Postage meter having auto dating device.

摘要

A postage metering combination includes a date setting mechanism (44) for enabling the printing of a posting date by a printing assembly (42,46). The combination includes a calendar clock (40) in communication with a microcomputer (31) for providing current date information to the microcomputer. A date printing mechanism (42) is connected to the microcomputer to enable date information to be printed by the combination or causing said date printing to be ducked. Data entry keys (19) are provided to communicate with the microcomputer (31) the current date information is printed by the combination, date information is ducked or the date to be printed is incremented in advance of the current date. <IMAGE>