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In some regions, such as the United Kingdom, one may simply write "PAR AVION -- BY AIR MAIL" on the envelope, [1] even though etiquettes are available free of charge from post offices. The United States officially requires international First Class and Priority Mail letters to be marked with "AIRMAIL/PAR AVION".
Start with your full name. Write your street address on the next line. Use two lines, if needed. Follow that line with the city, state and ZIP code of your address.
The choice to send a letter by air is indicated either by a handwritten note on the envelope, by the use of special labels called airmail etiquettes (blue stickers with the words "air mail" in French and in the home language), or by the use of specially-marked envelopes.
In the United Kingdom, the return address is usually placed on the reverse of the envelope, after the words "Return address". [6] Businesses often use envelopes preprinted with a return address. Many individuals have sheets of adhesive labels preprinted with their home address to affix to their correspondence.
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Historically, as the aerogram was the least expensive form of international postal communication, users often went to extreme lengths to make best use of the space available including writing in different colours, in different directions, and printing on the sheets minimising font size and margins.
In France, La Poste offers the service for letters at an additional cost to be paid by the receiver [12] Letters are kept for 15 days. The service is offered at any post office. The only requirement is to add Poste restante after the recipient's name and before the full address of the post office. [13]
The clock is ticking for families hoping to send letters to Santa Claus at the North Pole this holiday season. Letters need to be postmarked by Monday, a spokesperson for the U. S. Postal Service ...