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No. 513

POW PC - Germany to China via Burma

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1916 'Daily Mail Parcel' receipt PC from POW in GERMANY to Swatow, CHINA with DULMEN censor h/s. Redirected with s/r. TENG YUEH p/m. & d/r. RANGOON transit p/m. Endorsed 'Via Bhumo'. Creased.

A much travelled card , initially to Swatow (via HONG KONG) but redirected to 'Teng Yueh' . As no internal postal service existed in mainland CHINA , this card was forwarded to RANGOON, and from there , by pack mule, to BHAMO, in BURMA from whence it crossed the frontier into CHINA for onward transmission by NATIVE RUNNER to TENG YUEH, a journey taking many months.

All mail destined for Chinese towns in Yunnan province entered the Country via Bhamo.

No. 516

Coastal Monitor - Bulgaian Coast

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				1918 cover to GB with LONDON / 20 JU 18 /RECEIVED FROM HM SHIPS / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED m/c. & circ. ON ACTIVE SERVICE h/s. Also circ. PASSED BY CENSOR / H.M. MONITOR M.19 h/s. - "M" Class Coastal Monitor RAYLTON DIXON. Disposition of the AGEAN Squadron 20 JAN. 1918 - Bulgarian Coast. - 6th Detached Squadron M 19 at THASO.

No. 500

HMS KMS MARU - C.E.F.

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1902 PPC with s/r. YOKAHAMA p/m. to 'Shanghai'. mss.. "Coming on HMS KMS MARU".

Special chartered Japanese civil ship used as MILITARY TRANSPORT.

CHINESE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.