Separatable label assembly

In a method for using a label assembly having a face sheet adhered to a back sheet and the face sheet including a plurality of labels disposed in a label column, the method comprising:

• portioning the label assembly by separating the back sheet along a first tearable line of separation which extends across the back sheet and separating the face sheet along a second tearable line of separation that is offset with respect to the first tearable line of separation and that extends between an edge of the label assembly and the label column, and the first tearable line of separation having a first non-linear section near a first edge of the label assembly and/or the second tearable line of separation having a second non-linear section near a second edge of the label assembly, each of the first tearable line of separation and the second tearable line of separation having a linear section.

In a method for using a label assembly having a face sheet adhered to a back sheet and the face sheet including a plurality of labels disposed in a label column, the method comprising:

• separating the label assembly along a linear section of a first tearable line of separation extending across said back sheet and spaced apart from a second tearable line of separation extending across said face sheet, and separating the first tearable line of separation at a first arcuate end portion of the first tearable line of separation which extends to a first edge of the label assembly, and separating the second tearable line of separation at a second arcuate end portion of the second tearable line which extends to a second edge which is different from the first edge.