# 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.
    Meter numbers: 3020000 series
    V/F: .00 ≋1.00$^♦$ (range: .01 to 9.99)
♦ 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.
       a. Town mark reads:U.S. NAVY / FPO 98764(3025523)
Type OO-ID2, OO-A3.1 in previous editions
OA-NAV2.1. Pitney Bowes "5702", "5705", "5707".
    Corresponds to Type ID2, OO-A3.1.
    As previous OO-A types but with much larger value box.
    Meter numbers: 1600000 series
    V/F: ≋ 0.00 (range: 0.01 to 9.99)
       a. Town mark contains ship name and designation: USS LONG BEACH / CNG9 (1600290)
Type OO-ID3, OO-A3.2 in 2001 edition
OA-NAV2.2. Pitney Bowes "5703". [R]
    Corresponds to Type ID3, OO-A3.2.
    As Type OO-A3.1 but value figures with wavy line triads at both sides of the value figures.
    Meter numbers: 1700000 series
    V/F: ≋.00≋
       a. Town mark contains ship name and "FPO": USS MISSISSIPPI / FPO NY 09578 (1703874)
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.
       A. Wavy lines at left in value figures, 2mm tall (≋)
       B. Smaller wavy lines at left in value figures, 1mm tall (≋)
          a. Town mark with US NAVY FPO at top, 5-digit number at bottom
             - 6250764 U.S. NAVY FPO / 09627
       C. The lines of the value box are thicker than the town mark circle line. (2310000 and 6090000 series) [RR]
    Meter numbers: 2310000, 6000000, and 6250000 series
    V/F: ≋ 0 .00 ≋ (range: .00$^1$ to 99.99$^9$)
       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
OA-NAV4. Pitney Bowes "Paragon".
    Corresponds to Type IH1, OO-A7.
    Relatively large stamp with value box wider than tall, "U.S. POSTAGE" at bottom.
    Printed in magenta rather than red or orange-red.
    Meter numbers 7250000 series
    V/F: ≋ 0 .00 ≋ (range: .00$^1$ to 99.99$^9$)
       a. Town mark with ship name:USS PUGET SOUND AD38 / FPO 09544(7252000)
Type OO-KE3-2 or OO-C3.4 in previous editions
OA-NAV5. Friden Singer (MV).
    Corresponds to Type KE1.3 and OO-C3.4.
    As Type OO-C3.3 but the bottom frame line is broken by the meter number.
    M# with "F" prefix.
    M# in 503000 and 504000 series.
    V/F: ≋0.00 (range: .01 to 9.99)
       A. Wavy line triad type B at left [RR]
          a. With ship name and designation in town mark
       B. Wavy line triad type D at left
          a. With ship name and designation in town mark
             - USS NIMITZ CVN 68/ 98780(504246)
             - USS NIMITZ CVN 68/ 96997(504246)
Type OO-KG2-1 or OO-C5.1A in previous editions
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 J F Kennedy CV 67 / 09538 (520269)
          - 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
OA-NAV7.1. Friden-Alcatel "9258” (MV). [RR]
    Corresponds to Type KG1.2 and OO-C6.1.
    As Type OO-C5.1 but with four stars instead of three in the column at right of the value box.
    V/F: ≋0.00 (range: .01 to 99.99)
    With ship name and designation in town mark
Type OO-KG2-3 and OO-C6.3 in 2001 edition
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
    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)