Poczta Polowa 101

Three different handstamps were used - Type 1 with two +'s, above each other, after 101 - Type 2 with a + either side of 101  - Type 3 with a dot either side of 101.

Poczta Polowa 101 was first opened on 20 August 1941 in Sidi Bishr, Alexandria, Egypt and left for Palestine on 30 April 1942.
 
From 1  to 5 May 1942 it was open in Qastina, Palestine.

From 5 to 29 May 1942 it was open in Gedera, Palestine.

From 29 May 1942 to 23 October 1942 it was open in Rehovot, Palestine, when it left for Iraq.

From 1 November 1942 till 13 August 1943 it was located in Baghdad, Iraq.

From 20 August 1943 to 4 March 1944 it was open in Rehovot, Palestine from where it moved to Egypt

On 6 March 1944 it opened in El Qassasin in Egypt and remained there till it was finally closed down on 6 April 1948.

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Poczta Polowa 102


Poczta Polowa 102 was first opened on 30 April 1942 in Cairo, Egypt. It remained in Cairo till 3 January 1947. During this period it was located at several different addresses in Cairo.

It was moved to El Quassasin, Egypt where it was disbanded and merged with Poczta Polowa 101.

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Poczta Polowa 103

Poczta Polowa 103 was formed in El Qassasin, Egypt to cope with the increased volume of mail in Poczta Polowa 101.
The date stamp was in use from 9 March 1944 till Poczta Polowa 103 was disbanded on 27 August 1947.

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Poczta Polowa 104

Poczta Polowa 104 became active on 17 February 1944 in Bari, Italy till 5 September 1944. It then moved to Napoli, Italy where it remained till 9 December 1946 when it closed  and all the staff left for Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Poczta Polowa 106

Poczta Polowa 106 was established in Habbaniyah, Iraq in May 1942.  The Poczta Polowa 106 datestamp was introduced on 19 February 1943. The office was closed on 23  September 1943 for moving to Baghdad.

From 30 September 1943 to 5 November 1943 it was open in Baghdad, Iraq. On closure all staff and stores were transferred to Poczta Polowa 101 in Rehovot, Palestine.

On 15 March 1944 Poczta Polowa 106 was briefly reopened in El Qassasin, Egypt and closed on 20 April 1944.

On 1 December 1944 it was reopened in S Basilio near Mottola, Italy where it remained till it was finally closed on 29 October 1946.

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Poczta Polowa 109

Poczta Polowa 109 was located in El Qassasin, Egypt from 28 January 1945 to 15 May 1945

From 16 May 1945 till 13 October 1945 the office was in El Amiryia near Alexandria, Egypt.

From 30 October 1945  till 15 November 1945 in was open in S Basilio, Italy

From 16 November 1945 till 9 December 1945 it was in Acuaviva near Bari, Italy.

Between 10 and 14 December in was in Silvi, Italy

On 14 December the office moved to Chieti, Italy where it remained till it was closed on 21 June 1945, when all the staff departed for the UK.

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Poczta Polowa 110

Poczta Polowa 110 was never opened as an office. The date stamp was used by Poczta Polowa 117 from 6 October 1945 to 6 October 1946. (Till 25 October 1945 Poczta Polowa 117 was in Porto Civitanova, Italy. It then moved to Porto Recanati, Italy and was closed on 6 October 1946.)

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Poczta Polowa 111
The BSK Field Post Office, which was originally opened in Syria, moves to Latrun in Palestine and reopens as Poczta Polowa 111 on 13 July 1940.

On 5 October 1940 the office opens in El Dekheila, Egypt

On 3 July 1941 it was relocated to Sidi - Bishr (a suburb of Alexandria), Egypt till 24 August 1941,

On 26 August 1941 it was reopened in Tobruk, Libya

From 22 March 1942 to 26 April 1942 the office is located in El Amiryia, Egypt

From 1 May 1942 the office was in Qastina, Palestine till 5 October 1942.

On 13 October 1942 it reopens in Jalaula, Iraq till 24 November 1942.

From 25 November 1942 till 4 May 1943 it is located in Mosul, Iraq,

Between 6 May 1943 and 7 August 1943 it is open in Altun Kopru, Iraq.

From 15 August 1943 till 24 November 1943 it is located in Julis Camp near Qastina, Palestine,

On 27 November the office is opened in Qassasin, Egypt till 10 December 1943

23 December 1943 till 14 January 1944 in S Teresa near Taranto, Italy. This office moves as the Polish and Allied troops advance northwards through Italy.

15 January 1944 to 27 January 1944 in Massa Abbondanza, Italy.

28 January 1944 to 4 February 1944 in Andria, Italy

5 February 1944 to 27 February 1944 in Cantalupo - Roccamandolfi, Italy

28 February 1944 to 26 March 1944 in Castelpetroso, Italy.

27 March 1944 to 11 April 1944 in Isernia, Italy

11 April to 26 April 1944 in Castelpetroso, Italy.

26 April to 31 May 1944 in Ceppagna, Italy. 11 - 18 May  - Battle for Monte Cassino

31 May to 13 June 1944 Sepino, Italy

14 June to 15 June1944 Treglio, Italy

15 June to 23 June 1944 Pescara, Italy

23 June to 29 June 1944 Felice, Italy

30 June to 19 July S Marco, Italy

20 July 1944 to 4 August 1944 Loreto, Italy

5 August to 13 August Candia di Ancona

14 August to 23 August in C Volpine

1 September to 5 September Torrette, Italy

6 September to 10 October 1944 Porto Civitanova, Italy

11 October to 17 October Montelupone

19 October to 3 November Antria

4 November to 23 November Pontassieve

24 November 1944 to 9 February 1945 in Rocca s Casciano, Italy

12 February to 16 April 1944 Terra del Sole

17 April to 24 April Solarolo

24 April to 11 June Prunaro

11 June to 6 July Faenza

7 July 1944 to 30 August 1946 the office is located in Cupra Marittima. On closure all staff depart for the UK.