed
An SASE is a SELF-ADDRESSES STAMPED ENVELOPE, and is basically the same as and SAE, but with proper postage put on. From my own experience I know that you can vastly increase your success rate by paying for the return postage. If you are mailing within your own country you can use standard stamps, but if you are mailing overseas you must use IRC's (International Reply Coupons)
An SSAE is a STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE and is the same thing as an SASE !
какво значи някой може ле да го преведе
What is an IRC?
An IRC (or International Reply Coupon) is a voucher obtainable from the post office to prepay the return postage of an item from abroad.
IRCs work in just the same way that stamps would if you were sending an SASE to a celeb in your own country.
Obviously, when you write to a celeb in another country, there is no point sending your SASE with your own country's stamps on, as they would not be accepted by their postal system on the return journey.
That is when you need to purchase IRCs. Prices very from country to country, and not all post offices sell them, so you might have to shop-around a bit.
On average if you are expecting anything up to a 10x8 back you need to include at least 2 IRCs. Anything bigger, and you will need more.
Your IRCs should be put inside your SAE, or paperclipped to the front of it (so the celeb sees them!) They can then redeem them at their local post office for the cost of postage.