Project Gutenberg 2010-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 312 Melville, Frederick John 1882 1940 Melville, Fred J. (Fred John) 51045474 The Postage Stamp in War 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 "The Postage Stamp in War" by Frederick John Melville is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the significant role that postage stamps have played in maintaining postal communication during various military conflicts, particularly focusing on British military operations. It delves into the evolution of postal services in the army and how these stamps serve not only as a means of communication but also as a reflection of national pride and morale. The opening of the book introduces the foundational concept that "the Postage Stamp follows the Flag," illustrating how postage facilitated communication between soldiers and their families during wartime. Melville highlights the organization and challenges faced by the Army Postal Service, emphasizing the importance of keeping soldiers connected to their loved ones through letters. This initial section details the historical context of British postal services from the Crimean War onwards, outlining significant campaigns and the innovations in postal communication that allowed for the reliable exchange of letters amidst the chaos of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Postage stamps HE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Other 289920 289902 2024-09-14T09:48:08.112541 2023-09-15T05:03:20.144670 text/html text/html 269769 2021-01-07T01:36:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 8510990 2021-01-07T01:36:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 8779409 2024-09-14T09:48:18.007494 application/epub+zip 8780427 2024-09-14T09:48:11.095445 application/epub+zip 151161 2024-09-14T09:48:09.532508 application/epub+zip 8881647 2024-09-14T09:48:22.959425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8834190 2024-09-14T09:48:16.450403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241244 2022-09-15T13:02:33.772520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181241 181053 2024-09-14T09:48:06.268481 2023-09-15T05:03:18.693675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 180920 2021-01-07T01:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 68618 2021-01-07T01:36:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 181571 2021-01-07T01:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68802 2021-01-07T01:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20033 2024-09-14T09:48:23.133402 application/rdf+xml 11475 2024-09-14T09:48:09.961437 image/jpeg 3006 2024-09-14T09:48:09.746485 image/jpeg 8563075 2024-09-14T09:48:08.709457 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia