# United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog

Welcome to the United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog!
* This online edition of The United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog is an expansion and update of the paper edition, written and published by Joel Hawkins and Rick Stambaugh in 1994 and updated previously in 2001. It uses a new, more logical, decimal system for assigning Type numbers. Type numbers that are different from the earlier edition show the previous designation as follows: Type XXX in 2001 edition
* Comments, suggested changes, corrections, and additions to the catalog are encouraged. Email " Alan Knutson": boris1951@charter.net
Latest changes:
* 19 Mar:    Type "SRV-IL10" added, "VILLAGE OF BOLINGBROOK" (Thank you Kenneth Pruess!)
* 18 Mar:    Type "PPS-A66.1." added (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 18 Mar:    Type "PPS-A66.0." added
* 17 Mar:    Directives reported for types in subgroup "QC" (Thank you Harold E!)
* 17 Mar:    Type "PC-C2.6.1." added, "IMI", new "Stamps" logo. (Thank you Mark H!)
* 17 Mar:    Type "PC-C2.6." change to "PC-C2.6.0."
* 17 Mar:    Directives reported for types "QB3.1, QB3.2, etc" (Thank you Harold E!)
* 10 Mar:    Directives reported for types "QA7, QA8, QA9" (Thank you Harold E!)
* 28 Feb:    Reported directive for Type "QA6.2B" added, "PRESORT-FIRSTCLASS"
* 24 Feb:    Directional Slug "23qa" added "PRE-SORTED /FIRST CLASS " long, 24mm, (Hasler)
* 19 Feb:    Type "QA9.5.1" added for the "IMI" varieties formerly listed as part of "QA9.5"
* 19 Feb:    Reported directives for Types "QA7.1, QA7.2, QA7.3 and QA7.4" listed (Thank you Harold E!)
* 17 Feb:    Type "PC-C3.2.3" added, new "Stamps.com" logo, "IMI" barcode (Thank you Otto B!)
* 17 Feb:    Directional Slug "23ia" added "FIRST CLASS / ZIP + 4 BARCODED"
* 16 Feb:    Type "KF" listings corrected
* 14 Feb:    Type "QA6.2Bb" added, mis-spelled "Directive" (FIRST CLASS 5 DIGET AUTO) (Thank you Harold E!)
* 14 Feb:    Reported directives for Types "QA6.1, and QA6.2" listed (Thank you Harold E!)
* 13 Feb:    Type "QC3.3F" added, new prefix "032A" (Thank you Mark H!)
* 08 Feb:    Reported directives for Types "QA3.5, QA4.1, QA4.2, QA4.3, and QA5.1" listed (Thank you Harold E!)
* 08 Feb:    Type "QA3.5-1" added,"CORRECTION" (Thank you Harold E!)
* 04 Feb:    Directional Slug "42f" added, "WHITE MAIL" (Thank you Harold E!)
* 01 Feb:    Reported directives for Types "QA1.1, QA1.2, QA3.2, and QA3.3" listed (Thank you Harold E!)
* 01 Feb:    Type "QA3.2b" added, directive mis-spelled "FIRST CLAS" (Thank you Harold E!)
* 01 Feb:    Type "QA7.8" added, similar to type "QA7.5" with "IMI" (Thank you Frankie S!)
* 25 Jan:    Type "SRV-FL01-47" ORANGE / COUNTY added (Thank you Harold E!)
* 25 Jan:    Directional Slug "23aa" added, "FIRST-CLASS"
* 23 Jan:    Type "QB3.2d" missing "PITNEY BOWES"
* 22 Jan:    Directional Slug "37h" added, "Temp-Return / Service Requested"
* 22 Jan:    Types "SRV-IL08" and "SRV-IL09" added, Naperville Real Estate Transfer Tax (Thank you Kenneth Pruess!)
* 22 Jan:    Type "SRV-FL06B" Illustration added
* 22 Jan:    Type "SRV-FL06A-06" Broward County added
* 18 Jan:    Type "PFF5" added, "Richard Nixon", machine known to have existed. (Thank you Doug Q!)
* 18 Jan:    Type "OO-J5.3" added with "IMI" (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 16 Jan:    Type "PC-3.5B" added " V/F:      $0.000o" (Thank you Harold E!)
* 15 Jan:    Type "PC-3.5A" added (Thank you Harold E!)
* 15 Jan:    Type "OA-NAV6" added "USS J F Kennedy" CV 67/09538, (520269)
* 14 Jan:    Type "QA9.5A", Mail class "NON PROFIT AUTO IMI" added (Thank you Harold E!)
* 14 Jan:    Type "QC1.2A-2", "Mailed From 00000" added (Thank you Harold E!)
* 14 Jan:    Type "QC1.2A-1", "CORRECTION" added (Thank you Harold E!)
* 14 Jan:    Type "OO-J6" added quadient IMI (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 14 Jan:    Group "PFF" Presidential Free Franks added
* 13 Jan:    Type "OO-C3.4B" new usage added "WASHINGTON / DC", meter "F 504481".
* 11 Jan:    Type "PPS-A08.1-a" new usage, new illustration added
* 11 Jan:    Type "PPS-A06.1-c" new usage added
* 11 Jan:    Type "PPS-A06.2" new usages added
* 11 Jan:    Type "PPS-A32.1" new usage added
* 11 Jan:    Type "SRV-OK3-74" added "WASHINGTON / COUNTY", new illustration (Thank you Dan Baugher!)
* 11 Jan:    Type "PPS-A65" added, "Friden Alcatel" (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 07 Jan:    Directional Slug "18s" added, "BULK RATE" all caps
* 07 Jan:    Type "AR-NAV9.2A" NEW YORK, N.Y. 13757 BR (F 222141) added
* 06 Jan:    Type "AR-NAV9.2A" NEW YORK, N.Y. 13757 BR (F 031101, 031201) added
* 06 Jan:    Type "AR-ARM2.3", "APO 96301", meter "909387" added
* 06 Jan:    Type "AR-ARM2.1A-2" added,
* 06 Jan:    Type "PC" updated USA: Variable Denomination Stamps (1989-2020) by Karim Roder
* 06 Jan:    Type "AR-AIR1.1B" "APO 96570", meters "369827, 375530" added.
* 06 Jan:    Type "AR-AIR1.1C" added, "APO 96411", meter "369802" added.
* 05 Jan:    Type "AR-NAV4.3C" meters "931141, 931836" added.
* 04 Jan:    Directional Slug "43a" added "GND ADV"
* 03 Jan:    Directional Slug "17c" added "VIA BOOK RATE"
* 27 Dec:    Type "PD-E5.2B" usage " 3328201?" added (WEST PALM BEACH / FL) (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 21 Dec:    Type "PC-G2.4" added (Thank you Harold E!)
* 21 Dec:    Type "PPS-A18(02)c" illustration and new usage added (Thank you Nancy Jo C!)
* 20 Dec:    Type "PPS-A20.4" added (Thank you Nancy Jo C!)
* 17 Dec:    Type "PPS-A21.4" added (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 11 Dec:    Type "QA7.7" added, as "QA7.6" but with "IMI". (Thank you Frankie S!)
* 11 Dec:    Subtype "OO-J5.2b" added, missing top line " neopost US POSTAGE". (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 11 Dec:    Type "SPE-NA5" added (Thank you Doug Q!)
* 09 Dec:    Type "PPS-A09.4" added (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 07 Dec:    Type "SPE-NA4(2)" additional meter usage added "PB0002499" (Thank you Doug Q!)
* 07 Dec:    Type "TST-QB1.1A" additional meter usage added "3380001333" (Thank you Doug Q!)
* 04 Dec:    Type "EA1.1" "NCR 1010" newly reported number (Thank you Alan D!)
* 04 Dec:    Type "QA9.5Aa" Illustration added (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 03 Dec:    Type "PO-B14.1A-2" Prefix S23 added. (Thank you Erich K!)
* 27 Nov:    Directional Slug Added an additional position of slugs (within frank/indicium)
* 25 Nov:    Type "QB3.1C" EKU 05 SEP 2006
* 25 Nov:    Directional Slug "29x" added "NON PROFIT / ORGANIZATION"
* 23 Nov:    Directional Slug "23zq" added " FIRST-CLASS / INTERNATIONAL" (Thank you Erich K!)
* 23 Nov:    Directional Slug "15j" added " PAR AVION / AIRMAIL" (Thank you Erich K!)
* 23 Nov:   Type "OO-K3B" added, prefix "02 4W" (Thank you Erich K!)
* 22 Nov:   Type "QB5.2R" "REDATE" added (Thank you Mark M!)
* 20 Nov:   Type "PPS-A27.1, PPS-A27.2" added (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 20 Nov:   Type "QB3.1" Notes on variations added (Thank you Erich K!)
* 20 Nov:   Type "SRV-FL03A-11" added, Collier County ("PB 10828') (Thank you Harold E!)
