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Tirah Field Force. 1898 (Jan 14) 2a6p Envelope from Major Hammond V.C to his wife in Rawalpindi, franked ½a, both stamps cancelled by "F.P.O / No. 4A" c.d.s, arrival backstamp. The earliest recorded use of this F.P.O datestamp, then located at Landi-Kotal. Major Hammond won the V.C in 1879 during the Second Afghan War; he commanded a Brigade during the Tirah Campaign. Photo on Page 152.
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