1. In a mail processing system having a printer, a method for printing an image on a mail piece comprising: determining a reflectivity of the mail piece; determining, based on the determined reflectivity of the mail piece, if printing the image directly on the mail piece will provide sufficient contrast between the image and the mail piece for reading the image; if printing the image directly on the mail piece will provide sufficient contrast between the image and the mail piece for reading the image, printing the image with the printer directly on the mail piece; if printing the image directly on the mail piece will not provide sufficient contrast between the image and the mail piece for reading the image, providing a label to the printer, the label having a reflectivity that will provide sufficient contrast between the image and the label; and printing the image on the label supplied to the printer.