* 18 Nov:   Type "QB3.1" EKU changed to 18 May 2005
* 18 Nov:   Type "QB3.1A, QB3.1C" FIM barcode listing added for each
* 16 Nov:   Type "PC-C2.4.2D" "Stamps" added
* 15 Nov:   Type "PPS-A40.4(A)5" "Orbitran" added (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 15 Nov:   Type "PPS-A40.4(A)4" "Orbitran" illustration added (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 15 Nov:   Type "PPS-A40.4(A)4" "Orbitran" new usage added (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 14 Nov:   Type "PPS-W02.1" added "Amazon Prime"
* 12 Nov:   Type "PPS-A06.2" added usage, (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 03 Nov:   Type "IF1" note added in reference to variations in town marks.
* 01 Nov:   Type "PC-C2.2f" added, "FIM" barcode at upper left
* 30 Oct:   Type "PPS-A39(02)" illustration added (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 30 Oct:   Type "PPS-A39(01)" new illustration (Thank you Ronnie R!)
* 30 Oct:   Type "PPS-A39(01)" new usage added (Thank you Ronnie R!)

## Table of Contents

* Information for collectors (the basics of U.S. meter stamp collecting)
    •• Postage meters and mailing machines
    •• Meter and Permit numbers
    •• Ink colors and fluorescence
    •• Town and date marks
    •• Surcharge slugs
    •• Essays/Specimens/Proofs
    •• Rarity and values
* Glossary and Abbreviations (understanding the stamp descriptions)
* Postage Meter Manufacturers (with time chart)
* Adhesive paper tapes
* Directional slugs
* Bibliography
       (Types A through Q represent the general commercial meters available to the public, the groups after Type Q are for special services or types not generally available to the public,this latter group is not arranged in any particular order, but follow the general order established by Werner Simon.)
* GROUP A – Early experimental franks, prior to 1920
* GROUP B – Square frank with wavy lines at the sides
* GROUP C – Oval frank with wavy lines at the sides
* GROUP D – Square or nearly square frank with simulated perforation outer frame
* GROUP E – Frameless design with arcs in the corners (NCR)
* GROUP F – Wide rectangular frank with flying eagle in center (Pitney Bowes)
* GROUP G – Wide rectangular frank with sitting eagle in center (Pitney Bowes)
* GROUP H – Rectangular frank with simulated perforation frame, separate town mark
* GROUP I – Frameless design with large sitting eagle in center (Pitney Bowes)
* GROUP J – Square design with straight outer frame, separate town mark (Postalia)
* GROUP K – Frank with hand held torch
* GROUP L – Frank with profile of eagle (Hasler)
* GROUP M – Simple rectangle with stars (Neopost)
* GROUP N – Digital stamps without 2D barcode
    •• Sub-group NA – Pitney Bowes, eagle head and wing (also LOW VALUE)
    •• Sub-group NB – Neopost-Hasler, complete profile of eagle facing left
    •• Sub-group NC – Neopost, torch-in-hand
    •• Sub-group ND – Francotyp-Postalia, bird in oval
       (Groups O and P not used to avoid confusion with Groups OO, PC, PO, PD, and PV.)
* GROUP Q – Digital stamps with "Datamatrix" or "IBI Lite" 2D barcode
    •• Sub-group QA – Hasler, Neopost-Hasler, Neopost, Quadient
    •• Sub-group QB – Pitney Bowes
    •• Sub-group QC – Francotyp-Postalia
    •• Sub-group QD – Data-Pac
       (The groups after Type Q are for special services or types not generally available to the public, this latter group is not arranged in any particular order, but follow the general order established by Werner Simon.)
