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Postmarks

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Suggested resources about the British postal system during World War One 

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Books:

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History of the British Army Postal Service, Vol II, 1903-1927, Edward B Proud, Proud-Bailey Co Ltd, 1983. 312pp, hardback, illustrated with maps and photographs.

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Postmarks were scrambled during WW1 so as to not reveal locations, therefore researching them can be challenging. Proud's book provides images of postmarks along with a location based on a date. Unfortunately it is not available online, The archives department at the Postal Museum (see above) have a copy of this book and may be able to help you with your inquiries. 

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Edward Proud's Postal History series:  Click here for information about this series http://blog.stamplibrary.org/2018/01/02/resource-of-the-month-edward-prouds-series-of-postal-history-publications/

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Online Resources: 

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The Postal Museum - London (United Kingdom) - https://www.postalmuseum.org/

has terrific online resources

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First World War Postcards is an informative website to research postcards https://www.worldwar1postcards.com/soldiers-mail.php

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