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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: [TMG]
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:08:18 -0500
References: <200412261735.iBQHZBIo030582@mail.rootsweb.com> <01c201c4ed51$13086e30$51b4b8a1@seanixxolmzp0y> <6.0.0.22.2.20041228234142.03e1ff68@mail.bellsouth.net>

Put AUSTRALIA in caps and add an Air Mail sticker or write AIR MAIL in Red.

bob gillis

Lee Hoffman wrote:

>
> When the US Post Office sees any abbreviation, it seems to be very
> US-only oriented. So since they know that many people in the US do
> not know the proper postal abbreviations for states, they think no one
> does and thus interpret whatever abbreviation is there as a US state
> abbreviation. I sent a letter to South Australia with the address
> showing as:
> City, SA
> Australia
> The letter wound up in South Dakota before someone noted that they
> could not deliver the letter there. So they sent it back as
> "Undeliverable, no such address". Thjis even though I have placed the
> correct international postage on the letter. I don't know what they
> thought "Australia" meant. <AARGGHH>. I finally removed all
> abbreviations and the letter went properly.

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