Freepost is a postal service provided by various postal authorities, whereby a person sends mail without affixing postage, and the recipient pays the postage when collecting the mail. Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects wherein written Documents typically enclosed in Envelopes and also Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects wherein written Documents typically enclosed in Envelopes and also Freepost differs from self-addressed stamped envelopes, courtesy reply mail, and metered reply mail in that the recipient of the freepost pays only for those items that are actually received, rather than all that are distributed. A self-addressed stamped envelope ( SASE) or just stamped addressed envelope ( SAE) in the UK, is often just that an Envelope with Courtesy reply mail or CRM is a type of mail in which a business sends pre-printed self-addressed Envelopes or Postcards to customers who then affix Metered reply mail or MRM is a type of mail in which a business sends pre-printed self-addressed envelopes or postcards to customers with postage prepaid on the envelopes
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Uses
In one typical use of freepost, a business sends bulk mail to potential customers, the bulk mail including envelopes or postcards that potential customers can return to the business by freepost. Bulk mail broadly refers to Mail that is mailed and processed in bulk at reduced rates An envelope is a Packaging product usually made of flat planar material such as Paper or cardboard and designed to contain a flat object which in a postal-service A postcard or post card is a rectangular piece of thick Paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an Envelope and In another typical use, magazines include subscription cards that potential subscribers can return by freepost. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally In yet another typical use, a seller can provide a merchandise return label bearing the appropriate freepost indicia (as described below) to a customer so that the customer can return the item to the seller by freepost upon issuance of a Return Merchandise Authorization. A label is a piece of Paper, Polymer, Cloth, Metal, or other material affixed to a container or article on which is Printed A Return Merchandise Authorization or Return Material Authorization ( RMA) is a transaction whereby the Recipient of a product arranges to return Defective
Freepost in various countries
Australia
In Australia, freepost is called Reply Paid. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Specially printed envelopes are used, with the permit holder's address, the words "Reply Paid" with an authorization number. The stamp is replaced by three black stripes. The permit holder pays the postage plus a fee to the postal authority. The customer may write the Reply Paid envelope out by hand.
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- Reply Paid 1345
- P. O. Box 1453
- Wherever NSW 1435
More recently, the post office has realised that it can combine the RP number and the Box number, which saves writing and reduces the number of errors.
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- Reply Paid 1345
- Wherever NSW 1435
An important customer like the Taxation Office would have an RP number the same as the post code, to minimize errors even more.
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- Reply Paid 1435
- Wherever NSW 1435
Canada
To coordinate service with the United States, Canada Post uses the same terminology and the same standards as the U. Canada Post Corporation ( Société canadienne des postes) is the Canadian postal operator operated as a crown corporation. S. P. S. (as explained below), with the exception of the use of Canadian Postal codes. A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a
United States
In the United States, the United States Postal Service refers to freepost as business reply mail. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A mailer wishing to receive mail by freepost must obtain a business reply permit and design the envelopes, postcards, or labels according to the standards specified by the USPS, including the use of a FIM B or C code, whichever of the two is appropriate. The Facing Identification Mark or FIM is a Bar code designed by the United States Postal Service to assist in the automated processing of Mail The address on the envelope, postcard, or label is the same as the address for regular mail, except that the ZIP+4 code is different. An address is a Code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home business or other building on the earth's surface The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS In some large cities, business reply mail has its own five-digit ZIP code or codes (e. g. , 20077 and 20078 in Washington, D.C.). Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Also, the design of the envelope or postcard includes a place to identify the business reply permit number.
More generally
Other countries use freepost as well, although the envelope designs required by those countries' postal authorities differ widely from that described above. A freepost address may have a special freepost number for use along with, or instead of, the address for regular mail.
International freepost also exists and is known variously as "International Business Reply Service," "International Business Reply Mail" and "Réponse Payée. " Like USPS business reply mail, international business reply mail must conform to certain format requirements. [1]
References
External links
- Information on reply paid from Australia Post
- Information on business reply mail from the USPS
- Return and Reply Mail (Mailpiece Quality Control Program, chapter 9), a USPS document showing the design of business reply mail in the United States
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