Here is another leafy design. I'm pretty sure it is from Lynne. Her choice of style for the lettering looks like something that the scanners can read. The article that Clover sent was talking about the new scanners in 1993. I imagine the scanners have improved a lot over the years.
I think my address is pretty easy for scanners because it is all about the numbers. If you write only this on an envelope, I already know it will get to my house. It's been done - see below.
420 - 44
50312
I think the scanner just looks at those numbers and knows where it goes. The issues are when it needs to understand the names of street. I'm pretty sure that the machines are not that interested in the city and state unless the street/zip combination does not register as a known address.
I think this lettering is legible. I wonder if there is any way to test the machines. I know that December is not a good time to go visit my main post office and ask to send a stack of mail through the machines. But, I might get that on my to-do list for 2026.
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I imagine I've posted this previously. The address is 430 - 44th because at the time (2004) we owned a duplex 2 doors from our house and I used half of the duplex for a studio.
This envelope arrived with no problem. It was from Carol - but I sure don't remember her last name. I met her when I was teaching a class in NYC....many moons ago.
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