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1901 India 1/2a Postal Envelope FPO 1 Peking to Tongku

Kemal Giray — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:13:09 +0000

India Used Abroad: 1901 (20 February). 1893 QV 1/2a postal stationery envelope overprinted C.E.F. uprated wit6h 1/2a addressed to Tongku struck by FPO no.1 datestamps. Reverse blank. FPO 1 was located at Peking Legation Gate.

1907 India Used Abroad C.E.F 1/2a Postal Envelope

Kemal Giray — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:12:01 +0000

India Used Abroad: Unused 1907 KEVII 1/2a postal stationery envelope overprinted C.E.F. in black.

1902 India Used Abroad C.E.F 1/2a Postal Envelope

Kemal Giray — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:08:43 +0000

India Used Abroad: Unused 1902 KEVII 1/2a postal stationery envelope overprinted C.E.F. in black.

1863 India Used Abroad C.E.F 1/2a Postal Envelope

Kemal Giray — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:58:24 +0000

India Used Abroad: Unused 1863 1/2a postal stationery envelope overprinted C.E.F. in black.

India Used Abroad C.E.F 1/4a Postal Card

Kemal Giray — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:54:40 +0000

India Used Abroad: Unused 1/4a C.E.F. overprinted postal stationery card.

1941 Egypt India Commander in Chief GV 1a3p to General Gwatkin

Kemal Giray — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:17:16 +0000

Egypt – Indian Army Post: 1941 (20 September). ‘Commander in Chief’s House, Gezira, Cairo’ imprinted envelope addressed to Major General (Frederick) Gwatkin who was the Commander of The Indian States Force Training & Command Organization at India franked with 8a. KGVI and 1a.3p. KGV stamps tied by Cairo – Postage Prepaid datestamp and Unit 319 censor cachet. Reverse 27 September Simla arrival cds. GV 1a.3p. stamps used only as the service stamps. Apparently this is the only recorded from Egypt. Ref: India Post vol.41, No.169, November 2007 (page 109).

1941 Eritrea Massawa India FPO88 to Major General Gwatkin

Kemal Giray — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:45:48 +0000

India Used Abroad – Eritrea: 1941 (9 September). Cover to India franked with 14a. airmail stamp tied by FPO 88 datestamp, located in Massawa, and triangular Passed by Censor 2232 hand cachet. Cover addressed to Major General Gwatkin who was a chief adviser to the Indian States Forces from his son (subsequently killed in action).

1879 India used in Persia Bushire Bashir 1/2a

Kemal Giray — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 08:38:48 +0000

India Used Abroad: 1879 (19 June). Cover to Bombay franked with East India 1/2a. tied by BASHIR datestamp. Reverse 5 July arrival cds. Sg. Z120

1903 India Used Abroad Mohammera Persia Jeypore PPC

Kemal Giray — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:11:59 +0000

India Used Abroad – Iran: 1903 (21 October). Picture postcard titled ‘The College. Jeypore’ to Belgium franked with 1/2a. pale yellow-green and vertical pair of 1a. carmine of the 1900 India QV stamps tied by type Z16 MAHOMMERAH (now Khorramshahr) datestamps, 31 October Sea Post Office transit and 16 November Buysingen arrival cds’s. Sg. Z434,
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1900 India CEF Shanghai China FPO 5 to Kasauli

Kemal Giray — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:27:01 +0000

India Used Abroad: 1900 (5 November). C.E.F. overprinted 1/2an postal stationery cover uprated with pair of 3p to India tied by Field Post Office No. 5 datestamp where located in Shanghai, China at that time. Reverse 9 November Base Post Office and 23 November Tuticorin transit and 29 November Kasauli arrival cds’s. Sg. C1