Australia Post standard customer barcode

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The '''Australian Post standard customer barcode''' is used in mail sorting for Australia, along with several other bar code formats. It encodes an 8-digit delivery point identifier.
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The '''Australia Post standard customer barcode''' is used in mail sorting for Australia, along with several other bar code formats. It encodes an 8-digit delivery point identifier.
  
 
This sort of bar code system is regarded as "four-state" because there are four types of bars, classified by presence of ascenders and/or descenders.
 
This sort of bar code system is regarded as "four-state" because there are four types of bars, classified by presence of ascenders and/or descenders.
  
== Other Australian Post bar codes ==
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== Other Australia Post bar codes ==
  
* The '''Australian Post customer barcode 2''' encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus 5 characters (alphanumeric plus space and # sign) of additional customer information.
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* The '''Australia Post customer barcode 2''' encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus 5 characters (alphanumeric plus space and # sign) of additional customer information.
  
* The '''Australian Post customer barcode 3''' encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus 10 characters (alphanumeric plus space and # sign) of additional customer information.
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* The '''Australia Post customer barcode 3''' encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus 10 characters (alphanumeric plus space and # sign) of additional customer information.
  
* '''Australian Post Reply Paid barcode''' encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 45 indicating a post-paid reply.
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* '''Australia Post Reply Paid barcode''' encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 45 indicating a post-paid reply.
  
* '''Australian Post Routing barcode''' encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 87.
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* '''Australia Post Routing barcode''' encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 87.
  
* '''Australian Post Redirection barcode''' encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 92.
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* '''Australia Post Redirection barcode''' encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 92.
  
 
== Utilities ==
 
== Utilities ==
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://www.activepdf.com/AltDownloads/Documentation/TK2011/Australian_Post.html Info on Australian Post bar codes]
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* [http://www.activepdf.com/AltDownloads/Documentation/TK2011/Australian_Post.html Info on Australia Post bar codes]
 
* [http://auspost.com.au/media/documents/a-guide-to-printing-the-4state-barcode-v31-mar2012.pdf Guide to printing 4-state bar code (Australia Post)]
 
* [http://auspost.com.au/media/documents/a-guide-to-printing-the-4state-barcode-v31-mar2012.pdf Guide to printing 4-state bar code (Australia Post)]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Australia Post|Wikipedia: Australia Post]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Australia Post|Wikipedia: Australia Post]]

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The Australia Post standard customer barcode is used in mail sorting for Australia, along with several other bar code formats. It encodes an 8-digit delivery point identifier.

This sort of bar code system is regarded as "four-state" because there are four types of bars, classified by presence of ascenders and/or descenders.

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Other Australia Post bar codes

  • The Australia Post customer barcode 2 encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus 5 characters (alphanumeric plus space and # sign) of additional customer information.
  • The Australia Post customer barcode 3 encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus 10 characters (alphanumeric plus space and # sign) of additional customer information.
  • Australia Post Reply Paid barcode encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 45 indicating a post-paid reply.
  • Australia Post Routing barcode encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 87.
  • Australia Post Redirection barcode encodes the 8-digit delivery point plus a format control code of 92.

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