International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Antigua and Barbuda

= Antigua and Barbuda =


 * The first meter appeared in 1976 while still a colony of Great Britain. Stamps from the colonial period are inscribed "ANTIGUA" alone.
 * Since achieving independence in 1981, stamps from the prior era continued to be used along with new issues inscribed with full country name "ANTIGUA & BARBUDA" that first came to our attention in 2014.
 * The stamps are grouped by inscription:
 * A - ANTIGUA alone
 * B - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA

GROUP A: Stamps inscribed "ANTIGUA" alone


'''A1. Neopost “305”''' (MV), 1976. [$25]
 * Square frank with straight-line frame.
 * “ANTIGUA” in top panel with “POSTAGE PAID” directly below.
 * Crown/“E II R” flanked by M# with “RN” prefix at bottom.
 * TM: DC
 * V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg•00



'''A2. Pitney Bowes “6300”''' (MV), 1976. [$5]
 * Horizontal frank with crown at top right.
 * “POSTAGE and PAID” vertical at sides.
 * M# with “PB” prefix at bottom.
 * TM: DC
 * V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg≋0.00



'''A3. Pitney Bowes “EasyMail”''' (digital).
 * Similar to Type A2 but "ANTIGUA" is heavier
 * No lines above or left of the meter number.
 * Two columns of digits at left of the TM.
 * M# with "PB" prefix.
 * TM: DC
 * V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg≋00.00

GROUP B: Stamps inscribed "ANTIGUA & BARBUDA"


'''B1. Pitney Bowes''' (digital), 2014 or earlier.
 * Frank with frame lines at top and bottom only and hash marks along the right side.
 * "POSTAGE PAID" at top of frank with the meter number at bottom.
 * Country name "ANTIGUA & BARBUDA" at top of town mark with "CARIBBEAN" at bottom.
 * Two columns of numbers and letters at left of TM.
 * M# with "PB" prefix.
 * TM: square
 * V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.00