COVER N. 272 - GERMANY - FELDPOST

Postmark: Feldpost 6412 19.06.2023

Posted on the 16 June; Received on the 28 June 2023

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A simple yet vey interesting addition to my collection, for which I have to thank Alex, the Wandering Phantom, for. 

It is not that usual to get mail from military service stations on foreign countries, in fact it it the first time I ever got one such letter, this one being postmarked with a military postal service stamp from Mali.

The German military forces in Mali are integrated in the  United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), established in 2013 following the approval of UN Resolution 2100 that called for the deployment of a peace keeping force of 11200 military personnel and 1440 policemen to support Malian authorities in their struggle against terrorist actions by such groups Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA) and Ansar Eddine.

Germany is 10th overall and the first European country in the ranking of participating countries in MINUSMA, a mission wherein there is also a very limited Portuguese participation.

The 1,10 € stamp on the cover is part of the "World of Letters" definitive series started in 2021, this particular stamp having been issued on 01MAR2022.

AS stated above the Postmark indicates that the letter was processed through Germany's Military Postal Service - Feldpost, code 6412 corresponding to the city of Gao, in Mali, West Africa.