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  2. Return address - Wikipedia

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    Rolls of return address labels can be purchased from companies that sell personalized labels to provide individuals an easy way to peel and stick return address labels to their envelopes. The return address is not required on postal mail.

  3. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Early postal history. Postal services began in the first half of the 17th century serving the first American colonies of Britain and France; today, the United States Postal Service is a large government organization providing a wide range of services across the United States and its territories abroad.

  4. Postage stamp - Wikipedia

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    First day covers. A philatelic First Day Cover from Abu Dhabi. Postage stamps are first issued on a specific date, often referred to as the First day of issue. A first day cover usually consists of an envelope, a postage stamp and a postmark with the date of the stamp's first day of issue thereon. [69]

  5. Facing Identification Mark - Wikipedia

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    The FIM is intended for use primarily on preprinted envelopes and postcards and is applied by the company printing the envelopes or postcards, not by the USPS. The FIM is a nine-bit code consisting of ones (vertical bars) and zeroes (blank spaces). The following five codes are in use:

  6. Envelope - Wikipedia

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    A "return envelope" is a pre-addressed, smaller envelope included as the contents of a larger envelope and can be used for courtesy reply mail, metered reply mail, or freepost (business reply mail). Some envelopes are designed to be reused as the return envelope, saving the expense of including a return envelope in the contents of the original ...

  7. Seal (emblem) - Wikipedia

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    These could be rolled along to create an impression on clay (which could be repeated indefinitely), and used as labels on consignments of trade goods, or for other purposes. They are normally hollow and it is presumed that they were worn on a string or chain round the neck.

  8. Postal marking - Wikipedia

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    The traditional way to apply a postal marking is with the use of a rubber or metal handstamp; handwritten notations are sometimes seen for unusual situations or in very small post offices. In the United States, modern postal markings may appear in the form of yellow adhesive labels with the text printed on them.

  9. Postage due - Wikipedia

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    Postage due is the term used for mail sent with insufficient postage. A postage due stamp is a stamp added to an underpaid piece of mail to indicate the extra postage due.

  10. Western States Envelope & Label - Wikipedia

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    Western States Envelope & Label is a wholesale envelope and label manufacturer for the printing, distributing, mailing, and office supply trades. Western States has five full-service manufacturing facilities in the United States, with the corporate headquarters in Butler, WI.

  11. Adhesive label - Wikipedia

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    An adhesive label or sticky label is a small piece of paper designed to be affixed to any surface, [1] typically by the action of removing a layer of adhesive on the front or back of the label.