tomiseksj
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Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
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What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Oct 27, 2023 12:54:39 GMT
This meter frank (QB8-B) is from the Pitney Bowes "Connect +" series (digital) that was introduced in 2021. The imprint is similar to type QB5 but with the bottom feather of the eagle consisting of a single segment and the chevrons between "Postage" and "Pitney Bowes" having been replaced by 3 small letters "IMI." Three identification numbers are identified in the U.S. Postage Meter Stamp Catalog: this one (B) shows 02 4W over a 10-digit number starting with 00003.
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dorincard
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What I collect: My focus is on Wild Mammals on maximum cards. Occasionally, I get or create maximum cards with other animals, or any other topic.
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Post by dorincard on Oct 27, 2023 14:13:26 GMT
Meter postage... What do you think about the custom(ized) postage [named "personalized stamps", or "personalised stamps", in about 60+ countries]? USPS referred to them as "meter postage with an image". It stopped all such programs in USA in June 2020. I still have such "personalized stamps" that I designed at Zazzle, endicia, and stamps.com, in USA. Also, at Australia Post, Royal Mail UK, and TNT Netherlands. Here's an example of what I designed in USA, "a meter stamp with an image": link.medium.com/yHDFxbkj9lbThen I created the above non-traditional maxicard, with that Eminescu "personalized stamp".
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tomiseksj
Moderator
Woodbridge, Virginia, USA
Posts: 6,269
What I collect: Worldwide stamps/covers, Cinderellas, Ohio Prepaid Sales Tax Receipts, U.S. WWII Ration ephemera
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Post by tomiseksj on Apr 29, 2024 19:54:11 GMT
Francotyp Postalia meters have been around since 2003; however, none have made their way onto this thread, until today. All of this group have a large DataMatrix barcode and all have a large imprint FP to the left of "US Postage." All stamps have meter number prefix 03. The below imprint is identified as QC3.2 in the U.S. Postage Meter Stamp Catalog -- the unidentified model first appeared in 2021. The "IMI" after the mail class indicates the stamp is compatable with USPS's Intelligent Mail Indicia standard. This is the first Francotyp Postalia meter imprint that I have seen.
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rod222
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What I collect: Worldwide Stamps, Ephemera and Catalogues
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Post by rod222 on Apr 30, 2024 3:48:34 GMT
Francotyp Postalia meters have been around since 2003; however, none have made their way onto this thread, until today. All of this group have a large DataMatrix barcode and all have a large imprint FP to the left of "US Postage." All stamps have meter number prefix 03. The below imprint is identified as QC3.2 in the U.S. Postage Meter Stamp Catalog -- the unidentified model first appeared in 2021. The "IMI" after the mail class indicates the stamp is compatable with USPS's Intelligent Mail Indicia standard. This is the first Francotyp Postalia meter imprint that I have seen. Me too. Had no idea they were in Australia also.
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stanley64
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What I collect: Canada, USA, Netherlands, Portugal & Colonies, Antarctic Territories and anything that catches my eye...
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Post by stanley64 on Apr 30, 2024 9:22:37 GMT
Here is another of the Francotyp Postalia Meter imprints for the thread,
One more and we have the beginnings of a collection...
Have fun and happy collecting!
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