United States Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/GROUP PPS - Private Parcel Service stamps

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GROUP PPS: Franks generated by meters and franking systems operated by Private Parcel Services[edit | edit source]

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Sub-group PPS-A: stamps originating from the UPS (United Parcel Service)[edit | edit source]

  • (MSSB 98 page 1) United Parcel Service was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1907 . Today, UPS operates a common carrier service In all or parts of 50 states plus the District of Columbia .

Intrastate and interstate service is offered by UPS over broad areas.

  • "Note : What you refer to as "meters" we designate as UPS Parcel Registers. Also, what you term as "meter stamps" we call UPS Parcel Register Tapes.
  • "Shipper number designations and district prefixes are assigned by the Systems Department in New York.
  • "Large shippers are not required to use UPS Parcel Registers . However, use of one is considered a big timesaver for a shipper sending approximately 100 or more parcels a week.
  • "Customers using UPS Parcel Registers are billed weekly according to the readings taken from the registers . The customer reads the Parcel Register daily . Inc UPS driver checks the reading.
  • "Pitney-Bowes and Postalia parcel registers are rented to the customers. NCR parcel registers can be purchased . The base portion of the register is bought by the customer .

UPS and the manufacturer both hold keys for the parcel registers ."


Sub-group PPS-B: stamps originating from Rochester Package Delivery [edit | edit source]

Sub-group PPS-C: stamps originating from Retail Package Delivery [edit | edit source]

Sub-group PPS-D: stamps originating from TNT [edit | edit source]

Sub-group PPS-E: stamps originating from Purolator [edit | edit source]

Sub-group PPS-F: stamps originating from EFD Package Express [edit | edit source]

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