British Field Post Offices
1941
 
        British Forces were stationed in the Faroes from April 1940 until late Summer of 1945.  Field Post Office (FPO) 219 was used in the Faroes from August 1940 until September 1943.  The following cover endorsed"OAS" (On Active Service), signed by the appropriate office in the upper left hand corner to authorize free-of-charge mail and was sent to Scarborough, England.
 
British Field Post Office (FPO) 219
 
 
 1942
Letter dated 3 November 1942 sent through British Field Post Office 611 to a convent in Branksome Park.  This Field Post Office was established on June 4, 1942 and continued to operate until March 1944.  The cover is endorsed "OAS" (On Active Service) and censored signed by British Censor No. 4255.
 
British Field Post Office (FPO)611
   
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