COVER N. 724 - USA - ARMY POST OFFICE

Postmark: Army Post Office APO AS ???? 22.04.2026

Posted on the  22nd April;  Received on the 2nd June 2026

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Another first in my collection, thanks to the "Ghost who walks", the restless wanderer, my friend The Phantom.

This time he managed to send me a letter through the America Army Post Office, although the letter took a bit of a detour and ended up in Indianapolis...

So on this particular ocasion I have not only to say Danke Sehr to Alex, but also a king size Thank You to John, who put my letter back on track from Indianapolis to Portugal, and ultimately to  my letterbox.

Army Post Office is, I believe, as the name implies, a vector for mail circulation and distribution amongst members of the military stationed abroad, who can send their mail as if they were sending it from their own country, the PO at their location being attributed a ZIP code.

Anyway, be it as it might, The Phantom managed to send me a cover through APO, but instead of it going directly to my mailbox if was sent to Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. There  its recipient kindly forward it to me through regular mail, so all is well that ends well...

Alex used three of the four self-adhesive "USA Forever" stamps issued on 15MAR2024, featuring photographs of hummingbirds. 

The postmarks are rather blotched but this is indeed a very interesting addition to my collection.