Up-to-date Horizon label service indicator list

 Hi.

 

I haven't seen any recent lists of service indicators used on Post Office Horizon labels, so I've made one, based on existing older ones.

 

I used a number of sources, including postagelabelsuk.com, norphil.co.uk, stu1967.co.uk and eBay.

 

I'm not sure on details regarding some of them, but I hope I'm not missing a lot of the codes.

 

I am trying to get as much of these as possible, and there is also different variations such as Welsh language labels, tax codes, the actual labels, fonts, etc. without even mentioning the 2d barcod type labels and miscellaneous others. 

 

1st/1af    RM      1st Class - Now only Articles for the Blind
1L     RM     1st Class Letter     Usage restricted to Recorded Signed For
2L     RM     1st Class Letter     Usage restricted to Recorded Signed For
1LG     RM     1st Class Large Letter     
2LG     RM     2nd Class Large Letter         
BL     RM     Letter BFPO     Usage restricted to Recorded Signed For
BLG     RM     Large Letter BFPO         
FP     RM     Fully Paid - Reposted Underpaid Airmail            
A     RM     Airmail     
SU     RM     Surface Mail     
FF     RM     BFPO Forces Freepost     
IT      RM      International Tracked
ITS     RM      International Tracked & Signed
IS      RM      International Signed
SD9     RM      Special Delivery by 9
SD1     RM      Special Delivery by 1
SF      RM      Home Shopping Returns + RSF ??? Replaced RSF

POTENTIALLY REPLACED BY 2D BARCODED LABELS

BSP?    RM      Replaces small "BKP" to British Armed Forces
BMP     RM      Replaces med. "BKP" to British Armed Forces
1SP     RM      1st class Small Parcel
2SP     RM      2nd class Small Parcel
1MP     RM      1st class Medium Parcel
2MP?    RM      2nd class Medium Parcel

PARCELFORCE

BF     PF     BFPO Parcels     
PE     PF     International Economy     
PS     PF     Standard International     

WITHDRAWN

2nd/2il RM      2nd class
1LL     RM     1st Class Large Letter     Withdrawn for Introduction of QH Label
2LL     RM     2nd Class Large Letter     Withdrawn for Introduction of QH Label
BLL     RM     BFPO Large Letter     Withdrawn for Introduction of QH Label
P     PF/RM     Standard Parcels     Withdrawn -Replaced by SP
S     RM     Surface Mail     Withdrawn- Replaced by SU
AX     RM     Airsure     Withdrawn for Introduction of QH Label
PF     PF     Parcelforce Parcels     Withdrawn-Replaced By PS/PE
MOR     RM     Mail Order Returns -     Withdrawn-17/04/2011
RPR     RM     Packet Post Returns (Recorded) - Withdrawn-17/04/2011-Replaced by RSF
1PK     RM     1st Class Packet     
2PK     RM     2nd Class Packet     
SD     RM     Special Delivery 
SP     RM     Standard Parcels 
BPK     RM     Packet BFPO 
AAX     RM     Airsure     Introduced for  Introduction of QH Label
RSF     RM      Home Shopping Returns + RSF ?? Limnited to value of Signed for - Replaced by SF???

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