100 years

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A Pitney Bowes tem orgulho de completar 100 anos de inovação. Venha conhecer nossa história e saiba como a Pitney Bowes continua fazendo o certo do jeito certo nos dias de hoje.

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Explore os 100 anos de
inovação da Pitney Bowes

Anos 1920

Os artesãos do comércio

O inventor Arthur Pitney e o promotor Walter Bowes estabeleceram uma parceria. Juntos, eles criaram a indústria de franqueamento postal, que promoveu inovações duradouras no envio de pacotes e correspondências e que agora completam 100 anos.

De 1920 a 2020

Nunca paramos de inovar. Da era das máquinas até a transformação digital, desenvolvemos soluções avançadas e controladas por dados para envio de pacotes e correspondências, comércio eletrônico, logística e serviços financeiros.

1920

In response to a need from the U.S. Postal Service, Arthur Pitney and Walter Bowes merge their two companies to form the Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company.

1920

Image of Pitney and Bowes with first edition of the company logo

1920

March 15 - The U.S. House of Representatives passes its first bill to authoise “mechanical stamps” on First-Class® mail.

Image of Model M

1920

April 23 – We launched our company with the Model M Postage Meter, Arthur Pitney’s invention, sitting within the Model A Mail Station. The meter was uni-denominational and printed 2 cent postage.

1920

Model M postage meter

1920

September 1 – Pitney Bowes becomes the first postage meter formally approved for use throughout the entire U.S. postal system. Our company expands to meet rising demand.

Image of Model A and letter from the US Post Office Department

1922

Royal Mail, the postal and courier company for the United Kingdom, signs a partnership agreement with Pitney Bowes.

1922

Royal Mail logo

1923

The following year, Canadian Post also forms a partnership with Pitney Bowes.

1923

Image of Canada Post

1924

Walter Wheeler, a World War I veteran and Harvard graduate, is promoted to General Manager of the manufacturing facility in Stamford, CT. Over the next four decades, he will rise to CEO and Chairman.

Image of Walter Wheeler

1929

Pitney Bowes invents the first multi-denominational meter, capable of printing different postage amounts for mail of various weights and sizes. Its feeding component was adapted from the Model B.