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I attach a scan of a cover from 18657 C/En Hardie, posted at Advance Base Post Office Arakan. I believe this because the unit censor number is smack in the middle of a series issued to above mentioned brigade I contend that the advanced post office was used because EA APO 78 which had come from Ceylon With the brigade had not yet been opened. Can any member advise me if the engineer was attached to the brigade.
I have received the following enquiry - I have responded with the information I have (my comments are in red) which is not very helpful but can anyone provide any additional specific information please:
I have a series of covers from the same RAF leading aircraftman all noted RAF SEAAF.
One of them is from Hong Kong and I was wondering if you could tell me where the others were posted?
They are:
FPO 174 8 Oct 45 Egypt – APO S.210 by 16 Dec 45
Can some help explain the purpose of this document?
It records payments (?) to a member of the Kings African Rifles (KAR) in post-WWI German East Africa (soon to be Tanganyika). Of major interest to me is the GEA and Tanganyika stamps used to pay some fee. Perhaps an income tax? Was this is record of payments to the soldier?
to me the stamps are paying a purchase/transaction tax on whatever item is on that line. The refund of the costs of the item on that line are not subject to the tax. So on this fragment, tax is being paid on each of 117.50, 97.50, 115.00 and 82.50. The total charges are 515 before refunds. Pity we don't know what the charges are for!
Thanks Peter. Have you or any other member seen this version of honour envelope used to a British address? Mike