The U.S. Postal Service has changed some labeling requirements for
newspapers. The new procedure must be in place by Sunday, March 29,
2009.
Newspapers must be aware of the following changes:
• Mailers must place the delivery address on the "top half" of the mailpiece.
• On all automation pieces, the characters in the address must not
overlap, and each address element may be separated by no more than five
blank character spaces.
• Mailers must address each piece using a minimum of 8-point type, with each character at least .08 inch high.
• If the mailpiece bears a POSTNET or Intelligent Mail barcode with a
delivery point routing code, mailers may use 6-point type in all
capital letters. Each character must be at least .065 inch high.
To see a graphic of the correct label placement, click HERE.
Posted on
Fri, March 27, 2009
by Jennifer Gilliland