Postage meter yielding bar coded postage labels

摘要

A postage meter whose postage supply is a reel of adhesive tape on which is pre-printed a continuous incremental bar code. The amount of postage required for a given piece to be mailed is expressed on a postage label derived from the tape and attachable to the piece in multiple increments whereby the greater the postage amount, the longer the label. Also included in the postage meter is a second reel of blank adhesive tape from which is derived a data label to be applied to the piece on which is meter-printed data appropriate to the mailing, such as the identity the post office from which the piece is mailed and the date of mailing.