1956 (Nov 19-Dec 18) Covers all with F.P.O 443 c.d.s used at Port Said (8), six covers using the B.F.P.O 300 return address, one cover stampless with red I.S inspectors handstamp (return address of Pte Goode R.P.C deleted by the censor though still legible, also another cover from Pte Goode with B.F.P.O 200 return address and Maritime Mail cancel), another stampless cover from a British firm in Port Said allowed free with Port Said British Consulate cachet and the F.P.O 443 c.d.s, also a cover from G.B with F.P.O 443 arrival backstamp of 18 Dec (final day of operations in Port Said) returned to London then forwarded to Cyprus. (9).

Censors. 1956 (Nov 3-17) Covers (3) and a front with cover from F.P.O 76 in Malta (B.F.P.O 300 return address) backstamped by an apparently unrecorded crown and thistle censor cachet with manuscript "Censored" and signature; cover from F.P.O 516 at Habbaniya in Iraq with very scarce "R.A.F / CENSOR / 89"; cover from F.P.O 148 in Cyprus with diamond shaped "(Crown) / MILITARY CENSOR / 39"; and a front with scarce naval censor. (4).

Army & Navy Censors. 1956 (Nov 2-6) Covers with naval censor cachets (3, one cover from H.M.S "Decoy" with tape stains); or with diamond shaped "(crown) / MILITARY CENSOR" cachets (5, also proof impressions of numbers 989, 994 on plain envelopes), comprising numbers 1007, 1021, 1038 or 1055 (2) all cancelled at F.P.Os in Cyprus, a good group, the navy censors scarce. (10).

1982 Falklands War. 1982-97 Covers including stampless 1982 war period forces mail (8, all commercial, also other philatelic items), 1982 cover from Admiral Woodward to his wife sent whilst en route to the Falklands, 1982 coverfrom British Interests section of the Swiss Embassy in Buenos Ayres posted in London, 1983 Downing St. cover posted at Government House in Port Stanley, 1984 cover from Government House to the F.I Co. in London with enclosed letter from Sir Rex Hunt, etc., also five phone cards issued to H.M forces in the Falklands. (50).

1d Concession Rates. G.B/India. 1891 1d Penny pink postal stationery envelope from Sutton, addressed to "1790 Corpl W. Austin, D. Company, P.W.O 2nd West Yorks Regt, Dagshai, East Indies", backstamped Sea Post Office, Lucknow, Sitapur and Dagshai datestamps. An unusual use of a G.B stationery envelope to pay the soldiers 1d concession rate. Photo on Page 98. (Image1)

Malta. 1866 Cover to England headed "From G. Cullingford, Boy H.M.S Arethusa" and countersigned bearing G.B 1d red plate 72 tied by Malta A25 duplex, a fine 1d rate sailors cover.

Malta & Gibraltar. 1882-97 Covers (4) and a front comprising covers from Malta franked G.B 1d (14 dots) or Malta 1d, and a cover sent at the 1d rate from Pembroke Dock to a soldier in Malta; 1891 frontfranked Gibraltar 1d with South District c.d.s; and 1897 cover posted in Gibraltar with a G.B 1d lilac, disallowed with "T" handstamp and Gibraltar c.d.s below the stamp which was cancelled upon arrival in London, charged 1d. The last cover with faults, the three Malta 1d rate covers fine, the first from a sailor on H.M.S "Euryalus". (5).

Aden & India. Aden. 1914-20 Stampless O.A.S covers and cards including 1914 cards from a troopship with "PAQUEBOT / ADEN" c.d.s (Nov 2, one with "T" crossed out, the other charged ½d), datestamps of Aden (6, one with violet "PASSED BY CENSOR / 8TH 1-4TH BUFFS E.K.R", two others with circular I.E.F censors sent to a sick Indian at "Indian General Hospital, The Dome, Brighton"), Base Office Aden (2, also c.d.s on a front and Money Order receipt), Indian F.P.O 323 or 324 (3, located at Sheikh Othman). (16).

Aden / Persian Gulf - Muscat. 1915 1d Envelope from Ballymackey in Ireland to an officer in 97th Deccan Infantry at Tank, N.W.F.P, variously redirected including to Aden and "Gulf of Oman", fifteen backstamps include Indian F.P.O 323 (2, Aden Camp), 324 (2, Sheikh Othman), Base Office A, Aden and "MUSCAT", very unusual.

Aden - Malay States Guides. 1916-18 Stampless O.A.S covers endorsed from "J. E Wood, Capt. M.S Guides" (with Malay States Guides crest on flap) or from "Q. Golding Lt. Malay States Guides" both with Indian F.P.O 324 (Sheikh Othman) and violet "PASSED CENSOR / No. A-39 / ADEN", and another cover from Golding with similar Aden censor (No. A120), "POSTAL / ADEN / CENSOR" and Indian F.P.O 392 of Khormaksar. (3).

Aden - Kamaran & Perim Islands. 1917-18 Stampless O.A.S covers with "PASSED CENSOR / No. A6 / KAMARAN" and scarce Indian F.P.O 100, one cover to Holland, the other to India also with large "P" censor containing "B.105"; and Honour Envelope (a little reduced at left) with similar Aden censor (No. A 153) and "PERIM" c.d.s. Also a single I.E.F 1r with F.P.O 100 c.d.s. (4).

