United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Sub-group AR-APO: Stamps with "APO" (Army Post Office) in the town mark but without indication of which military service used the meter

Sub-group AR-APO: Stamps with "APO" (Army Post Office) in the town mark but without indication of which military service used the meter

 * Some of these stamps are quite elusive but their actual rarity is not known. As a consequence no specific rarity indicators are shown for this sub-group.
 * First seen in 1952.

Unlisted in 2001 edition '''AR-APO0.1. Pitney Bowes''', 1942.
 * Type DE3, meter number 63666, with date at left but no town mark.
 * Printed in green.
 * This stamp was used by War Department Puerto Rico Air Depot in San Juan during World War 2.
 * V/F: .06 Other postage values very likely were used.

Unlisted in 2001 edition '''AR-APO0.2. Pitney Bowes''', 1943.
 * Type AR-APO0.1 with town mark  U.S. POSTAL SERVICE at top, * A.P.O. * at bottom(63666)
 * V/F: .06 Other postage values very likely were used.

Type APO-IA4A in 2001 edition '''AR-APO1. Pitney Bowes'''.
 * Type IA4.1 with town mark blank at top,  A.P.O.-942 at bottom(187213)
 * V/F: ≋ 00 :

Type APO-IC3B in 2001 edition '''AR-APO2.1. Pitney Bowes'''.
 * Type IC3.2 with town mark:
 * A.  APO   /    ?4001 (335409)


 * B.  MPS APO AE   /    09331 (3355794)  ♦


 * V/F: ≋ 0 .00

♦ "MPS" stands for Military Postal Service.

Type APO-IC4A in 2001 edition '''AR-APO2.2. Pitney Bowes'''.
 * Type IC4.1 with town marks:
 * A.  APO and city designation at top, 5-digit number at bottom:
 * -  APO NEW YORK   /   09406 (856466)
 * -  APO NY   /   09136 (910063)  ♦
 * -  APO SF   /    96328 (917404)  ♦


 * B.  APO AE or AP at top, 5-digit number at bottom.
 * C.  MPS APO AE   /   09354 9998 (909184)


 * V/F: USA meter stamp wide triad symbol.jpg. 00

♦ In 1989 the Air Force began a test of commercial meters designed to develop better controls on mailing costs. These two meters were identified by a special slogan reading "UNITED STATES AIR FORCE / OFFICIAL BUSINESS". See also Type AR-APO2.3.

Type APO-IC4B in 2001 edition '''AR-APO2.3. Pitney Bowes'''.
 * Type IC4.2 with town marks:
 * A.  APO and city designation at top, 5-digit number at bottom:
 * -  APO NY   /    09136 (3038173)  ♦
 * -  APO SF   /    96328 (3027910)  ♦


 * B.  APO AE or AP at top, 5-digit number at bottom.


 * V/F: USA meter stamp wide triad symbol.jpg. 00

♦ These two meters also were used in the Air Force test referenced below Type AR-APO2.2.

Type APO-IE1 in 2001 edition '''AR-APO3. Pitney Bowes'''.
 * Type IE1 with town marks:
 * A.  APO  and city designation at top, 5 digit number below:


 * B.  APO SF  at top, 9 digit number at bottom:
 * -  96271-0164 (6130517)
 * -  96301-0009 (6130428)
 * -  96224-0289 (6130498)


 * C.  APO AE  at top, 5 digit number at bottom


 * D. As C but with 9 digit number at bottom


 * E.  APO   /   98733 (6807097)


 * F.  FORT GREEELY AK APO AP   /    96508 (6807079)


 * V/F: ≋ 0 .00 ≋ ( wavy line triad at left 2mm tall )
 * V/F: ≋ 0 .00 ≋ ( wavy line triad at left 1mm tall )

Type APO-IF1 in 2001 edition

'''AR-APO4. Pitney Bowes'''.
 * Type IF1 with town mark:  APO AE or AP  at top, 5 digit number at bottom.
 * V/F: ≋ .00 ≋

Type APO-IG2 in 2001 edition

'''AR-APO5. Pitney Bowes'''.
 * Type IG2 with town mark:  APO AE or AP  at top, 5 digit number at bottom.
 * V/F: ≋ 0 .00 ≋

Type APO-IH1 in 2001 edition

'''AR-APO6. Pitney Bowes'''.
 * Type IH1 with town mark:  APO AE or AP  at top, 5 digit number at bottom.
 * V/F: ≋ 0.00 ≋

Type APO-JA1 in 2001 edition

'''AR-APO7.1. Postalia'''.
 * Type JA1.1 with town marks:


 * A.  APO NEW YORK   /   09757 (692903?)


 * B.  APO AE   /   09102 (610975)


 * V/F: ≋ .00

Type APO-JA5 in 2001 edition

'''AR-APO7.2. Postalia'''.
 * Type JA1.5 with town mark:  APO NEW YORK   /   09102 (607 561, 608 869, 609 869)


 * V/F: ≋ .00

Type APO-KG2 in 2001 edition '''AR-APO8. Friden'''.
 * Type KG1.2 with town marks:
 * A.  APO  and city designation at top, 5 digit number at bottom


 * B.  APO AE or AF at top, 5 digit number at bottom


 * V/F: ≋ 0.00


 * a. As B, town mark inverted:
 * -  APO AE  /   09020 (9000068)
 * -  APO AE  /   09028 (9000298)
 * -  APO AE  /   09189 (9000911)


 * b. Printed in purple rather than red



'''AR-APO9. MOS/UNISYS'''.
 * Type PO-B6.6 with town line:  APO,AP   /   96368


 * V/F: $0.00