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How to Address an Envelope

Addressing Envelope 101 — start here.

Addressing Envelope 101

• The 10 mistakes that get mail returned
• US address format

Address Types

• How to address a business envelope
• How to address an envelope internationally
• How to address mail to APO, FPO and DPO
• How to address an envelope to a PO Box
• How to address an envelope to a rural route

Components

• Address line 1 vs line 2
• How to write ATTN on an envelope
• How to address an envelope using c/o
• How to address an envelope to an apartment
• Where does the return address go on an envelope

Special Cases

• How to address a certified mail envelope
• How to address an envelope for a college application
• How to address an envelope for a job application
• Return to sender and undeliverable mail, explained

Standards

• USPS envelope addressing standards

Resources

• Envelope sizes, matched to what you are actually mailing
• How much postage does an envelope need
• How to fold a letter for an envelope
• How to print addresses on envelopes

Etiquette

• How to address a baby shower invitation envelope
• How to address a Christmas card envelope
• How to address an envelope to an elected official
• How to address an envelope to a married couple
• How to address an envelope to a doctor
• How to address an envelope to a family
• How to address an envelope to a widow
• How to address an envelope to an unmarried couple
• How to address a sympathy card envelope
• How to address a thank you card envelope
• How to address a wedding invitation envelope

Forms of Address

• How to address allied health professionals
• How to address an ambassador
• How to address Anglican and Episcopal clergy
• How to address an Attorney General
• How to address the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist religious titles
• How to address a Cabinet Secretary
• How to address Catholic clergy
• How to address a commissioner
• How to address credentialed professionals
• Diplomatic and foreign service forms of address
• How to address other federal officials
• How a name goes on a diploma, certificate, award, or plaque
• How to address a governor
• How to address a couple with two different titles
• How to address a judge
• How to address LDS and Salvation Army officials
• How to address local and county officials
• How to address a magistrate or justice of the peace
• How to address a mayor
• Military rank forms of address
• How to address military chaplains, reservists, veterans, and retired officers
• How a name goes on a tombstone, nametag, place card, or business card
• How to address Eastern Orthodox clergy
• How to address the President
• How to address Protestant clergy
• How to address a rabbi
• How to address a US Representative
• How to address royalty and nobility
• How to address a US Senator
• How to address the Speaker of the House and Senate leadership
• Titles, suffixes, and modern forms of address
• How to address the Vice President

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