Cover of the day 4 May: From ANZAC to ANZUK

[Michael Dobbs]

Chris - sorry, I'm in a funny mood today confined to the house and trying to compile the FPHS Summer Newsletter - couldn't resist posting something closely resembling ANZAC in terms of spelling:

ANZUK Force - Australia, New Zealand & United Kingdom

ANZUK FPO 5 opened on 1 September 1971 and amongst the postmarks brought into use at the main office at Woodlands was a machine die inscribed ANZUK F.P.O. 5 and numbered 1.  This machine die replaced the British Fleet Mail Office 20 die and was in turn replaced by the B.F.P.O. 28 die once the ANZUK FPO 5 closed on 14 February 1974.

Mike

[Chris Grimshaw]

Now that's stretching things.

What happened to the address?

Chris

[Peter Harvey]

Just to continue with the confusing ANAC to ANZUK here is another of the post marks in use - the ANZUK FPO 5 number 5 and in 1973

[Chris Grimshaw]

Nice on, at lest correct usage.

Chris