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Last Answer on February 18, 2022

If I sent a letter, and only put my first name and the returning address on it, is that somewhat common to see on letters? or is it not right?

Asked by Adrian about 12 years ago

When mailing a letter it is always best to put a full return address on it if you want to get it back in the event the item is undeliverable for any reason. It is not wrong, however, to just put your first name and return address on the letter. I can't tell you how common I see it since I don't often pay attention to the thoroughness of the return address. Most mail that is sent actually gets delivered as long as it has a proper destination address, including unit/apt. # (if any). Thank you for the question.

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My rural mailman put an international express in my neighbors box (the mail carrier sign it!). I was tracking it and when the post office was notified they said she signed it so what now. Neighbor said they didn't get it; maybe they did ???

Asked by dat over 12 years ago

I apologize that I don't really know what further action for you to take. Were you able to contact your rural carrier to see if they recall where they put the international express item? Did they, in fact, remember putting it into your neighbor's box (and why)? If your neighbor claims that they didn't receive the item, I don't know what else you can do to prove that they did. I suppose this is one of the risks of allowing a rural carrier to sign for certain mail items.

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If the zipcode is wrong, one city over, will i still get my package?

Asked by kaylee almost 12 years ago

Not necessarily. Did you put the right name of your community but the wrong ZIP? If so, there is a good chance that the PO at the wrong ZIP city will cross it out and then the package will be sent to your community where it will then be delivered. If the name of the town and ZIP is incorrect on the package, and nobody at the receiving PO recognizes the address as belonging to your community then they may return the package to the sender as "NSS" meaning No Such Street or "NSN" meaning No Such Number. A lot may also depend on how savvy or caring the personnel is at the PO that originally receives the package to have it rerouted to your town where you could then get it delivered. I hope it works out for you. in the future, please remember that a correct ZIP is very important in an address. Thanks for writing!

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Hi. Our mailman returned a very important immigration letter to USICS TWICE despite the fact he knows my husband lives here (+ delivered his other mail). This has cost us immeasurable heartache, $$$$$ and a YEAR delay in our process. What can we do?

Asked by michelle over 12 years ago

I don't know what can be done regarding this very important letter which was returned in error by your letter carrier. You can mention it to him or call the PO and speak with a delivery supervisor or Postmaster so that it doesn't happen again. I am sorry for the inconvenience and expense caused by this mistake.

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will a letter be delivered if name dont match address i changed my address but it will take 10 days my cousin sent a check to me at my new address but it never showed

Asked by mightyken8 almost 13 years ago

I am not sure if it will be delivered or not. Sometimes a letter carrier will just deliver a letter as addressed and sometimes they will wait until they see new mail coming in via a change of address order (usually a yellow sticker with the new address on it). I am not sure whether the check will be delivered or not. If not, I hope your cousin receives the check back and then re-send it when you are sure that you are getting mail at your new address.

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Thanks for answering my previous question about the application process in '98. I applied on-line last August and so far have heard nada. Zip. Zilch! Do you have any idea if I will get at least a reply or rejection notice? #lostinspace

Asked by FF almost 13 years ago

Do you mean that you applied 3 mos. ago? I am not sure how long it takes to get a response either yea or nay. I would hope that you would at least get some reply but I have no further info.

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Is it okay to spell out single-digit street numbers on postal mail? For example, writing out Two Penn Center instead of 2 Penn Center. Or do postal regulations prohibit spelling out the figure two?

Asked by Laurel almost 13 years ago

I believe it is permissible to spell out the single-digit number of a street adddress as given in your example.

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If I sent a letter, and only put my first name and the returning address on it, is that somewhat common to see on letters? or is it not right?

My rural mailman put an international express in my neighbors box (the mail carrier sign it!). I was tracking it and when the post office was notified they said she signed it so what now. Neighbor said they didn't get it; maybe they did ???

If the zipcode is wrong, one city over, will i still get my package?

Hi. Our mailman returned a very important immigration letter to USICS TWICE despite the fact he knows my husband lives here (+ delivered his other mail). This has cost us immeasurable heartache, $$$$$ and a YEAR delay in our process. What can we do?

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will a letter be delivered if name dont match address i changed my address but it will take 10 days my cousin sent a check to me at my new address but it never showed

Thanks for answering my previous question about the application process in '98. I applied on-line last August and so far have heard nada. Zip. Zilch! Do you have any idea if I will get at least a reply or rejection notice? #lostinspace

Is it okay to spell out single-digit street numbers on postal mail? For example, writing out Two Penn Center instead of 2 Penn Center. Or do postal regulations prohibit spelling out the figure two?

Mailman (City Letter Carrier)

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

If I sent a letter, and only put my first name and the returning address on it, is that somewhat common to see on letters? or is it not right?

My rural mailman put an international express in my neighbors box (the mail carrier sign it!). I was tracking it and when the post office was notified they said she signed it so what now. Neighbor said they didn't get it; maybe they did ???

If the zipcode is wrong, one city over, will i still get my package?

Hi. Our mailman returned a very important immigration letter to USICS TWICE despite the fact he knows my husband lives here (+ delivered his other mail). This has cost us immeasurable heartache, $$$$$ and a YEAR delay in our process. What can we do?

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will a letter be delivered if name dont match address i changed my address but it will take 10 days my cousin sent a check to me at my new address but it never showed

Thanks for answering my previous question about the application process in '98. I applied on-line last August and so far have heard nada. Zip. Zilch! Do you have any idea if I will get at least a reply or rejection notice? #lostinspace

Is it okay to spell out single-digit street numbers on postal mail? For example, writing out Two Penn Center instead of 2 Penn Center. Or do postal regulations prohibit spelling out the figure two?

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