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Title: Army Post Office handstamp.
Post by: Chris Weddell on October 30, 2015, 06:23:40 PM

Hi All

I am in the middle of doing a write up on this cover and i have come across this Army Post Office cancel on the verso of the cover which i have not come across before. Any help with this would be great.

Thanks

Chris

Title: Re: Army Post Office handstamp.
Post by: Peter Harvey on October 30, 2015, 06:54:56 PM

Hi Chris,

This is one of the Home Postal Depot marks, as yours it is often found on the back of redirected coves. Note sure if anyone has pinned this mark down to an office, or if there are variations?

Peter

Title: Re: Army Post Office handstamp.
Post by: Chris Weddell on October 30, 2015, 10:17:51 PM

Peter

Thanks for the help. I thought it might be but i was only 50% sure.

Cheers

Chris ;D

Title: Re: Army Post Office handstamp.
Post by: Michael Dobbs on October 30, 2015, 11:16:36 PM

Chris

I've just noticed - you show the back of the envelope but with the name and address as "To" where one would normally write the senders name and address - what appears on the front ? (from ??)

Mike ;D

Title: Re: Army Post Office handstamp.
Post by: Chris Weddell on October 31, 2015, 09:16:34 PM

Mike,

The front is that of the addressee. The address on the back is of the same hand writing and red ink used by the person who dealt with the cover when it was at the Army Post Office. The cover never got to the addressee as his ship was sunk and he was one of the crew who lost his life.
Regards

Chris.

Title: Re: Army Post Office handstamp.
Post by: Michael Dobbs on November 01, 2015, 05:18:29 PM

Chris - many thanks for the explanation.

Mike

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