WO2004012053A3 - Pc postagetm service indicia design for shipping label - Google Patents

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WO2004012053A3
WO2004012053A3 PCT/US2003/023490 US0323490W WO2004012053A3 WO 2004012053 A3 WO2004012053 A3 WO 2004012053A3 US 0323490 W US0323490 W US 0323490W WO 2004012053 A3 WO2004012053 A3 WO 2004012053A3
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postage
postagetm
shipping label
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service indicia
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John F Gullo
Wayne A Wilkerson
Roy R Gordon
Daniel J Lord
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Us Postal Service
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Abstract

Systems and methods of insuring payment of a proper amount of postage, comprise receiving payment for an amount of postage, affixing a postage indicia to a piece of mail, wherein the postage indicia includes the postage amount in a format readable only by machine, and adjusting the postage amount at a time subsequent to receipt of payment.
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