Abstract: An apparatus capable of automatically handling envelopes through various stages of processing, including electronic display of the envelope, electronic weighing of the envelope and printing of a stamp, date, time, location and ZIP+4 code in numerical and bar code form, name/address, advertising messages; maintaining mailing lists; maintaining and printing postage records; securing postage usage; buying postage electronically; retrieving user postage usage information; electronic keeping of time and date; updating of postage rates, ZIP+4 directory and mailing list; and having an integrated built-in ZIP+4 directory.