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, at the computer server, a request to print one or more postage indicia on at least one of a plurality of postage labels from the user; determining, by the computer server, depending on a predetermined parameter, whether an input by the user of an activation code associated with the plurality of postage labels is required, wherein the requirement for the input of the activation code is waived if the predetermined parameter is satisfied; and sending, by the computer server, an authorization to print the one or more postage indicia on the at least one of the plurality of postage labels to the user if the input of the activation code is waived or if the input of the activation code is required and the activation code is valid.