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There are more than one hundred (100 +) countries in the world that sells International Reply Coupon and a published listing of these countries is available on the Universal Postal Union (UPU) website.
To tell you the truth, I was surprised that my small town post office had some in stock! I bought mint copies of the IRC and also postmarked ones. See photos below.
The UPU International Bureau does not sell IRCs directly to customers; they must buy them from their local post office. Although Posts are not obliged to sell IRCs, it is mandatory for Posts of the UPU member countries to exchange the coupons. If a Post does not sell IRCs, it is possible to purchase them in a post office located in a neighbouring country.
Once they are expired, unused or used coupons are often traded and collected much like postal stamps.
International Reply Coupon - Nairobi Model
When you write to someone and request a reply, it’s considered polite to enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. But what do you do if the person to whom you’re writing lives in another country? You use an international reply coupon.
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