United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Sub-group AR-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: Stamps with "APO" (Army Post Office) in the town mark but without indication of which military service used the meter
[edit | edit source]- 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.
- First seen in 1952.
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AR-APO0.1. Pitney Bowes, 1942.
- Type DE3, meter number 63666, with date at left but no town mark.
- Printed in green.
- This stamp was used by War Department Puerto Rico Air Depot in San Juan during World War 2.
- V/F: .06 Other postage values very likely were used.
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AR-APO0.2. Pitney Bowes, 1943.
- Type AR-APO0.1 with town mark U.S. POSTAL SERVICE at top, * A.P.O. * at bottom (63666)
- V/F: .06 Other postage values very likely were used.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO1.jpg/260px-USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO1.jpg)
AR-APO1. Pitney Bowes.
- Type IA4.1 with town mark blank at top, A.P.O.-942 at bottom (187213)
- V/F: ≋ 00 :
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AR-APO2.1. Pitney Bowes.
- Type IC3.2 with town mark:
- A. APO / ?4001 (335409)
- B. MPS APO AE / 09331 (3355794)♦
- V/F: ≋0 .00
♦ "MPS" stands for Military Postal Service.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO2p2B.jpg/275px-USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO2p2B.jpg)
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AR-APO2.2. Pitney Bowes.
- Type IC4.1 with town marks:
- A. APO and city designation at top, 5-digit number at bottom:
- - APO NEW YORK / 09406 (856466)
- - APO NY / 09136 (910063)♦
- - APO SF / 96328 (917404)♦
- A. APO and city designation at top, 5-digit number at bottom:
- B. APO AE or AP at top, 5-digit number at bottom.
- C. MPS APO AE / 09354 9998 (909184)
♦ In 1989 the Air Force began a test of commercial meters designed to develop better controls on mailing costs. These two meters were identified by a special slogan reading "UNITED STATES AIR FORCE / OFFICIAL BUSINESS". See also Type AR-APO2.3.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO2p3A.jpg/280px-USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO2p3A.jpg)
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AR-APO2.3. Pitney Bowes.
- Type IC4.2 with town marks:
- A. APO and city designation at top, 5-digit number at bottom:
- - APO NY / 09136 (3038173)♦
- - APO SF / 96328 (3027910)♦
- A. APO and city designation at top, 5-digit number at bottom:
- B. APO AE or AP at top, 5-digit number at bottom.
♦ These two meters also were used in the Air Force test referenced below Type AR-APO2.2.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO3A.jpg/290px-USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO3A.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO3B.jpg/290px-USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO3B.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO3C.jpg/290px-USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO3C.jpg)
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AR-APO3. Pitney Bowes.
- Type IE1 with town marks:
- A. APO and city designation at top, 5 digit number below:
- B. APO SF at top, 9 digit number at bottom:
- - 96271-0164 (6130517)
- - 96301-0009 (6130428)
- - 96224-0289 (6130498)
- B. APO SF at top, 9 digit number at bottom:
- C. APO AE at top, 5 digit number at bottom
- D. As C but with 9 digit number at bottom
- E. APO / 98733 (6807097)
- F. FORT GREEELY AK APO AP / 96508 (6807079)
- V/F: ≋0 .00 ≋ (wavy line triad at left 2mm tall)
- V/F: ≋0 .00 ≋ (wavy line triad at left 1mm tall)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO4.jpg/540px-USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO4.jpg)
AR-APO4. Pitney Bowes.
- Type IF1 with town mark: APO AE or AP at top, 5 digit number at bottom.
- V/F: ≋.00 ≋
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO5.jpg/305px-USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO5.jpg)
AR-APO5. Pitney Bowes.
- Type IG2 with town mark: APO AE or AP at top, 5 digit number at bottom.
- V/F: ≋ 0 .00 ≋
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AR-APO6. Pitney Bowes.
- Type IH1 with town mark: APO AE or AP at top, 5 digit number at bottom.
- V/F: ≋0.00 ≋
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AR-APO7.1. Postalia.
- Type JA1.1 with town marks:
- A. APO NEW YORK / 09757 (692903?)
- B. APO AE / 09102 (610975)
- V/F: ≋.00
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AR-APO7.2. Postalia.
- Type JA1.5 with town mark: APO NEW YORK / 09102 (607 561, 608 869, 609 869)
- V/F: ≋.00
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO8aa.jpg/320px-USA_meter_stamp_AR-APO8aa.jpg)
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AR-APO8. Friden.
- Type KG1.2 with town marks:
- A. APO and city designation at top, 5 digit number at bottom
- B. APO AE or AF at top, 5 digit number at bottom
- V/F: ≋0.00
- a. As B, town mark inverted:
- - APO AE / 09020 (9000068)
- - APO AE / 09028 (9000298)
- - APO AE / 09189 (9000911)
- a. As B, town mark inverted:
- b. Printed in purple rather than red
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AR-APO9. MOS/UNISYS.
- Type PO-B6.6 with town line: APO,AP / 96368
- V/F: $0.00