International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Kuwait
Kuwait edit
- The first meter was installed in 1953.
- All franks are inscribed “KUWAIT”.
- The stamps are grouped according to appearance of the frank:
- A - Upright or square
- B – Horizontal
GROUP A: Franks are square or have upright orientation edit
A1. Neopost (LV-6), 1953.
- Upright rectangle with simulated perforation outer border and straight line inner border.
- “KUWAIT” at top, “POSTAGE PAID” in ribbon, value figure at bottom center with denomination at sides.
- M# “N.1.” in bottom of TM.
- TM: BIC
- Values in ANNAS (“A”):
1½, 6, 10 [$150] - Values in RUPEES (“RS”): 1, 2, 10 [$200]
- Values in NAYE PAISE (NP): 5, 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 75, 80, 100 [$50]
A2. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV), 1955. 
[$150]
- Upright rectangle with single line simulated perforation outer border.
- “KUWAIT” in curved panel at top.
- M# “U1” only.
- Denominated in ANNAS.
- TM: DC
- V/F: 000 00.oo
A3. Neopost (LV-6).
- As Type A1 in size.
- “KUWAIT” small at top left.
- Value figures inside inner box with indented corners.
- Value figures Arabic over western numerals with line between.
- A. Without M#. Denominated in NAYE PAISE.
- B. Without M#. Denominated in RUPEES.
- C. M# with “N” prefix at bottom. Denominated in FILS. M#s N1, N2 and N3 seen.
- A. Without M#. Denominated in NAYE PAISE.
- TM: DC
- Values (NAYE PAISE): 25, 50, 60, 75 [$50]
- Values (RUPEES): 1, 2, 5 [$100]
- Values (FILS): 5, 10, 30, 60, 90 [$25]
- Values (FILS): 100, 200, 500 [$75]
- a. Value figures blank below center line, showing the value in Arabic only, Meter N2 (30 Fils value)
A4. Universal “Multi-Value” (MV).
- Large frank with simulated perforation outer border and straight line inner border and large box containing the value figures.
- Bilingual value figures, Arabic over western numerals without line between.
- M# with “U.” prefix.
- A. Denominated in NAYE PAISE [$50]
- B. Denominated in FILS [$25]
- A. Denominated in NAYE PAISE
- TM: DC
- V/F:
000
A5. Postalia (MV). [$50]
- “POSTAGE PAID” at bottom.
- No box around value figures.
- Bilingual value figures with “KD” prefix.
- M# with “POSTALIA” prefix vertical between TM and frank.
- TM: DC
- V/F: KD ≋000
- a. M# unengraved solid block
A6. Postalia (MV). [$50]
- Similar to Type A5 but single line simulated-perforation border with larger indentations.
- “STATE OF KUWAIT” at top.
- Bilingual value figures with “FILS” prefix.
- M# with “POSTALIA” prefix vertical between TM and frank.
- TM: DC
- V/F: FILS ≋000
A7. Pitney Bowes-GB “Automax” (MV). [$5]
- Upright rectangle, 26 x 28 mm, with simulated perforation outer border and straight line inner border.
- “KUWAIT” at top left, “POSTAGE PAID” vertical reading up.
- Bilingual value figures denominated in “FILS”.
- M# with “P.B.” prefix at bottom.
- TM: DC
- V/F: 000
A8. Hasler “F88” (MV). [$25]
- Frame as with Type A7.
- "STATE OF KUWAIT" at top.
- Western value figures only.
- M# with “H” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: ✳000
A9. Hasler “F88” (MV). [$50]
- As Type A7 but larger, 29 x 31mm.
- Bilingual value figures.
- M# with “H” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: ✳000
GROUP B: Franks have horizontal orientation edit
Sub-group BA: Frank with simulated perforation border edit
BA1. Postalia (MV). [$10]
- Frank wider than tall with single line simulated perforation outer border.
- “STATE OF KUWAIT” at top.
- M#, with “PK” prefix at bottom.
- TM: DC
- V/F: 000 0000
BA2. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” (MV). [$5]
- Wide design, 36 x 23mm, with “STATE OF/ KUWAIT/ POSTAGE/ PAID” in upper left.
- Date figures raised in relation to value figures.
- M# boxed with “P.B. No” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: ≋000
BA3. Pitney Bowes-GB “6300” (MV). [$5]
- Similar to Type BA2 but date and value figures are on the same level.
- “POSTAGE PAID” is at bottom.
- M# unboxed with “P.B./ No “ prefix.
- V/F: ≋000
- a. With unengraved town mark
BA4. Pitney Bowes “A900” series (MV). [$5]
- Similar to Type BA3 but large frank with larger value figures.
- M# with “PB” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: ≋0000
BA5. Pitney Bowes-GB “6900” series (MV). [$10]
- Similar to Type BA2 but taller with smaller value figures.
- M# with “PB No” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: ≋000
BA6. Frama “M/E” (MV). [$50]
- Frank narrower than earlier BA types, and value figures heavier.
- M# with “FR/No” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: ★000
BA7. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV). [$5]
- Wide design, 36 X 27mm, with “STATE OF KUWAIT” at bottom.
- M#, with “H” prefix at left.
- TM: DC
- V/F: 0.000
Sub-group BB: Open frank with border lines at right only edit
- BB1. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” (MV). [$5]
- New postal logo at top left above “FILS” and M#.
- “STATE OF KUWAIT” at bottom.
- “POSTAGE PAID” vertical with two parallel lines and a line of simulated perforations at right.
- Date figures raised in relation to value figures.
- M# with “PBB” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: ≋000
- BB1. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” (MV).
- BB2. Pitney Bowes-GB “6600” (MV). [$5]
- Similar to Type BB1 but much taller frank.
- Date and value figures on same level.
- M# with “PBE” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: ≋000
- BB2. Pitney Bowes-GB “6600” (MV).
- BB3. Pitney Bowes-GB “A900” series (MV).
- Similar to Type BB1 but value figures are larger and are in line with the date figures.
- TM: DC
- V/F: ≋000
- BB4. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV).
- Large frank similar to Type BB2 but postal logo is centered above value figures.
- “Postage Paid” in mixed case letters.
- M# with “H” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: 0.000
- BB5. Pitney Bowes “B700” (digital).
- Similar to Type BB3 but with two columns of stacked numbers left of TM.
- M# with “PBH” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: ≋000