A system, comprising: a postal indicia printing apparatus, comprising: a sensor to Identify a mail piece; a memory device to store a plurality of postal indicia image formats; a processor configured to automatically: (i) select one of the plurality of postal indicia image formats, wherein the selection Is based at least in part on the identified mail piece; (ii) Identify any objects printed on the mail piece; (iii) determine whether the selected indicia image format may overlap an identified object; (iv) In the case that the Indicia image format is determined to overlap one or more objects on the mail piece, determine whether the indicia image format can be adjusted not to overlap the one or more objects; (v) In the case that the Indicia Image format Is not capable of being adjusted to prevent overlap of an object on the mail piece, repeat steps (i) to (iv) to select and test a different indicia image format; and (vi) In the case that the Indicia Image format may be adjusted to avoid overlapping objects printed on the mail piece, adjust the indicia image format; and a printing device to print, on the identified mail piece, an indicia image in accordance with the selected postal Indicia Image format that is determined in step (iii) not to overlap any objects on the mail piece or that Is adjusted to avoid overlap In step (vi). a postal indicia printing apparatus, comprising: a sensor to Identify a mail piece; a memory device to store a plurality of postal indicia image formats; a processor configured to automatically: (i) select one of the plurality of postal indicia image formats, wherein the selection Is based at least in part on the identified mail piece; (ii) Identify any objects printed on the mail piece; (iii) determine whether the selected indicia image format may overlap an identified object; (iv) In the case that the Indicia image format is determined to overlap one or more objects on the mail piece, determine whether the indicia image format can be adjusted not to overlap the one or more objects; (v) In the case that the Indicia Image format Is not capable of being adjusted to prevent overlap of an object on the mail piece, repeat steps (i) to (iv) to select and test a different indicia image format; and (vi) In the case that the Indicia Image format may be adjusted to avoid overlapping objects printed on the mail piece, adjust the indicia image format; and a printing device to print, on the identified mail piece, an indicia image in accordance with the selected postal Indicia Image format that is determined in step (iii) not to overlap any objects on the mail piece or that Is adjusted to avoid overlap In step (vi). a sensor to Identify a mail piece; a memory device to store a plurality of postal indicia image formats; a processor configured to automatically: (i) select one of the plurality of postal indicia image formats, wherein the selection Is based at least in part on the identified mail piece; (ii) Identify any objects printed on the mail piece; (iii) determine whether the selected indicia image format may overlap an identified object; (iv) In the case that the Indicia image format is determined to overlap one or more objects on the mail piece, determine whether the indicia image format can be adjusted not to overlap the one or more objects; (v) In the case that the Indicia Image format Is not capable of being adjusted to prevent overlap of an object on the mail piece, repeat steps (i) to (iv) to select and test a different indicia image format; and (vi) In the case that the Indicia Image format may be adjusted to avoid overlapping objects printed on the mail piece, adjust the indicia image format; and (i) select one of the plurality of postal indicia image formats, wherein the selection Is based at least in part on the identified mail piece; (ii) Identify any objects printed on the mail piece; (iii) determine whether the selected indicia image format may overlap an identified object; (iv) In the case that the Indicia image format is determined to overlap one or more objects on the mail piece, determine whether the indicia image format can be adjusted not to overlap the one or more objects; (v) In the case that the Indicia Image format Is not capable of being adjusted to prevent overlap of an object on the mail piece, repeat steps (i) to (iv) to select and test a different indicia image format; and (vi) In the case that the Indicia Image format may be adjusted to avoid overlapping objects printed on the mail piece, adjust the indicia image format; and a printing device to print, on the identified mail piece, an indicia image in accordance with the selected postal Indicia Image format that is determined in step (iii) not to overlap any objects on the mail piece or that Is adjusted to avoid overlap In step (vi).