United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/GROUP OA – Official Armed Forces government business mail franks/Sub-group OA-AIR: Stamps used primarily for Air Force official business

Sub-group AR-AIR: Official Mail meter stamps used primarily for Air Force official business

 * Some of these stamps are quite elusive but their actual rarity is not known.

Type OO-IC4, OO-A2.2 (part) in previous editions

'''OA-AIR1. "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: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg 3020000 series
 * V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpgUSA meter stamp wide triad symbol.jpg .00 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg≋1.00♦ MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.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:MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg FORCE POSTAL SERVICE / 09097MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(3025265)

Type OO-KE1.1 or OO-C3.1 in 2001 edition



OA-AIR2 Singer "9232"  (MV).
 * Corresponds to Type KE1.1, OO-C3.1C.
 * Value figures with wavy line triads at both sides. Triad type A at right.
 * "U.S. POSTAGE" extends to the left of the penalty statement. The left side of the value box is under the second "F" in "OFFICIAL".
 * Similar to OO-C1 types except the design includes only two stars which flank the meter number at the bottom.
 * M# in 503000 and 504000 series.
 * Wavy line triad type D at left. M# with "S" prefix
 * V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg≋.00≋ MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.01 to 9.99)