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Re: How to buy International Reply Coupons or IRCs?

2013-05-14T21:50:54+00:00

Thank you!! Three post offices, rudeness, me yelling at a woman and nothing. I've got nothing to show for it but resentment. SO thank you for telling your story and mapping this out!

Statistics: Posted by Guest — Tue May 14, 2013 9:50 pm

Re: How to buy International Reply Coupons or IRCs?

2013-05-02T15:58:43+00:00

Vive la France

Statistics: Posted by Liv — Thu May 02, 2013 3:58 pm

Re: How to buy International Reply Coupons or IRCs?

2013-05-02T06:45:27+00:00

You can buy an IRC from laposte.fr which the national post servive in France. You can buy it there and have it ship anywhere in the World. The unit price is 1.30 euros but you have to pay the shipping. I ordered one and had it shipped in the US for a total of 3.72 euros (USD 4.90). The only problem is that the web site is in French only... You can paste the url in Google Translate but I'm not sure you can complete the whole transaction process this way though...
You can also buy IRCs in Canada but you can't buy directly from the web site, only from a post office so you need to know someone who can buy it for you and ship it to you. The price in Canada is CAD 5.50.
Since IRCs are not sold anymore in the US, the idea is to buy them from some other country (France is a good example).

Statistics: Posted by Guest — Thu May 02, 2013 6:45 am

Re: How to buy International Reply Coupons or IRCs?

2013-04-11T17:58:33+00:00

have to go to my Chicago post office tomorrow to get one for Tennants birthday

Statistics: Posted by Guest — Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:58 pm

Re: How to buy International Reply Coupons or IRCs?

2013-03-28T15:27:23+00:00

Marianna wrote:
Does the update, stating that the USPS is no longer selling IRCs, mean that the US Department of State is pulling out of the issuing body, the Universal Postal Union? That would be a shame, we've been a member since 1875, and it hardly seems likely. BTW, the UPU web site still lists the USPS as a participating seller of IRCs, as of today, March 27, 2013. Perhaps the right hand knows not what the left hand does. I hope it's a case of the USPS not knowing what their governing bodies, the US Department of State and the Postal Regulatory Commission have obligated them to sell.

No, the US (and UK) are still members of the Universal Postal Union. That means they are obliged to honor IRCs but they are not obliged to sell them.

UPU wrote:
The International Bureau does not sell IRCs directly to customers; they must buy them from their local post office. Although Posts are not obliged to sell IRCs, it is mandatory for Posts to exchange the coupons. If a Post does not sell IRCs, it is possible to purchase them in a post office located in a neighbouring country.

Statistics: Posted by A Person — Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:27 pm

Re: How to buy International Reply Coupons or IRCs?

2013-03-27T23:04:10+00:00

Stop Press! I just found a work-around for the UK for situations where the person or organization who would be replying to me requires a SASE, but doesn't require it to be in the form of an IRC plus a self-addressed envelope. I just placed an order on the Royal Mail web site http://shop.royalmail.com/products/stam ... at/cat220/ for a small book of stamps. They accepted the order and it will be dispatched tomorrow.

Probably most countries' postal services have an on-line ordering facility, and I expect that at least some of them will send orders to the US.

Current postage rates for various sizes and weights of mail to various places should be available on each country's postal service web site, so one can send the exact postage for the particular item.

My problem is solved. Hope this is helpful to someone else, as well.

Statistics: Posted by Guest — Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:04 pm

Re: How to buy International Reply Coupons or IRCs?

2013-03-27T21:45:33+00:00

Does the update, stating that the USPS is no longer selling IRCs, mean that the US Department of State is pulling out of the issuing body, the Universal Postal Union? That would be a shame, we've been a member since 1875, and it hardly seems likely. BTW, the UPU web site still lists the USPS as a participating seller of IRCs, as of today, March 27, 2013. Perhaps the right hand knows not what the left hand does. I hope it's a case of the USPS not knowing what their governing bodies, the US Department of State and the Postal Regulatory Commission have obligated them to sell.

Statistics: Posted by Guest — Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:45 pm

Re: How to buy International Reply Coupons or IRCs?

2013-03-21T23:21:17+00:00

Yes.

Statistics: Posted by Liv — Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:21 pm

Re: How to buy International Reply Coupons or IRCs?

2013-03-21T07:37:39+00:00

so... if i buy the IRC in Canada,
I can use it in the US, right?
and it will be able to send back to me?

sorry if i get any information wrong.

Statistics: Posted by Guest — Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:37 am

Re: How to buy International Reply Coupons or IRCs?

2013-03-15T07:07:15+00:00

Madilyn wrote:
Do you know how much IRC's cost to ship to the UK?

not expensive

Statistics: Posted by dhosi456 — Fri Mar 15, 2013 7:07 am