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
1847 (May) entire from USA to 'Relief Comte, Dublin, Ireland' with circ. AMERICA / LIVERPOOL p/m. [1847 potato Famine] mss .. "New York .. Steamers mail via Boston, that we have shipped per Mr Dugan Bills Lody of which not procure corn, coni ewal + potatoes costing about 3000 s". Ref: 227-184.
1848 (Nov) entire from BRAZIL to GB. Endorsed from 'HMS Calliope. Rio de Jan'. Mid Oct. 1848 reported to have arrived Rio de Janeiro, 58 days from New Zealand. 6th Jan. 1849 arrived at Plymouth. Royal Navy. Naval. Ref: 233-026.
1849 entire from AUSTRIA with d/r. K.K FELDPOST p/m. and fancy Military wax seal to rear. From 'Inf. Regt. No. 4'. Ref: 237-007.
1850 (Jan) entire from SMYRNA to England with circ. NOTTINGHAM receipt p/m. From 'HMS BELLEROPHON, Mosco-Nisi Bay'. mss .. "is between the Island of Mitylenene .. in the Gulf of Adrogmite .. (near) Airoli .. officer .. court martial". Piece missing inside. Royal Navy. Naval. Ref: 224-046.
1856 (June) cover and letter from 'HMS Cressy, Sherness' to 'HMS Esk, Plymouth' and redirected to South America with 'RETURNED FOR POSTAGE / THE AMOUNT / DEFICIENT' h/s. HMS Esk: Corvette in Oct. 1856 went to China to reinforce the squadron there. SECOND CHINA WAR. Ref: 227-080.
1857 (June) cover from GB to 'HMS "Trident", Sierra Leone, Africa' on Anti-Slavery Patrol [6d RATE: 1d. pale rose on white paper KA/KF] with d/r. POOLE p/m. Naval. Royal Navy. Ref: 227-138.
c.1860 illustrated cover 'Seal of the UNITED STATES'. Civil War period. Roughly opened. Ref: 230-041.
1861 (Sept) cover from GB to 'HMS ALECTO, Coast of Africa' endorsed 'By Cape Mail' [6d. RATE] 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: 234-018.
1861-5 illustrated 'UNION' cover from the American Civil War with circ. CUMBERLAND Md. p/m. to 'Ohio'. Ref: 230-042.
1863 (Feb) cover GB to 'Capt HW Hope, Grenadier Guards, Montreal, Canada' with s/r. MONTREAL receipt p/m. NB: Piece missing to rear. Ref: 226-165.
1864 illustrated (Philadelphia) cover sent during the American Civil Warwith circ. dumb p/m. and part d/r. DC p/m. Worn and rust spots. Ref: 229-024.
1865 (April) cover from GB to 'Lt. Colonel BE Ward, 4th Batt. 60th Royal Rifles, Montreal, CANADA' with s/r. GOREY p/m. and circ. MONTREAL receipt p/m. 2d. blue plate 9 (SG 45) and 6d lilac (SG 84) tied '234' barred numeral. Part flap missing. Ref: 224-065.
1866 cover and letter from USA to "Captain David Cleavland (Late Co. "B" 34th Ills Infantry), Heume" and endorsed 'Official Free'. No postmarks. Ref: 232-018.
1866 OHMS cover printed '5th West York Regiment' with s/r. KNARESBORO and WAKEFIELD receipt p/m. 1d. rate adhesive (EJ/JE, plate 74) Ref: 226-051.
1871 cover from INDIA to 'Lt. Col. E Thompson CSI, Seetapore, Oudh' with LUCKNOW p/m. to rear. From 'Colonel Lawrence'. Ref: 227-146.
1872 cover from ITALY to 'Capitano Artiglieria, Torino' with LIVORNO p/m. Captain in Artillery at Torino. A new Roman Republic was declared and finally, in 1872, Italian forces took Rome and became the capital of Italy. Ref: 221-144.
1874 cover and letter from GB to 'G le C Egerton Esq RN, HMS Bellerophon, West Indies' franked 1/- tied London duplex. Part flap missing. Ref: 234-102.
1876 Mouring envelope from GB to 'Commander WE Cookson, HMS "Peterel" Care of the British Consul, Panama'. Central America. Sloop - Wooden screw. Roughly opened. Ref: 226-013.
1882 (June 13th) 'Board of Trade' cover and letter from GB to 'Lieut G Egerton Esq RN, 'HMS Northampton, Halifax' (June 14th) and redirected to 'Nova Scotia' (27th June) with s/r. HALIFAX NS / CANADA receipt p/m. Ref: 234-103.
1884 postal stationary cover from USA to 'Chief Signal Officer, US Army, Washington' with s/r. PROCTORSVILLE p/m. and WASHINGTON receipt p/m. to rear. Ref: 223-101.
