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Sunday, July 07, 2013

ATM NEWS ~ USA: Variable Denomination Stamps 1989-2013

The second edition (released in July 2013) of the specialized catalog

“USA: Variable Denomination Stamps (1989-2013)” is in color, written in English, lists all US variable denomination stamps printed by automats (CVP or ATM) or computers (Internet postage stamps) and provides a wealth of information for each issue. Like traditional stamps, variable denomination stamps can be used anywhere and anytime.

The 333 page US letter-sized catalog has about 650 images depicting more than 2,000 scans/photos. It lists prices for most of the 273 main and about 4,500 sub catalog numbers. Compared to the previous German edition (July 2010), the size of this edition increased by about 80% and five new chapters (Stamps.com-designed Photo NetStamps; Designs-on-Demand NetStamps; Avery stamps; pbSmartPostage; Prepaid Forever Priority Mail Flat Rate Packaging) were added reflecting the growing importance of variable denomination stamps in US postal automation and therefore US philately. Furthermore, all additional new issues (Wincor-IBM; mail&go kiosk; NetStamps; Photo NetStamps; DYMO Stamps and Printable Postage) from July 2010 until July 2013 as well as recently discovered older issues were included resulting in a total of 44 new main catalog numbers. Besides the normal stamps (incl. all known paper and imprint types), errors, freaks, oddities, test prints, receipts and official first day post marks are shown for most issues. Also, information (text and images) on older issues has been added or revised. This catalog lists the following variable denomination stamp issues in detail:

[1] Automats:

(a) NCR Austin;

(b) Jacksonville PPMF;

(d) ECA Gard PMC;

(e) Unisys PMC;

(f) IBM-Neopost: APC I;

(g) NCR: APC I;

(h) Neopostage;

(i) Wincor-IBM: APC II;

(j) Pitney Bowes mail&go kiosk and 24/7 Stamps on Demand;

(k) IBM: Schaumburg and APC III.

[2] PC:

(a) Neopost: SnapStamps;

(b) Stamps.com: normal/unique NetStamps, customer- and Stamps.com-designed Photo NetStamps, Photo NetStamps for business customers and Stamps.com use, Photo NetStamps with preprinted denomination and Designs-on-Demand NetStamps;

(d) Pitney Bowes: Stamp Expressions;

(e) Avery: Avery Stamps;

(f) Pitney Bowes: pbSmartPostage.

Contact: Mr. Karim Roder

khfr68@yahoo.de