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All Forums Category: General Philatelic Discussions (Non Country Specific) Forum: Main Stamp Collecting Forum

Metered Mail Of 1933

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Posted 09/16/2010 12:54 pm

In going through a box of old meter cuts I came upon these, which are the oldest I have in my collection. Anyone have anything older?

I guess meters do date back to the 1920's but they were not that common until the 1950's. In fact, to quote from an old Linn's Stamp News article:

"In 1930 only 5 percent of all mail was franked with meter stamps, up to only 19.5 percent 10 years later."

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5894 Posts

Posted 09/16/2010 4:29 pm

I do love those oval ones especially. I will check the date on my oldest ones when I get home (yes, I am posting from work, on my lunch break).

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Posted 09/16/2010 5:02 pm

For the U.S.:
Nov 16, 1920, Metered mail was born in Stamford, Connecticut, with the first Pitney Bowes postage meter.

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Posted 09/16/2010 11:20 pm

Graciously supplied by a member of SCF
a few months ago

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Posted 09/16/2010 11:40 pm

Wow! Those are the oldest meters I've seen and based on the previous post they are within months of the first meter introduction.

While not as old as the ones I previously posted, even though Pitney Bowes may have cornered the market, it is good to know that there were at least a few competitors around:

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Posted 09/16/2010 11:58 pm

They are indeed old. These are from a few years later.

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Posted 09/17/2010 12:18 am

The last one is different smauggie,
I think they call that type a "pre paid permit"

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Edited by rod222 - 09/17/2010 12:23 am

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Posted 09/17/2010 12:20 am

Nice stuff. As you can probably tell from my posts, I just went through a box of meters. I lost count after 500 pieces that predate 1949.

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Posted 09/17/2010 01:57 am

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even though Pitney Bowes may have cornered the market

If you buy postage-paid shipping labels online, through ebay or PayPal, at least, they are processed through a Pitney Bowes website and you will see "US POSTAGE PAID PITNEY BOWES" printed on the labels.

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Posted 09/17/2010 5:15 pm

Rod - You are right as rain. I thought I would throw it in the scan since it was in the same glassine as the others.

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