by bigfoot215 » Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:39 pm
Those are meter strips, they do not run through a cancelling machine. If you look closely, the date the strip was printed is on the meter strip, along with a code number that identifies the meter that printed it. If you reuse them, the scanner will kick it out of the mail stream. People have been prosecuted for mail fraud for re-using meter strips or even uncancelled, but previously used stamps. Also if you are using a postage meter where you work, the mail will be returned to that address, along with a visit from the Postal Inspectors. If you are sending your personal mail out on your employer's dime, well... kiss your job good-bye. Ask yourself, is it worth it to try to save a few cents?
Those are meter strips, they do not run through a cancelling machine. If you look closely, the date the strip was printed is on the meter strip, along with a code number that identifies the meter that printed it. If you reuse them, the scanner will kick it out of the mail stream. People have been prosecuted for mail fraud for re-using meter strips or even uncancelled, but previously used stamps. Also if you are using a postage meter where you work, the mail will be returned to that address, along with a visit from the Postal Inspectors. If you are sending your personal mail out on your employer's dime, well... kiss your job good-bye. Ask yourself, is it worth it to try to save a few cents?