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PO Guide–1 · Rule 11
Franking machines
Postman/MTS to PA/SA·English·Last updated 21 Oct 2026
A franking machine prints approved impressions to pay postage and postal fees. The uploaded guide requires value and licence dies, a valid licence for each machine and posting at authorised counters. Articles put in letter boxes are treated as unpaid. Impressions should be clear, distinct and bright red.
PO Guide–1 · Original English excerpt
11. Franking Machine.
A postal franking machine is a stamping machine intended to stamp impressions of dies of approved design on private and official postal articles in payment of postage and postal fees. A commission of 3 % per cent is permitted on the value of franks used.
2. For being recognized valid, the impressions of ‘frank’ should consist of the following dies:-
(a) Value Die and
(b) Licence Die.Prepared from official postal Word and PDF references. Some services and timings are historical. Check current official orders before exam use.
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