System and method for printing multiple postage indicia

An automated system for concurrently generating a first postage indicia and an associated second postage indicia, said system comprising:

• means for determining the correct postage for mailing a first document associated with said first postage indicia;
• means for determining the correct postage for mailing a second document associated with said second postage indicia;
• means for generating said first postage indicia having said correct postage for mailing said first document;
• means for generating said second postage indicia having said correct postage for mailing said second document;
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• means for printing said first postage indicia and said second postage indicia on a single substantially continuous surface.

A system for generating an outbound postage indicia and an associated return postage indicia, said system comprising:

• means for interfacing with a document generation program generating an outbound document to be associated with said outbound postage indicia, said outbound document being associated with a return document;
• means for determining the correct postage for mailing said outbound document;
• means for determining the correct postage for mailing said return document;
• means for generating said outbound postage indicia having said correct postage for mailing said outbound document;
• means for generating said return postage indicia having said correct postage for mailing said return document;
• and
• means for printing said outbound postage indicia and said return postage indicia substantially concurrently.

A processor based system for generating an outbound document and an associated return document, said system also for generating an outbound postage indicia associated with said outbound document and a return postage indicia associated with said return document, said system comprising:

• means for interfacing with a document generation program generating said outbound document and said return document;
• means for determining the correct postage for mailing said outbound document;
• means for determining the correct postage for mailing said return document;
• means for generating said outbound postage indicia having said correct postage for mailing said outbound document;
• means for generating said return postage indicia having said correct postage for mailing said return document;
• means for printing said outbound document and said return document substantially concurrently;
• and
• means for printing said return document and said outbound postage indicia and said return postage indicia substantially concurrently.