Ref: DR19289
- £50.00
Netherlands East Indies. (Indian Field Post Office). 1946. Un-stamped Air Mail envelope headed 'On Active Service' written from Medan addressed to London cancelled by 'F.P.O./ No 648' date stamp '26th Jan 46' and counter signed by the Commander. Very fine.
Field Post Office No 648 allocated to Medan (14.10.45) - (12.11.46).
British and Indian Troops formed part of the Allied Occupation during the period of turmoil known as the Indonesian National Revolution, the four year bloody struggle for Independence from Dutch rule.
