# United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/GROUP AR/Sub-group AR-NAV: Stamps used by the Navy for official business
#### Sub-group AR-NAV: Stamps used by the Navy for official business

* Earliest date seen, May 26, 1941.
AR-NAV1.1. Pitney Bowes. [RRRR]
    Type GA1 with town mark ALAMEDA, CALIF. / NAVAL AIR STA. (95438)
    One meter only.
    V/F: 0 00
AR-NAV1.2. Pitney Bowes. [RRR]
    Type GA2 with town mark: U.S. NAVY / 128 (92745)
    One meter only.
    V/F: .00 :
AR-NAV2. National Postal Meter. [RRR]
    Type HA2.1 with town mark: BREMERTON, WASH / P.S.N.Y. (Puget Sound Navy Yard) (92745)
    One meter only.
    V/F:
AR-NAV3.1. Pitney Bowes.
    Type IA3 with town marks:
       A. U.S. / NAVY with one star at each side (103465, 109887) [RR]
       B. U.S. / NAVY with no stars (105201) [RRR]
       C. BREMERTON, WASH. / NAVY YARD STA. (101301) [RRR]
    V/F: . 00 :
AR-NAV3.2. Pitney Bowes.
    Type IA4.1 with town marks:
       A. U.S. NAVY / (5 digit number) BR.
          - 13793 (309560)
          - 17002 (361522)
          - 17012 (355611, 366421) [RR]
       B. U.S. NAVY / 10434 (388415) [RRRR]
       C. U.S. NAVY / ★ ★ ★ ★ (171585) [RRRR]
       D. U.S. / NAVY with one star at each side (unreadable) [RRRR]
       E. NAVAL BASE / S.C. (167521) [RRRR]
       F. BREMERTON, WASH. / NAVY YARD STA. (108267) [RRR]
       G. Normal town and state in town mark but with slogan including: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY and OFFICIAL BUSINESS (108267) [R-RRR]
    V/F: ≋ 00 :
AR-NAV4.1. Pitney Bowes.
    Type IC3.1 with town marks:
       A. U.S. NAVY / FPO (5 digit number)
          - 09521 (960256, 960353)
          - 09551 (954429)
          - 09593 (960349)
          - 96654 (959939)
          - 98761 (969381)
          - 98762 (959949)
       B. U.S. NAVY / 13933 BR (954290) [RRRR]
       C. U.S. / NAVY with one star at each side (unreadable) [RRRR]
       D. With ship name and designation in the town mark:
          - USS MIDWAY CV 41 / FPO 96631 (960290)
          - USS INDEPENDENCE(CV62) / FPO09537 (960290)
    V/F: ≋0 .00 (wavy lines at left 2mm tall)
    V/F: ≋0 .00 (small wavy lines at left 1mm tall) [RR]
AR-NAV4.2. Pitney Bowes.
    Type IC3.2 with town marks:
       A. U.S. NAVY / FPO (5 digit number)
       B. U.S. NAVY FPO / (5 digit number)
          - 09521 (3300266)
          - 09619 (3369871)
          - 96306 (3300871)
       C. U.S. NAVY FPO AE (or AP) / (5 digit number)
          - AE / 09645 (3301311, 3303618)
          - AP / 96451 (3314244)
       D. NAVY POSTAL SERVICE FPO / (5 digit number)
          - 09532 (3351954)
          - 96370 (unreadable)
       E. NAVY POSTAL SERVICE FPO AE / 09499 (3351987)
       F. NAVAL POSTAL SERVICE FPO AP / 96506 (unreadable)
       G. NAVY FPO AE / 09834 (3351901)
       H. U.S. USS SIMON LAKE / AS-33 (3303761)
       J. FPO USS SAIPAN, NY / 09549 (3303799)
       K. With ship name and designation at top of town mark, FPO and 5-digit number at bottom
       L. With ship name and designation at top of town mark, 5-digit number at bottom
       M. USS INDEPENDENCE / CV-62 96618 (3369578)
       N. U.S. NAVY EXCHANGE / FPO N.Y. 09510 (3303760) [RR-RRRR]
    V/F: ≋0 .00 (wavy lines at left 2mm tall)
    V/F: ≋0 .00 (small wavy lines at left 1mm tall)
AR-NAV4.3. Pitney Bowes.
    Type IC4.1 with town marks:
       A. U.S. NAVY / FPO (5 digit number)
          - 96659 (909450)
          - 98760 (931141)
          - 98767 (909425)
       B. U.S. NAVY / 13933 BR (909288, 909456)
       C. U.S. NAVY / 17000 BR. (with stop after BR) (931141, 931330, 931836)
       D. U.S. NAVY FPO AP / 96349 (931330)
       E. USS JOHN F. KENNEDY / (CVA 67) (931156)
    V/F: . 00
AR-NAV4.4. Pitney Bowes.
