Mesopotamia, Persia & Middle East. Mesopotamia. 1917-18 Covers and cards mainly with Indian F.P.Os, two covers unusually addressed to Japan, one cover from F.P.O 55 at Basrah with scarce circular "FLYING CORPS" cachet, also two line "PASSED BY CENSOR / No 3-A. Br. Genl. Hospl. I.E.F D" (2) and triangular "BRITISH / GENERAL / CENSORED / DEPOT", unit cachets, etc., and an unused "Special Post Card" with a large sideways "D" in yellow for use from India to Indian troops serving in Mesopotamia. (38).

Iraq - Kurdish Revolt. 1920-21 Stampless O.A.S covers from Basrah, Naseriyah, Lower Baghdad or Hinaidi all with circular numbered "M" censor cachets. (4).

Persia. 1916-19 Covers and cards including 1916 Indian F.P.O 319 used at Rishahr; 1918 O.A.S cover from France to India redirected to "A.P.O Shushtan" backstamped at Ahwaz; 1919 stampless O.A.S cover with Bandar-Abas backstamp; and civilian covers censored by the British with octagonal censor cachets (3), circular "DUNSTERFORCE / CENSOR / POSTE / 101" (2) or circular violet "PASSED CENSOR / BUSHIRE". (10).

Yemen. 1920 (Oct 11) Stampless picture postcard of Aden, written from Hodeida to Scotland with Indian F.P.O 330 c.d.s. This F.P.O was used in Yemen for three months from October 1919 after an Indian force was sent there following an attack by local tribesmen on the small British forces stationed in Yemen after the Turkish surrender. The only commercial example of this rare F.P.O that we have seen, the card endorsed from 2Lt D. Matthews, 1/4th Rajputs. Photo on Page 110. (Image1)

Saudi Arabia. 1915 (Jan 2) Cover from London to Mecca handstamped violet "UNDELIVERABLE / L.P.S" with Returned Letter Section backstamp (Jan 11); and 1917 cover from Mecca to Cairo bearing Hejaz 1916-17 roulette 20 1pi blue, with boxed "PASSED / CENSOR / 4", both very fine. (2).