Hello I am the co-ordinator of the Lancashire Family History Society's Members Only Help scheme and we always ask for IRC coupons if the postal query comes from abroad This year I went into our village post office in the Cotswolds and they were quite happy to exchange them for stamps Fiona

Hi Fiona I have heard of this problem before, I have sent the IRCs but not used them the other way so can't comment on that, when I bought them they did not know what they were and had to look it up, I guess the problem is one of lack of knowledge, if in doubt they say no Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Hello > > I am the co-ordinator of the Lancashire Family History Society's Members > Only Help scheme and we always ask for IRC coupons if the postal query > comes > from abroad > > This year I went into our village post office in the Cotswolds and they > were > quite happy to exchange them for stamps > > Fiona