20TH CENTURY MILITARY MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1...

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20TH CENTURY MILITARY MAIL; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1901 env. from a POW to another POW in Diyatalawa Camp in Ceylon franked India QV 1a tied by "BELLARY CAMP" cds and with censor mark on front, 1902 mult-redirected & multi-reg. env. initially to a S.African Field Force ex London and franked KEVII 3d, redirected to Pretoria, Lahore, Edinburgh and London with two framed "D.L.O./LAHORE" d.s. on rear, 1902 ¼a PC to Bombay Harbour requesting a Naval escort for a released prisoner, 1902 1a PC to Berlin cancelled by "KARACHI CAMP" cds, 1904 PPC to England franked QV 1a optd 'C.E.F.' (China Expeditionary Forces) tied by FPO No 4 cds, 1915 French Military PC used to Scotland with "F.P.O/No.12" (Indian Forces in France) cds and another PPC depicting the troops in transport, 1917 unfranked env. to Bombay with "F.P.O/No. 313" d.s. and censor mark on front, 1919 PPC depicting the Officers Convalescent Hospital at Basra with "F.P.O/No 316" d.s. on front, 1920 unfranked env. to England with circular "M/158" (Mesopotamia) temporary FPO cancel and other later or related examples. (37 covers/cards) Cross Reference: MILITARY - BOER WAR, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, POSTAL STATIONERY