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                                PITNEY BOWES INC.
                          SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
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The Registrant, Pitney Bowes Inc., a Delaware Corporation, has no parent.


                 The following are subsidiaries of the Registrant
                            (as of December 31, 1998)

                                                     Country or  
                                                      state of   
Company name                                        incorporation
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Adrema Leasing Corporation                            Delaware
Adrema Maschinen - und - Auto Leasing GmbH            Germany
Adrema Maschinenbau Inc.                              Delaware
Adrema Mobilien Leasing GmbH                          Germany
Andeen Enterprises, Inc.                              Panama
Artec International Corporation                       California
Atlantic Mortgage & Investment Corporation            Florida
B. Williams Holdings Corp.                            Delaware
B. Williams Funding Corp.                             Delaware 
Canadian Office Services (Toronto) Limited            Canada
Carolina-Relco LP
Cascade Microfilm Systems, Inc.                       California
Chas. P. Young Health Fitness & Management, Inc.      New York
Datarite Systems Ltd.                                 England
DSP Inc.
ECL Finance Company, N.V.                             Netherlands
Elmcroft Road Realty Corporation                      Connecticut
FSL Holdings Inc.                                     Connecticut
FSL Risk Managers Inc.                                New York
FSL Valuation Services Inc.                           Connecticut
Harlow Aircraft Inc.                                  Delaware
Informatech                                           California
La Agricultora Ecuatoriana S.A.                       Ecuador
Lease Continental GmbH                                Germany
Lease Continental Partnership
MXT Corporation (68% owned)                           Canada
Norlin Australia Investments Pty. Ltd.                Australia
Norlin Industries Ltd.                                Canada
Norlin Music (U.K.) Ltd.                              England
Oy Adrema Helsinki                                    Finland
PB Canada Funding Ltd.                                Canada
PB Forms, Inc.                                        Nebraska
PB Funding Corporation                                Delaware
PB Global Holdings Inc.                               Connecticut
PB Global Holdings II Inc.                            Connecticut
PB Global Holdings III Inc.                           Connecticut
PB Global Holdings IV Inc.                            Connecticut
PB Leasing Corporation                                Delaware
PB Leasing Ltd.                                       England
PB Leasing International Corporation                  Delaware
PB Leasing Services Inc.                              Nevada
PB/PREFCO Real Estate Holdings Inc.                   Delaware
PB Professional Services Inc.                         Delaware
PB Public Finance Inc.                                Delaware
PBA Foreign Sales Corporation                         Barbados
PB World Trade Corporation (Disc)                     Delaware

 
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SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT (continued)
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                                                     Country or  
                                                      state of   
Company name                                        incorporation
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PB CFSC I Inc.                                      Virgin Islands
PBL Holdings Inc.                                     Nevada
PB Nikko FSC Ltd.                                     Bermuda
PB Nihon FSC Ltd.                                     Bermuda
Pitney Bowes A.G.                                     Switzerland
Pitney Bowes Australia Pty.                           Australia
Pitney Bowes Australia FAS Pty. Limited               Australia
Pitney Bowes Australia Funding Pty. Ltd.              Australia
Pitney Bowes Austria Ges.m.b.H                        Austria
Pitney Bowes Business Connections Inc.                Delaware
Pitney Bowes of Canada Ltd.                           Canada
Pitney Bowes Canada Holdings Limited                  Canada
Pitney Bowes China Inc.                               Delaware
Pitney Bowes Credit Australia Limited                 Australia
Pitney Bowes Credit Corporation                       Delaware
Pitney Bowes Data Systems, Ltd.                       Delaware
Pitney Bowes de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.                  Mexico
Pitney Bowes Deutschland GmbH                         Germany
Pitney Bowes Espana, S.A.                             Spain
Pitney Bowes Finance S.A.                             France
Pitney Bowes Finans Norge AS                          Norway
Pitney Bowes Finance PLC (formerly PB Leasing Ltd.)   England
Pitney Bowes Finance Ireland Limited                  Ireland
Pitney Bowes France S.A.                              France
Pitney Bowes Holdings Ltd.                            England
Pitney Bowes Holding SNC                              France
Pitney Bowes Hong Kong Inc.                           Delaware
Pitney Bowes Hong Kong Ltd.                           Hong Kong
Pitney Bowes India Inc.                               Delaware
Pitney Bowes Insurance Agency, Inc.                   Connecticut
Pitney Bowes International                            Ireland
Pitney Bowes International Holdings, Inc.             Delaware
Pitney Bowes Italia S.r.l.                            Italy
Pitney Bowes Japan KK                                 Japan
Pitney Bowes (Ireland) Limited                        Ireland
Pitney Bowes Macau Limited                            Macau
Pitney Bowes Management Services, Inc.                Delaware
Pitney Bowes Management Services Canada, Inc.         Canada
Pitney Bowes Management Services Limited              England
Pitney Bowes New Zealand Limited                      New Zealand
Pitney Bowes Oy                                       Finland
Pitney Bowes Limited                                  England
Pitney Bowes Properties Inc.                          Connecticut
Pitney Bowes Real Estate Financing Corporation        Delaware
Pitney Bowes Servicios, S.A. de C.V.                  Mexico
Pitney Bowes Shelton Realty Inc.                      Connecticut
Pitney Bowes Svenska Aktiebolag                       Sweden
Pitney Bowes (Switzerland) AG                         Switzerland
Pitney Bowes World Trade Corporation (FSC)            Virgin Islands
Pitney Structured Funding I Inc.                      Delaware

