Field post office
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field-post-office-289-15725638
title:
Field post office
text:
A field post office (FPO) is a post office set up during time of war or when a military unit is on manoeuvres. It is a place to which mail intended for military units in the field is sent to be sorted and forwarded. It is set up "in the field", hence the name, however, FPOs may be on land or at sea. Their use pre-dates the introduction of postage stamps.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Post office set up for a military unit in the field
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_post_office
date created:
date modified:
2023-01-22T16:48:25Z
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fields total:
13
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