Produced by Simon Gardner, Adrian Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Transcriber's Notes: In this Plain Text version of the book only symbols from the ASCII and Latin-1 character set have been used. Italic typeface is indicated by _underscores_. Small capital typeface is indicated by UPPER CASE. Irregular ordering and duplicate figure numbering has been retained as in the original. Minor inconsistencies in punctuation and formatting in the original are retained. Detailed corrections and observations on the text are listed in further Transcriber's Notes at the end. * * * * * The Postage Stamp in War. _By the same Author._ A new work on the postage stamps of the new British Protectorate of EGYPT in the Melville Stamp Book series (_No._ 20) is now on the press and will be published in January, 1915, by Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., 391 Strand, W.C. Price 6d. Post free. 7½d. ... THE ... POSTAGE STAMP IN WAR BY FRED J. MELVILLE, EDITOR OF "THE POSTAGE STAMP." MDCCCCXV - PUBLISHED - BY - FRED. J. - MELVILLE, - 14 - SUDBOURNE - RD., BRIXTON, - LONDON, - ENGLAND. COPYRIGHT. All rights of translation and reproduction reserved. _ACKNOWLEDGED WITH THANKS._ _To many collectors and dealers we are indebted for the loan of stamps, envelopes, etc., for illustration in this work, including Messrs. E. Bentley Wood, H. H. Harland, W. J. Holmes, Nathan Heywood, J. Ireland, R. Wedmore, Stanley Gibbons, Ltd., Hugo Griebert & Co., Alfred Smith & Son, W. T. Wilson, Whitfield King & Co., Charles Nissen & Co., Lewis May & Co., W. S. Lincoln & Son, Bright & Son, R. Roberts, Bridger & Kay, A. C. Roessler, C. Davies, and others._ _Captain Lionel Crouch has kindly assisted in revising the proofs._ CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. THE POSTAGE STAMP WITH THE FLAG.--British Posts in the Crimea--The Abolition of the Capitulations--The British Fleet in the Baltic--Abyssinian Expedition--The First Army Postal Corps-- Egypt--Dongola Expedition--South Africa--The British Army Post in France, 1914--How to Address Soldier's Letters--The Postmarks from France--The Navy's Postmarks. Page 7. CHAPTER II. INDIAN ARMY POSTAL SERVICE--China Expeditionary Force--British Railway Administration in China--Somaliland--The Forbidden City of Lhassa--Indian Expeditionary Force in France. Page 28. CHAPTER III. SOUTH AFRICAN WARS--Transvaal--Orange River Colony--Krugersdorp-- Kuruman--Lydenburg--Mafeking--Pietersburg--Rustenburg--Schweizer Renecke--Volksrust--Vryburg--Wolmaranstad--The Union--South African War of 1914. Page 37. CHAPTER IV.