United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog

{{DISPLAYTITLE: }} {{DISPLAYTITLE: }} 400px]|center 130px 240px 240px 180px Welcome to the United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog! right|190px In 1897 the United States became the first country in the world to use postage meters on an experimental basis to frank live mail. After years of further experimentation and development postage meters were finally approved for use by the general public in 1920. Experimentation continued long after this date as the machines continued to be improved and perfected. All this a-Octivity and fermentation makes the U.S. one of the most interesting and complex countries to collect for postage meter stamps. This online edition of The United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog is an expansion and update of the paper edition, written and published by Joel Hawkins and Rick Stambaugh in 1994 and updated previously in 2001. It uses a new, more logical, decimal system for assigning Type numbers. Type numbers that are different from the earlier edition show the previous designation as follows: Type XXX in 2001 edition Comments, suggested changes, corrections, and additions to the catalog are encouraged. Email " Alan Knutson": boris1951@charter.net Latest changes: 15 Sep: 3.5 Variety "EF1.2A-o" Added, mailer's name misspelled "MONTOMERY / WARD" 5 Aug: 4 Type "PC-C9.3 " usage added (Thank you Mark H!) 15 Jul: 3.5 Type "PC-E1.3B.4" usages added (Thank you Karim R!) 15 Jul: 3.5 Type "PC-I2.1" usage added (Thank you Otto B and Peter E!) 12 Jul: 3.5 Type "PC-F1.2" usage added (Thank you Otto B!) 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C9.3 " usage added (Thank you Otto B!) 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C9.2 " usage added (Thank you Otto B!) 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.3.3. " changed to "PC-C9.5." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.6.1. " changed to "PC-C9.4." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.4.4. " changed to "PC-C9.3." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.4.3. " changed to "PC-C9.2." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.4.2. " changed to "PC-C9.1." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C5.3. " changed to "PC-I4.4." 8 Jul 5 Type "PC-C6.2. " changed to "PC-I4.5.2." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C6.1. " changed to "PC-I4.5.1." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C7. " changed to "PC-I4.3." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C8. " changed to "PC-I1.7." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C6.1." changed to "PC-I4.1." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C4.3." changed to "PC-I4.2." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C3.4." changed to "PC-I3.2." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C3.2.2." changed to "PC-I3.1." 8 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.9." changed to "PC-I1.6." 7 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.8." changed to "PC-I1.5." 7 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.6.0A" corrected to "PC-C2.6.0." 7 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.6.0B" changed to "PC-I1.4." 7 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.5.2" changed to "PC-I1.3." 