Nov 2, 2010 14:03
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street address or r.f.d.
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Birth Certificate
At the moment I am translating a birth certificate from Arizona. In the part where the mother's address is listed, the form asks for "STREET ADDRESS OR R.F.D.". Does anyone know what RFD stands for?
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot.
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Nov 2, 2010 15:55: Travelin Ann changed "Term asked" from "\"street address or r.f.d.\"" to "street address or r.f.d."
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Kimberlee Thorne
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Rural Free Delivery system
The Rural Free Delivery system from the postal service allows for services not provided by city carriers, and keeps one's privacy by not telling others where you live. A unique 4-digit number is assigned to your residence, which must be written exactly as the following example, "3110 RFD." It is used for all mail and official purposes, or the post office will not guarantee delivery. It is not a post office box number. Its location, your street name, is up to you to give out. Please use your 4-digit number and street name for deliveries other than the U.S. mail. The Village office does not give out directions to your address.
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English term (edited):
"street address or r.f.d."
rural free delivery
sometimes accompanied by a box number
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English term (edited):
"street address or r.f.d."
rural free delivery / rural route
RFD is mainly used in the US, as far as I know; it's a rural free delivery number used in some areas that are outside the normal postal routes. I don't think it's used in this form anymore, though; the current form is RR (rural route).
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