The ‘Post and Go’ story continues in September 2008 with the roll-out of 20 Wincor Nixdorf ProPostal 2000 machines, commencing on 8th October 2008 in Bristol at ‘The Galleries’ Branch where two Nixdorf machines will replace the existing Fujitsu ones. These machines will vend two distinct and very different labels.   The larger type is for items to be posted […]

Following on from the “Weigh and Vend” experiment in 2004 at Alfreton, Luton and Broadgate, London EC2.  a further experiment – this time for a shorter duration of three months-was set up to assess the suitability of a simpler and less ambitious self-service facility- obviously with a view to finding a viable way of reducing […]

Between 25th March and 20th October 2004  , The Post Office commenced the first trials of an “automated postal kiosk” in three branches – known as  ‘Weigh and Vend’  (Badged Automated Postal Service)  and manufactured by the Korean company Samkyung Hitech Co., Ltd. The machines were installed in Luton, Beds; Broadgate, City of London and […]

In August 2003 the UK Post Office upgraded their Horizon system to include the ‘Smart post’ application which produced distinctly different Postage Labels. � The label above left is a Horizon ‘smart post’ label and on the right is a Horizon ‘scales’ label, both printed on a Ithaca dot Matrix Printer. The latest, current ‘Smart Post’ labels are now printed on […]

Early in 2002 after successfully installing computer terminals in all post office branches, Royal Mail followed the lead set by postal authorities in the USA, South Africa, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere, by producing at the post office counters labels to be used instead of stamps. These are known, after the computer network, Horizon […]

 Frama labels were the inital experiment by the Post Office to find a way of providing valid postage labels without using multiple existing stamps. The machine could then dispense a single label to the required value alowing for an increased flexability in stamp vending. Cost savings could be made as only one (blank) roll of blank labels was required to […]

Today was the subpostmasters conference – Wincor Nixdorf had a stand dispensing example UK postage printed on ‘Royal Mail’ self adhesive paper. Here is one of the examples I obtained:   