6 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.4.1A.2" 4 usages added (Thank you Karim R!) 6 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.4.2B" changed to "PC-I1.2.1" 6 Jul: 5 Type "PC-C2.4.2A" changed to "PC-I1.1.1" 6 Jul: 5 Subgroup "PC-I" added, "stamps/endicia" 6 JuL: 5 Type "PC-D5.8.0" added 6 Jul: 5 Type "PC-D5.8" changed to "PC-D5.8.1" 6 Jul: 5 Type "PC-D5.9A.0" 4 usages added (Thank you Karim R!) 6 Jul: 5 Type "PC-D5.9B.0.0" 4 usages added (Thank you Karim R!) 5 Jul: 5 Type "PC-D3.3B.6A.1A" 5 usages added (Thank you Karim R!) 30 Jun: 3.5 Type "PC-G2.5" added (Thank you Frankie S!) 30 Jun: 3.5 Type "PC-D5.9B.0.1" added (Thank you Karim R!) 30 Jun: 3.5 Type "PC-D4.3.1" added (Thank you Karim R!) 30 Jun: 3.5 Type "PC-D4.3" changed to "PC-D4.3.2" 30 Jun: 3.5 Type "PC-F4.4" usage added, unusually wide label (Thank you Otto B!) 23 Jun: 3.5 Type "PC-E3.9" added "IMI" (Thank you Mark S!) 23 Jun: 3.5 Type "PC-E3.3C" and "PC-E3.3D" changed to "PC-E3.8.1" and "PC-E3.8.2" 21 Jun: 3.5 Type "PC-F2.2" added "IMI" (Thank you Mark H!) 21 Jun: 3.5 Type "PC-F2" changed to "PC-F2.1" 14 Jun: 3.5 Type "IA4.1Bb" missing last digit of meter number (61168) 1 Jan: 5 Type "PO-A6.2BB.f" with large "PO" added 1 Jan: 5 Type "PO-A6.2BB.b" illustration added 5 Dec: 5 Type "QD1c" added, "CERTIFIED MAIL"(Thank you Babs N!) 5 Dec: 5 Type "PC-E3.7.1" added, "CERTIFIED MAIL"(Thank you Frankie S and Otto B!) 1 Dec: 5 Type "PC-E3.7" added (Thank you Frankie S and Otto B!) 11 Nov: 3 Type "IA4.6" 700000 series added 22 Oct: 3 Type "HC1.1-5.3" added "ADD'L 1/4¢ at bottom line of slogan/ad (9007)" 2 Oct: 5 Type "PC-D3.3B.3A" HAZMAT label added (Thank you Frankie S!) 2 Oct: 5 Type "PC-A1.11" added, a version with several differences from the initial issue (Thank you Mark R!!) 2 Oct: 5 Type "PC-A1.1" Renumbered to "PC-A1.10" 14 Sep: 3 Type "QA7.2.1" added, "IMI" (Thank you Frankie S!) 14 Sep: 3 Type "QA7.2" renumbered to "QA7.2.0" 14 Sep: 3 Type "PC-D4.4" added (Thank you Frankie S!) 3 Sep: 5 Type "PPS-AG49" "Orbitran" with complete box (Thank you Ronnie R!) 1 Sep: 5 Type "PC-F4.6" "EASYPOST" with "POSTAGE PAID IMI" added (Thank you Frankie S!) 1 Sep: 5 Type "IC4.1f" meter with right digit missing (Thank you Ronnie R!) 13 Aug: 3 Type "DF3.3" added meter number to 8c usage [RRRR] (Thank you Ronnie R!) 7 Aug: 5 Type "PC-D3.3B.5" changed to "PC-D3.3B.5A", "PC-D3.3B.5B" added (Thank you Frankie S!) 5 Aug: 5 Type "PFF4.1" added "Mrs Lyndon B. Johnson" 2 Aug: 5 Type "PC-C2.4.4" added (Thank you Frankie S!) 2 Aug: 5 Type "PC-C2.4.2D" deleted 29 Jul: 5 Type "SPE-IA1" colors known noted (red or green) (second known example). (Thank you Ronnie R!) 20 Jul: 5 Type "PO-B14.1A-3" added (Thank you Otto B!) 18 Jul: 5 Type "PPS-AD31.1A" New illustration added (Thank you Ronnie R!) 18 Jul: 5 Type "PPS-AD30" note, illustration added (Thank you Ronnie R!) 18 Jul: 5 Group "PPS-A" Reorganized 13 Jul: 5 Types "CA1.2" note added, solid filled rectangle in place of permit number (Meisel variety) (Thank you Robert O!) Table of Contents /Information for collectors/ (the basics of U.S. meter stamp collecting) •• Postage meters and mailing machines •• Meter and Permit numbers •• Ink colors and fluorescence •• Town and date marks •• Surcharge slugs •• Essays/Specimens/Proofs •• Rarity and values /Glossary and Abbreviations/ (understanding the stamp descriptions) /Postage Meter Manufacturers (with time chart)/ /Adhesive paper tapes/ /Directional slugs/ /Bibliography/ (Types A through Q represent the general commercial meters available to the public, the groups after Type Q are for special services or types not generally available to the public,this latter group is not arranged in any particular order, but follow the general order established by Werner Simon.) GROUP A – Early experimental franks, prior