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Title: WW2 cachet
Post by: Andrew Brooks on March 16, 2021, 08:03:59 AM
Please can anyone help with this cachet on a pacel wrapper? DPO/ON ACTIVE SERVICE/SOLDIER'S GIRTS/?/?. Does the DPO stand for 'Divisional Post Office'? Does anyone know what the bottom part of the cachet should read?
Andrew Brooks
Title: Re: WW2 cachet
Post by: Alan Baker on March 16, 2021, 09:37:35 AM
I think  the word is GIFTS
Title: Re: WW2 cachet
Post by: Michael Dobbs on March 16, 2021, 03:34:55 PM
Andy

I agree with Alan - the word is GIFTS.

I haven't seen such a cachet before - thus don't know what is below SOLDIER'S GIFTS

I'm glad you think its DPO - I thought it was OPO !  Still don't know what it stands for though.  A real mystery.

Mike  :)
Title: Re: WW2 cachet
Post by: Andrew Brooks on March 17, 2021, 09:44:25 AM
Hi Mike and Alan,
I did not make myself very clear. It is the possible wording underneath 'Soldier's Gifts'. It could be a straight line but underneath that there seem to be two words.
Andrew
Title: Re: WW2 cachet
Post by: Alan Baker on March 17, 2021, 10:43:25 AM
I agree that it is two separate words. The righthand one appears to be in lower case, the left in capitals. The latter seems to start with "VA" and then possibly "L". VALUE?