A system for use in a high speed mail sorter and for applying postage indicia to one or more mailpiece on the high speed mail sorter, the system comprising: a transport path configured to transport the one or more mailpiece at transport speed; an assembly disposed along the transport path and comprising: a diverter (220, 225) disposed along the transport path, a first lane and a second lane each comprising zones, wherein the diverter (220, 225) is configured to alternately divert the one or more mailpiece to either the first lane or the second lane, one or more meter printers (142, 144) disposed on the first lane and the second lane, the one or more meter printers (142, 144) being configured to successively receive the one or more mailpiece on which to print the postage indicia; and a controller configured to queue print data for printing the postage indicia on a respective mailpiece of the one or more mailpiece in synchronization with a respective one of the one or more meter printers (142, 144) receiving the respective mailpiece, characterized in that the zones comprise a first zone, a second zone running in operation at printer speed and configured to transport the one or more mailpiece past the one or more meter printers (142, 144) at the printer speed, and a third zone, wherein the first zone is configured to decelerate the one or more mailpiece to the printer speed while the second zone is running at the printer speed and the third zone is configured to accelerate the one or more mailpiece to the transport speed while the second zone is running at the printer speed and to merge the one or more mailpiece with mailpieces from each of the first lane and the second lane. a transport path configured to transport the one or more mailpiece at transport speed; an assembly disposed along the transport path and comprising: a diverter (220, 225) disposed along the transport path, a first lane and a second lane each comprising zones, wherein the diverter (220, 225) is configured to alternately divert the one or more mailpiece to either the first lane or the second lane, one or more meter printers (142, 144) disposed on the first lane and the second lane, the one or more meter printers (142, 144) being configured to successively receive the one or more mailpiece on which to print the postage indicia; and a controller configured to queue print data for printing the postage indicia on a respective mailpiece of the one or more mailpiece in synchronization with a respective one of the one or more meter printers (142, 144) receiving the respective mailpiece, characterized in that the zones comprise a first zone, a second zone running in operation at printer speed and configured to transport the one or more mailpiece past the one or more meter printers (142, 144) at the printer speed, and a third zone, wherein the first zone is configured to decelerate the one or more mailpiece to the printer speed while the second zone is running at the printer speed and the third zone is configured to accelerate the one or more mailpiece to the transport speed while the second zone is running at the printer speed and to merge the one or more mailpiece with mailpieces from each of the first lane and the second lane. a diverter (220, 225) disposed along the transport path, a first lane and a second lane each comprising zones, wherein the diverter (220, 225) is configured to alternately divert the one or more mailpiece to either the first lane or the second lane, one or more meter printers (142, 144) disposed on the first lane and the second lane, the one or more meter printers (142, 144) being configured to successively receive the one or more mailpiece on which to print the postage indicia; and a controller configured to queue print data for printing the postage indicia on a respective mailpiece of the one or more mailpiece in synchronization with a respective one of the one or more meter printers (142, 144) receiving the respective mailpiece, characterized in that the zones comprise a first zone, a second zone running in operation at printer speed and configured to transport the one or more mailpiece past the one or more meter printers (142, 144) at the printer speed, and a third zone, wherein the first zone is configured to decelerate the one or more mailpiece to the printer speed while the second zone is running at the printer speed and the third zone is configured to accelerate the one or more mailpiece to the transport speed while the second zone is running at the printer speed and to merge the one or more mailpiece with mailpieces from each of the first lane and the second lane.