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Kennedy A, Crabb G: The Postal History of the British Army in World War 1 – Before and after 1903 to 1929 (George Crabb, Epsom, 1977). Messenger C: Terriers in the Trenches – The History of the Post Office Rifles (Picton, Bristol, 1982). Proud EB ed: History of British Army Postal Service Vol I 1882–1903 (Proud-Bailey, Heathfield, 1982).
The Post Office Rifles was a unit of the British Army formed in 1868 from volunteers as part of the Volunteer Force, which later became the Territorial Force (and later the Territorial Army). The unit evolved several times until 1935, after which the name was lost during one of many reorganisations. [1]
A British postal order issued at a forces post office is very sought after by collectors of postal orders. A postal order issued by a BFPO in a Commonwealth country, such as the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus, is regarded as being a part of the numismatic and notaphilic history of that country.
The first British FPO was in 1808 during the Peninsular War and in 1840 the British Army used a FPO during the first Chinese War. [1] FPOs were also used extensively during the Crimean War. [2] Military post offices abroad strive to provide the same services found in their home country.
Colonel John Lowther du Plat Taylor CB VD (1829 – 5 March 1904) was the founder of the Army Post Office Corps and the Post Office Rifles.. Du Plat Taylor trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, but left in 1844 before he was commissioned. [1]
Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) 1993 - In 1913, the Army Post Office Corps (formed in 1882) and the Royal Engineers Telegraph Reserve (formed in 1884) amalgamated to form the Royal Engineers (Postal Section) Special Reserve. In 1959 it was restyled Royal Engineers (Postal and Courier Communications) and added to the regular cadre of the British Army ...
Postal History Map of Britain: an illustrated map in full colour with a border of postage stamps. Edinburgh: John Bartholomew & Son, 1970? Dendy Marshall, C. F. The British Post Office from its beginnings to the end of 1925. London: Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1926, 354p. Robinson, Howard. The British Post Office: A History ...
1913 - United States initiates parcel post service, using special stamps. 1915 - 15 August - British forces overprint Iranian stamps in Bushire, use until 16 October. 1915 - British and French occupation forces overprint stamps for Cameroon. 1916 - United States postal inspectors solve the last known stagecoach robbery in the US.