United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Sub-group AR-AIR: Stamps used primarily for Air Force official business

Sub-group AR-AIR: Stamps used primarily for Air Force official business Some of these stamps are quite elusive but their actual rarity is not known. As a consequence no specific rarity indicators are shown for this sub-group. Earliest date seen, 1971. Type AIR-IA4A in 2001 editionright|260px right|260px AR-AIR1.1. Pitney Bowes. Type IA4.1 with town marks: A. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO number at bottom: - 209057 2(369788, 375471, 388383) - 209611 2(375698) B. 2 (space) AIR FORCE POSTAL SVC at top ("ARMY" removed), APO and five-digit number at bottom: - 2APO 09238 2(388383) - 2APO 09240 2(338275) V/F: 3≋ 00 : a. Town mark inverted: 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE 2/2 APO 96528 2(380260) Type AIR-IA10A in 2001 editionright|260px right|260px right|400px AR-AIR1.2. Pitney Bowes. As Type AR-AIR1.1 but with larger colon in the value figures indicating the meter cannot print fractions of a cent values. Type IA4.5 with town marks: A. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and number at bottom B. 2 (space) AIR FORCE POSTAL SVC at top ("ARMY" removed), APO and number at bottom: - 2APO 09012 2(369933) - 2APO 09132 2(370000) - 2APO 09283 2(369909) C. 2Town mark contains no indication of Air Force use but with slogan used by the Air National Guard for official business V/F: 3≋ 00 : 2(widely spaced colon dots) Type AIR-IA10B in 2001 editionright|260px AR-AIR1.3. Pitney Bowes. As Type AR-AIR1.2 but with larger meter number below "P.B. METER". Type IA4.6 with town marks: A. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and number at bottom: - 2APO 09680 2(375431) - 2APO 34007 2(370020) - 2APO 34008 2(369817) - 2APO 96431 2(379758) B. 2 (space) AIR FORCE POSTAL SVC at top ("ARMY" removed), APO 09012 at bottom: 2](369933) V/F: 3≋ 00 : (widely spaced colon dots) Type AIR-IC3A in 2001 editionright|270px AR-AIR2.1. Pitney Bowes. Type IC3.1 with town marks: A. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and five-digit number at bottom) B. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO AE or AP at top, five-digit number at bottom: - 209012 2(969145) - 209468 2(35322#) - 296330 2(953251) V/F: 3≋0 .00 2(wavy lines at left 2mm tall) V/F: 3≋0 .00 2(small wavy lines at left 1mm tall) Type AIR-IC3B in 2001 editionright|270px right|270px AR-AIR2.2. Pitney Bowes. As Type AR-AIR2.1 but with larger meter number below "P.B. METER". Type IC3.2 with town marks: A. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and five-digit number at bottom) B. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO at top, five-digit number at bottom: - 209464 2(3371782) - 209821 2(3322126) - 296319 2(3350345, 3370285) - 296368 2(3351861) C. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO AE or AP at top, five-digit number at bottom) D. 2AIR FORCE APO AE 2/209449 2(3355794) right|270px E. 2US AIR FORCE 2/296570 2(indistinct) V/F: 3≋0 .00 2(wavy lines at left 2mm tall) V/F: 3≋0 .00 2(small wavy lines at left 1mm tall) a. Error, town mark with "MAIL" instead of "FORCE": 2AIR MAIL POSTAL SERVICE 2/209852 2(3370339) Type AIR-IC4A in 2001 editionright|270px right|270px AR-AIR2.3. Pitney Bowes. Type IC4.1 with town marks: A. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and number at bottom B. 2 (space) AIR FORCE POSTAL SVC at top ("ARMY" removed), APO and number at bottom: - 2APO 09323 2(863202) - 2APO and indistinct number 2(862915) C. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO AE 2/209720 2(856466) V/F: 3 16px. 00 Type AIR-IC4B in 2001 editionright|270px right|270px AR-AIR2.4. Pitney Bowes. As Type AR-AIR2.3 but with larger meter number below "P.B. METER". Type IC4.2 with town marks: A. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and number at bottom: - 209292 2(375494) - 234001 2(819145) - 234002 2(953489) B. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO AE 2/209720 2(3032946) V/F: 3 16px. 00 Type AIR-KB1 in 2001 editionright|230px AR-AIR3.1. Friden. Type KB1.1 with town mark: 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE 2/2SAN FRANCISCO 96323 2(030494, 030596) V/F: 3≋.00≋ Type AIR-KB3 in 2001 editionright|230px AR-AIR3.2. Friden. As Type AR-AIR3.1 but with wider value box. Type KB2.1 with town marks: A. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE 2/2SAN FRANCISCO 96264 2(030844, 031091, 222902) B. 2AIR FORCE POSTAL SER. 2/2APO NEW YORK N.Y. 09102 2(030844)3[RRRR] V/F: 3≋.00≋ Unlisted in 2001 editionright|565px right|535px AR-AIR4.1. Pitney Bowes. Commercial meter stamps with slogan: 2UNITED STATES AIR FORCE2/2OFFICIAL BUSINESS. All letters the same size. A. Used with Type IC4.1 B. Used with Type IE1 a. As A, with town mark: 2APO NY2/2091362(910063) Unlisted in 2001 editionright|520px AR-AIR4.2. Friden. Type KA1.3 with slogan: 2GO 2/2 AIR 2/2 FORCE! Unlisted in 2001 editionright|580px AR-AIR4.3. Hasler. Type LB1.1 with slogan: 2UNITED STATES AIR FORCE2/2OFFICIAL BUSINESS. Letters in bottom line larger than letters in top line.