United States Meter Stamp, Type ESY-IB1

United States of America · 2018 · Variable (meter stamp)

A red rectangular meter stamp impression featuring 'US POSTAGE' at the top, 'PITNEY BOWES' at the bottom, and a central barcode-like pattern. It also includes 'METERED MAIL' and the date 'NOV 02 2018'.

Meter stamps like this one represent the evolution of postal services towards automated, machine-generated postage, widely used by businesses for bulk mailings in the modern era.