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First of all, NOTE this extensive 33-page article, originally published by the American Philatelic Society. The authors are MPHS members Ed Dubin and Al Kugel, with the title being America's involvement in the First World War.
Also by Al Kugel, The disintegration of the Hohenzollern Empire 1918–1923 (Article is at the National Postal Museum Website. Look for page 7 of this 200+ page PDF file.)
Lesser Known American WWI Postal History 1914 to 1920 - by Ed Dubin
WWI Volunteer Ambulance Drivers - by Ed Dubin
Princess Matoika and the Doors She Can Open - by Dave Kent
Austria-Hungarian Naval Aviation on the Adriatic during World War 1 - by Alfred F. Kugel
Austria-Hungary's Vistula Flotilla in World War 1 - by Alfred F. Kugel
We are proud to host the Roster of U. S. Army Soldiers in North Russia, 1918-1919 by Howard L. Weinert, who has generously provided the roster to the Society.
American Friends Service Committee World War I European Relief Work by Ed Dubin (Published by the APS, April 2012)
The First Marine Defense Battalion at Pearl Harbor - by Alfred F. Kugel (Published by the APS, April 2012)
How Another WWII Undercover Address in Lisbon is 'Uncovered' - by Ed Fraser
Chronicle of a Dangerous Time: William J. Batura's Event Covers, September-November 1941 by Lawrence Sherman (Published by the APS, April 2012)
SGM Herbert A. Friedman (Ret.) has given the MPHS permission to reprint his articles on propaganda mail (and mail-like) material. Three article links follow:
Note link below for 'Hand-Drawn Illustrated Covers from WW II and Before'
The U.S. Civil War in Contemporary Illustrated Material by Eliot Landau (Published by the APS, April 2012)
United Nations - UNIFIL - Lebanon
Counterfeit Christmas Cards by SGM Herbert A. Friedman
Newsletters of International Peace Missions (2023-2025), courtesy of Marc Perren
Hand-Drawn Illustrated Covers from WW II and Before, courtesy of Allan Weiss
Special Issue of Deutsche Post Expert Magazine, with cover illustrations from the MPHS (PDF file, computer translated from the original German)
Two similar articles about Guam Mail by Al Kugel follow:
The MPHS provided feature articles for the American Philatelist issue for April 2012. (Those articles are also linked from this page. See also: The Introduction written by President Tony Brooks)
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