<#poststamp=postage stamps> issued following World War II by the Allied Military Government for use in Italy, France, Germany and Austria. Most of these stamps were printed by the <#bep=BEP>. These stamps are unlisted by the <#scott=Scott Specialized Catalogue> but are regarded by many collectors as belonging within the family of US stamps.
Ambulance Bag
a nickname for the plastic bags used by the <#usps=USPS> to deliver mail that has been damaged. Paper envelopes serving a similar purpose were used by the Post Office as long ago as the mid-19th century.
American Bank Note Co.
a contractor which printed <#poststamp=postage stamps> from 1879 to 1894, the Overrun Nations stamps of 1943-44, and various issues since 1979.
American Design Series
series of <#defin=definitive> <#poststamp=postage stamps> that begun in 2002 with the 5¢ American Toleware <#coil=coil postage stamp>, <#scott=Scott> 3612.
American Expeditionary Force
the American Forces in Europe during World War I for which two different <#booklet=booklets> of <#stamp=stamps> were produced. The booklets contained <#pane=panes> of 30 stamps each, sometimes called AEF panes. <#scott=Scott> 498f & 499f.