self-addressed
adjective
self-ad·dressed
ˌself-ə-ˈdrest 
-ˈa-ˌdrest
: addressed for return to the sender
a self-addressed envelope
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To obtain the names of the winners of the Sweepstakes, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by September 15th, 2025, to: Sourcing Journal, 475 Fifth Avenue NY, NY 10017.
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Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
This daughter could send a short letter or card once a week or every two weeks, and could even furnish her mother with self-addressed, stamped cards for the mother to jot a note on and send back.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
To obtain the names of the winners of the Sweepstakes, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by April 30, 2052: SheMedia, LLC, 475 Fifth Avenue NY, NY 10017.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Mar. 2025
Buckingham emphasized sending the right size envelope – a No. 10, also known as a business-size envelope – that is stamped and self-addressed.
—Denver Post, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
Buckingham emphasized sending the right size envelope – a No. 10, also known as a business-size envelope – that is both self-addressed and includes a stamp.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
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Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
This daughter could send a short letter or card once a week or every two weeks, and could even furnish her mother with self-addressed, stamped cards for the mother to jot a note on and send back.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
To obtain the names of the winners of the Sweepstakes, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by April 30, 2052: SheMedia, LLC, 475 Fifth Avenue NY, NY 10017.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Mar. 2025
Buckingham emphasized sending the right size envelope – a No. 10, also known as a business-size envelope – that is stamped and self-addressed.
—Denver Post, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
Buckingham emphasized sending the right size envelope – a No. 10, also known as a business-size envelope – that is both self-addressed and includes a stamp.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Self-addressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-addressed. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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