1914 Martial Law notices printed in Mombasa concerning fixed or maximum selling prices of food (2), boats must show a light and have a pass to land, sale of alcohol to Indian soldiers and followers is prohibited, the Marconi wireless station cannot be used without sanction of the G.O.C and the wireless station at Kilindini must not be approached. Also 1919 (May 19) special supplement to "The East African Standard" giving full details of the peace terms. (6).

1915-16 Stampless O.A.S postcards to the Rev. Fr. Johanny at St. Georges College, Bulawayo (also see lots 651, 659, 669), six from the Western Front in France (four on Field Service postcards), two from East Africa with Indian F.P.O. 343 datestamps, the other card from South West Africa with blank type No. "5" A.P.O datestamp. Two cards have interesting messages referring to life in the trenches, one stating "a bullet passed through may cap while I was sticking my head over the trench a few days ago", the recipient having written "His last note. He was killed on May 11th 1915 very shortly after despatching this". An interesting correspondence and an unusual destination for forces mail from France, three of these with arrival machine marks. (9).

1916 (Feb 12) Cardiff Evening Express Tobacco Fund postcard with Indian F.P.O 73 c.d.s of Mbuyuni, the reverse headed from "Naval Gun Detachment, BEA". In January 1916 a force assembled at Mbuyuni to recapture Taveta; this force included naval armoured cars, this card probably from one of these vehicles. Light folds but very rare, the first item from naval armoured cars in East Africa we have recorded.

Portuguese East Africa. 1918 (Mar 8) Cardiff Evening Express Tobacco Fund postcard with message "cigarettes arrived with me in Portuguese East Africa a few days ago", and Indian F.P.O 25 c.d.s of Port Amelia, Portuguese Nyassa.

Rhodesia. 1915 (Aug 28) Rhodesia 1/2d postcard posted from Livingstone to Rev. Fr. Johanny in Bulawayo, the message including "we detrained at Livingstone & have been here ever since. Out left 1/2 company moved off on Tuesday last & are now on the march, but we are going by a different route which is 90 miles shorter. We are going via Fort Rosebury & Lake Bangwelo & we rejoin the other 1/2 company at Kasama. We have a good 35 days marching before us".

Base P.O at Karonga. 1915 (Mar 8) Stampless cover from Ressano Garcia, Lourenco Marques, originally addressed in pencil but the address now rubbed out, with datestamps of Mombasa (Apr 3), Zomba (May 3), "NYASALAND / FF" squared circle (Aug 17), Lourenco Marques "REFUGO" (Oct 21), "RETURNED LETTER BRANCH / ZOMBA" (Aug 27, earliest recorded date of use) and Returned Letter Office Cape Town (?, Nov 10), endorsed "not APO" and "Try Vua" which is altered to "Not Vua or Karonga", very unusual and scarce, one of ten covers recorded by Pennycuick with this datestamp.

1917-18 Covers (3) and a front all with double ring "FIELD POST OFFICE" datestamps comprising number 9 of Zomba on a fine 1917 (June 25) O.A.S cover to England from Capt. C. Wigan and number 7 of Regone (?) on 1918 (Feb 1) cover to Lifumlea bearing N.F 1d (5) + 4d, also number 5 of Mpurukasese on 1917 (Nov 3) O.A.S front to Scotland from J.C Rhynas and number 8 of Mbamba Bay on 1918 (Feb 21) O.A.S cover from L.H. Rivers to Rhodesia, bearing a National Philatelic War Fund 1916 label, the last stained, the first two covers fine. (4).

1916-17 Stampless O.A.S covers to London, the first signed by a Brigade Major N.F.F with "F.P.O / 4" c.d.s (4 DEC 16) of Mwaya, the other signed by "L.H Rivers, Pte 145 S.R.V" with "F.P.O / 3" c.d.s (20 MAR 17) of Tandala, also cancels on stamps (2). The F.P.O 4 cover with opening tear through the datestamp, the other cover fine. (2).

F.P.O 2 at Likuyu. 1917 (May 19) Cover self-addressed to "Cpl L.H Rivers, S. Rhodesia Column, N.F.F" bearing N.F 1/2d strip of three tied by two strikes of "NYASALAND / FF2" squared circles, a third strike on the front. This FF2 squared circle is recorded used at Likuyu from August 1917, but at least seven covers all self-addressed by L.H Rivers are known with the cancel dated May 19th; Pennycuick suggests these are fakes produced by Rivers using the genuine squared circle, then in use at FF5, with the FF number altered. An interesting cover.

F.P.O 7 at Namweras. 1917 (Oct 26) 4d Registration envelope size F to Umtali, cancelled "FIELD POST OFFICE / 7" c.d.s, endorsed "from L.H Rivers, B.S.A.P".

F.P.O 8 at Mbamba Bay. 1918 (Mar 13) Stampless O.A.S picture postcard of Likoma Cathedral, to Rev. Fr. Johanny in Bulawayo with "FIELD POST OFFICE / 8" c.d.s, fine.

F.P.O 9 at Zomba. 1918 (July 22) Registered O.A.S cover to South Africa bearing NF 1d pair on the front and 1/2d block of four on the reverse all tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE / 9" datestamps with boxed "A.P.O ZOMBA / No" and very light boxed censor cachet. Ex Pennycuick collection, one of just three examples of this registration handstamp which he recorded, all dating from July 1918. Two small tape mount marks on reverse, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 130. (Image1)

1918 Portuguese Nyassa 400r (thinned) with "NYASALAND / FF 2" squared circle (June 4, used at Mtangula) and 500r with "FIELD POST OFFICE / 6" c.d.s (1 Feb, possibly used at Malokotera), this last c.d.s very scarce on Portuguese Nyassa stamps. (2). Photo on Page 150. (Image1)