
Latest Publications (July 2003)
| No. 10 |
British Army Postal Cancellations of the Anglo-Boer War 1899 to 1902.
by Peter Prime
ISBN 0 901038 09 1
113pp. A4. illustrated with 2 pages in colour.
Price to members £17.50; to non-members £22.50 (post paid by surface mail)
This long-needed book, which has been thoroughly researched, checked and amended up to a few weeks before publication, illustrates from actual examples every recorded Army postmark both official and provisional, with details of dates and locations of use - so far as they are known - together with the army units served by each Field Post Office.
There are introductory chapters on 'Preparations For A Postal Service In The Event Of War', 'The Army Post Office Corps In The Anglo-Boer War' and 'The Date Stamps' (showing the different types of date stamp and the rarities recorded).
Among 5 appendices is one listing al Army Units involved with a record of their deployment at two points during the war. |
Society Publications:
| No. 1 |
Philately of the Boer and British Prisoner of War Camps
Part A: PoW Camps in South Africa and the Burgher Camps
Out of print |
| No. 2 |
Philately of the Boer and British Prisoner of War Camps
Part B: PoW Camps Overseas
Out of print |
| No. 3 |
St. Helena. The Philately of the Camps for Boer Prisoners of War. April 1900 to August 1902
Out of print |
| No. 4 |
The Censor Seals of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899 to 1902 |
| No. 5 |
Ceylon. The Camps for Boer Prisoners of War, 1900 to 1902. Their Postal History. |
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| No. 6 |
The Travelling Post Offices of Imperial Military Railways |
| No. 7 |
The History of the Medical and Hospital Services of the Anglo-Boer War, 1899 to 1902 |
| No. 8 |
The Boer War Diaries of Major H.D.G. Shute and Private G.J. Gullick, 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards 1899-1900 |
| No. 9 |
Rhodesia's Role in the Second Anglo-Boer War |
| No. 10 |
British Army Postal Cancellations of the Anglo-Boer War 1899 to 1902. 113pp. fully illustrated. |
Available through the Society:
| ABOPh |
A set of 8 postcards issued in conjunction with the Centenary Exhibition at Bloemfontein (1999) |
| MAF |
The Place of Stones - Mafeking: The Siege Notes and Banknotes (4th Edition) - Campbell |
| WOL |
The Wherewithal of Wolmaransstad (1999) - Birkhead & Groenewald |
Prices (post paid by surface mail):
| (to members) | (to non-members) |
| Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 | £10 | £15 |
| No. 8 | £15 | £17.50 |
| No. 10 | £17.50 | £22.50 |
| ABOPh | £5.50 | £5.50 |
| MAF | £22 | £22 |
| WOL | £18 | £18 |
Back numbers of The Anglo-Boer War Philatelist are available for these years:
1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1995, 2001, 2002
Cumulative index to 1997 (Vols. 1-40)
Prices (post paid by surface mail):
| One or two years' issues | £5 per year |
| Three or more years' issues | £4 per year |
| Cumulative Index vols 1-40 (1958-1997) | £5 (free with 5 years' issues) |
The above are available from the Editor, Richard Stroud, at 28 Oxford St., Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset TA8 1LQ.
In preparation:
"Civil Censorship Handstamps", "Bermuda", "The Concentration Camps"
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