to 1920 20px 150px GROUP B – Square frank with wavy lines at the sides 20px 150px GROUP C – Oval frank with wavy lines at the sides 20px 150px GROUP D – Square or nearly square frank with simulated perforation outer frame 20px 180px GROUP E – Frameless design with arcs in the corners (NCR) 20px 80px GROUP F – Wide rectangular frank with flying eagle in center (Pitney Bowes) 20px 110px 120px GROUP G – Wide rectangular frank with sitting eagle in center (Pitney Bowes) 20px 120px 120px GROUP H – Rectangular frank with simulated perforation frame, separate town mark 20px 110px 120px GROUP I – Frameless design with large sitting eagle in center (Pitney Bowes) 20px 100px 90px 110px GROUP J – Square design with straight outer frame, separate town mark (Postalia) 20px 110px 140px GROUP K – Frank with hand held torch 110px 100px90px 140px GROUP L – Frank with profile of eagle (Hasler) 20px 120px 140px GROUP M – Simple rectangle with stars (Neopost) 20px 140px GROUP N – Digital stamps without 2D barcode •• Sub-group NA – Pitney Bowes, eagle head and wing (also LOW VALUE) 20px 110px 120px 120px right|240px •• Sub-group NB – Neopost-Hasler, complete profile of eagle facing left 20px 110px •• Sub-group NC – Neopost, torch-in-hand 20px 110px 120px •• Sub-group ND – Francotyp-Postalia, bird in oval 20px 140px (Groups O and P not used to avoid confusion with Groups OO, PC, PO, PD, and PV.) GROUP Q – Digital stamps with "Datamatrix" or "IBI Lite" 2D barcode •• Sub-group QA – Hasler, Neopost-Hasler, Neopost, Quadient 20px 70px 130px 130px 150px •• Sub-group QB – Pitney Bowes 20px 130px 130px 160px •• Sub-group QC – Francotyp-Postalia 20px 130px130px •• Sub-group QD – Data-Pac 20px 130px (The groups after Type Q are for special services or types not generally available to the public, this latter group is not arranged in any particular order, but follow the general order established by Werner Simon.) GROUP PC – Digital stamps generated by personal computer software or online •• Sub-group PC-A – E-stampright|400px •• Sub-group PC-B – Neopost •• Sub-group PC-C – Stamps.com •• Sub-group PC-D – Pitney Bowes •• Sub-group PC-E – Envelope Management Software (Endicia) •• Sub-group PC-F – easypost •• Sub-group PC-G – USPS •• Sub-group PC-H – Francotyp-Postalia •• Sub-group PC-I – stamps/endicia GROUP PO – Franks generated by meters and franking systems operated by Post Office window clerks •• Sub-group PO-A – Stamps generated by commercial postage meters modified for use in post offices •• Sub-group PO-B – Stamps generated by machines or systems unique to Post Office use, with no resemblance to any commercial meter stamp GROUP PD – Franks generated to indicate Postage Due •• Sub-group PD-A – Thin arrow pointing right, inverted "POSTAGE DUE" above, inverted "COLLECT" below 20px 120px •• Sub-group PD-B – Right-pointing outline arrow containing "POSTAGE DUE/PAID", barbs on pointed end 20px 120px •• Sub-group PD-C – Right-pointing outline arrow containing "POSTAGE DUE/PAID", no barbs, lines thick on bottom 20px 130px •• Sub-group PD-D – Vertical rectangle containing "POSTAGE/DUE" 20px 110px •• Sub-group PD-E – Wide "T" containing "POSTAGE/DUE" (Pitney Bowes) 20px 130px •• Sub-group PD-F – Wide "T" containing "POSTAGE/DUE" (Friden) 20px 130px •• Sub-group PD-G – Digital label with "POSTAGE DUE" across top, Intermec 20px 140px •• Sub-group PD-H – Digital P.O. counter label with "PD" in town line, MOS-UNISYS 20px 180px •• Sub-group PD-J – Digital P.O. counter label with "POSTAGE DUE" at top GROUP PV – Self-service variable-rate stamp vending machine franks