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==Military Campaigns histories== | |||
The following books are available at the [[British Library]] | |||
*''History of the Indian Army Postal Service'' by Edward B. Proud. ''Volume 1, 1854-1913. Volume 2, 1914-1931. Volume 3 1931-14 August 1947'' | |||
:A description of Volume 1 states "exceptional compilation of places, postmarks and illustrations for this highly complicated subject"<ref>[http://www.davidfeldman.com/shop/philatelic-literature/india/history-of-the-indian-army-postal-service-volume-1-by-proud.html ''History of the Indian Army Postal Service Volume1, 1854-1913'' by Edward B. Proud]</ref> | |||
*''Postal History of Indian Military Campaigns: Sikkim-Tibet, 1903-1908'' by Gerald Sattin and D. S. Virk | |||
*''Postal History of Indian Military Campaigns: C.E.F. : the China Expeditionary Force, 1900-1923'' by Gerald Sattin and D. S. Virk | |||
*''Indian Army Post Offices in the Second World War'' by D.S. Virk. | |||
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**[http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/IndiaandStates.htm India and States] Pre-Independence India and Princely States. Sourced from ''English Names for Indian Places; a Coded Index of Indian Post Offices'' by Marcus F C Martin, published 1966. Available at the [[British Library]] | **[http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/IndiaandStates.htm India and States] Pre-Independence India and Princely States. Sourced from ''English Names for Indian Places; a Coded Index of Indian Post Offices'' by Marcus F C Martin, published 1966. Available at the [[British Library]] | ||
**[http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/pakistan.htm Pakistan], [http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/burma.htm Burma] | **[http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/pakistan.htm Pakistan], [http://worldpostmarks.net/HTML%20Countries/burma.htm Burma] | ||
==Historical books online== | |||
*[http://stampsofindia.com/Host/digitalbookshelf.htm Stamps Of India: Digital Bookshelf]. ''Indian Postal Guide'' 1869-1875,'' Indian Postal Manual'' 1855, 1859, 1873 and ''Indian Post Office Annual Report 1854-1856'' | |||
*[http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012679548#page/n7/mode/2up ''The Post Office of India in the Great War''] edited by H.A. Sams 1922 Archive.org [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924012679548#page/n11/mode/2up Contents] | |||
== References == | |||
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Revision as of 00:52, 3 March 2014
The British Postal Museum & Archive have produce this very informative information sheet on The Postal History of India
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- India Postal Establishments 1868 - 1900 indicating where employee records might be found.
- Lists of Civil Engineers and European and East Indian Uncovenanted Servants employed in the Public Works, Military and Postal Departments 1884 -1900
- Post and Telegraphs Department
Gallery
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Post Office Tirimulgherry -
Post Office Simla -
General Post Office Calcutta -
The General Post Office Bombay -
Her Majesty's Mail Boat on the Magna
Military Campaigns histories
The following books are available at the British Library
- History of the Indian Army Postal Service by Edward B. Proud. Volume 1, 1854-1913. Volume 2, 1914-1931. Volume 3 1931-14 August 1947
- A description of Volume 1 states "exceptional compilation of places, postmarks and illustrations for this highly complicated subject"[1]
- Postal History of Indian Military Campaigns: Sikkim-Tibet, 1903-1908 by Gerald Sattin and D. S. Virk
- Postal History of Indian Military Campaigns: C.E.F. : the China Expeditionary Force, 1900-1923 by Gerald Sattin and D. S. Virk
- Indian Army Post Offices in the Second World War by D.S. Virk.
External links
- The British Postal Museum & Archive
- Postage stamps and postal history of India - Wikipedia
- The Postal History of India
- Stamps and postal history of India - NationMaster.com
- History of Postal Communications in India by Sangeeta Deogawanka
- Robert S. Cragg’s World Postmarks
- India and States Pre-Independence India and Princely States. Sourced from English Names for Indian Places; a Coded Index of Indian Post Offices by Marcus F C Martin, published 1966. Available at the British Library
- Pakistan, Burma
Historical books online
- Stamps Of India: Digital Bookshelf. Indian Postal Guide 1869-1875, Indian Postal Manual 1855, 1859, 1873 and Indian Post Office Annual Report 1854-1856
- The Post Office of India in the Great War edited by H.A. Sams 1922 Archive.org Contents
References