Use g-brief address field layout to produce labels

Question

I have a number of letters created with the document class g-brief and would like to generate labels (does not have to be automatic; cut-and-paste would be ok for now) from the address used in each letter. I have had some minor success in using the labels package, but the labels do not look as good as the g-brief label, mostly I miss the sender above the recipient.

Any ideas how to "merge" these two packages? I. e. have the same "look" of the address field, just printed on labels?

Also, has anyone had any success in using the \skiplabelsoption of the labelspackage? If I use the option all labels are placed all over the page... That's why I use the double tilde in my code.

labels code I use so far:

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{labels}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{ngerman}
%\LabelInfotrue
%\LabelGridtrue
\TopBorder=5mm
\BottomBorder=5mm
\LeftBorder=20mm
\RightBorder=2mm
\LabelRows=6
\LabelCols=2
%\numberoflabels=24
\begin{document}

\begin{labels}
~
~

{\tiny Christian Schmidt - My Address 123 - 31415 My City}
Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG
\emph{Herrn Peter Mustermann}
Musterstrasse 12a
\hspace{1mm}
\textbf{12345 Musterhausen}
\end{labels}
\end{document}

Edit: The solution for Staples type 2x6 / 105mm x 48mm labels:

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{ngerman}

\usepackage[]{ticket}
\usepackage[margin=2mm]{geometry}

\setlength{\unitlength}{1mm}
\ticketNumbers{2}{6}
\ticketSize{104}{44}
\ticketDistance{0}{4}

\newif\iftrennlinien

\renewcommand*{\ticketdefault}{\small
      \put(0,39){\makebox(85,4)
      {\scriptsize \textrm{\retouradresse}}}
      \iftrennlinien \put(0, 38.9){\line(1,0){85}} \fi
}
\newcommand*{\myticket}[2][]{\ticket{\small
      \put(0,39){\makebox(85,4)
      {\scriptsize \textrm{\retouradresse}}}
      \put(8,32.85){\parbox[t]{3in}{\textbf{#1} \par \vspace{2mm} #2}}
}}

\newcommand*{\retouradresse}{My Name $\cdot$ My Street 123 $\cdot$ 31415 My City}

\begin{document}
\trennlinientrue
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket[E I N S C H R E I B E N]{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket[R E C H N U N G]{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\end{document}

Answer 1

Here's a solution using the ticket package - in my opinion, it is more flexible and easier to use than the labels package (e. g. you can specify the with and height of the labels directly). It reproduces the address layout of g-brief(2) exactly and should be easy to modify according to your needs.

\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{ngerman}

\usepackage[crossmark]{ticket}
\usepackage[margin=20mm]{geometry}

\setlength{\unitlength}{1mm}
\ticketNumbers{2}{6}
\ticketSize{85}{42.85}
\ticketDistance{0}{0}

\newif\iftrennlinien

\renewcommand*{\ticketdefault}{\small
      \put(0,39){\makebox(85,4)
      {\scriptsize \textrm{\retouradresse}}}
      \iftrennlinien \put(0, 38.9){\line(1,0){85}} \fi
}
\newcommand*{\myticket}[2][]{\ticket{\small
      \put(0,39){\makebox(85,4)
      {\scriptsize \textrm{\retouradresse}}}
      \put(8,32.85){\parbox[t]{3in}{\textbf{#1} \par \vspace{2mm} #2}}
}}

\newcommand*{\retouradresse}{Christian Schmidt $\cdot$ My Address 123 $\cdot$ 31415 My City}

\begin{document}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket[E I N S C H R E I B E N]{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket[R E C H N U N G]{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\trennlinientrue
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\myticket{Testfirma GmbH \& Co. KG\\Herrn Peter Mustermann\\Musterstrasse 12a\\12345 Musterhausen}
\end{document}

Use this template as follows: The \retouradresse macro contains the the return address printed on top of every label. The recipient is added separately for each label using the custom \myticket command which expects the address as a mandatory argument. Furthermore, you can have an optional argument to add something like "Invoice" in bold letters above the address. If you want a line under the return address, use \trennlinientrue.

(I used the exact macro names and the code from g-brief, so everything should be pretty familiar.)

This is how the labels look like: