Abstract: A method and device for preparing one or more pads of checks to be delivered to an individual is disclosed. The method includes stitching a mailing label on top of an uppermost pad of one or more pads of checks. The one or more pads of checks are placed into a check container, wherein the check container includes a box bottom, a box top having a first aperture, and a transparent material immediately surrounding the first aperture. The check container is placed into a shipping carton, wherein the shipping carton has a second aperture. The mailing label is visible through the first aperture of the box top and through the second aperture of the shipping carton.

Abstract: A method of forming a coded image with the edges of a plurality of stacked pages is disclosed. The method includes defining a unique identification code for a plurality of defined areas on a sheet of paper, and for printing each identification code onto each area, the identification code being in contact with a boundary between each area. A method of cutting the sheet along each boundary to form blanks having a coded edge, and stacking a number of sheets to form a stack with an edge bearing a coded image formed from a number of coded edges is also disclosed.