Is one IRC enough?

[dingleborder]

I live in the US, and I have sent/plan on sending LOR with SAE to various Harry Potter actors in the UK. I was wondering, is one IRC enough if I enclose a SAE that is 9x6, with a thin piece of cardboard in it to prevent bending (like cereal box thin)? I want to have the highest chance possible of getting a response.
If I decide to order British stamps and use those in the future, about how many should I use for an envelope that size?

[hitsugaya94]

I live in the US, and I have sent/plan on sending LOR with SAE to various Harry Potter actors in the UK. I was wondering, is one IRC enough if I enclose a SAE that is 9x6, with a thin piece of cardboard in it to prevent bending (like cereal box thin)? I want to have the highest chance possible of getting a response.
If I decide to order British stamps and use those in the future, about how many should I use for an envelope that size?

Sending to UK, using an IRC is not that worthy... the weight available of one is only 10g..

About the stamp, 10g=67p and 20g=110p I am not sure about the weight of the size that you talked about.. You can estimate by yourself..

Hope this helps

[sunshine]

Just a tip: try getting UK stamps by trading etc. That will increase your chances of getting a reply! Good Luck!:)

[Jojo Champion]

I normally enclose 2 if writing to the states.

Tip: If you're concerned about lack of return postage enclosed, mention it in your letter. You stand a better chance of the recipient adding to it and getting your response back to you. Shows you tried.

[HappinessStan]

That won't be enough to get an envelope that size back to you, unless the celeb pays for extra stamps you won't get it back again.

I posted a quite full explanation of how many you will need, and how you can get something that weight back a bit cheaper here viewtopic.php?f=2&t=228553

[dingleborder]

At the moment, I can't trade stamps, so IRCs are my only option.
This is the size envelope that I am making my SAE:
http://likethatprice.com/wp-content/upl ... /OP299.jpg

Like I said, I am inserting a thin piece of cardboard to prevent bending, and then two photos. About how many stamps would that need to be sent from the UK to the US, so I know how many IRCs to purchase?

[HappinessStan]

The answer to your question is that it depends upon the weight of what is being sent, and what you write on the envelope, have a look at the link that I posted and my response to it, which is about two-thirds of the way down the page. That tells you how to do it for less, and how to work out how many IRCs you'll need.