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References1. Pike, A. H., United States First Class Mail Permits, Booklet No. 43, Severn-Wylie-Jewett Co., Portland, ME & Beverly, MA2. Pike, A. H, U. S. First-Class Mail Permits Addenda (My copy does not have apublisher's name. Probably missing cover).3. Steiger, William C., Postage Meter Catalog, First Edition 1931, Wm. C. Steiger,Editor and Publisher, 400 Lookout Avenue, Hackensack, N. J.4. Kelsey, Douglas A., United States Meter Stamps of 1920, Meter Stamp SocietyBulletin, #218 Spring 1993 page 2.5. Kelsey, Douglas A., United States Oval Meter Stamps, Significance and Rarity, MeterStamp Society Bulletin, #236 Summer 1997 page 16.8
I. PITNEY BOWES Postage Meter CompanyPitney Bowes placed the first US postage meter in service on August 5, 1921. The growthof the US postage meter market is shown in Table 2. The percentage grew over the yearsto a peak of about 46% in the mid-1950’s where it remains today.Table 2Growth of Metered Mail Relative to All Postage PaidFiscal Year Number of Cities Estimated Number Postage Paid Postage Paid % Metered:Ended 6/30 w/Meters in Use of Pieces Mailed Metered Mail All Mail All Postage1922 64 198,812,580 $4,359,070 $432,562,020 1.01%1923 108 422,123,520 $8,765,332 $475,019,340 1.85%1924 185 635,540,880 $12,297,284 $508,223,197 2.42%1925 212 837,651,360 $15,409,250 $537,501,341 2.87%1926 224 1,001,507,830 $18,855,519 $578,883,690 3.26%1927 274 1,156,027,055 $21,985,745 $609,988,127 3.60%1928 330 1,219,863,245 $23,385,816 $619,611,459 3.77%1929 412 1,449,614,141 $26,426,852 $619,260,697 4.27%1930 492 1,604,478,332 $32,084,199 $629,670,344 5.10%1931 580 1,882,563,157 $37,797,334 $585,042,200 6.46%1932 667 2,021,723,451 $41,640,919 $522,782,732 7.97%1933 NA NA $46,691,111 $524,427,251 8.90%1934 801 NA $50,148,036 $519,249,989 9.66%1935 $62,341,351 $554,342,587 11.25%1936 $78,055,613 $589,024,412 13.25%1937 $99,645,089 $643,561,093 15.48%1938 $106,152,398 $647,821,777 16.39%1939 $121,887,177 $662,479,336 18.40%1940 $133,733,867 $684,828,936 19.53%1941 $153,178,918 $727,089,555 21.07%1942 $168,883,819 $762,484,728 22.15%1943 $177,882,071 $842,215,100 21.12%1944 $189,023,072 $973,905,076 19.41%1945 $211,371,860 $1,158,693,372 18.24%1946 $235,092,678 $1,087,667,258 21.61%1947 $302,945,063 $1,131,949,597 26.76%1948 $393,377,765 $1,243,641,451 31.63%1949 $501,624,593 $1,385,686,177 36.20%1950 $579,787,580 $1,482,066,198 39.12%1951 $636,758,109 $1,565,585,242 40.67%1952 $716,342,470 $1,718,446,401 41.69%1953 $771,623,975 $1,848,631,239 41.74%1954 $878,365,000 $1,987,892,483 44.19%1955 $942,897,696 $2,070,803,072 45.53%1956 $1,003,837,806 $2,151,241,682 46.66%9
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III. International Postal Supply Co
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Table 13United States Postal Meter
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VII. SQUARE STAMP INDICIAB. Interna
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