[Dx-qsl] Mail addressed to Canada and Mexico

Thu Dec 28 17:19:58 EST 2006

http://www.usps.com/global/addressingintlmail.htm
This is thje USPS' web page for addressing foreign mail.
http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/immc1_002.html#vnameref_1
is the section from the International Mail Manual on addressing
k. The delivery address should be printed in all uppercase letters. The 
name of the place of destination and the name of the country of 
destination must be written in capital letters together with the correct 
post code number or delivery zone number, if any. If possible, the 
address should have no more than five lines. For example:
Mr Thomas Clark
117 Russell Drive
LONDON WIP 6HQ
GREAT BRITAIN
Ms C P Apple
Apartado 3068
46807 PUERTO VALLARTA JALISCO
MEXICO
Exception: To Canada, there must be two spaces between the province 
abbreviation and the postal code, as shown below between "ON" and "KIA 0B1":
Ms Helen Saunders
1010 Clear Street
OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
CANADA
Tom, WW5L
Michael W Elliott wrote:
> I believe this is a specific format for sending mail to Canada and Mexico for addressing it on the envelope
>> can anyone comment on this format 
>>> Michael W. Elliott, CISSP 
> (Certified Information Security Specialist Professional)
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