I was completely wrong then - thats exactly how ones from the UK look as well!

I had a look on Google after seeing your scan, and they are the same everywhere. You learn something new everday!

I think IRC's may be different depending on which country they're from. Where are you from?

I don't have an IRC at the moment, but the rubber stamp is simply a circle with the place it was bought and the date of the stamp in it.

If you live in the same country then I would be inclined to include a SASE wherever possible. If you were sending something abroad, then the person might understand that it would have been difficult for you to get hold of an IRC or the correct stamps. But if you have the correct stamps available to ...

Were the letters going to an agency on Wilshire Blvd?

I think ICM has an address there, and although it wasn't a success as such, I got a RTS back from them, which at least means it got to the right place.

International mail costs more to send than inland mail, but that is the only real difference. Remember to write the country its going to on along with the address, and then the best idea is to take it to the post office. They'll weigh it so that you can put the correct postage on, and also stick an ...

Thanks - i've emailed a few teams now so hopefully will get some stuff soon.

I never send photos anymore, because of all the ones I did send, only one came back. Saying that, they weren't proper photos - i'd just found a picture on Google and printed it onto photo paper, so that may have made a difference. For instance, I sent a letter to Andy Serkis, who i've seen successes...

I only ever used a maximum of 2 IRC's, because otherwise the cost just mounts up.

From the UK, it would be £1.20 for the coupons, then usually £1.05 on top of that for the postage itself.

If 2 isn't enough, I would like to think that the money would be 'topped up' to the correct postage.

An IRC pays for postage in a foreign country, so that someone can return something to you. The cost 60p in the UK, and you get them from the post office. Do everything as normal, except instead of sticking a stamp on your self-addressed envelope (and remember to write 'UK' on the return envelope), e...