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ALPHA-NUMERIC INWARD CODE

The five figure numeric postcode introduced in 1972 was only an outward code containing

elements designating the addressee's dipartement and distribution office. The next stage of

the programme was to devise an inward code, similarly composed of five elements, which would

identify the postman's walk.

A language was devised containing characters grouped into five categories according to whether
they were represented by two, three, four (identical to La Source 2), five or six strokes.

R II H7 I I I 7 I I II
s II J8 I I I 8 II I I
T II K9 II I 9 I II I

A 0 III 0 IIII v IIIII
B 1 I II 1 I III
c 2 II I 2 II II w I IIII
D 3 I II 3 III I x I I III
E4 I I I 4 I III y I II II
F 5 II I 5 I I II z I III I
G6 I II 6 I II I
M 111111

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ADMINISTRATION GRILLE DE LECTURE DES MARQUES D'INDEXATION
DES PTT

N° 24 AD ACHEMINEMENT

LA FOSTE;- 12 A,O 24 E,4 123 0 145 7 v1234 12345 M
25 H,7
2R 13 8, 1 34 F,5 124 1 234 3 w1235
125 4 235 6 x1245
3s 14 0,3 35 J,8 134 2 245 8 1345 y
15 G,6 45 K,9 135 5 345 9
4T 23 C,2 2345 t. -1
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Inward and Outward Code Indexation Reader