[endgame]

Is it possible for consumers to still buy these from overseas? My country seems to have stopped selling them, but I'd love to mail one to a faraway friend.

[farawy]

Yes, several postal operators still sell IRCs and ship them abroad.

e.g. Post Luxembourg sells them for 2.20€ with free international shipping: https://www.postphilately.lu/en-US/products/collectionneurs/...

France's La Poste sells them for slightly cheaper but has a fairly high minimum for free shipping (75€ if i remember correctly?): https://www.laposte.fr/pp/coupon-reponse-international-abidj...