[quote="frullis"]I would also like to know where to get International Reply Coupon, they dosent seem to be selling these at the swedish post office.[/quote]
Hi!

Yeah, I heard that they don't sell IRCs at Swedish post offices...Other way how to get IRCs or stamps of a counrty you're sending to is to try to buy or trade them here [url=http://www.fanmail.biz/mboard/viewforum.php?f=127]in this forum[/url] from other members. You can offer autographs you don't want anymore, unsigned photos, posters or whatever you like.
I don't think there's a possibility of buying IRCs or stamps online from USPS or Royal Mail site...

Sammya

I would also like to know where to get International Reply Coupon, they dosent seem to be selling these at the swedish post office.

Hi there, and welcome {up}

[quote]How did I write a fan letter and send?[/quote]
Your fan letter should ideally be one page long in length. No-one can tell you how to write because there is no perfect letter - just write about yourself, what you admire about the celeb, etc, and very importantly - that you are requesting an autograph.

[quote]Were did I get International Reply Coupon, and most I have them to send letter?
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They should be available at your local post office. You don't [b]need[/b] them to send a letter because many celebrities around the world reply without IRC's/return postage, but it is better to include them. Especially when you're writing via venue.

[quote]How do I know if an autograph is real or not? And does it really matters?
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There are tons of topics in the Collecting Help and Is My Autograph Authentic? forums that can help you out with this. You're always welcome to ask a member of the board what they think when you receive feedback - you'll learn quickly how a stamp/autopen/preprint and so forth looks.

[quote]Sometime I get a CoA can I trust that?
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These mean absolutely nothing, because people are horribly untrustworthy, and can print these certificates themselves. Even lots of third party authenticators are corrupt, check out http://www.autographalert.com for more on that.



TTM
= Through The Mail - all autographs received by post.
AP
= Autopen. A machine that holds a pen and is programmed to sign like a certain celebrity. In other words, a fake autograph.
PP
= Preprint. Another fake autograph - it's basically a photocopy of a signature, the signature is part of the photo.
IP
= In Person. An autograph obtained in person, for example, if you had to meet a celebrity outside a hotel.


Any other questions feel free to ask ;)

Hi!

I want to collect autograph. But dont know to begin.
I only have some from artist I meet and I have some from Swedish actor/actress, and singers... but I will have form other countrys to..

How did I write a fan letter and send?
Were did I get International Reply Coupon, and most I have them to send letter?

How do I know if an autograph is real or not? And does it really matters?
Sometime I get a CoA can I trust that?

I wanted to know what this word means:

TTM
AP
PP
IP
and all the other word that used in the collector world.

PLEASE can someone help me strat whit my collection....