Great Britain and British Commonwealth Indian Expeditionary Forces 1914-21
Sale No: 23DG
Lot No:30455
Symbol:F,DFE
Cat No:Collection
1915-17, Group of six covers and a front from the Indian Army Postal Service in East Africa incl. FPO 306 cds on cover with I.E.F franking sent registered to UK (ms registration label on reverse); stampless cover from FPO 52 with "POSTAGE FREE" hs from Maktau in Kenya; FPO 25 on stampless cover, censored, from Kajiado in Kenya; 1917 censored postcard with I.E.F. 2a tied "BASE OFFICE / I.E.F." double circle ds (Dar es Salam) to France; 1916 front (with back sideflap) sent from Biseel, Kenya, with "I.E.F. "B" - F.P.O. No. 23 / POSTAGE FREE" hs; 1916 "On Active Service" censored postcard with "F.P.O. No. 343" ds (Dar es Salam); and 1916 censored ppc to England with "F.P.O. No. 304" (Tanga) ds; a most interesting group.