WWI - Belgium Armoured Car Division in Russia
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008: Belgium, Censored mail, Field Post, Military, Postal History, Postcards, Postmarks, RussiaMichael Barden. In August 1914, Belgian Lieutenant Charles Henkart, put his two armoured Minerva cars at the Army's disposal. Cockerill & Co (Engineers) in Hoboken had added some armour plating and a Hotchkiss machine gun to each as shown below. Despite ...
Prisoner of War Mail
Saturday, April 5th, 2008: Cachets, Censored mail, Glossary, Military, Postal StationeryA letter or other postal item to or from a prisoner of war, which usually bears some evidence such as a cachet, censor label or other mark to indicate this fact. Special postal stationery or local stamps have also been ...