1878 (29/11) stampless military letterto Prague cancelled K.u.K Etappen-Postamt No.XXII based at Gourazde, Wien transit and Prag arrival cds.
1878 (3/12) stampless military letter to Prague cancelled K.u.K Etappen-Postamt No.XXII based at Gourazde, Wien transit and Prag arrival cds, some slight ageing.
1878 (5/11) K.k. Feldpostbrief./ Portofrei. Manilla envelope cancelled Etappen-Postamt No.XI then located at Banjaluka, to Vienna, arrival backstamps; Some slight peripheral faults but a scarce usage of this military stationery from early period of Austrian Occupation.
1879 (19/2) stampless military envelope to Pamohera (Pocitelj – Croatia) bearing Etappen Postamt No.2 cds, reverse with Zara transit. A scarce usage of civilian mail using military FPO in the first half of 1879.
1879 (30/1) stampless military outer letter sheet cancelled K.u.K. Etappen-Postamt No.XXIX then at Livno, redirected to Sarajevo, no backstamps.
1879 (9/9) stampless military cover from Ljubinje to Prag bearing ETAPEN POSTAMT No 4 cds on front together with straight-line ‘FRANCO’ , reverse with No.5 transit of Stolac, Sarajevo FPO transit and Feldpost Expositur No.7 transit of Donji Vakuf plus arrival cds; fine condition.
1880 (7 Nov) cover to France franked General Colony 15c. ‘Sage’ imperf top marginal, margin bumped at right, tied scarce blue octagonal Corr d’Armee St Louis date stamp, repeated at top with Paq Fr. J. No.5 octagonal date stamp, reverse with Officers signature.
1881 (7 Sept) cover to Verviers franked General Colony 15c. tied scarce blue octagonal Corr d’Armee St Louis date stamp showing inverted month within cancel, reverse with Officers signature and maritime Corr. D. Arm. Lig.J Paq. Fr. No.6 plus arrival cancels.
1881 small envelope to London, endorsed across top “From Gibbs Seaman H.M Ship CarysfortFlying Squadron Sidney New South Wales Australia”, initialled bottom left corner by Commanding Officer, franked 1880-81 1d venetian-red cancelled by ‘FB’ obliterator. Reverse with red London cancels of 6th and 7th Sept.
1882 envelope to Amiens, France endorsed “corp Expeditionnaire de Tunisie” and bearing 7e Brigde De Renfort En Afrique, arrival backstamp; some faults to envelope.
1884 (MY 3) large cover (edge faults) to Lew Down, Devon, headed "from W. Lockbert CC, HMS Swiftsure, Pacific" and countersigned by the Commanding Officer, but presumably over the 1/2 oz. so paid at the full civilian rate of 4d., a Great Britain 1d. lilac strip of four cancelled C35 obliterators, A Panama cds of British Post Office just below. The Panama office closed in 1881 and these cancels were only used in transit thereafter. Faults to the envelope do not detract from a very unusual and scarce cover from a British naval ship in the Pacific
1894 (12 Avril) cover to Paris bearing single franking 15c. tied blue octagonal Corr D’Armees Fort De France date stamp with arrival cancel to right with four-line military cachet on reverse. Ex. Grabowski.
1895 (22 Janv) Military Concession rate cover to Bordeaux franked 15c. tied Corr. D’Armees Noumea cds with another fine strike alongside, front and back with violet Colonies Francais Nlle Caledonie/ SERVICE DE SANTE, the one on reverse with manuscript endorsement and signature above. Also showing the rare French Packet Line T transit in red Cor.D.Armees Paq.Fr.T No4; light horizontal filing crease and slight envelope faults not detracting.
1896 (3 Fevr) red bordered envelope to Paris franked 1892 15c. tied by octagonal CORR. D’ARMEES CAYENNE date stamp repeated at right which is overstruck with arrival cancel, military cachet on reverse and manuscript annotation “Correspondance Militaire/ le Commandent des troupes”; small tear in backflap.
1899 (15 Apr) large part cover to Scotland bearing manuscript "No Stamps obtained" and signed, framed Burutu date stamp, incorrectly taxed at 2d. and actually paid 1d.. On reverse Liverpool transit. Some faults to envelope, still a worthwhile example of West African Frontier Force mail.
1901 printed stampless OHMS envelope addressed to Southampton, England with OHMS erased and manuscript “Obiom Expeditionary Force” above and below “In Obiom Country. No stamps available” endorsements, Old Calabar River cds (FE 9/ 01) on front, repeated on reverse, Officers initials bottom left, Plymouth arrival duplex top right. Vertical filing creases, fresh condition, Ex Col Danson.
1910s picture postcard of Camp in Diego Suarez unfranked with large military cachet at left and Camp D’Ambre cds.
1914 stampless picture postcard to Natal with Army Base Office/ South Africa 4, large violetTRANSVAAL SCOTTISH REGIMENT ORDERLY ROOM cachet and in similar ink framed PASSED BY CENSOR/ Doorgelaten Door Censor/ No. 4; very fine condition.
1915 (23/5) stampless picture postcard of ship endorsed “On Active Service” to Alice, Eastern Cape, datelined as from Swakopmund, faint framed violet censor cachet towards top right; fine condition.
1917 two stationery parcel cards, one uprated, both addressed to “82nd Field Ambulance, Salonicca Forces”, both also bear double-ring Armee D’Orient/ Censure/ Militaire. A most unusual pair, each with slight faults.