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FRANKING MACHINE [7 records]

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Record 1 2017-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
DEF

A card of predetermined credit value sold by a postal administrations for insertion into a postal franking machine with a value card system. Such machines lock out automatically when the remaining credit falls below a permitted level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
DEF

Carte portant un montant de crédit prédéterminé, vendue par l'administration postale afin d'être insérée dans une machine à affranchir à carte de valeur. Une telle machine se bloque automatiquement quand le solde créditeur tombe en dessous d'un seul autorisé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
DEF

A machine in which the impression is created by flat franking dies using reciprocating action.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
DEF

Machine où l'empreinte est réalisée à l'aide de clichés d'affranchissement plans en déplacement selon un mouvement alternatif.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
DEF

The place in the machine where the franking dies are positioned during the printing process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
DEF

Endroit de la machine où se trouve le cliché d'affranchissement pendant l'impression.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y artículos de oficina
  • Material y equipo de correos
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Record 4 2017-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
DEF

The part of the machine to which the franking die is attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
DEF

Partie de la machine sur laquelle est fixée le cliché d'affranchissement.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
DEF

A counter which shows the total number of value cards used in a postal franking machine with a value card system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
DEF

Compteur indiquant le nombre total de cartes de valeur déjà utilisées dans une machine à affranchir à carte de valeur.

Spanish

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Record 6 1987-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Equipment and Supplies
  • Postage
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
DEF

A machine designed to print an approved postal franking impression including the postal value and other information required or allowed by postal administrations.

DEF

a machine that prints postal indicia on pieces of mail, records the amount of postage given in the indicia, and subtracts it from a total amount which has been paid at a post office and for which the machine has been set.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel et fournitures (Postes)
  • Affranchissement du courrier
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
DEF

Machine destinée à imprimer une empreinte postale d'affranchissement agréée, comprenant la valeur de l'affranchissement et d'autres informations requises ou autorisées par l'administration postale.

DEF

Dispositif mécanique, électrique, etc., permettant d'imprimer des empreintes d'affranchissement.

Spanish

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Record 7 1977-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postage
  • Postage Stamps and Stamp Cancelling
CONT

Abolition of postage labels for these items. The present franking machine label on each packet would be replaced by a suitable indication(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Affranchissement du courrier
  • Timbres et oblitération
CONT

Elle [la machine à affranchir] doit (...) comporter un dispositif permettant de placer un rouleau de papier adhésif à partir duquel des vignettes d'affranchissement peuvent être détachées et apposées sur les colis (...)

Spanish

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