Claims
- 1. An apparatus for applying a protective coating on a personalized image product, said personalized image product comprising a first area having an official postage image thereon and a second area having a personal image thereon, comprising:a scanner capable of determining the location of said second area; and a coating device for applying a protective coating only to said second area as determined by said scanner in response to said scanner determining said location of said second area, said protective coating for repelling a postal cancellation mark.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein coating device comprises a thermal printer.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said coating device is a wax sublimation printer.
- 4. An apparatus for providing a cancellation on an official postal product, said official postal product having an official image area having a a first area having an official postal indicia and a second area having a personal image, comprising:a scanner for determining the location of said first area; and a printhead for applying a cancellation onto said first area as determined by said scanner in response to scanner locating said first area.
- 5. An apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said print head comprises an ink jet printhead.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a divisional application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/605,246, filed Jun. 28, 2000.
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