# United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/GROUP AR/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

* 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.
Type APO-IA4A in 2001 edition
AR-APO1. Pitney Bowes.
    Type IA4.1 with town mark blank at top, A.P.O.-942 at bottom (187213)
    V/F: ≋ 00 :
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.
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 /  (856466)
          - APO NY / 09136 (910063)$^♦$
          - APO SF / 96328 (917404)$^♦$
       B. APO AE or AP at top, 5-digit number at bottom.
       C. MPS APO AE / 09354 9998 (909184)
    V/F: . 00
♦ 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.
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)$^♦$
       B. APO AE or AP at top, 5-digit number at bottom.
    V/F: . 00
♦These two meters also were used in the Air Force test referenced below Type AR-APO2.2.
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)
       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)
AR-APO4. Pitney Bowes.
    Type IF1 with town mark: APO AE or AP at top, 5 digit number at bottom.
    V/F: ≋.00 ≋
AR-APO5. Pitney Bowes.
    Type IG2 with town mark: APO AE or AP at top, 5 digit number at bottom.
    V/F: ≋ 0 .00 ≋
AR-APO6. Pitney Bowes.
    Type IH1 with town mark: APO AE or AP at top, 5 digit number at bottom.
    V/F: ≋0.00 ≋
AR-APO7.1. Postalia.
    Type JA1.1 with town marks:
       A. APO NEW YORK / 09757 (692903?)
       B. APO AE / 09102 (610975)
    V/F: ≋.00
AR-APO7.2. Postalia.
    Type JA1.5 with town mark: APO NEW YORK / 09102 (607 561, 608 869, 609 869)
    V/F: ≋.00
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 /  (9000068)
          - APO AE / 09028 (9000298)
          - APO AE / 09189 (9000911)
       b. Printed in purple rather than red
AR-APO9. Pitney Bowes.
    Type NA2.1 with town line: MAILED FROM APO AP
    One reported: 96958 (PB8739174)
    Used at Amundsen Station, South Pole
    V/F: $00.00$^0$
Unlisted in 2001 edition
AR-APO10.1. MOS Corporation/UNISYS (digital), 1995.
    As Type PO-B6.4 (no bar code) but the USPS logo is changed to a streamlined eagle's head in a black slanted rectangle.
    Third line at right "APO-AP", "APO-AE" or non-US location with an APO appropriate zip code
    Fourth line with zip code
    V/F: $0.00 $00.00
    Type PO-B6.4 with town line:
       A. APO.AP / 96258
       C. APO.AE / 09012
Unlisted in 2001 edition
AR-APO10.2. MOS Corporation/UNISYS (digital), 1995.
    As Type PO-B6.6 (large 18 mm bar code in center) With the USPS logo, a streamlined eagle's head in a black slanted rectangle.
    Third line at right "APO-AE"
    Fourth line with zip code
    V/F: $0.00 $00.00
    Type PO-B6.6 with town line:
       A1. APO.AE / 09123
       A2. APO.AE / 09464