 
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SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT (continued)
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                                                     Country or  
                                                      state of   
Company name                                        incorporation
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PREFCO I Inc.                                         Delaware
PREFCO I LP Inc.                                      Delaware
PREFCO II Inc.                                        Delaware
PREFCO III Inc.                                       Delaware
PREFCO III LP Inc.                                    Delaware
PREFCO IV Inc.                                        Delaware
PREFCO IV LP Inc.                                     Delaware
PREFCO V Inc.                                         Delaware
PREFCO V LP Inc.                                      Delaware
PREFCO VI Inc.                                        Delaware
PREFCO VI LP Inc.                                     Delaware
PREFCO VII Inc.                                       Delaware 
PREFCO VII LP Inc.                                    Delaware
PREFCO VIII Inc.                                      Delaware
PREFCO VIII LP Inc.                                   Delaware
PREFCO IX Inc.                                        Delaware
PREFCO IX LP Inc.                                     Delaware
PREFCO X Inc.                                         Delaware
PREFCO XI Inc.                                        Delaware
PREFCO XI LP Inc.                                     Delaware
PREFCO XII Inc.                                       Delaware
PREFCO XII LP Inc.                                    Delaware
PREFCO XIII Inc.                                      Delaware
PREFCO XIII LP Inc.                                   Delaware 
PREFCO XIV Inc.                                       Delaware
PREFCO XIV LP Inc.                                    Delaware
PREFCO XV Inc.                                        Delaware
PREFCO XV LP Inc.                                     Delaware
PREFCO XVI Inc.                                       Delaware
PREFCO XVI LP Inc.                                    Delaware
PREFCO XVII Inc.                                      Delaware
PREFCO XVII LP Inc.                                   Delaware
PREFCO XVIII Inc.                                     Delaware
PREFCO XVIII LP Inc.                                  Delaware
PREFCO XIX Inc.                                       Delaware
PREFCO XIX LP Inc.                                    Delaware 
PREFCO XX Inc.                                        Delaware
PREFCO XXI Inc.                                       Delaware
PREFCO XXI LP Inc.                                    Delaware
PREFCO XXII Inc.                                      Delaware
PREFCO XXII LP Inc.                                   Delaware
PREFCO - Dayton Community Urban Redevelopment   
 Corporation                                          Ohio 
RE Properties Management Corporation                  Delaware
Remington Customer Finance Pty. Limited               Australia
ROM Holding Pty. Limited                              Australia
ROM Securities Pty. Limited                           Australia
Sales & Service Training Center Inc.                  Georgia
Techno Mail Service K.K.                              Japan

 
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SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT (continued)
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                                                     Country or  
                                                      state of   
Company name                                        incorporation
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TECO Pitney Bowes Co., Ltd. (50% owned)               Taiwan
Teco Tension Supply Co., Ltd. (50% owned by
               TECO Pitney Bowes Co.)                 Taiwan
The Pitney Bowes Bank, Inc.                           Utah
Time-Sensitive Delivery Guide Inc.                    Delaware
Towers FSC, Ltd.                                      Bermuda
Universal Postal Frankers Ltd.                        England
Waterview Resolution Trust Corporation                Massachusetts
Wheeler Insurance, Ltd.                               Vermont
1136 Corporation                                      Delaware
75 V Corp.                                            Delaware