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Journey of a Letter - the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­ * 25
    #28573484 -

Have you ever wondered how letters travel? I found these videos interesting.
It's fascinating to see how letters have evolved over time and how technology has influenced the way of delivering.

Below the videos in this thread, you can find tips on how to send the mails smoothly and efficiently, as well as how to expedite delivery.







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Edited by Bra (04/25/25 06:26 AM)

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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: Bra] * 5
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To ensure smooth processing by the postal service, it is recommended to leave a minimum of 19 millimeters (6/8 inch) blank space at the bottom on both the front and back of the envelope or postcard.
This space is required for the postal service's reading and sorting machines to print bar codes on your mail. By providing this space, you can help ensure efficient handling and delivery of your mail.

Edited by Bra (04/12/24 05:25 PM)

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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: Bra] * 9
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The proper placement of the address is crucial for ensuring efficient letter delivery and smooth processing by machines.
This helps to avoid the need for manual sorting.



As for summer mailing tips, it's important to note that rising temperatures can render spores nonviable.
Therefore, it's more desirable to send letters directly from the post office by handing them to a postal worker.
Post offices typically have air conditioning, which helps prevent the mail from overheating in mailboxes during hot weather.


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πŸ“¨ Journey of a Letter βœ‰οΈ the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­
☞ Guide to the Shroomery - how to grow shrooms from A to Z guide ☜
If you want to dive in and grow some Pans, this is the place to start! β₯Ύ
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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: Bra] * 3
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I've been researching how to improve mail delivery and I've found a neat trick to make the delivery within the US smoother and faster.

Have you heard about Zip +4 codes? There's some interesting reading about that here. https://www.smarty.com/articles/zip-4-code

Using the full ZIP Code with the extra 4 digits when mailing via the USPS ensures the fastest, most accurate mailing possible. Completing ZIP+4s on your mail can speed up processing and delivery, sometimes by as many as two days.

Here's a nice tool for finding a +4 Zip code! Not every address has a +4 zip code, but many do. https://www.smarty.com/products/us-address-verification#demo

You can also look up correct international address formats or find a zip code for international sending or to figure out your correct adress and zip code. It's a great tool.



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πŸ“¨ Journey of a Letter βœ‰οΈ the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­
☞ Guide to the Shroomery - how to grow shrooms from A to Z guide ☜
If you want to dive in and grow some Pans, this is the place to start! β₯Ύ
πŸ…ƒ πŸ„΄ πŸ„° πŸ„Ό    πŸ„² πŸ„» πŸ„Έ πŸ„½ πŸ„Ά πŸ…† πŸ… πŸ„° πŸ„Ώ

Edited by Bra (04/25/25 03:29 AM)

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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: Bra] * 2
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I decided to test it out with a random address by typing in some made-up street numbers, and to my surprise, it provided the complete address along with the +4 ZIP code.
It works great with the international adresses too.

I'm going to start using +4 ZIP codes for all my US deliveries from now on, and I'll definitely update you on the results.

I'm really curious to see if it improves the delivery speed or not. It would be great if you could also give it a try and we can compare our experiences.

Quicker delivery means less chance for spores or seeds to spoil, and let's be honest, who doesn't want their mail to arrive faster?
Just a friendly reminder, though, +4 ZIP codes may change over time,
so it's always important to double-check and ensure that the +4 ZIP code is up-to-date before sending out any mail.






The similar service is provided directly by USPS too:

The USPS ZIP Codeβ„’ Lookup Tool is a free web-based tool that allows users to find ZIP+4 codes for specific addresses or address ranges. Here’s how to use the tool:

    Go to the USPS website and navigate to the ZIP Codeβ„’ Lookup Tool page: https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookup

    Enter the address you want to look up in the β€œStreet Address” field. You can also enter a city and state or a ZIP code to narrow down your search.

    Click the β€œFind” button to search for the ZIP+4 code associated with the address.
    The tool will display the ZIP+4 code for the address, as well as additional information such as the 5-digit ZIP code, the delivery point code, and the carrier route code.