GROUP OO – Official government business mail franks GROUP OA – Official Armed Forces government business mail franks •• Sub-group OA-NAV – U.S. Navy •• Sub-group OA-AAF – U.S. Army & Air Force •• Sub-group OA-ARM – U.S. Army •• Sub-group OA-AIR – U.S. Air Force •• Sub-group OA-MAR – U.S. Marine Corps •• Sub-group OA-APO – Overseas Army and Air Force Post Offices •• Sub-group OA-FPO – Overseas Fleet Post Offices •• Sub-group OA-NGD – National Guard GROUP AR – Meter stamps used by the Armed Forces •• Sub-group AR-NAV – U.S. Navy •• Sub-group AR-AAF – U.S. Army & Air Force •• Sub-group AR-ARM – U.S. Army •• Sub-group AR-AIR – U.S. Air Force •• Sub-group AR-MAR – U.S. Marine Corps •• Sub-group AR-APO – Overseas Army and Air Force Post Offices •• Sub-group AR-FPO – Overseas Fleet Post Offices •• Sub-group AR-NGD – National Guard GROUP ESY – Essays •• Sub-group ESY-A – Essays from before meters were approved for general use in 1920 •• Sub-group ESY-B – Early competitive development, 1921 to 1938 •• Sub-group ESY-C – Later competitive development (mechanical meters), 1938 to 1990s •• Sub-group ESY-D – Digital meter essays, 1980 to date GROUP MEI – Meisel GROUP PFF – Presidential Free Franks GROUP PPS – Private Parcel Service stamps •• Sub-group PPS-A – stamps originating from the UPS (United Parcel Service) •• Sub-group PPS-B – stamps originating from the Rochester Package Delivery •• Sub-group PPS-C – stamps originating from the Retail Delivery Service •• Sub-group PPS-D – stamps originating from TNT •• Sub-group PPS-E – stamps originating from Purolator •• Sub-group PPS-F – stamps originating from EFD Package Express •• Sub-group PPS-G – stamps originating from American Messenger Service •• Sub-group PPS-H – stamps originating from APD •• Sub-group PPS-I – stamps originating from Berkshire Apparel Corporation •• Sub-group PPS-J – stamps originating from Canpar •• Sub-group PPS-K – stamps originating from CMR •• Sub-group PPS-L – stamps originating from State of North Carolina Courier Service •• Sub-group PPS-M – stamps originating from DSI (Mr. Messenger, Inc ?) •• Sub-group PPS-N – stamps originating from Hourly •• Sub-group PPS-O – stamps originating from Local Parcel Service •• Sub-group PPS-P – stamps originating from Maclen Express Co •• Sub-group PPS-Q – stamps originating from Merchants Delivery Co •• Sub-group PPS-R – stamps originating from Parcel Delivery Co •• Sub-group PPS-S – stamps originating from Parcel Service •• Sub-group PPS-T – stamps originating from Post Par •• Sub-group PPS-U – stamps originating from Spee-Dee Delivery Service •• Sub-group PPS-V – stamps originating from Metroline •• Sub-group PPS-W – stamps originating from Amazon Prime •• Sub-group PPS-X – stamps originating from FEDEX/Federal Express •• Sub-group PPS-Y – stamps originating from Global Mail •• Sub-group PPS-Z – stamps originating from P R CHINA POST / USPS Partnership •• Sub-group PPS-2Z – stamps originating from DHL •• Sub-group PPS-3Z – stamps originating from uniuni •• Sub-group PPS-4Z – stamps originating from Too Express •• Sub-group PPS-5Z – stamps originating from OnTrac •• Sub-group PPS-6Z – stamps originating from Jitsu GROUPS REV and SRV– Non-postal franks used to collect tax, also known as fiscal or revenue franks •• [[/GROUP REV – Non-postal franks used to collect tax/|Sub-group REV –Non-postal franks used to collect Federal tax/ •• [[/GROUP SRV – Non-postal franks used to collect tax/|Sub-group SRV –Non-postal franks used to collect State and local tax/ GROUP SPE – Specimens GROUP TST – Test stamps · ♦ · ·· Collecting 25%