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Question re: Freepost envelope postmark?

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Hello all,

I would much appreciate if someone could explain what the markings are along the bottom of the attached photo.

Apologies, they are red ink on a pink envelope so may not be very clear.

Specifically, is it some kind of digital postmark and would it include the place and time when the letter was posted?

Many thanks in advance...
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No.

Its a machine code for routeing the item through the system, You can see it, faintly, on a lot of mail these days.
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Question re: Freepost envelope postmark?

Post by Trainspotter »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:No.

Its a machine code for routeing the item through the system, You can see it, faintly, on a lot of mail these days.
Thank you.

So there is no way of tracing where/when a Freepost envelope was posted other than if the sender sends it registered?
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Correct, I am afraid.
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