IRC's would be more expensive, but more secure sending through the mail- you don't know who's going to open it. Either way the recipient would have to take the IRC's or cash to the post office. Best option would be to buy US (assuming you're mailing to the US) stamps from someone here and use those....

I've had this happen when I've had to print postage to ship this for ebay. The problem like you said is that it said "do not bend", because the system is predominantly automated- they charge a fee because things that are rigid have to be dealt with separately. From the USPS website: First-...

This question comes up time and time again... the answer is simple: It's illegal. Don't do it. You listen to me, or ignore it- but the fact that it's illegal won't change. If you do it, I doubt any one is going to go to your house and beat you down... but that doesn't change a dang thing. Same with ...

I don't know if you looking to buy or not- but I have a box full somewhere of older stamps (mostly international: Lithuania, Spain, etc.) that was left over from a friend's estate sale (his grandmother had a massive collection). If you are interested, I can try and find them.
-Matt

My girlfriends making a Disneyana/entertainment theme for our apartment's office and so I am looking for AUTHENTICALLY signed things (guitars, photos, magazines, index cards, etc. -no clippings or magazine tear outs) of: Miley Cyrus (more than MC signature... full name preferable) Demi Lovato Selena...

Lillian now sells items on eBay herself. Like a lot of females wrestlers, because they know they can get a lot of cash for them. Just look at the wwe auctions for the diva items and you will see what I mean. Yep, I know Christy Hemme was one of the first I saw. I personally haven't bought anything ...

I own one worn item and it was one of Jeff Hardy's armbands. It was after a match and he was crowd signing and that is how I got his autograph and a pic with him. My girlfriend is a big fan of his and She was just going crazy. After he signed something for my best friend, I asked him if she could h...

Oh, shoot. Guess I'm in trouble then. I always re-use unfranked stamps. If the Post Office fails to cancel them, that's their fault not mine. If I had to pay for US stamps, and the same stamps come back to me un-franked, am I going to waste them? Technically, if they came backed and were used, but ...

I usually go with JSA over PSA- but as Chris has said, both companies have mistakenly certified things that should not have been. Hence why no authenticator will give more than an "opinion" [small print saying that in a court of law... neither will be held responsible for wrong certificati...

Like the others said, you have to have some form of proof to show legitimacy (at least before a serious collector would consider paying top dollar for it). The washing vs. unwashed thing can depend on the type of item and when they were worn. Some items like tshirts or a pair of jeans- washing isn't...