4 State

4 State is a clocked code (ie. A constant pitch between the vertical bars) with 4 possible bar positions.  It is used in some European countries to encode postal codes on mail, often without start and stop bars and in some cases without a check digit.

 

    4 State

The UK postal RM4SCC code is based on the 4-State code but requires start and stop bars and a check digit.

 

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