Post WWI Military Mail 1921-1948

American military maritime mail in Palestine: 7 APR 1926 commercial cover from USS PITTSBURGH in HAIFA to Navy Savings Bank NEW YORK (United States/America), franked 2c per military mail rate & tied by ship's datehead + HAIFA | PALESTINE obliterator - token of a rare short visit by the ship; per crew diaries it appears the sailors visited Nablus (Shchem) by land and made their way to Haifa whe...

FPO 233 at Goldschmidt House: 3 Dec 1946 postmarked local JERUSALEM cover sent to addressee at the British Army's officer's club (Goldsmith House) from unidentified sender at post office box return address; the addressee was not found, address crossed out & cover marked in pencil manuscript "Not in Officers Club Now / Return to Sender" & backstamped 8 Dec 1946 Field Post Office FPO 233 return (3 d...

WWII early free army postal concession mail + undocumented censor marks: 30 Sept 1940 postmarked stampless [On Active Service (OAS)] cover sent from Field Post Office FPO 164 (Palestine per Proud, as of 25 Sept) to PETERSFIELD Britain, tied by strike of the FPO postmark + boxed censor mark #1645; subsequently opened & sealed using red/yellow AFW 3312 EXAMINED BY BASE CENSOR label + tied by tall tr...