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: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg00 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 U.S. NAVY / FPO 98764MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(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: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0.00 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.01 to 9.99)


 * a. Town mark contains ship name and designation: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg USS LONG BEACH / CNG9 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (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: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ .00 ≋


 * a. Town mark contains ship name and "FPO": MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg USS MISSISSIPPI / FPO NY 09578 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (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 ( ≋ ) (2310000 and 6090000 series)
 * C. The lines of the value box are thicker than the town mark circle line. (2310000 and 6090000 series) MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg[RR]
 * Meter numbers: 2310000, 6000000, and 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 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:MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg USS SAIPAN FPO NY / 09549-1605MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(?)

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: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0 .00 ≋ MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.00 1 to 99.99 9 )


 * a. Town mark with ship name:MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg USS PUGET SOUND AD38 / FPO 09544MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(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: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0.00 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.01 to 9.99)


 * A. Wavy line triad type B at left MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg[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
 * - MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg USS NIMITZ CVN 68/ 98780MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(504246)
 * - MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg USS NIMITZ CVN 68/ 96997MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg(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: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0.00 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.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 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: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0.00 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.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: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg ≋ 0.00 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.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

'''OA-NAV8. Hasler "Mailmaster"'''.
 * 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: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.00 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg (range: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg.01 to 99.99)
 * Large single circle town mark, 27 mm in diameter
 * Ship name and designation in town mark MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg[R-RRR]


 * -  USS Hunley AS-31 (439921)