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If anyone is _still_ interested, I found these in my copy of Chicago
Manual of Style:
Ala. AL Kans. KS Ohio OH
Alaska AK Ky. KY Okla. OK
Amer.Samoa AS La. LA Oreg. OR
Ariz. AZ Maine ME Pa. PA
Ark. AR Md. MD P.R. PR
Calif. CA Mass. MA R.I. RI
C.Z. CZ Mich. MI S.C. SC
Colo. CO Minn. MN S.Dak. SD
Conn. CT Miss. MS Tenn. TN
Del. DE Mo. MO Tex. TX
D.C. DC Mont. MT Utah UT
Fla. FL Nebr. NE Vt. VT
Ga. GA Nev. NV Va. VA
Guam GU N.H. NH V.I. VI
Hawaii HI N.J. NJ Wash. WA
Idaho ID N.Mex. NM W.Va. WV
Ill. IL N.Y. NY Wis. WI
Ind. IN N.C. NC Wyo. WY
Iowa IA N.Dak. ND
and the text:
"The names of states, territories, and possessions of the United States
should always be spelled in full when standing alone. When they follow
the name of a city or any other geographical term, it is preferable to
spell them out except in lists, tabular matter, notes, bibliographies,
and indexes. In such instances the first of the two forms illustrated is
preferred; the two-letter form is specified by the U.S. government for
use with zip-code addresses and is often useful in other contexts"
I'm still looking for an authoritative source for other countries ....
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