International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/San Marino

San Marino 3 The first regular postage meters came into use in 1973 although one Official machine was used possibly as early as 1969. All stamps include “SAN MARINO” or “S. MARINO” in the frank except one which has the abbreviation “R.S.M.” in the town mark. The stamps are grouped according to usage: A - Inscribed “SAN MARINO - POSTE” or “SAN MARINO POSTE” B - inscribed “S. MARINO – POSTE” C - inscribed “REP. SAN MARINO – POSTE” D - inscribed “POSTE – SAN MARINO” E - frank without inscription, town mark contains “(R.S.M.)” PO - stamps only from post office meters PP - stamps only from parcel post meters OO - stamps used only for official government mail For specialized information about the meter stamps of San Marino, see Catalog of the Meters of San Marino, by Nino Barberis, AICAM, 2003. blue GROUP A: Inscribed “SAN MARINO - POSTE” or “SAN MARINO POSTE” left|380px A1. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” series (MV), 1973. Frank 33-34 x 22 mm. Flower and leaf design in side panels. Date figures raised in relation to value figures. “PB 5000 OR” and meter number reading downward between TM and frank. Two meters known, 10377 and 11878. TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px000 left|470px left|470px A2. Sima (MV), 1973. Inner box around value figures has two lines at top and bottom. Side panels of frank contain ornaments with circle in center with teardrop shapes above and below. The small ends of the teardrops end in little circles with three rays. Value figures large and angular. A. Tall letters in "SAN MARINO-POSTE" B. Short letters in "SAN MARINO-POSTE" TM: SC V/F: 12px 000. 12px 12px000 12px 12px000. 12px 12px0000 left|495px left|480px A3. Sima (MV). As Type A2 but inner box around value figures has one line at top and two at bottom. Value figures large and angular. A. Side panels contain ornaments with circle in center with teardrop shapes above and below. The small ends of the teardrops end in little circles with three rays B. Side panels contain ornaments with circle in center with vaguely fish-shaped wavy lines above and below that are open at the ends TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px00. 12px 12px000 12px 12px000. 12px 12px0000 a. Official stamp, used by the San Marino Department of Tourism right|490px left|490px left|520px A4. Sima (MV). As Types A2 and 3 but inner box around value figures has one line at top and one line at bottom. A. Side panels contain ornaments with circle in center with teardrop shapes above and below. The small ends of the teardrops end in little circles with three rays. Short letters in "SAN MARINO-POSTE". B. Side panels contain ornaments with circle in center with vaguely fish-shaped wavy lines above and below that are open at the ends. Tall letters in "SAN MARINO-POSTE". 12px[$5] TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px00. 12px 12px000 12px 12px000. 12px 12px0000 left|470px A5. Sima (MV), 1980. 12px[$10] Similar to Type A4B but the frank is shorter, only 21 mm tall, and the town mark is smaller. One meter known. TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px000. left|470px A6. Sima (MV), 1981. 12px[$10] As Type A4A but without straight inner frame line at top. “SAN MARINO – POSTE” appears to run into the simulated-perforation frame line. TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px000. left|325px left|325px A7. Sima “76” (MV), 1983. Very narrow spacing between TM and frank. Value figures much smaller than previous types. When present, M# below frank, with "S" or "SI" prefix. A. Side panels contain ornaments with circle in center with teardrop shapes above and below. The small ends of the teardrops end in little circles with three rays. B. Side panels contain ornaments with circle in center with rays extending outward above and below. TM: SC V/F: 12px 0000 12px ★000 12px ★★000 a. V/F: 12px 0★000 12px[appears to be an error] left|383px A8. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV), 1985. Spacing between TM and frank is narrow but not as narrow as with Type A7. Value figures are level and evenly spaced. M# with “H” prefix below frank. TM: DC V/F: 12px 00000 blue GROUP B: Inscribed “S. MARINO - POSTE” left|490px B1. Sima (MV), 1975. As Type A1 but with different inscription. TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px000. left|520px left|510px B2. Sima “76” (MV), 1987. As Type A7B but with different inscription. M# with “S” prefix below frank. A. Very narrow spacing between TM and frank B. Post Office stamp, wide spacing between TM and frank TM: SC V/F: 12px ★0000 12px ★000 a. As A, with Registration box at left of TM left|400px B3. Neopost “Electronic” (MV). Straight and wavy line design at sides not enclosed in panels. TM: BIC V/F: 12px 12px000 blue GROUP C: Inscribed “REP SAN MARINO - POSTE” left|500px C1. Sima (MV), 1985. 