Exhibit 23(a)


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our
report dated January 26, 1998, which appears on page 46 of the 1997 Annual
Report to Shareholders of Pitney Bowes Inc., which is incorporated by
reference in the Pitney Bowes Inc. 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. We also consent to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.


Price Waterhouse LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
April __, 1998