From our Collection Philatelic 'all-sorts'
by Ron and Eunice Shanahan
A privately drawn cover from Christmas Island, Pacific Ocean - produced at the time of the first Megaton Bomb Trial in 1957.
The postmark is BFPO Christmas Island. the initials " BFPO " stand for British Forces Post Office. On the return address the writer has added
Tonga Tin Can Mail Click here
WWII Australians at WarClick here to see letters/stamps/maximum cards/Guinea Gold etc
'Send no Socks', Letters home from WWII - War in the Pacific,1940s
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17 Fld SQN R.E., British Forces Post Office 170
Zeppelin Cover - New York to Stoke-on-Trent, England.1928 Click here to see the cover
Rhodesian stamp Variety Click here to see 'Bodin'
Cupboard Collections Click here to see philatelic odds'n'ends
London 1980, mail for the Armed Forces Click here for information and images of pictorial commemorative covers.
"Some Postal events on British stamps" Click here for stamps and information about the postal service in Britain.
"Princess Anne’s visit to Hong Kong" Click here for commemorative covers, information about the visit.
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Australian Postal History
London to Blayney, NSW 1894 Postcard