12px[$5] Large angular value figures as with earlier Sima types. Ornaments in side panels have very small logo for the postal service with flower and leaf design above. Wide spacing between TM and frank. TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px000. left|315px right|510px C2. Sima “76” (MV), 1985. As Types A7 and B2 but with different inscription and different ornaments in side panels. Very narrow spacing between TM and frank. When present, M# with "S" prefix, either below the frank or the TM. TM: SC V/F: 12px ★000 12px ★0.00 12px 00.00 12px ★★000 a. With Registration box at left of TM left|370px C3. Neopost “Electronic” (MV). Similar to Type B3 but with different country inscription and with small postal logos in bottom corners. TM: BIC V/F: 12px 00,00 left|350px C4. Neopost (digital). Similar design to Type C3 but the frank is taller and not as wide. M# in bottom panel without letter prefix. TM: DC V/F: 12px 00,00 left|335px C5. Neopost "SM26" (digital). As Type C4 but with meter model SM26 below the value figures. Without meter number; bottom panel empty except for postal logos. TM: DC V/F: 12px 00,00 NOTE: This is possibly an essay design. blue GROUP D: Inscribed “POSTE – SAN MARINO” left|500px D1. Sima (MV), 1984. 12px[$10] As Type A1 and B1 but with revised country inscription. One meter known, without meter number. TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px000. blue GROUP E: Frank without inscription, “(R.S.M.)” (Republic of San Marino) in bottom of town mark left|395px E1. Hasler “F88” (MV), 1975. Leaf and flower ornaments in side panels. One meter only, M# “H66e11077” below frank. TM: DC V/F: 12px ✳000 blue GROUP PO: Special franks found generated only by Post Office meters 3 blue See also Type B2B for a Post Office stamp. left|440px PO1. Sima “Italpacchi” (MV), 1962. Originally a meter designed for franking parcel post forwarding cards, several machines were modified for window service use in post offices. The frank is very tall with “SAN MARINO – POSTE” at top. TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px0000 left|470px PO2. TAE “Citis”, “PT3” (MV). Horizontal frank with “REP. SAN MARINO POSTE” at top. Service indicator between TM and frank. Shown is the service indicator for registered mail. TM: SC V/F: 12px five figures with a ✳ for all leading zeros, i.e. ✳✳✳✳1, ✳✳✳10, ✳✳100, etc. left|500px PO3. EMS (MV). Wide frank, narrow spacing between TM and frank. Box with rounded corners at left of TM to contain 4-digit registration or other service number. TM: SC V/F: 12px six figures with a ✳ for all leading zeros, i.e. ✳✳✳✳✳1, ✳✳✳✳10, ✳✳✳100, etc. blue GROUP PP: Special franks used to stamp parcel post forwarding cards left|400px PP1. Sima “Italpacchi” (MV). Double frank with two sets of value figures and two TMs, one above the other. The top half of the stamp was a record for the post office and the bottom half franked a card that was a receipt for the customer. Shown here is only the bottom half. Straight lines in side panels. Inscribed “IA PARTE” above “SAN MARINO•POSTE”. TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px000 NOTE: Used only at the Borgomaggiore post office. left|410px PP2. Sima (MV). Very similar to Type PP1 but inscribed “POSTE S. MARINO”. Bottom half of stamp shown. Leaf design in side panels. TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px000 NOTE: Used only at the Karnak post office. blue GROUP OO: Stamps used only for Official government mail left|365px OO1. Francopost (Frama) “500” (MV), 1976. 12px[$5] Small frank only 26-27 mm wide with large and thick value figures. Inscribed as Group A, with “SAN MARINO – POSTE” at top. One meter with “FP 500 E 5001” vertical between TM and frank. TM: SC V/F: 12px ★000 3 green The stamps shown below resemble meter stamps but are press-printed rather than meter-generated. The top one closely resembles Type OO1 but has a 3-bank value figure and a much larger town mark with slashes instead of stops in the date. The lower stamp, with post horn centered at bottom, was used by several government departments including the San Marino Philatelic and Numismatic agency. center|385px center|370px 3 green Return to main catalog ⇒ ../ 3 Return to top ⇒ San_Marino