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Postal Explorer > Publication 28 - Postal Addressing Standards > 3 Business Addressing Standards > 34 Line Removal Guidelines
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Line #
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Data Element
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Example
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*1.
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Optional Endorsement Line
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#BXNHJVF *********C002
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**2.
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Key Line Data
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#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO3# /12345678
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**3.
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POSTNET Address Block
Barcode
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***4.
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Mailstop Code
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MSC 4567ABCD
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***5.
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Attention Line
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MS MILDRED DOE
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***6.
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Individual Title
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PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
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***7.
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Functional Title
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DESIGN ENGINEERING MANAGER
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***8.
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Group, Department, Division
Name
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BRAKE CONTROL DIVISION
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*9.
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Business/Firm Name
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BIG BUSINESS INCORPORATED
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*10.
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Delivery Address Line
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12 E BUSINESS LN STE 209
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*11.
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City, State, Zip+4 Line
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KRYTON TN 38188-0002
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* These lines directly affect Postal Service distribution.
** These lines are required for some Postal Service programs.
*** These lines are optional for the mailer.
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The preferred location for the
POSTNET Address Block Barcode
is above the address block or
immediately below the optional
endorsement and/or key line
information, if used. However, it
may be placed below the address
block if necessary. In either
location it must be within 4 inches
of the bottom and 1/2 inch from
either edge of the mailpiece in
order to be read by the barcode
sorter. Refer to the DMM for
additional criteria and options for
placement of the barcode on
mailpieces.
If the number of business address lines on a mailpiece must be reduced,
apply the following steps in the order listed.
Lines #9, #10, and #11 contain addressing data elements that are required
for distribution and delivery by the Postal Service. Therefore, they must
appear as the last three lines of the address block. If it is necessary to
compress the number of characters in an address data element, use the
recommended abbreviations or suffix tables or the word compression
guidelines identified in this publication.
Line #9, Business/Firm Name, should be printed on a single line for
maximum MLOCR matching. If necessary it may be wrapped down. The use
of standard business word abbreviations is preferred over line wrapping.
When secondary delivery information, e.g., APARTMENT or SUITE, is part of
the address but does not fit on the Delivery Address Line, all secondary
components should be placed immediately above the Delivery Address Line.
It is preferred that all City, State, and ZIP Code information be presented on a
single line. If that is not possible, the ZIP Code or the ZIP+4 Code should be
placed below the City State information. However, when compressing line
#11 do not remove the hyphen between the ZIP Code and the ZIP+4 add-on
code.
Lines #1 and #2 may be required on the mailpiece when it is submitted under
some of the Postal Service presort programs or the ACS program. Therefore,
when they are present they must appear in the address block in the order
indicated by the Sample Business Address Format. They cannot be wrapped,
altered, or compressed.
Lines #4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are not required by the Postal Service for distribution
and delivery and are optional for the mailer.
Line #5, Attention, when it contains an individual name, or line #7, Functional
Title, may be critical for delivery within the company or firm, but the use of
both may not be necessary.
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