    Type IC4.2 with town mark: U.S. NAVY / FPO 98766 (unreadable)
    V/F: . 00
AR-NAV5.1. Pitney Bowes. [R]
    Type ID2 with town marks:
       A. Ship name and designation: USS LONG BEACH / CGN9 (1629871, 1941861)
       B. Ship name and FPO number: USS PORTLAND / 09582 1725 (1941861)
    V/F: ≋0.00
AR-NAV5.2. Pitney Bowes. [R]
    Type ID3 with ship name in town mark: USS SUPPLY / 07587 (1626315)
    V/F: ≋0.00≋
AR-NAV6. Pitney Bowes. [R]
    Type IE1 with town marks:
       A. NAVY FPO AP at top, 5-digit number at bottom
       B. U.S. NAVY / FPO 09593 (6826355)
       C. U.S. NAVY FPO AP / 96595 (unreadable)
       D. USS KEARSARGE / 09534 1662 (6822188)
       E. USS INCHON / 34091 1655 (6142172)
    V/F: ≋0 .00 ≋
AR-NAV7. Pitney Bowes. [R-RRR]
    Type IF1 with ship name and designation in the town mark: USS LEYTE GULF CD 55 / 34091 (5444976)
    V/F: ≋.00 ≋
AR-NAV8. Pitney Bowes. [R-RRR]
    Type IH1 with either ship name or naval base designation in the town mark.
       A. USS PUGET SOUND AD38 / FPO 09544 (7153574)
       B. US BASE NAVY FPO AE / 09524 2875 (7200953)
    V/F: ≋.00 ≋
       ("For Friden official meters used on Naval Ships" see "OO-C5.1")
AR-NAV9.1. Friden.
    Type KB1.1 with town marks:
       A. U.S. NAVY / SEATTLE WASH. 13606 (F 030385)
       B. U.S. NAVY / SEATTLE WASH. 13608 BR (F 216618)
       C. U.S. NAVY / BRANCH 17049 (F 030597)
    V/F: ≋.00≋
       a. As A, with hyphen between "SEATTLE" and "WASH": 13068 (F 030369)
AR-NAV9.2. Friden.
    Type KB2.1A with town marks:
       A. U.S. NAVY at top, town, state, 5-digit number and BR or BR. at bottom:
       - SEATTLE WASH. 13608 BR (F 216618)
       - NEW YORK, N.Y. 13757 BR (F 031101, 031201, 222141)
       - NEW YORK, NY 17055 BR. (F 222053)
       - NEW YORK, NY 17067 BR (F 030688)
       B. U S NAVAL STATION / FPO NEW YORK 09571 (F 222704)
    V/F: ≋.00≋
AR-NAV10. Friden.
    Type KE1.3 with ship name and designation at top of the town mark, 5-digit number at bottom.
    Meter numbers in 8000000 series
       A. V/F: ≋0 .00 (wavy lines at left 2mm tall)
       B. V/F: ≋0 .00 (small wavy lines at left 1mm tall)
          B1. USS T ROOSEVELT CV 71 / 09599 (F 8015575)
          B2. USS INDEPENDENCE CV 62 / 96618 (F 8010074)
AR-NAV11. Friden.
    Type KG1.2 with ship name and designation at top of the town mark, 5-digit number at bottom:
       A. USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN CVN 72 / 96612 (F 9002003)
       B. USS CONSTELLATION CV 64 / 09558 (F 9004038)
       C. USS MT WHITNEY LCC 20 / 09517 (F 9004581)
       D. USS NASSAU LHA 4 / 09577 (F 9004808)
       E. USS J. F. KENNEDY CV 67 / 09538 (F 9004715)
       F. USS CARL VINSON CVN 70 / 96629 (F 9002982)
       G. USS SARATOGA CV 60 / 34078 (F 9002704)
       H. USS D D EISENHOWER CVN 65 / 09532 (F 9004339)
       I. USS YELLOWSTONE AD 41 / 09512 (F 9005135)
       J. USS AMERICA CV 66 / 09531 (F 9005331)
       K. USS CANOPUS AS 34 / 34087 (F 9002841)
    V/F: ≋0.00
AR-NAV12. Hasler.
    Type LB1.2 with ship name and designation in town mark: USS HAYLER / DD - 997 (H 463623)
    V/F: 0.00 :