There is also a variety of plain letterpress cards, headed "CORRESPONDANCE MILITAIRE--REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE--CARTE POSTALE", and other textual inscriptions, or in some cases with only the first two words, with an arrangement of space for the address. [Illustration: 156] Many military postmarks have already been noted by collectors in connection with the present campaign, but it is too early yet to arrange them with proper regard to their use and significance. One interesting episode is marked by the postmark of the Central Military Postal administration of Paris (_Figs._ 155, 156). This establishment accompanied the French Government when the latter moved to Bordeaux on September 3, and continued to use the postmark inscribed Paris there, so that impressions of _Fig._ 155 bearing dates between September 3 and October 13 (the date of the return to Paris) originated not in Paris, but in Bordeaux. [Illustration: 155 157 158 159 160 161 162] A somewhat pathetic interest attaches to the mark _Fig._ 157 indicating "LIEU DE DESTINATION ENVAHI" (place of destination invaded), and it appears that Tours has been a temporary centre for civil correspondence undeliverable to parts of the country which have been invaded (_Figs._ 158-160). _Figs._ 161-168 represent various types of army postmarks, regimental franks, etc., being used during the present campaign. [Illustration: 167 168 163 164 165 166 167 168 169] 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. RUSSIA. The Empire of the Tsars has provided collectors with a few stamps of philanthropic interest in connection with its wars. A set of four denominations was issued in 1905 and sold at 3 kopecs per stamp in excess of the face-value, this extra sum going to the fund organised by the Imperial Women's Patriotic Union for the benefit of orphans of soldiers and sailors who fell in the war with Japan. The following are the descriptions of the stamps which were printed by the Imperial Printing Office at St. Petersburg in the delicate colour work for which that establishment is justly celebrated; the figure in brackets denotes the price, in kopecs, charged for each, including the 3 kopecs charity contribution (_Figs._ 167-170): 3 (6) kopecs, red-brown, cerise, and yellow-green. 5 (8) " violet, red-lilac, and buff. 7 (10) " dark blue, pale blue, and rose. 10 (13) " dark blue, pale blue, and orange. [Illustration: 170]