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| address | a person's street name, house or apartment number, city, state and zip code |
| delivery address | the place the post office should deliver a piece of mail; the delivery address is located on the center of an envelope |
| junk mail | advertisements that are sent to people without being requested |
| Parcel Post | mailing service used to send packages |
| postage | payment for having a piece of mail delivered |
| postage stamp | a gummed or self-adhesive paper that must be attached to a piece of mail as payment for delivery |
| postmark | an imprint on a pice of mail that shows the date and the name, state, and zip code of the post office the piece of mail was mailed from |
| return address | information that tells the post office where a piece of mail should be returned to if it cannot be delivered; usually located on the upper left-hand corner of an envelope |
| zip code | abbreviation for Zone Improvement Plan Code; a number that helps postal workers sort mail; each post office is assigned at least one unique number |
