What is the Shipping Labels - What are shipping labels??

Labels that are used to add delivery information to items that are being delivered by post or by a courier carrier service shipping labels are usually chosen when an item has multiple pieces of detailed delivery information that need to remain with an item throughout the delivery process This could include various addresses delivery invoicing return etc instructions for delivery and handling of the item such as directions to the delivery address warnings for fragile items etc shipment details such as weight number of packages etc tracking information such as a tracking number code or tracking information encoded as a barcode or QR code that is scanned at each checkpoint during the delivery process or content information including a general description or any relevant warnings or safety guidelines for the content being shipped

Glossary

Franking Labels - What are franking labels?

Definition of FRANKING LABEL:

Labels that are designed for use with franking machines. Franking machines allow businesses and organisations to pre-pay postage costs for their mail; a franking machine can weigh mail, calculate the cost of postage, and then print the appropriate postage stamps and markings (or franks) onto each item. Franking labels are used for parcels that may not fit into the franking machine directly; the franking machine prints a stamp onto a label, which is then stuck onto the parcel.

At Label Planet, we supply franking labels that measure 151mm wide by 40mm high and are compatible with a wide variety of personal franking machines.

A diagram of the layout of a sheet of franking labels; franking labels are often supplied with two labels per sheet and are printed using a franking machine.

Here is the Harvard-style citation to use if you would like to reference this definition of the term franking labels:
Label Planet (2020) What are franking labels? | Franking Labels Definition. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/franking-label/ (Accessed: January 1, 2024).

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