PURPOSE: To automatically process the payment of necessary amounts of postage stamps and post cards, the adjustment of postal charges, the issue of recipts, the output of daily sales reports, the stock control, etc.

CONSTITUTION: The operating contents of a display device 8 containing a touch panel show the purchase of the postage stamps or post cards, the charge is announced through a voice output device 5 and at the same time displayed. Then the requested number of sheets of postage stamps or post cards are discharged through a discharging port 10 after detection of a fact that a user paid the due charge. Then a receipt is issued from a receipt issuing machine 3. When the device 8 shows the operation of a mail, the charge is announced based on the weight, the type and the handling type of the mail. At the same time, the postal charge is displayed at a prescribed part. Then the equivalent postage stamps are discharged through the port 10 after the user paid the due charge. Then a receipt is also issued by the machine 3.