Sorry for the assumption. I presume you do have a presort program, and are saying that you do not have enough addresses for a presort to produce Intelligent Mail barcodes (IMb).
If that is the case, add additional "seed" or dummy addresses to your data file - (the same valid DVP address, 50 ore more times over will do, as the minimum for an indicia on First Class mail is 200 pieces) - and then CASS, NCOA, and presort. Your software will permit a group selection - simply select the "seed" or "dummy" address, and delete them from the file.
At this point you could either export your file, WITH barcode data to your print process.
Or print directly from your presort program.
In either case, simply note that you are paying FIRST CLASS Non Presort rates, however you did manage to get a barcode.
Alternatively, USPS has functional Excel spreadsheets to calculate the Intelligent Mail barcode.
You would use those spreadsheets, export the data, and apply your barcode font to the IMB field.
Again, in both of the above cases, you get a barcode, yet still pay First Class postage.
You will have to use postage stamps, as indicia requirements are 200 pieces minimum.
Of course, speak with your Post Office BMEU; as they may come to a different conclusion.
Despite what I've told you above, the USPS still ..from time to time...to continue to spray a barcode in the barcode clear zone, even though you have provided a valid barcode. I've seen this happen one or two times in the past year.
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Theodore Frimet
Mail Shop Coordinator
Kalnin Graphics, Inc.
Jenkintown PA
215-887-6970
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-11-2017 04:04 PM
From: Summer Gould
Subject: Barcode first class mail
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I have a client that is mailing about 150 cards per week and they are tired of the USPS barcode stickers on the cards when they get delivered. They have asked us to barcode them. Of course my software encodes the addresses, but I can't presort the data to export Alpha-numeric characters to print the barcode. Is anyone else generating non-presorted barcodes and if so how? |
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Summer Gould
President
Eye/Comm Inc.
10960 Wheatlands Ave #108
Santee, CA 92071
619-448-6111
619-448-6153 Fax
www.eyecomm.org