    If you need to look up multiple addresses or perform batch processing, you can download the USPS ZIP+4 Code file, which contains the full list of ZIP+4 codes for all valid delivery addresses in the United States.

By using the USPS ZIP Codeβ„’ Lookup Tool, you can easily and quickly find accurate and up-to-date ZIP+4 codes for your mailing needs.


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Ps. Serbica official thread - serbica connoisseur :mushroom2: :smirk:
πŸ“¨ Journey of a Letter βœ‰οΈ the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­
☞ Guide to the Shroomery - how to grow shrooms from A to Z guide ☜
If you want to dive in and grow some Pans, this is the place to start! β₯Ύ
πŸ…ƒ πŸ„΄ πŸ„° πŸ„Ό    πŸ„² πŸ„» πŸ„Έ πŸ„½ πŸ„Ά πŸ…† πŸ… πŸ„° πŸ„Ώ

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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: Bra] * 1
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Interesting on the zip code speeding things up. Wouldnt have ever assumed it would affect anything. Good to know!

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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: PatrickKn]
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"Addressing and Postcode Manual"
That's an nteresting reading made by Universal Postal Union about the correct adressing https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/publications/manualAddressingAddressingAndPostcodeManualEn.pdf

For the UK https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/81/~/how-to-address-your-mail-%28clear-addressing%29

For Canada https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/support/kb/business/address-accuracy/addressing-mail-accurately

For Australia https://auspost.com.au/sending/guidelines/addressing-guidelines

For France https://lastation.laposte.fr/sites/p8_u1/files/2023-05/Guide_Courrier_Histo_FR_Mars2023_LIV_05_05_23.pdf

Something about the letters without return adress, if not delivered they're called "dead letters" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_letter_mail


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Ps. Serbica official thread - serbica connoisseur :mushroom2: :smirk:
πŸ“¨ Journey of a Letter βœ‰οΈ the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­
☞ Guide to the Shroomery - how to grow shrooms from A to Z guide ☜
If you want to dive in and grow some Pans, this is the place to start! β₯Ύ
πŸ…ƒ πŸ„΄ πŸ„° πŸ„Ό    πŸ„² πŸ„» πŸ„Έ πŸ„½ πŸ„Ά πŸ…† πŸ… πŸ„° πŸ„Ώ

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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: Bra]
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Off topic here,  how did you get so many mushrooms under your username?


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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: JonBongGroovy] * 4
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:lol: It's their avatar.

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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: JW123]
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Aw never would have guessed that.


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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: Bra]
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+4 ZIP codes are incredibly efficient! The letters make their way to the United States in a mere 6 or 7 days, and astonishingly, even when sent on a Saturday evening, they manage to arrive on a Saturday. In fact, one could argue that it only took 5 working days!
And it's not just a single lucky recipient, but multiple participants who received their letters within a week.
It's truly amazing how quickly it traveled from Europe to the US!

The speed is extraordinary, especially considering it's an overseas letter. I'm thoroughly impressed!

Using the +4 ZIP codes is highly recommended within the US! :thumbup:


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Ps. Serbica official thread - serbica connoisseur :mushroom2: :smirk:
πŸ“¨ Journey of a Letter βœ‰οΈ the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­
☞ Guide to the Shroomery - how to grow shrooms from A to Z guide ☜
If you want to dive in and grow some Pans, this is the place to start! β₯Ύ
πŸ…ƒ πŸ„΄ πŸ„° πŸ„Ό    πŸ„² πŸ„» πŸ„Έ πŸ„½ πŸ„Ά πŸ…† πŸ… πŸ„° πŸ„Ώ

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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: Bra]
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I found a nice website where you can check the correct addressing format for any country:
https://www.informatica.com/products/data-quality/data-as-a-service/address-verification/address-formats.html
:sun:


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Ps. Serbica official thread - serbica connoisseur :mushroom2: :smirk:
πŸ“¨ Journey of a Letter βœ‰οΈ the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­
☞ Guide to the Shroomery - how to grow shrooms from A to Z guide ☜
If you want to dive in and grow some Pans, this is the place to start! β₯Ύ
πŸ…ƒ πŸ„΄ πŸ„° πŸ„Ό    πŸ„² πŸ„» πŸ„Έ πŸ„½ πŸ„Ά πŸ…† πŸ… πŸ„° πŸ„Ώ

