What is franking?

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"Franking is the right, typically granted to certain elected officials by the government, to send mail for free. An authorized person exercises the franking privilege by adding his or her signature or a facsimile thereof to the upper right corner of a letter or parcel in lieu of a postage stamp." The above definition comes from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franking

Franking is also the term used for sending out post using a franking machine. For examples of franking machines see www.themailingroom.com.

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