lot # 40154 - Military Mail - British Empire WWI
British WWI military mail in Egypt: 10 JY 1916 stampless OHMS stationary cv ex unit of 52nd Div. at FPO CD3 (HQ No. 3 Section Canal Defences, KANTARA) to Paymaster LONDON, tied by SC Proud-D1 pmk on 4th day of use & dated "ESSEX HORSE ARTILLERY | 1/5 LOWLAND BRIGADE R.H.A. [Royal Horse Artillery]" (FB-unlisted); officer endorsed & passed numbered censor - this rare on mail marked by military cachet; b/s next day BAPO T (PORT SAID) transit & CAT TPO (travelling PO from PS to CAIRO) - scarce pmk, & 13(?) JY APO SZ 10(?) CAIRO; cv top trimmed down & mid-upper edge missing, opened at right - but does not detract from cv. Around this time the sender's unit was called CCLXIII Brigade, RFA (T.F.).
Feldpost - Britisches Weltreich Erster Weltkrieg
דואר צבאי - אימפריה בריטית במלחמת העולם ה-1
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