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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: Bra] * 1
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The adressing manual from the Universal Post Unit:

https://admin-qa.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/files/postalSolutions/capacityBuilding/addressingAssistanceForCountries/manualAddressingAddressingAndPostcodeManualEn.pdf

You can also find the exact manual for a particular country:
https://www.upu.int/en/Postal-Solutions/Programmes-Services/Addressing-Solutions

Everything has been very well explained there, choose the country and then click the download button to get a pdf.


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Ps. Serbica official thread - serbica connoisseur :mushroom2: :smirk:
πŸ“¨ Journey of a Letter βœ‰οΈ the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­
☞ Guide to the Shroomery - how to grow shrooms from A to Z guide ☜
If you want to dive in and grow some Pans, this is the place to start! β₯Ύ
πŸ…ƒ πŸ„΄ πŸ„° πŸ„Ό    πŸ„² πŸ„» πŸ„Έ πŸ„½ πŸ„Ά πŸ…† πŸ… πŸ„° πŸ„Ώ

Edited by Bra (10/10/24 08:01 PM)

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Re: Journey of a Letter [Re: Bra] * 2
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I wanted to point out a very important thing about sending mail. When I started using PRIORITY mail stickers, the delivery speed increased by about 2x. I highly recommend using them!

Depending on the country you are in, you may encounter the PRIORITY or PRIORITAIRE blue stickers. In many countries, the post standardly uses priority mail delivery for global mail, but the recipient's post shouldn't know that the letter is PRIORITY. That’s why you should use these stickers.

The letters are sorted by priority due to this sticker on the top center front side of the mail, between the stamp and the sender's address. You can get these stickers at your post office - just ask a postal worker for them, and they should have them available for you.

I also suggest using priority stickers and priority shipping for domestic mail as well (Note that they can be different for domestic mail, depending on your postal rules! Some posts need to have just a few cents more expensive stamp for domestic priority mail. The blue ones are suitable for global mail), as it speeds up delivery.

As I concluded above: the faster the delivery, the less chance there is for your spores or seeds to spoil due to heat or any other adverse conditions.


Make sure you have the right to use the sticker with the particular stamp you have by asking a postal worker, and ensure that it is indeed priority mail. Always confirm that you have paid the correct postage.

Here is an example of these stickers:



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Ps. Serbica official thread - serbica connoisseur :mushroom2: :smirk:
πŸ“¨ Journey of a Letter βœ‰οΈ the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­
☞ Guide to the Shroomery - how to grow shrooms from A to Z guide ☜
If you want to dive in and grow some Pans, this is the place to start! β₯Ύ
πŸ…ƒ πŸ„΄ πŸ„° πŸ„Ό    πŸ„² πŸ„» πŸ„Έ πŸ„½ πŸ„Ά πŸ…† πŸ… πŸ„° πŸ„Ώ

Edited by Bra (04/25/25 01:40 PM)

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Re: Journey of a Letter - the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­ [Re: Bra] * 1
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One of the many reasons I prefer prints over spores:

Someone here sent me 2 swabs once, mailman knocked on my door and said it was some amount postage due, (less than a dollar) because it was too thick.

I didn't have change and he said "I'll get it from you tomorrow" and gave me the envelope.

Next day I tried to hand him the change and he said "I asked at work and there's no way for me to accept it, I should have made you come to the post office to pick it up."


