Up to 1914
Campaign covers, Field Post Office
| 1854-6 | Crimea | 1861-7 | Franco-Mexican | 1880-1 | First Boer | 1911-2 | Italo-Turkish | |||
| 1856-60 | Second Opium | 1870-1 | Franco-Prussian | 1883-5 | Chinese-French | 1912-3 | Balkan | |||
| 1857-8 | Indian Mutiny | 1877-8 | Russo-Turkish | 1894-5 | Chinese-Japanese | 1899-1901 | Second Boer | |||
| 1861-5 | American Civil | 1878-80 | Second Afghan | 1898 | Spanish-American | 1900-1 | Boxer Rebellion |
Items
c. 1791 printed entire 'LIBERTE EGALITE' from FRANCE - 'Mouvement des armees de Terre'. Refers to death of a citzen in the '3rd. Regiment Dragoons'. French Revolution period. Ref: 193-151.
1801 EL British POW in Dutch Surinam."29.09.1803 Fort Amsterdam Curacao, I am extremely sorry to inform you that I have at last been obliged to give up His Majesty's Sloop Surinam after repeated demands from the Dutch Government, of this Island, it is impossible to describe the behaviour of my officers and men, their conduct has been remarkably good indeed, in every respect. The duplicity of the Dutch Govt, since the Surinam has been in Curacao is beyond anything I can describe, ever since we have been prisoners of War, we have been fired upon in the night, in the house allotted for me, and my Officers - You will no doubt be surprised at receiving no Officers with the people send down to you, the reason is, the Council required us to sign a paper that war, or no war, or in the event it should prove a war hereafter, between England and Holland, we should engage not to serve against the Batavian Republic, or their Allies until we were regularly exchanged, agreeable to our rank and situations, which we positively refused, saying we would sooner stay in prison for seven years, than sign any such paper. I intended to have sent a letter to you by the people, but from being denied all access to them for some days before they sailed, it was utterly impossible, however have no doubt, but the people will confute any information, the Council of this Island may have sent to you, until such time as my Officers are brought forward to prove the propriety of my Conduct."
1834 entire with d/r. VALENCE p/m. to 'General Brossard, Grenoble' concerning supplies for Army Units in ALGERIA
1838 entire from BELGIUM with d/r. BRUXELLES p/m. to 'Francis Seymour Esq., Lieut. 19th Regt., Templemore, IRELAND' with circ. LONDON transit p/m. From father - Henry Augt. Seymour. General Sir Francis Seymour, 1st Baronet 1813-90 was a Brtish Army Officer and courtier. [Ref: 192-141]
1847 entire to 'Kelsall (N. Cadet) HM Ship President, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa'. Flagship in 1845 and sennt to the Cape of Good Hope for the next two year commission. Returning from South Africa in 1847.
1849 cover and long letter from GIBRALTAR with circ. GIBRALTAR p/m. to 'Royal Engineers, Spike Island, Cork Harbour, IRELAND'. Also CORK receipt p/m. to rear. Faults.
[Ref: 190-011]
1851 entire to 'J. Kelsall Esq., HMS Trafalgar, Catalonia, SPAIN' & redirected to 'Mahon' - MINORCA. From '? Vice Admiral (Father) Col de Tendre, Piemont'. mss .. "will reach you in time before you have adopted the dangerous course of disobeying the Captains orders"
1861 cover from GB to 'HMS ALECTO, Coast of Africa' endorsed 'By Cape Mail' with s/r. HALSTEAD p/m. HMS Alecto was involved in Anti-Slavery service on the West Coast of Africa including an attack on Porto Novo, a slaving port, in 1861. Fault to flap. Ref: 195-002.
1871 cover with s/r. MAGDEBURG p/m. to France from 'Sauny Eugine, Sergent de la Mobile des Vosges, 4th Bataillon, Pisonnier de Guerre le 21 Co. Magdeburg'. French POW held by Germans with 'Eagle' cachet of Prussian HQ MAGDEBURG. Ref: 193-153.
