These stamps were developed by Neopost Online and Northrop Grumman Corporation.
[1] The joint effort resulted in an innovative self-service stamp vending system.
Testing of this system was authorized by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in March 2001.
[2] The self-service stamp vending system allowed consumers to: The kiosk then: The ability to peruse, request, authorize, print, and dispense a stamp purchase using the Internet made these the world's first browser-based stamps.
[3] The Neopost web-enabled stamps are listed in Scott catalogue (Specialized Version) under Computer Vended Postage section with several unlisted varieties.