Exhibit 99.1
Company Press Release

Hewlett-Packard Veteran Carolyn Ticknor Joins Stamps.com Board of Directors and
Former American Express Executive Christopher Hylen Joins Stamps.com Management
Team

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 1999--Stamps.com, the innovator
of Postage Server(TM) technology for the delivery of postage over the Internet,
today announced the appointment of Carolyn Ticknor, president and CEO of
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP - news) Company's LaserJet Imaging Systems to the
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Company's Board of Directors. Additionally, former American Express (NYSE:AXP -
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news) executive Christopher Hylen has joined the company as senior vice
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president of marketing.

"We are extraordinarily pleased to welcome Carolyn Ticknor to our board," said
John Payne, Stamps.com president and CEO. "Her extensive, highly relevant
business experience and unparalleled understanding of the printer and PC
industry will be a tremendous addition during a key time in our company's
development."

As president and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Company's LaserJet
Imaging Systems, Carolyn Ticknor brings over twenty years experience at HP in
marketing, research, and management. She has worldwide management responsibility
for HP's industry-leading LaserJet Printer, Mopier, and ScanJet scanner
businesses. She also leads HP's Digital Workplace Strategy that integrates
printing/copying, capture, network distribution, and value-added services.

"We are also pleased to welcome Chris Hylen to our management team," said John
Payne. "Chris' leadership skills and extremely relevant experience in
electronic commerce and small business services while at American Express will
be a tremendous asset as we build Stamps.com into the premier Internet brand in
the postage convenience category."

Christopher Hylen brings to Stamps.com broad experience in marketing, brand
development, business development, electronic commerce, interactive and small
business services, and product management. Mr. Hylen reports to Stamps.com
President and CEO John Payne and is responsible for building Stamps.com brand
awareness and market presence in the small business market and beyond. He will
also oversee customer acquisition and retention strategies, service offerings,
advertising and marketing communications.

About the USPS Information Based Indicia Program

Stamps.com is in the third and final phase of Beta market testing under the IBI
Program. The Information Based Indicia Program (IBIP) is a U.S. Postal Service
initiative committed to creating new, convenient, electronic access to postage
for mailing customers. IBIP launches this opportunity with the introduction of
digital postage, the Information Based Indicia (IBI) and the qualification of
commercially developed products giving customers the ability to print postage
using personal computers - PC Postage products. Through IBIP, the U.S. Postal
Service delivers a higher level of convenience and security to customers with
established performance and evaluation criteria for the IBI and PC Postage
products. PC Postage is a certification mark owned by the U.S. Postal Service to
distinguish products qualified as IBIP compliant. For more information, see the
USPS Web site at www.usps.com/ibip.
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About Stamps.com

Stamps.com (Nasdaq:STMP - news) is a leading provider of highly secure
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transaction-oriented Internet services for small business, consumer and
corporate users. Stamps.com partners include America Online, Inc. (AOL), Avery
Dennison, Office Depot, Intuit's Quicken.com, Intel Corporation, MySoftware,
Peachtree Software, Westvaco, and other leading Internet, office supply and
technology companies.

Stamps.com is located at 3420 Ocean Park Blvd. Suite 1040, Santa Monica, CA
90405, tel (310) 581-7200, fax (310) 581-7500 and at http://www.stamps.com.
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"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Important factors which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements are detailed in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
Company's prospectus related to its initial public offering that was filed with
the SEC on June 25, 1999.

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Contact:
  Media Contact


  Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
  Holly Fisher, (415) 923-1660
  hfisher@alexanderogilvy.com
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  OR

  Company Contact
  Stamps.com
  Jeffrey Green, (310) 581-7200
  jeff@stamps.com
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