British Field Post Office postal orders

British Field Post Office postal orders

Most British Field Post Offices (or BFPO for short) issued postal orders. BFPOs are located in Commonwealth of Nations (including the former British Commonwealth) and other foreign countries.

BFPOs in foreign countries

These may be given articles in their own right (such as 'BFPOs in Afghanistan'.).

Postal Orders of the British Field Post Office in Kosovo

BPOs were issued at the British Field Post Office at BFPO 559, Pristina, Kosovo from 2000. It is not yet known if or when it closed down, as information is extremely sketchy, because the location of the BFPOs are generally a well-guarded secret in the British Armed Forces. It is for this reason that these postal orders are sought after by collectors.

It is interesting to note that this BFPO used several postmark datestamps. The datestamp used to issue postal orders was the one inscribed 'FIELD POST OFFICE 390'. Other datestamps include 'FIELD POST OFFICE 191', 'FORCES POST OFFICE 243',and 'BRITISH FORCES POST OFFICE 236 PARCEL POST', but these are not yet confirmed as having been used to issue postal orders. ["A Visit to BFPO 559 in Pristina/Kosovo" by Martin Bohnstedt. Published in "Postal Order News 66", October 2002, pages 14 and 15 by The Postal Order Society (Great Britain).]

BFPOs in Commonwealth countries

The postal orders that are known to have been issued by such BFPOs may be listed in a separate section under the appropriate country. For example, a British postal order that is issued at the British United Nations Field Post Office in Nicosia may be listed under Postal Orders of Cyprus, whereas, a British postal order issued at Dhekelia may be listed under Postal Orders of the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area.

BCFPOs

These are a special type of BFPO, as these are located in embassies (if located in a foreign country) or a High Commission (if located in a Commonwealth of Nations country).

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BFPOs are usually operated by British Army units. However, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy may also open BFPOs as well.

References

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Links to articles about BFPOs in Commonwealth countries;

*Postal Orders of the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
*Postal Orders of Ascension
*Postal Orders of Brunei
*Postal Orders of Canada
*Postal Orders of Cyprus
*Postal Orders of the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area
*Postal Orders of the Falkland Islands
*Postal Orders of Gibraltar
*Postal Orders of Hong Kong
*Postal Orders of Newfoundland

Links to articles about BFPOs in foreign countries;

*Postal Orders of the British Army of the Rhine
*Postal Orders of the British Field Post Offices in Afghanistan
*Postal Orders of the British Field Post Offices in Croatia

External links

* [http://www.bfpo.org.uk/bfponumbers_static.htm Listing of British Army and Royal Air Force BFPOs]
* [http://www.bfpo.org.uk/bfponumbers_ships.htm Listing of Royal Navy BFPOs]


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