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1 PM DISPLAY 1 PM DISPLAY UNE 4, 2015 J JUNE 4, 2015 41, DEVONSHIRE PLACE, 41, DEVONSHIRE PLACE, LONDON LONDON BY Photographer: Katarina Bodin BY ICHARD BODIN R R ICHARD BODIN Swedish volunteer in the Royal Navy´s This is the first time in RPSL´s history India Naval Brigades relocated to China that a Swedish postal history collection is given as a 1PM display. This Swedish (the ongoing Second Opium War 1856-1860) postal history display will show more than 425 years of postal and special postal communications´ arrangements for Swedish militaries during war, mili- tary campaigns, navy voyages abroad and Swedes in military active service abroad, thus giving a summary of the Sweden’s war and military history since late 16 century and especially the th military philately story in detail. In my collection is mail related to nearly all 30+ Swedish wars 1582 (earliest recorded) to 1814; Swedish vol- unteers in foreign forces 1734 to 1970s on all continents except Australia and in many conflicts; Swedish warships voyages abroad in peace-time 1828 to 1990s, covering more than 160 voyages; 102 öre paid letter Sept. 29, 1859 from Carlskrona, Sweden via Trieste and by British mail steamer “Bombay” Suez-Bombay. Swedish participation in international Then via Calcutta by ship to Port Blair, Andaman Island. missions since 1840s and later under Returned by ship to Calcutta and earliest departure Feb. 25, Red Cross, League of Nations, United Nations and NATO flag, covering about 1860 by military supply ship. The unit was part of the approx. 50 different missions including all 18000 men and 173 ships strong Anglo-French China force. Beijing was entered by British troops Oct. 6. known used Swedish postmarks from attached FPOs in UN-service. During autumn the unit was transported to Singapore and The displayed items are also selected to Hong Kong to be used in the ongoing war in China. The last show the Swedish postal history in troopship of Naval Brigades left Calcutta in mid November general and a broad range of postal 1859. communication between Sweden and foreign countries on all continents in the The addressee, the Swedish volunteer Gustaf Carlström world, already in the 19 century. All th was a Seaman in a Royal Naval Brigade, stationed in items are different by destination, route, India to 1859. In summer 1859 his unit was on south Anda- man Island for guard duties. The island was a penal settle- rate, postal marking, censorship, etc. ment for mutineers from India during the Indian Mutiny. Write to fnpost@hotmail.com (Richard Bodin) about to obtain this book (200 pages with hard cover).