RMS Postal Workout Program Workout #5 - Barcodes - RR Donnelley

Nonbarcoded Letter-Size Mail Preference
• USPS may attempt to barcode the mailpiece
• Multi-Line Optical Character Reader (MLOCR) reads address in
the OCR Read Area
– Good address readability needs readable fonts and a clear area left,
right and below address
– USPS sprays barcode in Barcode clear zone
Problems with Address
readability may cause
return address to be read
and the mailpiece to be
barcoded to the RETURN
address
1/2"
RETURN ADDRESS AREA
OCR READ AREA
Sunny Daye
345 Bright Blvd
Summer, SC 24356
POSTAGE
AREA
1/2"
BARCODE CLEAR ZONE 3/4"
(Not drawn to scale)
4-3/4" from right edge
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