Postage label dispenser for dispensing application ready/lined labels including a re-lining station facilitating the fabrication of lined labels

A postage label dispensing system for dispensing adhesive-backed postage labels, the label dispensing system receiving a supply of label material including an adhesive-backed face material and a liner material disposed over and carrying the adhesive backing of the face material, comprising:

• a stripping station and a re-lining station;
• the stripping station receiving the supply of label material and including a means for stripping the adhesive-backed face material from the liner material and a first cutting apparatus, downstream of the stripping means, for cutting the face material to a desired length and producing adhesive backed face material having a postage indicia printed thereon;
• the re-lining station receiving the adhesive backed face material and including a re-lining means for re-attaching a liner material to the adhesive backed face material and a second cutting apparatus, downstream of the lining means, for cutting the relining material to dispense at least one lined postage label, and
• a deflector guide cooperating with the stripping means and first cutting apparatus of the stripping station, the deflector guide being re-positionable from an engaged position to a disengaged position, such that in the engaged position, the deflector guide is operative to re-direct the adhesive-backed face material from the stripping station to the re-lining station to dispense a lined-label through a dispensing outlet, and, in a disengaged position, the deflector guide is inoperative to dispense an application ready label through another dispensing outlet;
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• a processor for controlling the position of the deflector guide and operating of the stripping and re-lining stations such that application ready and lined labels are dispensed depending upon a selected operating mode.