How to write from and to on envelope

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The reliability and speed of delivery very much depend on the care you take when writing your recipients’ addresses. You can help us very easily by following these few recommendations.

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Address field
Sender field
A few examples of address writing
Do you have any other questions?
Step by step guidelines on writing the recipient’s address on an envelope:
Writing the return address on an envelope
What if you forgot to write the sender’s address on an envelope?
What is the proper way to address an envelope?

Font

Use the right font:

Don’t use decorative, ornamental, script or condensed fonts
Letters must not be too “thick” or too “thin”
Use a single font
The ideal size of characters is between 10 and 12 points
Characters and lines must not touch
Recommended fonts: Arial, Century, Courier, Mangal, Raavi, Tahoma, Tunga, Verdana.

Address field

Write the address carefully:

The address should be aligned to the left
It must have no more than 6 lines
The interspacing must be normal; don’t leave too much space between each line
Don’t underline anything
Write the postcode very clearly
If the recipient has a PO box or bulk user code, don’t repeat details of the geographic address.
For less common numbers such as 6/8 rue des Bains, we will only take the first digit into account, i.e. 6 rue des Bains.

You can use our postcode search application to avoid mistakes.

Sender field

Include the sender’s address:

In case the letter cannot be delivered, it is important to write the sender’s address so it can be returned to the correct address. Write the complete address of the sender on the back of the envelope (on the flap) or on the front in the top left-hand corner. This is compulsory for registered mail.

A few examples of address writing

For Luxembourg :

Geographic address:

Mr Jean Schmit
71, route du Vin
L-1234 DUDELANGE

Postal address:

Société PWD
BP 1234
L-9874 REMICH

Bulk user postal address:

Post Courrier
Customer Service
L-2998 LUXEMBOURG

International

The country must be written out in full in capital letters on the last line, preferably in French; this is essential for countries that use alphanumeric postcodes (e.g. United Kingdom).

If the postcode is numerical only, the country name can be skipped, but in this case the code must be preceded by the international vehicle registration or ISO code.

Madame Delphine Dubois
24, rue Mirabeau
75016 PARIS
FRANCE

Herrn Werner SCHMITT
Beethovenstrasse 32
CH-8050 ZURICH

Tate Modern Museum
Bankside
LONDON SE1 9TG
ROYAUME UNI

Do you have any other questions?

Call us free of charge on 8002 8004 or +352 2424 8004 for international calls, Monday to Friday from 8.00 am to 5.00 pm.

When sending an envelope, it is important to know how to address it and where the “from” and “to” addresses go. We have compiled a guide with examples that clearly show how you need to write the addresses on the envelope.

How to fill out the front and the back of an envelope

It is important to know where to write the “from” and “to” addresses when sending envelopes to another destination. By doing so, you will ensure that the receiver gets them without an issue. Since no one likes to hear that their shipment is lost due to wrongly inserted information, here is how you should write the address on an envelope:

The front of the envelope should contain all details of the recipient.
The back of the envelope should contain the return address details.

Step by step guidelines on writing the recipient’s address on an envelope:

On the front of the envelope, note the following information:

The full name (name and surname) of the recipient
The full address (including street number, apartment number and similar) of the recipient
The postal code and the town of the recipient
The country of the recipient

For most countries, you should write the address in the centre of the envelope, leaving the upper right corner for the stamps. Some countries may require that you write the information in the bottom left corner. However, usually, this does not represent a huge mistake with whichever way you choose to go.

How to write the address on an envelope – Example for the front side

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Writing the return address on an envelope

On the back of the envelope, write the following information where you seal the envelope:

The full name (name and surname)
The full address (including street number, apartment number and similar)
The postal code and the town of the recipient
The country of the recipient

Remember that this is the return address information, so the provided information for the back of the envelope should be of it.

How to write the address on an envelope – Example for the backside

What if you forgot to write the sender’s address on an envelope?

It does not represent a big issue if there is no sender’s address on an envelope. The sender’s address usually serves as the return address. So, in cases that the envelope is not deliverable, it would normally go back to the sender. Unfortunately, if the letter is not deliverable and there is no return address, the envelope will most likely stay in a post office until someone claims it.