1945 onwards
Forces postal history, United Nations
| 1945-9 | Indonesian War of Independence | 1948- | Arab-Israeli | 1956 | Suez | 1967 | Arab-Israeli 6 day | |||
| 1945-54 | French Indo-China | 1948-60 | Malayan War of Independence | 1959-74 | Vietnam | 1982 | Falklands | |||
| 1946-9 | Greek Civil | 1950-3 | Korean | 1965 | Indo-Pakistan |
Items
1952 (Dec.) Air Mail cover from MAURITIUS to GB bearing 'KGVI' 15 cent adhesives tied by PORT LOUIS p/m. Fine violet boxed FORCES AIR MAIL / COMMANDING OFFICER/M.N.V.F. h/s at left. A rare strike from the Mauritius Naval Volunteer Force. [M.N.V.F.] NB: Folded. Ref: 306-110.
1952 (June) SARAWAK Government Telegraphs from London with d/r. BINTULU / SARAWAK p/m. [Bintulu is a coastal town on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak] Weak printing. Ref: 314-082.
1953 (Nov) Air Mail cover from HONG KONG to France with Hong Kong slogan m/c. Froim 'Cdt Amyot d'Inville' - French Minesweeping sloop: actually used as anti-submarine ship, convoy escort and patrol vessel. NB: Trimmed opening edge. Ref: 303-093.
![1954 real photo PPC [HMT Empire Ken] from MALTA to GB. FPO 266 p/m. 'Luqa'](https://www.warcovers.co.uk/shop/images/T/xctmp0HkuOG.jpg)
1954 (Aug) real photo PPC [HMT Empire Ken] from MALTA to GB with d/r. FPO 266 p/m. located 'Luqa'. Troopship. Ref: 313-072.
1955 (Sept) cover from JAPAN to 'Hq Sq Sec, 1503rd ATW, APO 226' with TOKYO meter mark. Also ARMY-AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE APO 500 m/c. to rear. Tokyo. Ref: 315-102.
![1955 ps [4c + 2c] PC MALAYA to 'K Lumpor' BATU GAJAH p/m.](https://www.warcovers.co.uk/shop/images/T/xctmp9ic4om.jpg)
1955 postal stationary PC [PERAK 4c + 2c] from MALAYA to Kuala Lumpar with s/r. BATU GAJAH p/m. From 'Mortar Platoon, 3/Malay Regt. Batu Gatah Camp, Perak'. Ref: 305-117.
1955 Wrapper from GB to 'Major JS Barker RE, Arab Legion, JORDAN' and redirected with d/r. FPO 575 p/m. [Jordan] Also circ. ARMY SIGNALS (ZKA code) p/m., AMMAN and SOUK EL GHARB p/m's to rear. Included is 'Queens Regulations for the Army 1955' publication. Ref: 302-096.
1956 'Forces Air Mail' cover from KENYA to GB with d/r. FPO 256 p/m. [Mau Mau Rebellion 1952-59] From 'Pte. Edwards, Signals Cadre, HQ Coy, 1st. Btn. KSLI, BFPO 10, Kenya'. Located Nairobi. Ref: 303-051.
1956 (May) Air Letter from ADEN to GB with ADEN m/c. From 'SS Kenya round C. Guardefui'. Cape Guardafui (Somali) SS Kenya (British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd) Ref: 301-012.
1956 OHMS Registered covers from AUSTRALIA to 'Railway Transport Officer, Army Section, Sydney' with s/r. MIL. PO INGLEBURN / NSW AUST. p/m. Ref: 302-118.
1956-57 'Forces Letters' from CYPRUS to GB with d/r. FPO 220 p/m. From 'John Swallow S(WD)A, RASC, BFPO 53'. [WD Analyst. Royal Army Service Corps] Cyprus Guerrilla War 1954-59. Ref: 308-033.
1957 'Forces Air Mail' cover from ADEN to GB with part s/r. FPO 937 p/m. From 'Pte Wright. K, 11 Pltn. "D" Coy, 1st Camerons, BFPO 69'. 1st Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlander. Aden Emergency (1957/58) Ref: 308-157.
1957 Registered [BAO-BAM] cover from VIET-NAM to Long Xuyen endorsed Quan Chu [Military Mail]. From 'KBC 4822, Dai Doe II' - Khu Buu Chinh 4822 (Military Postal Zone) 2nd Company Regional Army Corps 3,8. Ref: 315-142.
1958 (April) printed (HMS) 'GAMBIA' Air Mail from the PERSIAN GULF to GB with MARITIME MAIL m/c. [In May 1957 HMS Gambia sailed for the Persian Gulf, becoming the last flagship for the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies, Vice Admiral Hilary Biggs, and returned to Rosyth on 19 Sept. 1958] Ref: 311-066.
1958 (Feb) Air Mail cover from MALTA to GB with MARITIME MAIL m/c. From 'KA Millett, 893 Squadron, HMS Ark Royal' - Aircraft Carrier at Malta 7th. Feb. 1958. NB: Roughly opened. Ref: 310-063.
1958 (May 2nd) PPC [real photo of Crater] from ADEN to 'Aeronautical Inspector Directorate' endorsed 'Forces Air Mail' with s/r. FPO 937 p/m. dated 2nd May - State of Emergency declared. Ref: 313-140.
1958 (Sept) 'Forces Air Mail' cover and letter from JORDAN to S. Africa with d/r. FPO 137 p/m. Located Aman - Jordanian Crisis: July to Oct. 1958. From 'Lt-Col. ACA Mackinnen, MBE. Commanding, 1st. Bn. The Cameronians (Scotish Rifles) BFPO 73. Ref: 314-018.
1958 (Feb) OHMS cover from KOREA to 'Hong Kong, BFPO 1' with d/r. FPO 766 p/m. and boxed Certified Official h/s. Ref: 314-014.
1958 (Jan) UNEF Air Letter from Suez, EGYPT to Sweden with UNITED NATIONS EMERGENCY FORCE m/c. From '1 Komp SWED BN' - Swedish Battalion. Ref: 314-138.
1959 'Forces Air Mail' cover from AUSTRALIA to GB with d/r. FPO 1046 p/m. [Edinburgh Field] From 'Sgt. Lawson, 76 Sqdn., BFPO 151'. Ref: 312-002.
