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FPO 515 WW2 with a Czech connection

Started by Michael Dobbs, June 03, 2020, 03:50:45 PM

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Michael Dobbs

Trying to clear my 'in' box!  I received this scan a couple of years ago after I had responded to an enquiry concerning FPO 515 dated 8 MY 43 - I answered thus:

[b]FIELD POST OFFICE 515[/b]:
30 Sep 1941 – issued to 9 Lines of Communication Postal Unit RE
4 Dec 1942 to 18 Nov 1945 – recorded used by APO S.246 at Derna, Libya (Middle East Forces)
4 May 1946 – Held by 4 Base Army Post Office

The information has been obtained from "History of British Army Postal Service – Volume III – 1927-1963" Edited by Edward B Proud; published Proud Bailey Co Ltd, July 1982

He then sent me a scan of the cover with the comment:

[color=maroon]I have taken the liberty of attaching an enlarged scan of the cover my friend is researching.  The lady to which it is addressed is quite famous in Czech Field Post collecting circles in that she seems to be one of the very few people who kept their covers and features in several monographs about Czech Forces sending mail during WWII.[/color]

I was just wondering if anyone had any further information on this cover?

Thanks, Mike  :)