[Dx-qsl] Canada Address Labels ??

[Tom LeClerc W1TJL]

The little Dymo printer that I have has software that not only puts it
into all caps but checks the format and for  addresses even prints the
barcode.  Best $50.oo I ever spent.  Works like a charm and cost about
a penny per label.

73, Tom W1TJL

On 3/15/06, Jerry Keller <k3bz at arrl.net> wrote:
> It's probably a good idea to use all caps to address all international mail.
> The problem with doing that is that the various ham address databases aren't
> in caps.
>
> 73,  Jerry K3BZ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick STODDARD" <lists at wd9ewk.net>
> To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: <W1MCE at comcast.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:23 AM
> Subject: [Dx-qsl] Canada Address Labels ??
>
>
> > Hi!
> >
> >> Posted from another list:
> >>
> >> "Folks:
> >>    My post office informed me that as of last January, Canada requires
> >> all incoming mail to be addressed in capital letters - had to re-do my
> >> handwritten cursive envelope into printed capital letters.
> >>
> >>    The P.O. employee (former Canadian) said it applied to
> >> machine-generated (like computer labels) addresses also.
> >>
> >>    Could some of our Canadian members please verify this for us??  I
> >> would think computer labels could be caps & lower case, but .....
> >
> > Canada Post has this page related to addressing mail up there:
> >
> > http://www.canadapost.ca/personal/tools/pg/manual/b03-e.asp?sblid=standards
> >
> > Here's a notice from the USPS issued in late 2004 on the topic:
> >
> > http://www.usps.com/communications/news/press/2004/pr04_069.htm
> >
> > Hope that helps.  73!
> >
> >
> > Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK
> >
> > --
> > Patrick STODDARD                       E-mail: lists at wd9ewk dot net
> > Phoenix, Arizona, USA                  Web:    http://www.wd9ewk.net/
> >
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