Name:
Date:
Grade / Score:
Postal Conventions • Superscription
The address on an envelope guides the letter safely to its destination. The postage stamp belongs in the upper right-hand corner. Notice the stepped indentations and abbreviations:
The address on an envelope guides the letter safely to its destination. The postage stamp belongs in the upper right-hand corner. Notice the stepped indentations and abbreviations:
Street → St.
Avenue → Av.
County → Co.
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Postal Abbreviations & Polite Courtesy Titles
Write the proper abbreviation with its required period. Remember: Master is used for a young boy, and Miss is used for a girl.
1. Street:
Abbreviated as:
3. County:
Abbreviated as:
2. Avenue:
Abbreviated as:
4. Young Boy Title:
Address as:
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Envelope Transcription: Stepped Spencerian Layout
Copy the two textbook addresses onto these ruled envelopes. Notice how each line steps slightly to the right, with commas after each line and a period after the State.
Stamp
Master Charles Bond,
425 Euclid Av.,
Cleveland,
Ohio.
Stamp
Miss Cora Innes,
Wyoming,
Hamilton Co.,
Ohio.
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Practical Application: Address an Envelope to a Friend
Follow the textbook direction: “Write addresses to yourself, father, mother, brother, sister, to a classmate, to a friend.” Address this envelope carefully with full stepped indentations.
Stamp
Name:
Street / Town:
City / County:
State: