Hi everyone. I recently visited an online map where people who share a very unusual niche hobby place a pin where they live, voluntarily including an address or name if they'd like, and I found to my pleasant shock that a fellow enthusiast lives only a few blocks from me. He/she left a contact address but not a name, and I'd really love to write to this person, but I have no idea what the normal etiquette is for addressing a personal envelope to an unnamed recipient (to be clear, I don't mean the letter itself, but the envelope).
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posted by Buddy-Rey
on Apr 14, 2013 -
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This envelope with a letter inside was found inside a large decaying bound edition of Shakespeare auf Deutsch in a junk shop in Bushwick that was only apparently open for a few months before disappearing. The letter, postmarked 15 March, 1939 - was sent to Paris by a Mr. Henri Wolf. The contents of the letter appear to be German shorthand. Included was small piece of what looks like code, there's nothing else on the back.
The letter, envelope, postcard, etc in question are at this imgur album. Hivemind: What the hell is this?
posted by The Whelk
on Mar 14, 2013 -
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I want to send a postcard from France to
this restaurant in Japan where my friend is a cook. There appears to be an address on the front page of the website, but I'll be damned if I can make out what it says, much less recreate it on a postcard in a way that the French post can parse. I'm sure I could ask him myself, but I would prefer to surprise him. Can anyone help me with this?
posted by Evstar
on Mar 11, 2013 -
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Is there an off-the-shelf MSExcel function or 2.0 tool that will allow me to "return" a US City/State based on 5-digit US postal codes. I have 160 postal code queries to perform. The postal code data is in MSExcel. Something like
this. I do not have MSAccess and I am a Mac user.
posted by jeffmac
on Jul 4, 2012 -
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I want a cheaper postage meter. I am tired of paying $30+ bucks a month to Pitney Bowes to rent their postage meter. What is the best/cheapest other postage solution?
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posted by bq
on May 25, 2012 -
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Here we go again: This is now multiple times that the wonderful USPS has, given a package sent to me through their service, made the tracking unavailable until after the date they supposedly delivered and then claimed that it's been delivered when I've had no sign of it. Where do I actually find out what the handling policies of the USPS are supposed to be, and who can I complain to that's higher than my local branch?
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posted by gracedissolved
on Dec 26, 2011 -
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As an English-speaker in the US, how can I contact a South Korean post office to resolve a delivery problem?
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posted by brain
on Feb 17, 2011 -
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I need to mail some important documents from the US to Russia via a method that is trackable. The cheapest price I can find is $28.95 via USPS. Does anyone know of a less expensive method that includes tracking information? These are just paper documents, not a package. Thanks!
posted by emily37
on Jan 5, 2011 -
9 answers
I have, unexpectedly, found myself to be enjoying the music of The Postal Service. What else might I like?
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posted by broadway bill
on Nov 25, 2010 -
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I need to receive business shipments. How can I keep my postal mailbox costs low?
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posted by mintchip
on Nov 3, 2010 -
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I sent a certified letter to a large business last week and just checked its status on the USPS web site to see if it had been delivered. The site tells me that my letter was indeed delivered. On July 4. Which is a Federal holiday. On which they don't deliver the mail. Okay, I guess the Federal observance of Independence Day was on the 5th this year, but that's only because the 4th was a Sunday, On which they also don't deliver the mail. So does this make sense? Do they really deliver mail on Sunday and the 4th of July?
posted by Naberius
on Jul 6, 2010 -
11 answers
If I send a postcard from China to the United States, I pay 4.5 RMB. Who gets the money?
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posted by jweed
on Apr 9, 2010 -
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How do I receive a USPS Parcel Post package that is (probably) getting delivered to my (closed) office this week?
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posted by tmcw
on Dec 28, 2009 -
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Postal Address In Niagara Falls, NY - I live in Toronto Canada and would like to have a postal address in Niagara Falls, NY. Some offerings (e.g.) free Amazon music downloads, (or buying songs from Amazon), rebates, etc. Of course I can provide identity - passport etc. Any ideas?
