A mail receipt terminal for accepting an envelope having evidence of postage
applied
thereto. The mail receipt terminal includes a controller module and an input scanner
module and a printer module, both in operative communication with the controller
module. The controller module includes a control system and a clock module. The
input scanner module: (i) receives the envelope, (ii) scans the evidence of postage
to determine its veracity, and (iii) rejects the envelope if the evidence of postage
is determined to be improper. If the evidence of postage is determined to be proper,
then the printer module prints a receipt including data thereon corresponding to
the envelope where the receipt data includes a date/time stamp and an ID tracking
number that uniquely corresponds to the envelope.
