SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPENSING POSTAGE STAMPS

摘要

Postage stamps are dispensed by receiving payment from a customer for a postage value (530) at a point of sale terminal. The point of sale terminal requests and receives an authorization key (560) from an authorization syste m. The authorization key is provided to the customer (570). Thereafter, the customer provides the authorization key to a postage dispensing machine, whi ch provides postage stamps equivalent to the postage value (580).