It does. It used to be done (and may still) by a Maxine called an “Automatic Facer and Cancelling Machine” the AFCS turned the mail pieces to face in one direction, cancel the postage, scan the address for the zip code and create and apply the bar code used for later sorting. The canceller sometimes misses the postage.
If your life of crime involves screwing the Postal Service out of a fifty cent stamp, you deserve whatever is coming to you.
It does. It used to be done (and may still) by a Maxine called an “Automatic Facer and Cancelling Machine” the AFCS turned the mail pieces to face in one direction, cancel the postage, scan the address for the zip code and create and apply the bar code used for later sorting. The canceller sometimes misses the postage.
If your life of crime involves screwing the Postal Service out of a fifty cent stamp, you deserve whatever is coming to you.