Four rare army Field Post Offices 1 (x2), 2 and 3 from the 1960s...
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4 very rare covers with army Field Post Offices from the 1960's .....
Hasso Reissner confirms - page 185 of the Special & Commemorative Postmarks, Cachets & Covers of South Africa:
No 1 Field Post Office was opened on -
2nd August 1968 for Exercise Sibasa at Elandsfontein, closed on 27th August - this cover dated first date of opening
13th September 1969 as a static unit at Port Alfred Airfield, closing on 10th October 1969 - this cover dated 15th September - short period shows how rare this cachet / cover is!
No 2 Field Post Office was opened on -
14th August 1968 for Exercise Sibasa at Elandsfontein, closed on 27th August - this cover dated first date of opening
No 3 Field Post Office was opened on -
14th August 1968 for Exercise Sibasa at Elandsfontein, closed on 27th August - this cover dated first date of opening
Taken from a specialised Union / Early Republic cover & Cachet collection - may never appear again on BoB!