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

Sub-group OA-MAR: Official Mail meter stamps used primarily for Marine Corps official business

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

Type OO-IC3B(sub d, e, f) in 2001 edition

'''OA-MAR1.1. "Pitney Bowes 5303, 5336, 5382"''', 1979.
 * Corresponds to Type IC3.1., OO-A2.1.


 * V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0 .00 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.01 to 99.99)


 * a. Town mark contains "U.S.M.C." (U.S. Marine Corps) and no town name: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg U.S.M.C. / FPO 98773MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(3315230) MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg[R]
 * b. Town mark contains "USMC" and no town name: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg USMC FPO / 98773MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(3315230) MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg[R]
 * c. Town mark reads: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg U.S. MARINE CORPS FPO / 96310 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(3315233) MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg[R]

Type OO-IC4 in 2001 edition

'''OA-MAR1.2. "Pitney Bowes 5313"''', 1979.
 * Corresponds to Type IC4.1, 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. ZIP code at bottom of town mark:
 * - MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg KANEOHE MCAS HAWAII / 96863MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(3025273) MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg[R]
 * b. Town mark reads:MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg US MARINE CORPS / FPO 98764MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(3025523)
 * c. Town mark has U.S.M.C. at top and 5-digit number at bottom:
 * - MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg 96607 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(3025328, 3025516)
 * - MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg 98764 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(3025465)
 * d. Town mark reads:MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg USMC 1STFSSG CAMP PENDELTON / CA. MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(3025266, 3025352, 3025493, 3025526)

Type OO-IE1, OO-A4 in previous editions

'''OA-MAR2. "Pitney Bowes 6500" series'''.
 * Corresponds to Type IE1, OO-A4.
 * As previous OO-A types but the value box is much wider than tall.
 * Wavy lines at left in value figures, 2mm tall ( ≋ )
 * Meter numbers: 6250000 series
 * V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0 .00 ≋ MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.001 to 99.999)


 * a. Town mark reads:MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg KANEOHE MCAS HAWAII / 96863MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(6251835)