c.1947-2000 F.P.O covers and other forces mail including 1949 covers from Mogadishu bearing B.M.A Somalia stamps (2), 1969 F.P.O 1046 from Anguilla (3), Korean War, Kenya, atomic bomb tests in Australia and Christmas Island, Aden, Malta, Cyprus, Hong Kong, B.A.O.R, also a few covers from foreign forces and some pieces in an album (100s).
Suggested price: £ 150-180
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
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Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
The Martin Lynes Collections of Forces Mail, Postal Mechanisation and Holy Land; British Post Offices Abroad from the Mike Kitson Collection; USA, Canada & West Indies Wreck Mail from the Collection of Robin Gwynn, RDP; Boer War; fine Antarctica; Worldwide Postal History from a retiring dealers stock; KUT Polish Camp Mail; Extensive G.B and Irish Postal History with Registered Mail, Railway Letters, Uniform Penny Post and Irish T.P.Os.
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Lot #701 - post war forces mail
Lot #702 - post war forces mail
Germany - T.P.Os. 1948 Stampless O.H.M.S covers to London with F.P.O datestamps 908, 910 or 912, all used on the Hook of Holland to Herford T.P.O, fine. (3).
Suggested price: £ 60-80
Lot #703 - post war forces mail
Korea - P.O.W Mail. 1952 Cover and a P.O.W lettersheet with a printed dove on the front, both sent by CQMS R. Ponting from No. 1 P.O.W Camp, North Korea, both with Korea A.P.O datestamps and British censor labels, the cover with a red London S.W1 Official Paid machine, scarce and unusually fine. (2). Photo on Page 112.
Suggested price: £ 200-250
Lot #704 - post war forces mail
Korea - P.O.W Mail. 1951 Cover to Major E.D Harding, 1st Gloucestershire Regt, BAPO 3, returned with cachet "Addressee Missing", and a cover from Harding in No. 2 P.O.W Camp, North Korea, bearing a Korea A.P.O datestamp and British censor label, opening tear, otherwise fine and scarce; front to a P.O.W in Korea handstamped boxed "OK CAMP 4" and "SERVICE DES / PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE", very tatty but rare; and a fine 1951 cover from Capt. T.R...
Lot #705 - post war forces mail
Malaya. 1955 Covers from Lt. C. Hansen of the 22 S.A.S Regt. (6) and an O.H.M.S cover with enclosed letter "22 S.A.S Air Service Regt. c/o G.P.O Kuala Lumpur - 2 / Lt Hansen is at present on operations in the jungle and is unable to write. His mail is being delivered to him by air drop, so please continue your correspondence", three covers with S.A.S Regt cachets. Also other forces mail from Malaya (17), one from General Sir Gerald Templer...
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