Patent ID: 7949614
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: B41J,G07B

Abstract:
1. A method of printing value indicia, the method comprising: feeding a roll of printing stock into a value indicia printer, the roll of printing stock including images pre-printed on the roll of printing stock; and using the value indicia printer to print value indicia on the roll of printing stock, wherein the value indicia are postage indicia, printed on the roll of printing stock to form postage stamps, and the value indicia printer is a postage indicia printer, wherein each of said pre-printed images has associated therewith a respective space for printing a respective postage indicia in the respective space including at least a first one and a second one of said spaces; the method further comprising: obtaining an indication from a user to select the second one of said spaces; feeding the roll of printing stock such that the first one of said spaces passes a stationary print head of the postage indicia printer without printing a postage indicium in said first one of said spaces and thereafter printing a first postage indicium in the second one of said spaces, and after printing said first postage indicium in said second one of said spaces, reverse-feeding the roll of printing stock to bring said first one of said spaces back to said stationary print head and thereafter printing a second postage indicium in said first one of said spaces.