Postal Alpha Numeric Encoding Technique

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The Postal Alpha Numeric Encoding Technique (PLANET) barcode was used by the United States Postal Service to identify and track pieces of mail during delivery - the Post Office's "CONFIRM" services. It was fully superseded by Intelligent Mail Barcode by January 28, 2013.

A PLANET barcode appears either 12 or 14 digits long.

The barcode:

identifies mailpiece class and shape
identifies the Confirm Subscriber ID
includes up to 6 digits of additional information that the Confirm subscriber chose, such as a mailing number, mailing campaign ID or customer ID
ends with a check digit

Like POSTNET, PLANET encodes the data in half- and full-height bars. Also like POSTNET, PLANET always starts and ends with a full bar (often called a guard rail), and each individual digit is represented by a set of five bars using a two-out-of-five code. However, in POSTNET, the two bars are full bars; in PLANET, the two-of-five are the short bars. As with POSTNET, the check digit is calculated by summing the other characters and calculating the single digit which, when added to the sum, makes the total divisible by 10.

External links

United States Postal Service

Organizations	American Letter Mail Company American Postal Workers Union Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service Bureau of Transportation Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees National Association of Letter Carriers National Association of Presort Mailers National Postal Mail Handlers Union National Rural Letter Carriers' Association Postal Regulatory Commission Postal Transportation Service PostalWatch Incorporated United States Postal Inspection Service United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General

Systems	Address Management System Advanced Facer-Canceler System Coding Accuracy Support System Flats Sequencing System Locatable Address Conversion System United States Postal Savings System

Services	Click-N-Ship Express mail in the United States National Change Of Address Permit mail Permit Reply Mail Postal notes Railway Mail Service Registered mail Special Delivery Special handling

Facilities	Air Mail Facility Boat Railway Post Office Community post office Dead letter office Highway Post Office J. W. Westcott II List of United States Post Offices National Postal Museum Network Distribution Center Railway mail service library Red Brick Roads Sectional center facility Streetcar Railway Post Office Terminal Railway Post Office

Legal	Comstock laws Post Office Act Postal Reorganization Act Postal Service Act Private Express Statutes Rural Post "Good" Roads Act of 1916 Title 39 of the United States Code

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Barcodes

Linear barcodes


UPC-A	MaxiCode

Post office barcodes

2D barcodes (stacked)

2D barcodes (matrix)

Polar coordinate barcodes

Other

High Capacity Color Barcode (Microsoft Tag)

Technological issues

Other data tags

RFID
Bokode

Related topics

CueCat

Mail and postal systems

History	Timeline of postal history African countries Asian countries European countries Oceania countries American countries

Components	Advertising mail Bulk mail Envelope Indicia Information-Based Indicia Letter box Mail Mail bag Meter stamp Packstation Parcel Post box / Mailbox Post office Post-office box Postage meter Postage stamp Postal code Postmark

Delivery	Airmail Express Package delivery Registered Surface Surface Air Lifted (SAL)

Staff	Mail carrier Postal worker Postmaster Postmaster General

Processing	Intelligent Mail barcode Mail Isolation Control and Tracking Multiline Optical Character Reader Mail cover Mail sorter PLANET POSTNET

Institutions and systems	Postal entities Postal museums Postal services Postal systems by country Trade unions

Related	Courier Philately Stamp collecting

List of entities that have issued postage stamps	A-E F-L M-Z

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Postal Alpha Numeric Encoding Technique

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