Facing Identification Mark. Special mark on business reply and courtesy reply mail which enables automated mail processing equipment to identify it and separate it from other mail. (USPS)
Facing identification mark. a series of five or six vertical bars used by automated postal equipment to identify, orient, and separate reply mail and mail produced by PC postage systems and some postage meters.
Any one of four patterns of vertical lines on the address side of a reply card used to classify and sort types of mail.
Facing identification marks at top of envelope for post office machines to read.
Stands for “Facing Identification Markings” - pre- printed bars on the face of the envelope, as specified by the Postal Service to expedite the automated processing of Business Reply Mail. The vertical bars are located at the top right corner of the envelope.
Facing Identification Mark. A pattern of vertical bars printed in the upper right portion of the mailpiece just to the left of the indicia, used to identify business reply mail and certain other bar-coded mail. The FIM is an orientation mark for automated facing and canceling equipment.
FIM stands for Facing Identification Mark and is used on courtesy reply mail to identify the front of the envelope during presorting (Version A) or bulk mail (Version C).
Facing Identification Mark. Used for automated facing and presorting business reply, courtesy reply and certain OCR readable mail pieces. A specific series of parallel bars printed near the top of return envelopes or cards.
acing dentification ark - Identifies the type of "postage to be paid by" mail.