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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MAYES MICHELE COLEMAN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PITNEY BOWES INC /DE/ [PBI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP and General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE ELMCROFT ROADONE ELMCROFT ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/14/2005 (Street) STAMFORD, CT 06926 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               1,000 D   Common Stock               76.3767 I (1) By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option

$ 46.93

02/14/2005

A

4,262 (2)

02/14/2008

02/13/2015

Common Stock

4,262

$ 46.93

4,262

D

Stock Option

$ 46.93

02/14/2005

A

45,738 (3)

02/14/2006

02/13/2015

Common Stock

45,738

$ 46.93

50,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MAYES MICHELE COLEMAN ONE ELMCROFT ROADONE ELMCROFT ROAD STAMFORD, CT 06926			SVP and General Counsel

Signatures

Signed by Patricia M. Johnson under Power of Attorney Agreem		02/14/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares are held indirectly through the Pitney Bowes Inc. 401(k) Plan and its related excess plan.
(2)	Reporting person was awarded these options under the Pitney Bowes Inc. 1991 Stock Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in equal installments on the third and fourth anniversary date of grant.
(3)	Reporting person was granted these options under the Pitney Bowes Inc. 1991 Stock Option Plan in a transaction exempt under rule 16b-3. The stock option grant provided that 25% of the options become exercisable on the first anniversary of the grant, 25% on the second, 25% on the third and the remaining 25% on the fourth anniversary of the grant.

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