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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2



               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the 1999 Stock Plan of our report dated February 20, 2001,
except for the third and fourth paragraphs of Note 1 and Note 2, as to which the
date is April 20, 2001, with respect to the financial statements of E-Stamp
Corporation included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A-2 for the year ended
December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California
September 24, 2001