8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
________________________

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

September 17, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Pitney Bowes Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-3579	06-0495050
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)

World Headquarters
1 Elmcroft Road
Stamford, Connecticut 06926-0700
(Address of principal executive offices)

(203) 356-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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ITEM 5.02.	DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS;
	ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN
	OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN
	OFFICERS

On September 17, 2007, Michele Coleman Mayes, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Pitney Bowes Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of her decision to resign as an officer and employee to take a senior management position with The Allstate Corporation.

ITEM 7.01      REGULATION FD

A copy of the press release announcing the resignation of Michele Coleman Mayes, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01.      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)      Exhibits

               99.1 Pitney Bowes Press Release dated September 21, 2007

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Pitney Bowes Inc.

September 21, 2007

  /s/Amy C. Corn                                                                    
Amy C. Corn
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Governance
    Officer

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Company Contact:
Matthew Broder
VP, External Communications
Pitney Bowes Inc.
203 351 6347

www.pb.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

General Counsel Michele Coleman Mayes

Leaving Pitney Bowes

     STAMFORD, Conn., September 21, 2007 – Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) announced today that Senior Vice President and General Counsel Michele Coleman Mayes is leaving the company to take a senior management position with The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL).

     Mayes joined Pitney Bowes in 2003 in her current position, overseeing a team of about one hundred attorneys and staff. In addition to being responsible for the legal affairs of the company, she also oversees the government affairs group, the office of the corporate secretary, and its corporate governance function, which includes environmental health and safety, and global ethics and business practices.

     “Michele has been a good friend and trusted advisor during her tenure at Pitney Bowes,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Murray Martin. “She has made innumerable contributions to the company across a broad spectrum of business issues, and we have benefited tremendously from her experience and insight.”

     “I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the Pitney Bowes team. I have been enriched both professionally and personally, and I have great respect for this wonderful company,” Mayes said. “Pitney Bowes is a leader in so many ways, and that reputation for leadership is well-deserved.”

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     Martin said the company will name a new general counsel in the near future.

About Pitney Bowes

     Pitney Bowes is a mailstream technology company that helps organizations manage the flow of information, mail, documents and packages. Our 35,000 employees deliver technology, service and innovation to more than two million customers worldwide. The company was founded in 1920 and annual revenues now total $5.9 billion. More information is available at www.pb.com.

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