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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, WORLD WAR I POSTAL HISTORY, MESOPOTAMIA
| Lot 1266 | [ C ] |
1917 (4 Apr) cover addressed to Sydney endorsed Mesopotamia 1/4/17' on reverse, with Indian type 'F.P.O./No. 55' cds backstamp, and with straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' (55 x 5mm) in purple, and double circle 'PASSED/D/CENSOR' in red. In late 1916 a squadron of 120 Australians were sent to Mesopotamia to perform wireless duties, attached to Indian units. These Australian troops remained in the area until November 1919, and were the last Australians actively engaged in operations connected with the World War. Mail is rare, Emery records only six items  | ||
| Lot 1267 | [ C ] |
1918 usage of Church Army cover to Tasmania with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/(GT Bernie Lt)' cachet and fair 'PASSED/D/CENSOR' handstamp, very fine India 'FPO/No. 85/8 MY 18' backstamp in use at Baghdad. From one of the small group of reinforcements who arrived at Basra on 4 March 1918  | ||
