• The postown may be followed by a county on the penultimate line of the address, provided that the space between the posttown and county is one or two characters.
BIRMINGHAM on a line on its own. It is recommended (but not mandatory) that the post-town be in capital letters when dealing with non-automated mail e.g. Premier 1400. The rest of the address can be either in all capital letters, or in capital and non-capital letters.
Mr AN Other 47 Polmaise Crescent Fallin Stirling Stirlingshire FK7 7EE
4 Postcode
Address Structure Each address element must be on a separate line with the postcode included as the last line of the address.
• The posttown and postcode may be jointly on the last line of the address, provided that the posttown precedes the postcode and the space between the two elements is one or two characters.
Mr AN Other 47 Polmaise Crescent Fallin STIRLING FK7 7EE
Mr AN Other 47 Polmaise Crescent Fallin STIRLING FK7 7EE
Where the address complies with PAF® and there is no other text or information on the face of the Mailing Item that could be construed as an address, then the following exceptions apply; • The postcode may be preceded by a county on the last line of the address, provided that the space between the county and the postcode is one or two characters.
One or two spaces must be included between the two parts of the Postcode. The first part (e.g. FK7) is the outward code; the second (e.g. 7EE) is the inward code. The postcode must not be underlined or include any punctuation.
Mr AN Other 47 Polmaise Crescent Fallin STIRLING Stirlingshire FK7 7EE
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