reserved.

_ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS._

_To many collectors and dealers we are indebted for the loan of
stamps, envelopes, etc., for illustration in this work, including
Messrs. E. Bentley Wood, H. H. Harland, W. J. Holmes, Nathan Heywood,
J. Ireland, R. Wedmore, Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., Hugo Griebert & Co.,
Alfred Smith & Son, W. T. Wilson, Whitfield King & Co., Charles Nissen
& Co., Lewis May & Co., W. S. Lincoln & Son, Bright & Son, R. Roberts,
Bridger & Kay, A. C. Roessler, C. Davies, and others._

_Captain Lionel Crouch has kindly assisted in revising the proofs._

CONTENTS.

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. Page 7.

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. Page 28.

CHAPTER III.

SOUTH AFRICAN WARS--Transvaal--Orange River Colony--Krugersdorp--
Kuruman--Lydenburg--Mafeking--Pietersburg--Rustenburg--Schweizer
Renecke--Volksrust--Vryburg--Wolmaranstad--The Union--South
African War of 1914. Page 37.

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. Page 49.

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--Kiao-chow--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. Page 59.

CHAPTER VI.

THE ENEMY'S STAMPS--Germany--Austria--Bosnia--Hungary--Turkey.
Page 75.

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