* GROUP PC – Digital stamps generated by personal computer software or online
    •• Sub-group PC-A – E-stamp
    •• Sub-group PC-B – Neopost
    •• Sub-group PC-C – Stamps.com
    •• Sub-group PC-D – Pitney Bowes
    •• Sub-group PC-E – Envelope Management Software (Endicia)
    •• Sub-group PC-F – easypost
    •• Sub-group PC-G – USPS
    •• Sub-group PC-H – Francotyp-Postalia
* GROUP PO – Franks generated by meters and franking systems operated by Post Office window clerks
    •• Sub-group PO-A – Stamps generated by commercial postage meters modified for use in post offices
    •• Sub-group PO-B – Stamps generated by machines or systems unique to Post Office use, with no resemblance to any commercial meter stamp
* GROUP PD – Franks generated to indicate Postage Due
    •• Sub-group PD-A – Thin arrow pointing right, inverted "POSTAGE DUE" above, inverted "COLLECT" below
    •• Sub-group PD-B – Right-pointing outline arrow containing "POSTAGE DUE/PAID", barbs on pointed end
    •• Sub-group PD-C – Right-pointing outline arrow containing "POSTAGE DUE/PAID", no barbs, lines thick on bottom
    •• Sub-group PD-D – Vertical rectangle containing "POSTAGE/DUE"
    •• Sub-group PD-E – Wide "T" containing "POSTAGE/DUE" (Pitney Bowes)
    •• Sub-group PD-F – Wide "T" containing "POSTAGE/DUE" (Friden)
    •• Sub-group PD-G – Digital label with "POSTAGE DUE" across top, Intermec
    •• Sub-group PD-H – Digital P.O. counter label with "PD" in town line, MOS-UNISYS
    •• Sub-group PD-J – Digital P.O. counter label with "POSTAGE DUE" at top
* GROUP PV – Self-service variable-rate stamp vending machine franks
* GROUP OO – Official government business mail franks
* GROUP OA – Official Armed Forces government business mail franks
    •• Sub-group OA-NAV – U.S. Navy
    •• Sub-group OA-AAF – U.S. Army & Air Force
    •• Sub-group OA-ARM – U.S. Army
    •• Sub-group OA-AIR – U.S. Air Force
    •• Sub-group OA-MAR – U.S. Marine Corps
    •• Sub-group OA-APO – Overseas Army and Air Force Post Offices
    •• Sub-group OA-FPO – Overseas Fleet Post Offices
    •• Sub-group OA-NGD – National Guard
* GROUP AR – Meter stamps used by the Armed Forces
    •• Sub-group AR-NAV – U.S. Navy
    •• Sub-group AR-AAF – U.S. Army & Air Force
    •• Sub-group AR-ARM – U.S. Army
    •• Sub-group AR-AIR – U.S. Air Force
    •• Sub-group AR-MAR – U.S. Marine Corps
    •• Sub-group AR-APO – Overseas Army and Air Force Post Offices
    •• Sub-group AR-FPO – Overseas Fleet Post Offices
    •• Sub-group AR-NGD – National Guard
* GROUP ESY – Essays
    •• Sub-group ESY-A – Essays from before meters were approved for general use in 1920
    •• Sub-group ESY-B – Early competitive development, 1921 to 1938
    •• Sub-group ESY-C – Later competitive development (mechanical meters), 1938 to 1990s
    •• Sub-group ESY-D – Digital meter essays, 1980 to date
* GROUP MEI – Meisel
* GROUP PFF – Presidential Free Franks
* GROUP PPS – Private Parcel Service stamps
    •• Sub-group PPS-A – stamps originating from the UPS (United Parcel Service)
    •• Sub-group PPS-B – stamps originating from the Rochester Package Delivery
    •• Sub-group PPS-C – stamps originating from the Retail Delivery Service
    •• Sub-group PPS-D – stamps originating from TNT
    •• Sub-group PPS-E – stamps originating from Purolator
    •• Sub-group PPS-F – stamps originating from EFD Package Express
    •• Sub-group PPS-G – stamps originating from American Messenger Service
    •• Sub-group PPS-H – stamps originating from APD
    •• Sub-group PPS-I – stamps originating from Berkshire Apparel Corporation
    •• Sub-group PPS-J – stamps originating from Canpar
    •• Sub-group PPS-K – stamps originating from CMR
    •• Sub-group PPS-L – stamps originating from State of North Carolina Courier Service
    •• Sub-group PPS-M – stamps originating from DSI (Mr. Messenger, Inc ?)
    •• Sub-group PPS-N – stamps originating from Hourly
    •• Sub-group PPS-O – stamps originating from Local Parcel Service
    •• Sub-group PPS-P – stamps originating from Maclen Express Co
    •• Sub-group PPS-Q – stamps originating from Merchants Delivery Co
    •• Sub-group PPS-R – stamps originating from Parcel Delivery Co
    •• Sub-group PPS-S – stamps originating from Parcel Service
    •• Sub-group PPS-T – stamps originating from Post Par
    •• Sub-group PPS-U – stamps originating from Spee-Dee Delivery Service
    •• Sub-group PPS-V – stamps originating from Metroline
    •• Sub-group PPS-W – stamps originating from Amazon Prime
    •• Sub-group PPS-X – stamps originating from FEDEX/Federal Express
    •• Sub-group PPS-Y – stamps originating from Global Mail
    •• Sub-group PPS-Z – stamps originating from P R CHINA POST / USPS Partnership
    •• Sub-group PPS-2Z – stamps originating from DHL
* GROUPS REV and SRV– Non-postal franks used to collect tax, also known as fiscal or revenue franks
    •• [[/GROUP REV – Non-postal franks used to collect tax/|Sub-group REV –Non-postal franks used to collect Federal tax/
    •• [[/GROUP SRV – Non-postal franks used to collect tax/|Sub-group SRV –Non-postal franks used to collect State and local tax/
* GROUP SPE – Specimens
* GROUP TST – Test stamps