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A barcoded label headed R, identifying an item accepted as registered post.
Also known as: R label, Recorded delivery label, Registered post sticker
A registered mail label is a barcoded strip headed with the letter R and carrying a unique item number and a country code. The R is set by international convention rather than by any one operator, which is why registered items from unrelated countries carry the same leading letter. The label is what makes an item trackable and, where the service provides it, compensable — it records that the item was individually accepted rather than simply posted.
Identifies an item accepted individually into a registered service, carrying a unique number and a country code so it can be traced across operators.
Contexts: History, Public information
Begins with the letter R by international convention rather than by any single operator's choice, which is why registered items from unrelated countries all carry the same leading letter.
Contexts: History, Public information
A narrow rectangular label with a large capital letter at its left end, a row of narrow vertical bars beneath a serial number, and a two-letter code at the right.
Both are machine-readable postal identifiers.