Image forming apparatus

Abstract

There is provided an image forming apparatus capable of easily determining the direction of setting printing paper in a paper feed cartridge with an extremely simple structure. In the image forming apparatus 1 comprising: a paper feed cartridge 2 for placing printing paper P with an absorbing layer made of material for thermal transfer recording formed thereon; an ink ribbon 3 with dye applied thereto; and printing means 4 for sublimating or melting and diffusing the dye and for transferring the sublimated or melted and diffused dye to the printing paper, the printing paper P has a printing area P1 and a margin Px as a non-printing area P2 adapted not to be printed substantially on a first surface Pa with the absorbing layer formed thereon, while has a postal documentation area 7 composed of a stamp portion 71 and/or a zip code portion 72 on a second surface Pb, in both the margin Px and the paper feed cartridge 2 being formed positioning symbols 6 and 8 for indicating the direction of setting the printing paper P in the paper feed cartridge 2.

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