How to write a (US) address: Any other country please show us how...

[Gadget Guy]

Mini rant on:

Correct:

                 Fred Smith
                 25011 Abc St.
                 Anywhere, OH  55555

Incorrect:

                 Fred Smith 25011 Abc St. Anywhere, OH  55555

Mini rant off:

 

[cliosguy]

i hear ya

[yud]

right

that is funny my flag is gone it was there a minute ago

[John]

Yep 

[Neil]

Of course it varies from country to country.  For instance when sending something to Russia its the norm to use surname first and then first name last. 

I make a point of checking local layouts before sending anything to a country I've not posted to before.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Of course it varies from country to country.  For instance when sending something to Russia its the norm to use surname first and then first name last. 

I make a point of checking local layouts before sending anything to a country I've not posted to before.

Not a bad practice mate

[Gadget Guy]

Of course it varies from country to country.  For instance when sending something to Russia its the norm to use surname first and then first name last. 

I make a point of checking local layouts before sending anything to a country I've not posted to before.

Neil, very good point, Mate!   

[Vladimir]

In Serbia, the postal code precedes the city name:
35000 Jagodina

[Medic82]

When dealing with addresses on here in a trade I write it exactly how the person have written it.

In Norway it is like this.

Ola Nordman
Notarealstreat 45 B
1234 Oslo
Norway

[felinevet]

I use a postage program on my computer and it is interesting that some international addresses are not recognized and have to be altered (re-arranged) a bit in order to complete the shipping postage.

[Zed]

I usually get the buyer send me a correct way of there addy and then print it out, some ways seem odd, but correct in there own country's i think its odd having the # after the road but the norm in other places,


paul 

[Sick Boy]

When I used to deal with a lot of high-end figures from Sideshow Collectibles and what not, I always had them write it down and send it to me, as PayPal will sometimes mess it up.

When you are sending multi-thousand dollar figures across the ocean, you want to get the buyer's address right!!

[cerbera147]

Of course it varies from country to country.  For instance when sending something to Russia its the norm to use surname first and then first name last. 

I make a point of checking local layouts before sending anything to a country I've not posted to before.

This is true Neil  

Isn't the correct way in the UK to capitalise the postal town i.e. BELFAST

Also should our postcode always be at the bottom after country as the post office reads from the bottom up? 

[Zack]

In the US the country always goes last....the post office lady gave me grief for putting Ireland before the Postal code.

[Gareth]

Of course it varies from country to country.  For instance when sending something to Russia its the norm to use surname first and then first name last. 

I make a point of checking local layouts before sending anything to a country I've not posted to before.

This is true Neil  

Isn't the correct way in the UK to capitalise the postal town i.e. BELFAST

Also should our postcode always be at the bottom after country as the post office reads from the bottom up? 

I think (although it's been a long time since I posted anything from outside the UK) that the correct form is to leave a gap between the post code and then write United Kingdom/Scotland/England/Northern Ireland/Wales.  I believe putting the specific country, ie. Wales, will still end up with any letter coming to the UK.

So;

John Doe
12/3 Somewhere Street
Nowhereville
Wessex
AB12 3CD

ENGLAND (or United Kingdom or whatever)

[cerbera147]

In the US the country always goes last....the post office lady gave me grief for putting Ireland before the Postal code.

  sorry Zack, my mistake.

Gareth you are spot on  I have learned something new

Found these on the Royal Mail website. Gareth's version of the UK is spot on 

This one for posting to European countires

EXAMPLE
Herr Franz Huber
Beethovenstrasse 12
1010 WIEN
AUSTRIA

Mr Willy Janssens
Lange Stationsstraat 352
3000 LEUVEN
BELGIUM

M. Emile Dubois
Rue du Diamant 215
4800 VERVIERS
BELGIUM

Mr Thor Nielsen
Tietgensgade 137
8800 VIBORG
DENMARK

Mr Torben Raldorf
PO Box 100
COPENHAGEN
1004 VIBORG
DENMARK


This one for posting to the rest of the world

EXAMPLE
Mr J Brownhall
264 High Street
ALLAMBIE NSW 2100
AUSTRALIA
(The State abbreviation should be inserted on the same line as, and between, the town and the postcode)

Sr. Ronaldo Ganclaves
Av Paulista 952, Apto 16
B VISTA
01311-300 Sâo Paulo - SP
BRAZIL

Dr Tzantcho Gantchev
Dimo Hadjikimov 6
1606 SOFIA
BULGARIA

M. Jen Durand
150 Rue Nepeau App5
OTTAWA ON K1P 2P6
CANADA

[John]

For Canada make sure the return address is above the recipients  they're quite strict and will return mail if not  lableled correctly,so I've been told 

[Neil]

For Canada make sure the return address is above the recipients  they're quite strict and will return mail if not  lableled correctly,so I've been told 

Take it from me, they're not above returning it even with the return address    I got a package back once with a huge label on it stating it was being returned because the senders details were not visible.... guess where they'd stuck said label.... right on top of the my name and address     I was not chuffing amused