Internet stamp

A postage sheet for receiving printed postage, comprising:

• a white fluorescent face sheet having an exposed front side and an opposite back side covered with an adhesive;
• a release liner having a front side covered with a release agent and bonded to said back side of said face sheet by said adhesive therebetween;
• said face sheet including a removable internet stamp having a diecut perimeter, with said stamp having disposed on said front side thereof a nonfluorescent visible microprint security indicium different in shade of white than said white face sheet and not reproducible by electrostatic photocopying due to said different white on white configuration, with a photocopied stamp having a single hue of white obliterating the original distinction between said white indicium and said white face sheet;
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• said stamp further includes a blank postage site for printing internet postage indicia, and a fluorescent facing feature disposed adjacent said site for automated scanning of said stamp in the postal service, and said security indicium is preprinted adjacent said site;
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• wherein said security indicium and said facing feature are preprinted on said face sheet prior to printing said postage indicia on said blank postage site.

A postage sheet comprising:

• a white face sheet having an exposed front side and an opposite back side covered with an adhesive;
• a release liner having a front side covered with a release agent and bonded to said back side of said face sheet by said adhesive therebetween;
• said face sheet including a removable internet stamp having a diecut perimeter, with said stamp having disposed on said front side thereof a visible first microprint security indicium different in shade of white than said white face sheet, and a visible second security indicium comprising thermalchromatic ink different in color than said white face sheet, with both said first and second security indicia not being reproducible by electrostatic photocopying, wherein said first security indicia is not reproducible by electrostatic photocopying due to said white on white configuration resulting in a single hue of white obliterating the original distinction between said white indicium and said white face sheet;
• and said stamp further includes a blank postage site for printing internet postage indicia, and said first and second security indicia are preprinted adjacent said site.