Reply To: contractions in mailing address state abbreviation Home › Forums › Unified English Braille Literary › contractions in mailing address state abbreviation › Reply To: contractions in mailing address state abbreviation February 22, 2016 at 10:43 pm #26343 claurentModerator No, it falls under the same rule as US (10.12.1). You pronounce each letter individually so you would not use the contractions. Cindi