>Date:          Fri, 10 Feb 1995 17:00:33 GMT
>Reply-to:      Eero Laurila <[log in to unmask]>
>From:          Eero Laurila <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization:  Hewlett Packard
>Subject:       Re: Address Format
>To:            Multiple recipients of list HP3000-L <[log in to unmask]>
>
>Denys Beauchemin ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>: The format differs with so many countries having their own postal systems
>: :-).  For imstance, in Canada the postal code should be on the last line, in
>: capital letters.  Yet, most people slap it within the address block.  In
>: Germany, the postal code goes in before the city!.
>           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
[much snipped]
>
>The only country I know of using non-numeric (or a combination
>  of numeric and alpha) zip codes is the UK, where address format is
>  long and difficult to comprehend... along the lines of below three(3)
>  samples from my address book:
>
>  name..........        name.......            name............
>  ### streetname        #### street            #### street
>  city/area             area name...           area name...
>  AA## #AA              AA## #AA               city
>  country...            city                   AA## #AA
>                        country...             country..
>
>   where "A" represents an alphabetic character in zip code and '#' a
>   numeric digit.
>
>Maybe someone from UK can clarify the postal address format for UK,
>at least I find it difficult compared to most other countries I've
>dealt with.
>
>:-) Eero - HP CSY labs.
>
 
Canada, like the UK, uses an alpha/numeric format, but it is the best!
 
No other country can compose a LEGITIMATE address such as this:
 
Santa Claus,
Noth Pole,
H0H 0H0
(Ho! Ho! Ho!)
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