1. A method of providing postage indicia to a user, comprising: receiving an account number of the user at a computer server associated with a postage provider; receiving a request to print one or more postage indicia from the user at the computer server; selectively prompting the user to enter an activation code associated with a plurality of postage labels by the computer server, wherein the prompting is waived if a predetermined parameter is satisfied; and sending, by the computer server, an authorization to print one or more postage indicia on at least one of the plurality of postage labels to the user if the activation code is valid.