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:A description of Volume 1 states "exceptional compilation of places, postmarks and illustrations for this highly complicated subject".<ref>Originally from the link now no longer available <nowiki>http://www.davidfeldman.com/shop/philatelic-literature/india/history-of-the-indian-army-postal-service-volume-1-by-proud.html</nowiki> ''History of the Indian Army Postal Service Volume 1, 1854-1913'' by Edward B. Proud. Also see [https://web.archive.org/web/20191129022443/https://www.hipstamp.com/listing/history-of-the-indian-army-postal-service-by-edward-proud-complete-set-used/3822447 hipstamp.com], archived, for sample Content pages. </ref>
:''History of British Army Postal Service'' by Edward B. Proud. Vol.1, 1882-1902. Vol.2, 1903-1927, (a sample page<ref>morrisc8. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/276633-field-post-office-57/?do=findComment&comment=2824624 Field Post Office 57] ''Great War Forum'' 25 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.</ref>). Vol.3 1927-1963. British Library references UIN: BLL01006808275, UIN: BLL01006682693, UIN: BLL01011181806
: Also by by Edward B. Proud, ''History of the Indian Postal Service Vol.3, 1931-14 August 1947'' UIN: BLL01006683720 . The British Library does not appear to hold earlier volumes.*''Postal History of Indian Military Campaigns: Sikkim-Tibet, 1903-1908'' by Gerald Sattin and D. S. Virk. UIN: BLL01006689827 Available online, refer below.
*''Postal History of Indian Military Campaigns: C.E.F. : the China Expeditionary Force, 1900-1923'' by Gerald Sattin and D. S. Virk. UIN: BLL01013430218
*''The Postal History of the Army of the Black Sea : 1918 - 1923'' by John Slingsby. British Library reference UIN: BLL01013055463. Includes the British and Indian occupation forces in the Balkans, Turkey, South Russia and Transcaucasia. Also covered are the Army's brief connections with Transcaspia and the North Persia Force<ref> Description of [https://web.archive.org/web/20130803022058/http://www.rossitertrust.com/bookblacksea.shtml ''The Postal History of the Army of the Black Sea : 1918 - 1923''] by John Slingsby. rossitertrust.com, now an archived webpage.</ref>
*[http://www.forcespostalhistorysociety.org.uk/society/library/country.html Forces Postal History Society: Books in the Library] forcespostalhistorysociety.org.uk. Scroll down to India.
===Historical books online===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160726071509/http://www.stampsofindia.com/Host/digitalbookshelf.htm Stamps Of India: Digital Bookshelf], now an archived webpage. ''Indian Postal Guide'' 1869-1875,'' Indian Postal Manual'' 1855, 1859, 1873 and ''Indian Post Office Annual Report 1854-1856''. '''Note''', at least some of the archived pdf links still are accessible, but may be slow to load.
*''The Adhesive Stamps of British India Surcharged for Native States'' by Charles Stewart-Wilson [https://archive.org/details/BritishIndiaAdhesiveStampsSurchargedForNativeStatesPartI-Chamba ''Part I - Chamba Faridkot Gwalior''] 1897 [https://archive.org/details/BritishIndiaAdhesiveStampsSurchargedForNativeStatesPartIi-Jhind ''Part II - Jhind Nabha Patiala''] 1898. Archive.org. A publication of the Philatetic Society of India
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.109885/page/n5 ''Indian Postal Guide''] 1907. Archive.org.
*[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]
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1989-postal-history-of-indian-military-campaigns-sikkim-tibet-1903-1908-by-virk-s-pdf/ ''Postal History of Indian Military Campaigns: Sikkim-Tibet, 1903-1908''] by D. S. Virk 1989. Pdf to download. (If the catalogue entry does not display a download, look under 'Books/Indian Subcontinent). Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.
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