Personalized postage stamps
First Claim
1. A personalized postage stamp system comprising:
- a plurality of sheets, said sheets having an inner and outer surface, at least one said sheet having a print side and an adhesive side, said print side having a plurality of major definitive portions, said adhesive side being suited to adhere to a carrier substrate; and
at least one personalized postage stamp on said print side having a border and a minor image-bearing portion, said minor image bearing portion being dimensioned and configured to enclose a said major definitive portion.
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Abstract
A sheet of (preferably twenty) personalized postage stamps may be applied to pieces of mail or given as a gift to loved ones. Each individual stamp will include the country of issue (e.g. U.S.A.) and a monetary value (e.g. 33¢ or 55¢). The sheet of personalized stamps may contain a seal showing collectability value or proof of authentication. There is a method of retrieving an the personalized image and sizing the image before it is copied or printed onto the appropriate areas of the stamp sheet. The consumer may request the operator of the computer system to apply a protective coating to protective the life of the stamp. In addition, the consumer may request that the finished product be framed as a picture.
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19 Claims
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1. A personalized postage stamp system comprising:
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a plurality of sheets, said sheets having an inner and outer surface, at least one said sheet having a print side and an adhesive side, said print side having a plurality of major definitive portions, said adhesive side being suited to adhere to a carrier substrate; and
at least one personalized postage stamp on said print side having a border and a minor image-bearing portion, said minor image bearing portion being dimensioned and configured to enclose a said major definitive portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of making personalized postage stamps comprising the steps of:
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(a) scanning an image into storage;
(b) retrieving an image from storage, said storage being selected from the group consisting of a local storage medium and al remote storage medium;
(c) storing the image in a data base;
(d) selecting a substrate to which the retrieved image will be added;
(e) sizing the retrieved image to fit the selected substrate;
(f) applying the image to the selected substrate; and
(g) evaluating the combined substrate and final image product. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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