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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: alanasays on Monday 29 November 10 03:03 GMT (UK)
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Hi there,
I've just been looking over a scan of an old postcard to my Great Grandmother. It's dated 1919, sent from a field post office and is stamped 'passed by censor' So I'm assuming 'Jack' was in the military.
What I'm curious about is the triangular ink stamp in the top right hand corner, Does it tell anything about where the postcard was sent from?
I have sent the original and a scan with a higher contrast. Unfortunately a better scan is not available, and I've only got the one side of the postcard.
I haven't got a clue when it comes to stamps, so I'm hoping someone can help me!
Thanks in advance
Alana
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Hi Alana,
I might be wrong (and frequently am!) but I think that's a pre-printed mark to indicate where a stamp should be put :-\
If it was sent during war-time, from a field location, presumably the censor wouldn't allow any identifying information to be printed/stamped there.
Cheers
Prue
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Oh really?
That makes sense.
Never mind, worth a try!
Thanks for that Prue!
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Egypt???
Charlie
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OAS = On Army Service, and did not require a stamp.
Ken
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Suggest a google on special military postmarks WW1. I know from experience many years ago that there are many collectors of these marks, and pamphlets have been produced deducing the locations from the Field Post post marks.
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O A S may also mean "On Active Service"
Hopefully it will be possible to find the person's service documents and the name of his regiment, thus tracing where the regiment was in 1919. For example, the Cheshire Regiment spent some time in the middle east.
Happy hunting!
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Hi Alena
I agree with twdyr OAS probably means On Active Service
Here are a couple of links where you may get more info
http://www.forcespostalhistorysociety.org.uk/
http://www.warcovers.co.uk/shop/home.php
Bill
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Thanks so much twdyr and Bill, you've been a big help!