MAILING SERVICES — GIVING POSTAGE ITS DUE

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Raising the Bar(code)

Apart from rate increases, the biggest news out of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) of late is what has informally come to be known as the “four-state barcode.” It’s unfortunate that this term has caught on because the intended definition of “state” isn’t the one likely to come to mind first. In this case, the reference is to the four different types (or states) of vertical bars used.