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--GROWING SHROOMS, FROM SPORES TO TRIPS
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Re: Journey of a Letter - the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­ [Re: Bra]
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Here are some things in letters and packages that are considered suspicious by USPS:

1. Missing, incorrect, or fake return address. Fake return address is more suspicious than missing address

2. No one lives at return address, or person named in return address doesn't live there

3. Person listed as receiving package/letter (recipient) doesn't live at the destination address. This is a big red flag

4. No one currently lives at the destination address on the letter/package. This is a huge red flag.

5. Excessive postage (lots of stamps when one would have done/etc)

6. Letter or package is wet or has a wet spot (this will trigger an immediate examination)

7. Address is poorly hand written or wrong

8. Letter is excessively taped closed

9. Letter or package is oddly shaped


Some of the biggest red flags are when the person named in the address doesn't live at the address, or when no one is currently living at the address. So make sure you use your real name and address, and don't use a fake return address. Make it look normal, professional, like nothing out of the ordinary.

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Re: Journey of a Letter - the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­ [Re: nooneman] * 9
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I'm a rural carrier and it's correct that anything going to a vacant house will not be delivered.  We attempt to forward it to the recipient, then a week or so later it comes back as unable to forward. 

We will deliver mail to a house with a name that doesn't belong.  People have kids from previous marriages or kids back from college.  It's better to attempt to deliver than have someone come in to office complaining that they didn't get their mail.  If that person doesn't live there the current resident will leave it in box with the flag up and/or write return to sender on envelope or a sticky note.

I pay for postage due to anyone not living in an apartment that's under a dollar.  We have envelopes and write amount due, carrier's name,  resident name and zip code.  Of the thousands of people who I've covered, only one person didn't pay me back.  I don't trust people living in apartments and leave a notice that they owe money.  Lately it's either 46 or 78 cents.  Most people leave a dollar and I can keep the change if they don't want it. 

I'm sure every office runs a little differently.


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- John Prine

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Re: Journey of a Letter - the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­ [Re: schmutzen]
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nooneman said:
Here are some things in letters and packages that are considered suspicious by USPS:
2. No one lives at return address, 



schmutzen said:
I'm a rural carrier and it's correct that anything going to a vacant house will not be delivered.


Not always. My boyfriend moved into a rural house. It's really rural, what they used to call "RFD" when I was a kid.

He had to go to to post office to be able to start getting mail, he had to sign something saying that he wasn't doing a scam.

This was because someone had been using the mailbox of the house for a credit card scam while it was empty and for sale...ordering new credit cards, having them delivered there, and apparently just driving by and picking up that mail from the street box. 

The scam worked because no one lived there.

schmutzen - Thanks for paying the little overages, that's decent.


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--How to grow POPPIES.
--GROWING SHROOMS, FROM SPORES TO TRIPS
--x7x+ variety history.

Edited by nektar61 (06/18/25 08:23 PM)

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Re: Journey of a Letter - the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­ [Re: Bra]
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nooneman's list largely makes sense. I'd add one biggie: any oil or liquid on the outside of the envelope. That can put it straight into the "call the bomb squad" box, especially if letter is thick.

I'd also add, don't decorate letters, draw on the envelope, put stickers on them, use colored pens, scent them with patchouli, put stamps on upside down to mean "love" or anything else "hippie."

Best letter has computer printed labels, correct postage, and looks like a business letter, not like dropouts mailing drugs.

As said earlier, spore prints beat swabs, they're not thick like swabs.

Question for the mailman: will aluminum foil ever set off detectors in post office? Should we be using wax paper for spore prints to be mailed instead?


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--How to grow POPPIES.
--GROWING SHROOMS, FROM SPORES TO TRIPS
--x7x+ variety history.

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Re: Journey of a Letter - the thread about how letters travel, how to address an envelope, and how to expedite delivery πŸ“¨πŸ“­ [Re: nektar61] * 1
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The stuff I listed is just stuff they count as suspicious, not necessarily stuff that will end up not being delivered or anything. These are just things they look out for when looking for drugs.

Except the liquid thing: they're actually worried about exposing workers to hazardous chemicals there.

There have been some cases where they delivered drugs to a house where no one lived, then watched for who picked it up and arrested them. Likewise, if the person on the address doesn't live there, that's something that can get it looked at more closely. Maybe nothing will happen, people move pretty often, but it does get it looked at more closely than just any old letter.

This is all stuff that's suspicious at the post office/distribution level, not necessarily at the mail carrier level.

Edited by nooneman (06/18/25 09:28 PM)

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