032 Postal Registration Number (R)
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Input Standards |
| Optional/Optional |
| 1st Indicator Undefined |
 | Undefined |
| 2nd Indicator Undefined |
| | Undefined |
| Subfields (R=Repeatable NR=Nonrepeatable) | Input Standards |
| ‡a | Postal registration number (NR) | Mandatory/Mandatory |
| ‡b | Source agency assigning the number (NR) | Mandatory/Mandatory |
Definition | Contains postal service registration numbers. Some countries require postal service registration numbers for certain mailing class privileges. In the United States, the U.S. Postal Service assigns U.S. Postal Service (USPS) publication numbers to second-class and controlled-circulation material. The National Serials Data Program uses field 032 to record USPS numbers of publications for which NSDP has reported ISSNs to the Postal Service. |
1st Indicator | Undefined. The 1st indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ). |
| | | | Undefined | |
2nd Indicator | Undefined. The 2nd indicator position is undefined and contains a blank ( ). |
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Subfields | |
| ‡a Postal registration number | Enter USPS numbers as six digits. Enter leading 0's to fill all six positions. Do not enter hyphens. |
| ‡b Source agency assigning the number | The source of the number in subfield ‡a. |
Printing | Field 032 does not print. |
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