United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/GROUP OA – Official Armed Forces government business mail franks/Sub-group OA-NAV: Stamps used by the Navy for official business
Type OO-IC4, OO-A2.2 in previous editions
OA-NAV1 Pitney Bowes "5313", 1979.
- Corresponds to Type IC4.1 and 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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/USA_meter_stamp_OO-A2_comparison.jpg/150px-USA_meter_stamp_OO-A2_comparison.jpg)
♦ 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.
Type OO-ID2, OO-A3.1 in previous editions
OA-NAV2.1. Pitney Bowes "5702", "5705", "5707".
Type OO-ID3, OO-A3.2 in 2001 edition
OA-NAV2.2. Pitney Bowes "5703". [R]
Type OO-IE1, OO-A4 in previous editions
OA-NAV3. Pitney Bowes "6500" series.
- Corresponds to Type IE1, OO-A4.
- As previous OO-A types but the value box is much wider than tall.
- Meter numbers: 2310000, 6000000, and 6250000 series
- V/F:
≋ 0 .00 ≋
(range:
.001 to 99.999)
- a. Town mark with US NAVY FPO at top, 5-digit number at bottom
- b. Town mark with US NAVY FPO AE or US NAVY FPO AP at top, 5-digit number at bottom
- c. As b but "U.S." with stops
- d. Town mark with NAVY POSTAL SERVICE FPO AE at top, 5-digit number at bottom
- e. Town mark with ship name:
USS SAIPAN FPO NY / 09549-1605
(?)
Type OO-IH1 or OO-A7 in previous editions
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/USA_meter_stamp_OO-A7aa.jpg/360px-USA_meter_stamp_OO-A7aa.jpg)
OA-NAV4. Pitney Bowes "Paragon".
Type OO-KE3-2 or OO-C3.4 in previous editions
OA-NAV5. Friden Singer (MV).
Type OO-KG2-1 or OO-C5.1A in previous editions
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/USA_meter_stamp_OO-C5p1.jpg/360px-USA_meter_stamp_OO-C5p1.jpg)
OA-NAV6. 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)
- With ship name and designation in town mark
- - USS Canopus AS 34 / 34087 (520248)
- - USS D D Eisenhower CVN 69 / 09532 (520242)
- - USS Inchon LPH 12 / 09529 (520082)
- - USS Iwo Jima LPH 2 / 09561 (520230)
- - USS Jabon AR 8 / 96644 (520235)
- - USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 / 96634 (520261)
- - USS Nimitz CVN 68 / 98780 (520272)
- - USS Saratoga CV 60 / 34078 (520025)
- - USS Shenandoah AD 44 / 09551 (520256)
- - USS Simon Lake AS 33 / 09536 (520231)
Type OO-KG2-2 and OO-C6.1 in 2001 edition
Type OO-KG2-3 and OO-C6.3 in 2001 edition
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/USA_meter_stamp_OO-C6p3.jpg/360px-USA_meter_stamp_OO-C6p3.jpg)
OA-NAV7.2. 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)
- With ship name and designation in town mark
- - USS Blue Ridge LCC 19 / 96628 (520024)
Type OO-LA1 and OO-D1.1 in previous editions
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/USA_meter_stamp_OO-D1p1aa.jpg/336px-USA_meter_stamp_OO-D1p1aa.jpg)
- Frank shape corresponds to Group LA1. Value figures correspond to Types LA1.1 and LB1.1.
- The three stars at right have one arm pointing up.
- Distance between the right edge of the date and the left edge of the value figures is approximately 25-26 mm. The right-most digit in the value figures falls under the "M" of "MAIL".
- Meter numbers in 288000-546000 and 2000000 series
- V/F:
00.00
(range:
0.01 to 99.99)
- Large single circle town mark, 27 mm in diameter
- Ship name and designation in town mark
[R-RRR]
- - USS Hunley AS-31 (439921)