FRANCE--Napoleon's Minister of Posts--The Second Republic--The Presidency--Empire--French Expeditions to China and Mexico-- Sedan--Metz--Strasburg--The Siege of Paris--Balloon Post--Pigeon Post--Peace--Military Frank Stamps--The German Invasion, 1914--Red Cross Stamps--War Postcards and Postmarks. Page 49. CHAPTER V. RUSSIA--War Charity Stamps--Portraits of the Tsars--War Stamps of 1914--Japan--War with China--The Empress Jingo--Triumphal Military and Naval Reviews--Kiao-chow--Belgium--King Albert-- Bombardment of Malines--Private Postal Service--Germanised Posts--Red Cross Stamps--Bogus Stamps--Postmarks--Serbia--"Death Mask" Stamps--King Peter--Montenegro--King Nicholas. Page 59. CHAPTER VI. THE ENEMY'S STAMPS--Germany--Austria--Bosnia--Hungary--Turkey. Page 75. CHAPTER VII. AMERICAN WARS.--United States--Civil War--Confederate Stamps--Hispano-American War--Vera Cruz--Canada--Mexican Revolution--South and Central America. Page 91. CHAPTER VIII. MISCELLANEOUS WARS AND COMMEMORATIONS--Patriotic Empire Stamps--Victoria--New Zealand--Barbados' Nelson Stamp--A Dutch Naval Commemoration--Balkan Wars--Greece--Albania--Epirus-- Bulgaria--Roumania--Italy--Portugal--Spain--Mysterious Melillas--China. Page 100 CHAPTER IX. THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1915. Check List of New War Stamps. Page 113. [Illustration: Russia's New War Stamps. (_Figs. 189-192. See Chapter V._)] THE POSTAGE STAMP IN WAR. 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. The Postage Stamp follows the Flag. The same small talisman which passes our letters across the seven seas to friends the world over maintains the lines of personal communication with our soldiers and sailors in time of war. Wherever the British Tommy goes he must have his letters from home; like the lines of communication, which are the life-line of the army, postal communication is the chief support of the courage and spirit of the individual soldier. His folk at home send him new vigour with every letter that tells of the persons, places and things that are nearest and most cherished in his memory.