1. and 2. Crimean Postmarks. 3. Napier's Abyssian Expedition, 1867-8. 4. Egyptian Campaign, 1885. 5. Dongola Expedition. 6. and 7. South African War, 1899. 8. British Army in France, 1914. 9. Canadian " " 10. Indian " " ] On the outbreak of the European War in August 1914, the Army Post Office Corps again became active, and the quantity of letters and parcels which it was called upon to handle from the very outset must be described as prodigious. It is quite impossible to record all the varieties of British military stamps and post-marks which have resulted from these hostilities, but they may be classified under the following heads:-- 1. Stamps of the United Kingdom bearing postmarks indicating use in France, Belgium, and other foreign countries. 2. Post-marks of the Army Post Office at the base or in the field. There are numerous varieties. 3. Censor marks applied to envelopes, etc. 4. Postmarks applied to correspondence from prisoners of war and aliens' camps. Of course, many interesting colonial varieties have also resulted from the war. The following are among the most highly prized:-- 1. Gold Coast stamps obliterated with post-marks from Togoland. 2. German colonials from Samoa overprinted G.R.I. 3. New Zealand stamps bearing the overprint "Samoa." 4. German colonials from Togo overprinted "Anglo-French Occupation." 5. Canadian stamps obliterated with post-marks bearing the inscription "Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force." 6. Indian stamps overprinted I.E.F. (Indian Expeditionary Force). Whilst speaking of Indian stamps, it may be appropriate to mention that the army postal service possessed by our troops in this Asiatic empire is probably the most carefully planned in the whole world. From a Field Service Manual[25] on "Posts and Telegraphs" we have been able to glean a few details respecting the organization and establishment of the Indian military post offices. In times of peace, a stock of tents and equipment sufficient for the supply of three base post offices, 50 first-class field post offices, 10 second-class field post offices, and for the supervising staff is kept in store at Lahore in the charge of the Postal Department of the Punjab. [25] Quoted from _Stamp Collecting_, December 5, 1914. On the outbreak of war the military postal service is organized by the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs in India according to the requirements of the Army authorities. The supervising staff is selected by him from a roll of European volunteers for such service maintained in his office, the full war establishment consisting of 6 Directors or Deputy-Directors, 18 Assistant-Directors, 24 Inspectors, and 50 Postmasters. The rest of the establishment is selected by the Postmaster-General of the Punjab.