Stamps & Covers – BalkanPhila

1917 Field Post Card FPO C2 to Australia

Kemal Giray — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:13:48 +0000

British Army Post: 1917 (28 August). Field Post Card to Australia struck by Field Post Office C.2 datestamp where serving in the Western Front

1915 Dardanelles British Army FPO D10 Irish Div cover

Kemal Giray — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:05:32 +0000

British Army Post: 1915 (31 August). On Active Service cover to Nottingham struck by Field Post Office D10 datestamp used by the 10th Irish Division and red censor cachet. Division was in Suvla Bay, Dardanelles at that time.

1919 British Army in Austria APO R7 censored to Chatham

Kemal Giray — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:22:33 +0000

British Army in Austria / Italy: 1919 (13 February). On Active Service postcard to Chatham, Kent struck by Army Post Office R.7 datestamp and #430 censor cachet. Following the Armistice with Austria-Hungary, one British battalion was selected from the forces then in Italy and sent into the Austria as part of the Allied occupation troops. It as stationed in the town of Imst in the Tirol from 28November 1918 to April 1919. Lacking local fiels post facilities, mail was taken back to either the 7th Division Railhead or a Field Distribution center in Vicenza, Italy for postmarking.

1905 Great Britain Registered Wrapper to Falkenstein

Kemal Giray — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:50:02 +0000

Great Britain: 1905 (11 JA) 1d postal stationery wrapper sent registered to Falkenstein, Saxony, Germany additionally franked 2d. tied oval Registered Leeds date stamps, red London transit, arrival backstamp on 23.1., vertical filing crease.

1946 Great Britain Parcel Tag Liverpool to Gibraltar

Kemal Giray — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:47:19 +0000

Great Britain: 1946 Liverpool to Gibraltar parcel card franked ½d., 4d., 1s. (3) and 5s on front plus on reverse block of four and single 10/- ultramarine tied large London rubber date stamps; a few perfs proud of edges not detracting from generally fine appearance.

1924 Great Britain Rhine Army Officers Club APO S40

Kemal Giray — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:43:15 +0000

Great Britain: (Army of the Rhine) 1924 (2 AP) cover to Bradford bearing single franking 1½d. tied Army Post Office S.40 cds, reverse with printed backflap ‘RHINE ARMY OFFICERS’ CLUB/ British Army of the Rhine’

1937 Great Britain Air France Cover to Liberia

Kemal Giray — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:40:48 +0000

Great Britain: (Airmail) 1937 (26 FE). Air France cover to Liberia via Paris and Dakar franked KGV 6d. plus KEVIII ½d. (2), 1d., 1½d. and 2½d. tied Sutton Coldfield cds, red Air France flight cachet at left, reverse with Paris transit and Monrovia arrival, a scarce flight.

1924 Great Britain Army of the Rhine APO S40

Kemal Giray — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:38:45 +0000

Great Britain: (Army of the Rhine) 1924 (8 AP) registered cover to England franked 1½d. and 3d tied ARMY POST OFFICE S.40 cds, registration etiquette at left, further despatch cds on reverse.

1924 Great Britain Army of the Rhine APO S40

Kemal Giray — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:36:27 +0000

Great Britain: (Army of the Rhine) 1924 (8 AP) registered cover to England franked 1½d. and 3d tied ARMY POST OFFICE S.40 cds, registration etiquette at left, further despatch cds on reverse.

1942 GB India Registered FPO299 Kermanshah Mix Franking

Kemal Giray — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:55:11 +0000

Great Britain – Iran: 1942 (7 October). Registered cover to England franked with 8a. Indian and 3d. Great Britain stamps tied by Field Post Office 299 datestamps where located at Kermanshah at that time and Passed by Censor #2395 hand cachet. Reverse repeat of despatch, part Base Army Post Office and 9 October Indian Section
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