International Reply Coupons

[Lars Engelbrecht]

I have a question:

Do you consider International Reply Coupons (IRC) a Postal Stationery?

Best regards

Lars Engelbrecht, Denmark

[Mette]

Post by Lars Engelbrecht
Do you consider International Reply Coupons (IRC) a Postal Stationery?

I think they are. At least they meet all the requirements
for being postal stationery, in the same way as the British
Postal Orders.

Best regards
Mette (Denmark)

[Eric Bustad]

Post by Lars Engelbrecht
Do you consider International Reply Coupons (IRC) a Postal Stationery?
Best regards
Lars Engelbrecht, Denmark

Michel lists them in it's German postal stationary catalog.

= Eric

[LN in DC]

They're not "stationery" in my mind - one doesn't write messages on
them or enclose messages in them, or send them as though they were an
envelope, letter sheet or postal card. At most, they are stamps. I
define stamps as "prepaid receipts for postal services". IRCs are
"prepaid" and they are used for "postal services". The German term
"verrechnungsmarken" ("settlement stamps"] seems to fit - because
those were generally stamps that one did not affix to a piece of mail,
rather an official pasted them in a record book and cancelled them as
a record of a completed payment or funds transfer.

Regards

LN

Post by Lars Engelbrecht
Do you consider International Reply Coupons (IRC) a Postal Stationery?
Best regards
Lars Engelbrecht, Denmark