Hand held postage stamp dispenser with display and advertising capability

A dispenser for dispensing pressure sensitive adhesive coated postage stamps from a backing strip release liner from a roll supply, the dispenser comprising:

• a housing;
• a supply roll support carried by the housing;
• at least one wheel or roller configured for moveably supporting the housing on an upwardly facing solid horizontal surface;
• peeling means including a peeling edge or roller configured to cause a postage stamp to separate from the liner and extend into the space outside of the housing, above and out of contact with the horizontal surface, when the liner bearing the stamp is pulled around the peeling means;
• a pulling mechanism positioned on the housing so as to engage a leading portion of liner extending from the supply and pulling the liner across the peeling means;
• drive linkage connecting the at least one wheel or roller to the pulling mechanism to drive the pulling mechanism in response to hand initiated movement of the housing over the surface so as to pull the stamp bearing liner across the peeling means to dispense a stamp into free space outside of the housing in a position where the peeled stamp can be manually transferred and applied to an envelope for mailing;
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• a mechanism for limiting the amount of liner fed past the peeling edge or roller during each use of the dispenser to prevent more than one stamp from being dispensed at a time.

A dispenser for dispensing pressure sensitive adhesive coated postage stamps from a backing strip release liner from a roll supply, the dispenser comprising:

• a housing;
• a supply roll support carried by the housing;
• at least one wheel or roller configured for moveably supporting the housing on an upwardly facing solid horizontal surface;
• peeling means configured to cause a postage stamp to separate from the liner and extend into the space outside of the housing, above and out of contact with the horizontal surface, when the liner bearing the stamp is pulled around the peeling means;
• a pulling mechanism positioned on the housing so as to engage a leading portion of liner extending from the supply and pulling the liner across the peeling means;
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• drive linkage connecting the at least one wheel or roller to the pulling mechanism to drive the pulling mechanism in response to hand initiated movement of the housing over the surface so as to pull the stamp bearing liner across the peeling means to dispense a stamp into free space outside of the housing in a position where the peeled stamp can be manually transferred and applied to an envelope for mailing, the drive linkage being configured to require greater linear travel of the at least one wheel over a supporting surface than the length of stamp bearing liner being pulled by the pulling mechanism.