A facsimile transceiver comprising a document/copy receiving drum, a motor for rotation of the drum about the drum axis and a read/write head mounted for linear movement in a direction parallel with the drum axis. When the transceiver is operating in the receive mode, the copy medium having adhesive along at least one edge circumscribes the drum in a closed loop so as to eliminate the necessity for transmitter-receiver angular synchronizing signals which would otherwise be required for locating the copy margin adjacent the edge of the copy paper. After completion of a transmission, the copy medium is severed along a line so as to provide an appropriate margin for the copied information content. The closed loop is formed from a single sheet having adhesive along at least one edge for purposes of forming a bond between opposite edges of the sheet when the sheet is applied to the drum. The read/write head includes a cutting wheel which is adapted to sever the sheet along the appropriate line when the head is moved in a cutting stroke along the length of the drum with the cutter wheel in contact with the sheet.