Aerophilately (Philatelic) Stamp collecting that focuses on stamps, postage, covers, and other philatelic materials that relate to airmail.
Aerogramme – USPS Definition
Aerogramme (obsolete) A postage-paid letter-size sheet of lightweight paper that was folded into an airmail envelope for correspondence to other countries. Enclosures were not permitted. Aerogrammes were discontinued in 2007.
AEC II Service – USPS Definition
AEC II Service An enhancement to Address Element Correction that identifies and corrects nonmatching addresses using the computer program Delivery Force Knowledge™. The addresses are submitted, via AEC II, to delivery units to resolve address elements or determine the existence of the addresses.
Advertising Portion – USPS Definition
Advertising Portion For price eligibility, the part of an authorized Periodicals publication that contains all material for which a valuable consideration is paid, accepted, or promised, that calls attention to something to get people to buy it, sell it, seek it, or support it and also includes the publisher’s own advertising. The advertising portion is… Continue reading Advertising Portion – USPS Definition
Advance Notification and Tracking System – USPS Definition
Advance Notification and Tracking System An Internet-based application that facilitates the delivery and tracking of qualified Standard Mail pieces and Periodicals pieces with specific in home delivery windows. It also provides mailers with delivery performance reports and data for each mailing.
Advance Notification – USPS Definition
Advance Notification A system that transmits information from mail.dat and Postal One! data via Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) system to business mail entry units and processing facilities about the name of the mailing, approximate size, induction location, and approximate induction date.
Advanced Leadership Program – USPS Definition
Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) A career development program for mid-level, non-executive managers who are identified as potential successors in Corporate Succession Planning.
Advanced Facer Canceler System with Optical Character Reader – USPS Definition
Advanced Facer Canceler System with Optical Character Reader (AFCS/OCR) A machine with many components that culls, faces, and cancels through a series of automated operations First-Class Mail lettersize pieces received primarily from collection mail. The machine first culls or removes pieces that are too thick, too stiff, too long, or too tall. It then reads… Continue reading Advanced Facer Canceler System with Optical Character Reader – USPS Definition
Advanced Facer Canceler System 200 – USPS Definition
Advanced Facer Canceler System 200 (AFCS 200) A major upgrade to the Advanced Facer Canceler System with Optical Character Reader (AFCS/OCR) that retains all the functionality of the AFCS/OCR and adds image-based indicia detection, a switchback module that switches trail-oriented mail to lead orientation, a POSTNET barcode printer, and a two-tier 12-bin stacker module. The… Continue reading Advanced Facer Canceler System 200 – USPS Definition
Advance Deposit Account – USPS Definition
Advance Deposit Account A liability account into which a mailer deposits funds that are maintained by USPS to pay for future services used by the mailer such as permit imprint mailings, Business Reply Mail pieces, postage due mail, or Periodicals. Also called trust fund account.