Neopost web-enabled stamps

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rdf:langString Neopost web-enabled stamps or Neopostage is a postage stamp that is part of the family of computerized postage. These stamps were developed by Neopost Online and Northrop Grumman Corporation. The joint effort resulted in an innovative self-service stamp vending system. Neopost Online is a US subsidiary of Neopost Inc. Testing of this system was authorized by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in March 2001. The self-service stamp vending system allowed consumers to: 1. * Touch a display screen to activate the kiosk. 2. * Peruse through a variety of stamp denominations and quantities for purchase. 3. * Select the desired purchase. 4. * Swipe credit card information to submit the purchase order. The kiosk then: 1. * Logs on the centrally located database to get credit card authorization. 2. * Awaits approval of purchase from a centrally located database. 3. * Receives purchasing authorization information from the centrally located database.. 4. * Prints the purchasing and stamp information onto adhesive paper (from roll or individual sheets). 5. * Dispenses the stamp sheets to the consumer. The ability to peruse, request, authorize, print, and dispense a stamp purchase using the Internet made these the world's first browser-based stamps. The Neopost web-enabled stamps are listed in Scott catalogue (Specialized Version) under Computer Vended Postage section with several unlisted varieties.