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posted by bright77blue
on Jun 2, 2009 -
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Where could I find ideas about creating an adventure/mystery/game for friends over the summer, via postal service?
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posted by troybob
on May 22, 2009 -
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[Postal_Filter] I sent out 45 postcards to friends for X-Mas. They had a "From" address (labeled as such) and a "To" address (also labeled as such). Somehow, the Post Office sent it all to the "From" Address (not return to sender for insufficient postage or anything). Do I have any recourse in getting these sent to the right address? Is it bad protocol on my part to put a very visible "From" Address on a postcard?
posted by Franklin76
on Dec 19, 2008 -
11 answers
Post Office Post Card Filter - how can I find out how many post cards have been sent from Florida over the last century?
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posted by mad_little_monkey
on Dec 2, 2008 -
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I am looking for a source on the internet that will give me ranges for postal codes in Australia for metro areas, eg, 3200-3500 is Melbourne where the range would include all suburbs generally agreed to be part of metro Melbourne. If they aren't really in a range, than a list of all the Melbourne metro postcodes would work. I feel like I have only found ranges by state but those include rural areas. Any help very appreciated. The cities are Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
posted by jules1651
on Oct 8, 2008 -
3 answers
Where can I buy vintage, valid US postage stamps for face value or near face value?
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posted by bonheur
on Sep 25, 2007 -
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How do I apply for an ideal job whose application deadline has *just* passed?
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posted by Chorus
on Apr 21, 2007 -
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Is it safe/practical for an American to visit Kyrgyzstan for leisure? And can their postal system be trusted?
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posted by Vorteks
on Mar 29, 2007 -
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I want a free-as-in-beer way to put in a ZIP+4 postal code and get back a latitude and longitude. Unless that's more precision than I need for terrestrial astronomy.
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posted by pax digita
on Dec 12, 2006 -
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I fill out a lot of the same postal form, just with small amounts of different information in it. This form needs to be printed out a couple dozen times a day. Is it possible to dreates a PDF in Acrobat or Indesign that has a user-fillable text box that will show up when printed? I'm currently just editing and printing a Word doc, which is less than ideal.
posted by clango
on Oct 18, 2006 -
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Postal service - how does a letter travel from Canada to Namibia - via Europe? Does it go to one country in Africa, and then to Namibia. I have looked everywhere, UPU etc, but cannot find an answer. Is there a directory of physical postal routes?
Thanks!
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posted by bright77blue
on Jul 30, 2006 -
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Why do some neighborhoods get USPS mail delivered to their door (or at least to their property) and other neighborhoods get USPS mail delivered to mailboxes on the street near the recipients' property but not on it?
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posted by pwb503
on Apr 14, 2006 -
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It seems like almost every time i open my mailbox i get
this advertising mailer in there. How on earth do i go about complaining and get this crap to stop! I assume there are laws like there are spam these days, if you say "unsubscribe" they have to obey?
Googling for it only came up with the link i pasted above and looking on the Kansas City Star website was no help either. Any advice?
posted by joshgray
on Mar 30, 2006 -
19 answers
What happens to a piece of mail after it is deposited in a USPS mailbox that lists a Sunday pickup time?
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posted by jayder
on Feb 5, 2006 -
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tax idiot filter: I need to get some things postmarked today. It's 6:30pm where I am.
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posted by bilabial
on Jan 31, 2006 -
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SnailMailFilterFilter: Are there any failsafe rules to separate USPS junk mail from real mail (or vice versa) without opening it? I know I needn't worry about an ink SoBig virus, but I just hate being suckered into opening an important-looking envelope only to find another Visa/MC application. [More Inside]
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posted by klarck
on Dec 1, 2004 -
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The Post Office has screwed up my mail forwarding, and every person with whom I speak gives me a different story. How do I reach a competent person who will take ownership of the problem? (Chicago, IL)
posted by trharlan
on Sep 28, 2004 -
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