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DUAL CODING
CLERMONT-FERRAND and PARIS-GARE DE P.L.M.
When an indexation has been applied to the back of an envelope it is normally the result of
technical or human error. Only occasionally is it found as part of the process of returning or
redirecting an item.
Christian LE GAC
REPRESENTANT
Rue du 11 Novembre
22440 PLOUFRAGAN
The above letter from Clermont-Ferrand to Paris 17 is dated 21 May 1974 with the destination
postcode transcribed by Paris numeric variant 00017. Undelivered, the item has received the
standard instruction marks on 31May1974 prior to its return to the sender.
7 ----1 0 0 0 ----K K -K 2 2
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The sender's address on the reverse of the envelope is in Ploufragan in the departement of
Cotes-du-Nord and not in Clermont-Ferrand where the letter was posted. The coding desk
operator at Paris-Gare de P.L.M. has used the departement majorite variant of 22KKK to
redirect the letter to Ploufragan.
