1914-1919 WWI era military mail

Unusual - Austrian SMS Monarch ship mail on Holyland Jaffa postcard: stampless 'feldpost' (on active service/field post) 7 June 1916 dated message in Croatian on color picture postcard of Jaffa, written on board the ship SMS Monarch (also endorsed such in German by the sender) & endorsed "feldpost" for free military mail; addressed to ZLATAR Croatia (of the Austro-Hungarian "Kingdom of Croatia-Sla...

World War I French military mail via Egypt-Palestine: 19 Nov 1916 dated 'good wishes' message in French on stampless picture postcard of the Golden Gate (Old City Jerusalem; published by the Cairo Postcard Trust), addressed to LYON France & tied by French navy maritime anchor control handstamp MARINE FRANCAISE SERVICE A LA MER + postmarked same day by CORR D'ARMEES PORT-SAID double-ring datestamp;...

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: full strike 19 XII 1914 MILITARY POST OFFICE ALEXANDRIA postmark (FB A1) tied to cutout of 1d frank SG337. "Military" PO here was Egyptian civilian post office located near British military establishments....

2 May 1915 very early use of the square British army censor mark (CM2) in the postal service of the 'Force in Egypt', here #2288 (Daniel unassigned) tied 1x on front & 1x on back to an On His Majesty's Service (OHMS) postal stationary cover endorsed On Active Service (OAS) & serving as postage-free army mail, postmarked 2 May 1915 from BAPO Z (ALEXANDRIA) using Proud D1 postmark & sent to BIRMINGH...

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 6 V 1915 stampless OAS civilian stationary cover from BACOS (Alexandria) to LONDON, tied by local postmark on earliest known date of use (Firebrace lists this post office as serving British Army as of 6 May) & backstamped 16 V 1915 ALEXANDRIA-B transit; front-stamped 26 MAY 1915 HAMMERSMITH W machine cancel & locally re-routed; very fine....

British Force in Egypt WWI military mail: 25 May 1915 postmarked stampless On Active Service (OAS) cover, sent from Base Army Post Office BAPO Z (ALEXANDRIA) to LONDON; slit open at top....

MEF British WWI military mail in Egypt: 9 JY 1915 stampless OHMS cover from Army Post Service BAPO Z (ALEXANDRIA) to Base "Y" MUDROS, tied by BAPO Z postmark & blue oval "ARMY POST OFFICE | [crown] | BMEF" cachet (FB-APC1); cover marked "PO Circular"; torn open at back, complete....

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 12 VII 1915 stampless OAS civilian stationary cover from CAIRO to BRISTOL tied by local civilian CAIRO-M postmark on earliest known date of use of type; endorsed by officer on front & passed censor; opened at back, peripheral tears to flap edge....

Unusual stampless British civilian WWI mail from Egypt: 20 AUG 1915 postmarked color picture postcard (Cairo Citadel) sent from CAIRO to Reverend at STURMINSTER NEWTON (Dorset); bearing no military unit cachets or "on active duty" endorsement & uncensored, simply endorsed "postage free" by the sender & mailed at the Egyptian civilian post office CAIRO-B unfranked and without sanction. At this time...

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 6 IX 1915 stampless OAS color picture postcard of Nile banks CAIRO to LONDON, tied by CAIRO-C postmark type C2 on earliest known date of use; not endorsed by officer but not taxed; unusually sender wrote full military return address....

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 8 X 1915 stampless OAS "honour" envelope from ALEXANDRIA to MARCH tied by ALEXANDRIA-G postmark type A3 on earliest date known of use; torn open at back, part missing....

British WWI military mail in Egypt: 16 X 1915 British Red Cross/Order St. John stationary cover from ALEXANDRIA to LONDON, sent by Egyptian civilian post & not military post, so franked 5m at the letter rate & tied by 2 strikes of ALEXANDRIA-K postmark type A4; cover bears red "official" cachet of BRC/OSJ & would have been eligible for free postage via the British Army Post as of June. Opened at r...

