EXHIBIT 23(a)


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 26, 1998, which appears on
page 46 of the 1997 Annual Report to Stockholders of Pitney Bowes Inc., which is
incorporated by reference in Pitney Bowes Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1997. We also consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on
page 18 of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
November 3, 1998