by Hartster » Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:14 am
I like sending 8x10s, which I find on eBay or print out in a store (I usually do NASA photos, which have no copyrights and thus legally can be printed.) I cut up a piece of cardboard as a stiffner, put it inside a sheet protector with the photo (cutting off the binder holes for the sheet protector.)
That goes on top of a 9x12 SASE, which gets $3 in postage. The letter of request goes on top of that, and the whole thing gets mailed in a 10x13 envelope (which usually is about $2.64 or $2.87 postage for the United States - hence the $3 postage for the SASE.) I bring it to the Post Office for the postage to the celebrity, and tell them (because it has cardboard and marked "Do not bend") to send it first-class parcel.
Really, they _should_ send it that way rather than regular first-class because of the "Do not bend," although some will send it regular first class. But first-class parcel has the extra of a tracking number so you can see when the celebrity gets your letter.
4x6s are too small. 5x7s are next best if you're really strapped for money.
I always type my letters to make it clear what I'm asking for. But hand sign them.
I like sending 8x10s, which I find on eBay or print out in a store (I usually do NASA photos, which have no copyrights and thus legally can be printed.) I cut up a piece of cardboard as a stiffner, put it inside a sheet protector with the photo (cutting off the binder holes for the sheet protector.)
That goes on top of a 9x12 SASE, which gets $3 in postage. The letter of request goes on top of that, and the whole thing gets mailed in a 10x13 envelope (which usually is about $2.64 or $2.87 postage for the United States - hence the $3 postage for the SASE.) I bring it to the Post Office for the postage to the celebrity, and tell them (because it has cardboard and marked "Do not bend") to send it first-class parcel.
Really, they _should_ send it that way rather than regular first-class because of the "Do not bend," although some will send it regular first class. But first-class parcel has the extra of a tracking number so you can see when the celebrity gets your letter.
4x6s are too small. 5x7s are next best if you're really strapped for money.
I always type my letters to make it clear what I'm asking for. But hand sign them.