The postage stamp in war / by Fred. J. Melville

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Melville, Fred J. (Fred John), 1882-1940
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London : Fred. J. Melville, 1915
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POSTAGE STAMP IN WSR 1
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Postage Stamp in War. 3
Postage Stamp in War 5
ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS. 6
CONTENTS. 7
POSTAGE STAMP IN WAR. CHAPTER I. THE POSTAGE STAMP WITH THE FLAG.—British Posts in the Crimea—The Abolition of the Capitulations—The British Fleet in the Baltic—Abyssinian Expedition—The First Army Postal Corps—Egypt—Dongola Expedition—South Africa—The British Army Post in France, 1914—How to Address Soldier’s Letters—The Postmarks from France —The Navy’s Postmarks. 9
CHAPTER II. INDIAN ARMY POSTAL SERVICE-China Expeditionary Force—British Railway Administration in China—Somaliland—The Forbidden City of Lhassa—Indian Expeditionary Force in France. 30
CHAPTER III. SOUTH AFRICAN WARS.—Transvaal—Orange River Colony—Krugersdorp—Kuruman-Lydenburg—Mafeking—Petersburg—Rustenburg—Scbweizer Renecke—Volksrust—Vryburg—Wolmaranstad—The Union—South African War of 1914. 39
CHAPTER IV. FRANCE—Napoleon’s Minister of Posts—The Second Republic —The Presidency—Empire—French Expeditions to China and Mexico—Sedan—Metz—Strasburg—The Siege of Paris—Balloon Post—Pigeon Post—Peace—Military Frank Stamps—The German Invasion, 1914—Red Cross Stamps —War Postcards and Postmarks. 51
CHAPTER V. RUSSIA—War Charity Stamps—Portraits of the Tsars—War Stamps of 1914—Japan—War with China—The Empress Jingo—Triumphal Military and Naval Reviews—Kiaochow—Belgium—King Albert—Bombardment of Malines —Private Postal Service—Germanised Posts—Red Cross Stamps-Bogus Stamps-Postmarks-Serbia—"Death Mask" Stamps King Peter-Montenegro-King Nicholas. 61
CHAPTER VI. The Enemy's Stamps—Germany—Austria—Bosnia Hungary Turkey. 77
CHAPTER VII. AMERICAN WARS—United States—Civil War—Confederate Stamps—Hispano-American War—Vera Cruz-Canada Mexican Revolution—South and Central America. 93
CHAPTER VIII. Miscellaneous Wars and Commemorations.—Patriotic Empire Stamps-Victoria-New Zealand-Barbados’ Nelson Stamp—A Dutch Naval Commemoration—Balkan Wars—Greece—Albania—Epirus—Bulgaria—Roumania—ltaly Portugal—Spain—Mysterious Melillas—China. 102
CHAPTER IX THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1915. CHECK-LIST OF NEW STAMPS. 115
APPENDIX. Egypt—Sudan—Morocco—Military Postcards—Additional Postmarks. 124
APPENDIX. 127
ON ACTIVE BUSINESS. 131
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