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"Franking" is the practice of allowing legislators to send mail through the postal system without paying postage.
Franking is the right of Senators and Representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage.
One will buy a franking machine because they want to save money on postage. One will get discounted postage when one uses a franking machine. One can buy a franking machine when one goes to the website of Royal Mail.
"Privilege" franking is a personally pen-signed or printed facsimile signature of a person with a "franking privilege" such as certain government officials (especially legislators) and others designated by law or Postal Regulations. This allows the letter or other parcel to be sent without the application of a postage stamp. In the United States this is called the "Congressional frank" which can only be used for "Official Business".
The franking privilege is best described as the ability of certain government officials to send mail without postage. This privilege is typically granted to elected officials to communicate with their constituents.
A Franking Machine is essentially a machine that prints stamps onto your packages, or your packaging labels. You simply 'top up' your franking machine, essentially giving you credit which you can then 'spend' by printing postage labels for any amount.
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"Franking" refers to the ability to send mail cost free without paying postage. In the US, members of Congress all enjoy a 'franking privilege" and mail sent from them using this privilege has their signature (or a facsimile of it) in the area where the stamp would normally be affixed. It was instituted in the early days of the US to allow members of Congress to communicate freely with their constituents back home without having to go to the personal expense of paying postage for the letters.