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Title: Cover of the Day 16 June 2020 - RAF Wegburg
Post by: Peter Harvey on June 16, 2020, 07:34:26 PM
Came across this cover and thought I would post for Mike Dobbs, then realised that his PC is down at the moment, but I am sure he will catch up at some point.

An RAF Wegburg Philatelic Society Forces Post Office Opening Day cover with the steel packet cancellation FORCES POST OFFICE 80 - 3 NOV 69 - confirming this second period off use at BFPO 40. (It might look like the 13 Nov, but I am certain that is the date setting box and not a number 1). 
Title: Re: Cover of the Day 16 June 2020 - RAF Wegburg
Post by: Alan Baker on June 16, 2020, 10:18:42 PM
Interesting that this bears a Guernsey stamp
Title: Re: Cover of the Day 16 June 2020 - RAF Wegburg
Post by: Michael Dobbs on June 23, 2020, 10:32:47 PM
Peter

I've been meaning to respond for some days now (and now that I have a new PC!) but I have been otherwise occupied.  A lovely cover, my only example of FPO 80 from Wegberg is a piece from a packet but which bears FORCES POST OFFICE 80 dated 14 OCT 75 and also has the unit datestamp of CENTRAL REGISTRY / R.A.F. HOSPITAL / WEGBERG and is dated 13 OCT 1975.

Mike  :)