(including spaces) in the bottom line of the address. To make room for the ZIP Code, state names needed to be abbreviated. The Department provided an initial list of abbreviations in June 1963, but many had three or four letters, which was still too long. In October 1963, the Department...
Address Letters & Cards Make sure you address all of your letters and cards. Colons (:) & Ellipses (…) When you introduce examples, use a colon when you have a list. (Ellipses in brackets […] are also used when you need to show you're omitting words from a quote.) Places ...
Street address (including the apartment number and street name) City name, state abbreviation, and ZIP code Below, we have also included an example to help you avoid writing a USPS insufficient address or UAA: Zeke Harrington Lakeside Group of Industries ...
In 1970, Western Union in co-operation with the Postal Service introduced the "Mailgram", a special type of telegram offered by Western Union intended for bulk mailing to multiple addressees. The sender would contact WU and submit to them the message to be sent and a list of addressees to...
FLTS—An abbreviation used on mail container labels that identify the contents as flat-size. Forward—To redirect mail to the intended recipient's new delivery address in cases where PS Form 3575, Change of Address Order, or other written or personal notice has been filed with the local post...
Forwarded: Transshipment, when the address on label or postal code is wrong, but the post office can identify the correct address, the post office will transfer to the correct address. Delivery status not updated Vacant: Address not filled out can’t be delivered. Return to the sender ...
Place secondary address unit designators at the end of the delivery address line. Use the proper abbreviation for apartment (APT), suite (STE), unit (UNIT), floor (FL), room (RM), department (DEPT), etc. Do not use the pound sign (#) if the correct designation is known.The APO/...
normalized_address_record() uses the included processing functions to remove unacceptable special characters, extra spaces, predictable abnormal character sub-strings and phrases. It also abbreviates directional indicators and street types according to the abbreviation mappings found in address_constants. If...
Syntax of the REINIT command Type REINIT (or a valid abbreviation, beginning with a minimum of REI) on any command line (except on the Asynchronous Task Termination panel) as long as exception processing is active, and press Enter. Examining exception messages (LOOK command) This section ...