Claims
- 1. A method for verifying the postage required for a batch of mail comprising the steps of calculating a sample size for statistically checking a batch of mailpieces and selecting from said batch a plurality of mailpieces corresponding to the sample, weighing each mailpiece of said selected mailpieces, scanning each of said selected mailpieces to obtain postal information relevant to the rating of postage required for the mailpiece, determining actual postage for each selected mailpiece, calculating from the postage due on the selected sample of mailpieces the total postage amount due for delivery of the batch of mail, and comparing the total postage amount thus obtained with the total postage paid by the sender in respect to said batch of mail.
- 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of measuring the size of each selected mailpiece.
- 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of printing on each selected mailpiece a cancellation mark including the postage for the mailpiece.
- 4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of printing a date as a portion of the cancelling marking.
- 5. The method of claim 3 wherein the cancelling mark is printed using an indelible ink.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the indelible ink is selected to distinguish from an ink used by a postal authority for a conventional cancellation mark.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 952,071, filed Sep. 25, 1992, now Pat. No. 5,308,932.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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4780828 |
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Divisions (1)
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