India. 1915-37 Covers and cards including 1915 Indian F.P.O 57 (Mohmand Field Force) and violet boxed "Field Force / Postage Free"; 1917 card with F.P.O 103 and 367 (Waziristan Field Force); 1919-23 O.A.S covers (6, four with boxed "FIELD SERVICE / POSTAGE FREE") with datestamps of F.P.O 145, 151, 163, Base Post Office C, Camp Post Office 39 (?) or Manzai; 1927 cards with Camp Post Office No. 16 c.d.s (5); 1931 F.P.O 169 used at Karawal Camp; 1937 F.P.O 5; a few picture postcards, etc., a few faults. (25).

Allied Forces Mail. Belgium. 1914-27 Covers and cards including post-war mail from Belgian forces in Germany (30) and Belgian censorship of German civilian mail (2), Belgian occupation of Malmedy (2), provisional postmarks used in early 1919 (3), 1918 cover from Namur paid in cash with "PAYE" handstamp, F.P.Os in East Africa (2), Le Havre and Ste Adresse cancels, etc. (91).

Belgian Armoured Car Division in Russia. 1915 (Nov 26) Stampless O.A.S postcard to London, written by Rene Vanden Brock from Peterhof, with fine Russian cachet of the Belgian Armoured Car Division, censor cachets and Petrograd datestamps, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 118. (Image1)

Belgian Refugees in G.B. 1914-17 Covers and cards, virtually all stampless, including single or double ring Elisabethville datestamps (also a naval cover to Elisabethville); covers with letters from a wounded Belgian at Mangotsfield (2, one charged 1d postage due); cover endorsed from the Belgian works at Colnbrook with c.d.s and violet boxed "ARMEE BELGE / DETACHMENT / DE / COLNBROOK (Mdx)", etc. (19).

France. 1914-34 Covers and cards including mail from Italy, Serbia, Bulgaria, Salonica and Egypt, from the colonies of Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Syria or Indo-China, Turkey and 1920 Military Mission to Zagreb, also naval mail with registered cover from Naval P.O C1 at Piraeus, card from Malta and 1918 cover with scarce "ILE ROUAD / POSTES FRANCAISE" c.d.s, also civil cover from Salonica with French army censor cachet and label, etc. (67).

France - Gallipoli Campaign. 1915 Covers and cards with Tresor et Postes datestamps, one with cachet of the Italian water tanker "Aniene", two with good letters written from Sudd ul Bahr. (6).

French Occupation of Alsace & Lorraine. 1915-17 Covers with French stamps sent from the French occupied villages of Moosch, Massevaux (2), Montreux-Vieux, Dannemarie or Thann (2); and 1918-19 covers posted in the area of Alsace-Lorraine occupied after the war, from Mulhouse (2, French or German stamps), Hayange (German stamps) or Strasbourg (3, French stamps). (13).

French Aeronautical Mission to Japan. 1918 (Dec 1) Stampless picture postcard of Port Said, posted from the Suez Canal to Paris by one of the 50 strong French Military Aviation Mission to Japan, with octagonal "MARSEILLE A YOKOHAMA / No. 4" datestamp and superb violet "MISSION Mre FRANCAISE D'AERONAUTIQUE AU JAPON / LE CHEF DE MISSION", scarce.

Italy. 1915-21 Covers and cards including Italian forces in France, Italian occupation of Zara, Venezia, Giulia, Trieste and Fiume, Italian military P.O in Sofia, Albania, Libya, Bulgaria, etc. (128).

Italy - Naval Mail. 1915-37 Covers and cards with named ship datestamps, cachets (some used as cancels) or censors, mainly World War One but with some post-war, cancels noted include minelaying barge No. 3, cable laying ship "Citta di Milano", transport "Carigiano", water tanker "Ofanto", submarines W2, "Tricheco", "Galileo Ferraris" and "Zoea", also requisition tugs and steamers, gun boats, torpedo boats, cruisers, destroyers, battleships, etc., a few post-war items philatelic, also a few pieces and postcards, a fine collection mainly on pages. (95).

Italo-Ethiopian War. 1935-37 Covers and cards with various "Posta Militaire" datestamps, many unstamped, others with stamps of Italy, Eritrea or Somalia, also a 1938 cover with Eritrea stamps posted at Addis Abeba. (54).

Portugal. 1916-19 Covers and cards, from Portuguese troops in France (10, seven with "C.E.P / S.P.C" numbered datestamps, two on Portuguese Field Service postcards); card from Spain to a Portuguese soldier in the B.E.F with arrival c.d.s and censor cachets; cover and card with A.P.O S69 c.d.s used by the HQ of the British Mission to Portuguese Expeditionary Force at Roquetoire; and cover from G.B to the British Mission at A.P.O S5, redirected with various backstamps including A.P.O R.A.1. (14).

Russia. 1914-17 Forces mail with various F.P.O datestamps and/or unit cachets, a few civilian covers sent through the field post system, most fully written up on pages, includes items from the military occupation of Lvov (3), 1915 (June 1) card from Przemsyl sent just two days before German and Austrian forces recaptured the city, etc. (73).

Russia - Civil War. 1918-22 Covers and cards (5), parcel card, stamps or pieces (3) comprising White Russian army card with Harbin c.d.s and unit cachet; registered covers (2), parcel card (corner fault) and pieces or stamps all with red army F.P.O datestamps; also 1918 cover with Russia stamps posted from Ukraine after independence from Russia; and 1921 registered cover from Moscow to London with April 22nd arrival c.d.s, possibly the first mail from Russia after postal services were re-established between G.B and Soviet Russia. (9).