world war one

LAK “X” TPO 3 NO 17 on large sized ON HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE entire, addressed to England, PASSED CENSOR NO 2886, Per vendor note “The line through Sinai and Palestine was completed in stages as the Turks retreated, being eventually completed to Jerusalem by June 1918. As each stage was completed, various sets of initials were used in the date stamps.” “Kantara to Deir-el_belah; LAK being the down train”; on back Army Post Office SZ 9 “A” 4 NO 17

F.P.O. NO 30 of 8 JU 17 on stampless cvr addressed to Egypt; faintish blue oval PASSED BY CENSOR; mss “on Active Serviceâ€

FPO 79 15 FE 21 4 strikes individually tie 2 Anna, 4 Anna, 3 pies and 1 R stamps to cvr addressed to Jerusalem; per mss this was at Bir Salem.

F.P.O. NO 31 of 19 AP 19 on stampless cvr addressed to Egypt; ; mss “on Active Service”; hstmp POSTAGE FREE E.E.F. This was an Indian forces office.

AUSTRALIAN FORCES Australia 1941 (Jan) airmail to Australia with Palestine Scenes 10m grey, 6m green, 5m brown, 4m maroon, 3m light green and 2m blue tied BASE P.O. / B.W.1 date stamp used at Gaza. Australia 1941 (Jan 14) cover sent airmail to Australia franked with Palestine Scenes 10m grey, 6m green, 5m brown, 4m maroon, 3m light green and 2m blue tied BASE P.O. / B.W.1 date stamp used at Gaza, Palestine paying 30m per ¬Ωoz concession airmail letter rate, censored with violet triangular crowned PASSED BY CENSOR / No.

F.P.O. NO 30 of 8 JU 17 on stampless cvr addressed to Egypt; faintish blue oval PASSED BY CENSOR; mss “on Active Serviceâ€

AUSTRALIAN FORCES Australia 1941 (Jan) airmail to Australia with Palestine Scenes 10m grey, 6m green, 5m brown, 4m maroon, 3m light green and 2m blue tied BASE P.O. / B.W.1 date stamp used at Gaza. Australia 1941 (Jan 14) cover sent airmail to Australia

ARMY POST OFFICE SZ 44 various usages as to dates, stamps, handstamps, censoring etc. 5 ppc and 8 covers

FPO 83 1 MAY 20 addressed in English and Arabic to Egypt; red mss REGD 53 FPO 83 and red lines; on back 2 British stamps tied by this pmk, QANTARA transit and LUDSOR arrival marks

FPO #83 10 NO 18 and red PASSED BY CENSOR 1297 hstmp, mss OAS; per Firebrace in Egypt; addressed to London