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 edition
AR-AIR1.1. Pitney Bowes.
Type IA4.1
V/F: ≋ 00 :
A. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, 09057 at bottom: (369788, 375471, 388383)
B. (space) AIR FORCE POSTAL SVC at top ("ARMY" removed), APO and five-digit number at bottom:
- APO 09238(388383)
- APO 09240(338275)
- APO 96570(369823, 375530) OSAN, SOUTH KOREA
C. AIR FORCE POSTAL SVC at top, APO and five-digit number at bottom:
- APO 96411(369802)
a. Town mark inverted: AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE/APO 96528(380260)
Type AIR-IA10A in 2001 edition
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. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and number at bottom
- APO 00179(375571)
- APO 34002(375567)
B. (space) AIR FORCE POSTAL SVC at top ("ARMY" removed), APO and number at bottom:
- APO 09012(369933)
- APO 09132(370000)
- APO 09283(369909)
C. Town mark contains no indication of Air Force use but with slogan used by the Air National Guard for official business
V/F: ≋ 00 :(widely spaced colon dots)
Type AIR-IA10B in 2001 edition
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. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and number at bottom:
- APO 09680(375431)
- APO 34007(370020)
- APO 34008(369817)
- APO 96431(379758)
B. (space) AIR FORCE POSTAL SVC at top ("ARMY" removed), APO 09012 at bottom: ](369933)
V/F: ≋ 00 : (widely spaced colon dots)
Type AIR-IC3A in 2001 edition
AR-AIR2.1. Pitney Bowes.
Type IC3.1 with town marks:
A. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and five-digit number at bottom)
B. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO AE or AP at top, five-digit number at bottom:
- 09012(969145)
- 09468(35322#)
- 96330(953251)
V/F: ≋0 .00 (wavy lines at left 2mm tall)
V/F: ≋0 .00 (small wavy lines at left 1mm tall)
Type AIR-IC3B in 2001 edition
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. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and five-digit number at bottom)
B. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO at top, five-digit number at bottom:
- 09464(3371782)
- 09821(3322126)
- 96319(3350345, 3370285)
- 96368(3351861)
a. Error, town mark with "MAIL" instead of "FORCE": AIR MAIL POSTAL SERVICE APO /09852(3370339)
C. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO AE or AP at top, five-digit number at bottom)
D. AIR FORCE APO AE/09449(3355794)
E. US AIR FORCE/96570(indistinct)
V/F: ≋0 .00 (wavy lines at left 2mm tall)
V/F: ≋0 .00 (small wavy lines at left 1mm tall)
Type AIR-IC4A in 2001 edition
AR-AIR2.3. Pitney Bowes.
Type IC4.1 with town marks:
A. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and number at bottom
B. (space) AIR FORCE POSTAL SVC at top ("ARMY" removed), APO and number at bottom:
- APO 09323(863202)
- APO and indistinct number (862915)
C. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO AE/09720(856466)
V/F: . 00
Type AIR-IC4B in 2001 edition
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. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE at top, APO and number at bottom:
- 09292(375494)
- 34001(819145)
- 34002(953489)
B. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO AE/09720(3032946)
V/F: . 00
Type AIR-KB1 in 2001 edition
AR-AIR3.1. Friden.
Type KB1.1 with town mark: AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE/SAN FRANCISCO 96323(030494, 030596)
V/F: ≋.00≋
Type AIR-KB3 in 2001 edition
AR-AIR3.2. Friden.
As Type AR-AIR3.1 but with wider value box.
Type KB2.1 with town marks:
A. AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE/SAN FRANCISCO 96264(030844, 031091, 222902)
B. AIR FORCE POSTAL SER./APO NEW YORK N.Y. 09102(030844)[RRRR]
V/F: ≋.00≋
Unlisted in 2001 edition
AR-AIR4.1. Pitney Bowes.
Commercial meter stamps with slogan: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE/OFFICIAL BUSINESS. All letters the same size.
A. Used with Type IC4.1
a. As A, with town mark: APO NY/09136(910063)
B. Used with Type IE1
Unlisted in 2001 edition
AR-AIR4.2. Friden.
Type KA1.3 with slogan: GO / AIR / FORCE!
Unlisted in 2001 edition
AR-AIR4.3. Hasler.
Type LB1.1 with slogan: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE/OFFICIAL BUSINESS. Letters in bottom line larger than letters in top line.
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