| A |
| Accelerated Surface Mail (ASP) |
| Conveyed on land by truck or train and by aircraft when crossing
oversea. |
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| Aerogrammes |
| Prepaid letters with preferential postal rates. |
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| Airmail |
| Any item of mail conveyed by air (letter/parcel/packet). |
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| AO |
| Printed matter and small packets (not letters). |
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| C |
| C1 |
| See Green Label |
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| C2/CP3 |
| Customs declaration for parcels. |
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| CFPO |
| Canadian Forces Post Office. |
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| CP1 |
| Customs declaration form for parcels. |
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| D |
| Declarable Mail |
| An item of mail that requires a customs declaration form. |
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| Domestic Mail |
| Mail destined for delivery inside the country of origin. |
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| Dutiable Mail |
| A declarable item that is subject to customs duties in the destination
country. |
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| E |
| Economy |
| A declarable item that is liable to customs duties in the destination
country. |
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| EPS |
| Post Office compliment to an international courier service. |
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| F |
| First Class |
| Premium mail, first class airmail. |
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| Frank Mark |
| Service or price information on mail items in compliance with requirements
of a local postal authority. |
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| Franking Machine |
| The mailing equipment used to apply a Frank
Mark. |
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| G |
| Green label |
| Customs declaration form required on all mail items with an approximate
value of $100 or less. |
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| I |
| Indicia |
| Another name for a Frank Mark. |
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| International Mail |
| Mail to any destination outside the country of origin
(with the exception of USA-destined mail). |
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| ISAL |
| International Surface Air Lifted – see Accelerated
Surface Mail. |
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| L |
| LC |
| Letter Class and Cards. |
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| Letters |
| Any correspondence of a business or personal nature. |
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| Lettre |
| Internationally agreed upon term to identify letter
mail if written on an envelope. |
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| M |
| Maximum Size Items |
| Vary by country and by class of mail please check local
post office guide. |
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| P |
| Par Avion |
| Internationally agreed upon term for identifying that
a mail item is to be conveyed by air – written on the item. |
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| Parcel |
| A specific type of mail, usually heavy items-letters
cannot be classed as parcels. |
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| PP |
| Often confused with printed paper, actually means Postage
Paid. |
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| PPI |
| Postage Paid Impression – see PP and
also Frank Mark. |
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| Prepaid |
| An envelope that has been purchased with its price including
conveyance, or that payment will be made be other means and need not
be shown how on the envelope. |
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| Printed Matter |
| A specific class or classes of mail as defined by post
offices. |
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| Printed Matter Definition |
| Mail containing only items that are produced in volume
by means other than a hand written letter – see letter and non documents
– non documents are specifically excluded. |
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| Printed Paper |
| Another term for printed matter. |
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| Prohibited Articles |
| Items that are specifically excluded from conveyance
by mail services. |
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| PTT |
| Post, Telegraph and Telecommunications a term that often
describes European countries that the same body administers all three
disciplines. |
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| R |
| Registered Mail |
| A service by some post offices to some countries which
provides a degree of tracing and tracking as well as compensation
for loss/damage. |
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| S |
| Surface Mail |
| Mail conveyed by sea, rail and road – the slowest means
of mail distribution. |
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| U |
| Undeliverable articles |
| Mail items that cannot be delivered for any reason.
e.g. wrong address or incomplete address. |
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| UPU |
| Universal Postal Union – Group of National Postal organizations
worldwide. |
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