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military/civilian mail in Egypt: 17 OCT 1915 picture postcard of Port Said from civilian in ALEXANDRIA to LONDON, franked 4m & sent by Egyptian civilian post & tied by ALEXANDRIA-O postmark type A6 on latest known date of use....

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 22 X 1915 stampless OAS stationary cover from ALEXANDRIA to LONDON, sent by Egyptian civilian post & tied by ALEXANDRIA-J postmark type A4 on earliest known date of use; cover not endorsed by approving office for free post - but not taxed. Slit open at top, some edge tears....

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 3 XII 1915 stampless OAS picture postcard of camels in field, from territorial force nursing service in ALEXANDRIA to LONDON, sent by Egyptian civilian post & tied by ALEXANDRIA-F postmark type A1 on earliest known date of use; signed by officer (the sender) for free mail....

Rare - WWI British army "Force in Egypt" stampless "honor" envelope posted from civilian Egyptian postal service CUSTOMS office in ALEXANDRIA, tied by ALEXANDRIA DOUANE (customs) postmark type AD1 dated 13 Dec 1915 on earliest known date of use & mailed to ABERDEEN Scotland; backstamped same day ALEXANDRIA-E transit; slit open at top. A rare instance of the civilian customs department postmarking ...

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 17 I 1916 stampless Field Service Postcard from ALEXANDRIA to BOLTON tied by ALEXANDRIA-K postmark on 7th day of use....

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 20 Jan 1916 stampless OAS civilian stationary cover from BULKELEY to BRISTOL, tied by single strike of local postmark on latest known date of use & signed by approving officer; backstamped same day ALEXANDRIA-X arrival; slit open at top, very fine....

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 21 I 1916 stampless OAS civilian stationary cover from Convalescent Depot LUXOR to STOURPORT tied by "LUXOR" date-bridge civilian postmark on earliest known date of use of this type, endorsed by officer for free mail & marked by LUXOR Convalescent Depot cachet (FB-NHC32); backstamped next day CAIRO-ASSIUT TPO railway mail transit; cut open at ri...

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt: 24 I 1916 stampless OAS civilian stationary cover from CAIRO to WOODHAM tied by CAIRO-D postmark on earliest known date of use; unusually with sender's full unit details on return address on back; opened at top, few edge tears, complete....

Australian WWI military mail in Egypt: 1 II 1916 stampless OAS civilian stationary cover from Military Infectious Hospital CAIRO to SYDNEY Australia, tied by CAIRO-D postmark on latest known date of use; cover tied by hospital cachet (similar to FB-NHC9, unlisted) & approving officer's cachet; cut open at top, small piece missing....

"Force in Egypt" British WWI military mail in Egypt - Discovery: 2 Feb 1916 stampless OAS British Red Cross Hospital stationary cover from APO SZ 10 (CAIRO) to HOVE, tied by scarce date-bridge postmark Proud-D6 6 months before his earliest known date of use & marked by signed violet oval COMMANDANT | RED CROSS HOSPITAL GIZA (FB-NHC8) cachet 6 days before Firebrace's earliest known date of use (at ...

British WWI military mail in Egypt: 11 FEB 1916 stampless OAS civilian stationary cover from APO SZ 4 (possibly ISMAILIA) to BOSTON (UK), tied by strike of Proud-D4 postmark 1 year before his earliest known date of use, during period undocumented by Proud & Firebrace (per Proud, Ismalia activities began 15 Feb, per Firebrace on 23rd); not officer-endorsed but passed censor (#3008 - listed in Danie...

MEF British WWI military mail in Egypt: cutout 16 FE 1916 full strike of APO SZ 15 (CANAL AREA?) unrecorded postmark - 6 weeks before known establishment of this stationary Post Office + unusual template with space between "ARM" & "YPOST" in legend. A discovery piece....