United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/GROUP OA – Official Armed Forces government business mail franks/Sub-group OA-APO: Stamps with "APO" (Army Post Office) in the town mark but without indication of which military service used the meter

Sub-group AR-APO: Official Mail meter stamps with "APO" (Army Post Office) in the town mark but without indication of which military service used the meter

• Some of these stamps are quite elusive but their actual rarity is not known.

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Type OO-IC4, OO-A2.2 in previous editions

OA-APO1. "Pitney Bowes 5313", 1979.

Corresponds to Type IC4.1, OO-A2.2.

Value figures with wide wavy-line triad at left and no symbol at right (does not print fractions of a cent).

When printing dollar values a narrow wavy-line triad appears left of the dollar number.

Meter numbers: 3020000 series

V/F: .00 ≋1.00^♦ (range: .01 to 9.99)

♦ Stamps with dollar values show a small wavy-line triad at left of the dollar number. These stamps resemble Type OO-A2.1 stamps. They can be differentiated by the placement of the decimal and the right-most number. See close-up scans at right.

a. Town and state at top of town mark, "APO" and 5-digit number at bottom

b. As a but with 9-digit number at bottom

c. "APO" and town name or abbreviation at top of town mark, 5-digit number at bottom

d. As c but with 9-digit number at bottom

e. As c but "APO AE" at top of town mark

f. Town mark reads:A.P.O. 09283 / NEW YORK(3025164)

g. Town mark has APO AE at top and 5-digit number at bottom

h. Town mark reads:81 CSG/DAA / APO 09755 NY (3025167)(?) [R]

OA-APO2. "Pitney Bowes 5703". [R]

Corresponds to Type ID3, OO-A3.2.

Value figures with wavy line triads at both sides of the value figures.

Meter numbers: 1640000-1710000 series

V/F: ≋.00≋ ≋0.00 (range: .00¹ to 9.99⁹)

a. Town mark with APO and town designation at top and 5-digit number at bottom:

- APO NY / 09616 (1704187)

- ? (1705476)

Type OO-IE1, OO-A4 in previous editions

OA-APO3. "Pitney Bowes 6500" series.

Corresponds to Type IE1, OO-A4.

As previous OO-A types but the value box is much wider than tall.

A. Wavy lines at left in value figures, 2mm tall (≋)

Meter numbers: 6250000 series

V/F: ≋ 0 .00 ≋ (range: .00¹ to 99.99⁹)

a. Town mark with town and state at top, APO and 5-digit number at bottom

b. As a, but with 9-digit number at bottom

c. Town mark with APO and town designation at top with 5-digit number at bottom

d. As c, but with 9-digit number at bottom

e. Town mark reads:APO / 98733(6250347)

f. Town mark with APO AP at top, 5-digit number at bottom

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Type OO-JA1 or OO-B1 in previous editions

OA-APO4. Postalia "KF 1501" (MV), 1978.

Corresponds to Type JA1.1, OO-B1.

Square frank with column of three stars at right.

Penalty statement at left and bottom left.

The meter number is in a separate panel across the bottom.

Meter number with "POSTALIA" prefix.

Meter numbers in 6000000 - 613000 series.

V/F: ≋.00 (range: .01 to 9.99)

a. Town mark has APO and town designation at top and 5-digit number at bottom

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Type OO-KG2-1 and OO-C5.1B in previous editions

OA-APO5. Friden-Alcatel “9258” (MV), 1988. [$5]

Corresponds to Type KG1.2 and OO-C5.1.

The frank has a near complete outer frame line broken by U.S. OFFICIAL MAIL at top and the meter number at bottom.

Penalty statement at left.

The design contains seven outline stars, two below the penalty statement, three in a column at right of the value box, and two large ones in the upper and lower right corners.

M# with "F" prefix. M# in 520000 series.

V/F: ≋0.00 (range: .01 to 99.99)

Town contains APO designation at top and APO # at bottom. Two reported so far:

-   APO NY / 09111   (520122)

-   APO NY / 09178   (520113)

Type OO-KG2-3 and OO-C6.3 in 2001 edition

OA-APO6. Friden-Alcatel "9258” (MV).

Corresponds to Type KG1.2 and OO-C6.3.

As Type OO-C6.1 but the outer frame lines along the left side and to the right of U.S. OFFICIAL MAIL at top are removed.

V/F: ≋0.00 (range: .01 to 99.99)

"APO NY" at top of town mark, 5-digit number at bottom [RR]