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1 PI TYPOGRAPHED USAGES (1) SAFED ‘X’ OETA 17 AP 19 to Luzerne, E.P.C. censor hstmp, ALEXANDRIA EGYPT transit mark on back, small piece missing at top (2) JAFFA OETA EEF 22.2.19 (stamp is missing perf variety) censored, to Egypt, ALEXANDRIA EGYPT arrival pmk, vert centerfold (3) same pmk but 1 JY 20, to New York; this was first day of the Civil Administration

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BRITISH FORCES (1) OHMS entire, boxed hstmpd THE PALESTINE NEWS SUBSCRIPTION DEPT., FIELD POST OFFICE GM1 of 12 MY 18, to Gaza, APO SZ 22 & 32 on back (2) APO SZ 18 of 15 MY 18 ties 2 pence stamp, to Alexandria, CAMP COMMANDANT hstmp, via BAPO Z and arrival pmks on back (3) FPO 163 of 23 JU 18 (Haifa), regist, 2 pence stamp, to Cairo, transit APO SZ 9 (LUDD) (4) FPO SZ 55 of 15 JY 18, censored OAS, to England

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BRITISH FORCES (1) ARMY SIGNALS of 22.XI.17 and ARMY TELEGRAPH of next day on back of cvr to 7th Division offices, mss DRLS (Dispatched Rider Letter Service) (2) ARMY POST OFFICE SZ 32 OF 28 AU 18 (Bir Salem) to Cairo, censored, mss OAS EEF (3) FIELD POST OFFICE GM1 of 9 SP 18 on OHMS entire, to Jerusalem via APO SZ 9, DIRECTOR ARMY POSTAL SERVICES oval cachet at bottom left (4) FPO ‘A’ 27 DE 48 ties 2 d stamp to regist cvr, censored, BASE ARMY POST OFFICE 27 DE18 transit pmk

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REGISTERED TO AUSTRALIA strip of three 2 mil and one 3 mil Typograph stamps individually tied by ARMY POST OFFICE SZ 45 of 15 AU 18, large sized cvr, double weight’ civilian family correspondence, via APO SZ3, APO SZ 32, and GM1; MELBOURNE arrival pmk 30 SP 18; folded at left and center, other faults due to size and weight; presentable early mail