Time: Fri Jul 18 08:32:25 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id IAA29016 for [address in tool bar]; Fri, 18 Jul 1997 08:32:35 -0700 (MST) by usr04.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA16364; Fri, 18 Jul 1997 08:30:42 -0700 (MST) Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 08:30:15 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: USPS Web Site (fwd) <snip> > >You're going to like this. Here is the web site it came from: > >http://www.usps.gov/csmrguid/addrpack.htm#abbr > >The main point of interest is at bottom, but some stuff before is kinda >nice and is left in case you might like it. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > United States Postal Service > > A CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO POSTAL SERVICES AND PRODUCTS > _________________________________________________________________ > > ADDRESSING AND PACKAGING YOUR MAIL > * Abbreviations > * Addressing Mail > * Dual Addressing > * ZIP Code > * ZIP+4 > * Minimum Size Standards > * Nonstandard Size Mail > * Packaging and Addressing Parcels >[snip] > >[This next part is probably similar to what is found in #221, but I dunno >yet cuz I can't read Adobe Acrobat. Nevertheless, it shows you >interesting info including how to do international post, which would >pertain to inter-Union state post.] > > [INLINE] Destination Address > > Be sure to include: > > * Recipient's name (and/or company name, if applicable). > * Recipient's street address, post office box number, rural route > number and box number, or highway contract route number and box > number. In addition, include the following in the address line: > + Suffix: AVE (Avenue), ST (Street), DR (Drive), RD (Road), PL > (Place), CIR (Circle), etc. > + Directional: E (East), NW (Northwest), etc. > + Locator: RM (Room), STE (Suite), APT (Apartment) number, etc. > * Recipient's city, state, and ZIP Code or ZIP+4 Code if known. For > international mail, include the city or town, and province or > state name. The applicable foreign postal code, if known, should > go on the same line as, and in front of, the city or town name. > * The country name, in capital letters, should be on the last line > of the address for international mailonly. >[snip] > > ZIP Code > > The ZIP Code is extremely important in the processing and delivery of >-->mail. While use of the ZIP Code is voluntary, we urge you to include > it in your return address and the mailing address. Complete ZIP Code > directories are available for sale at your local post office. For > individual ZIP Codes, contact your local post office or check out our > on-line lookup. > > ZIP+4 > > In 1983, the Postal Service began use of an expanded ZIP Code called > ZIP+4. It is composed of the original five-digit code plus a >-->four-digit add-on. Use of the four-digit add-on number is voluntary. > However, this add-on number helps the Postal Service direct mail > efficiently and accurately. Even if you prefer not to use your > four-digit add-on number, using the correct five-digit ZIP Code helps > prevent delays. >[snip] > >[Well, they say it right on their own web page. I'm printing that out. >Hrmm, I remember strong copyright restrictions, I'm going to have to >check that. Please delete this e-post and get your own copy from the >web site I put at the beginning. Thank you.] > > ======================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal. ======================================================================== [This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
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