mis-spellings
of the name LAHASSA (_Fig._ 74), and LAHSSA (_Fig._ 75).

[Illustration: 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 85A]

The Indian forces in South Africa also had their own postal
establishment, with a special series of postmarks.

In the present campaign the Indian forces are accompanied by
fully-equipped field postal arrangements, and following up the
precedent of the China Expeditionary Force, the Indian Expeditionary
Force in Europe is furnished with a set of current Indian postage
stamps, cards, etc., overprinted I.E.F. (_Figs._ 76-85). The Indian
troops enjoy free postage on unregistered letters and postcards posted
to the United Kingdom, France, and India, but correspondence to all
other countries, such as Switzerland, Holland, Scandinavia, and the
rest of the world has to be prepaid with I.E.F. stamps, as also the
parcels and registered letters for all countries.

The next figure (85A) illustrates the type of base post office mark
used in France, and no doubt similar marks are being used on these
stamps supplied to the Indian forces engaged in Egypt and elsewhere
during the present war. _Fig._ 85B although not definitely identified
is probably an Indian army postmark in use in France.

The first instalment of the "I.E.F." Indian stamps issued to troops
included:

3 pies, grey (Fig. 76), 230,400 stamps.
1/2 anna, green (Fig. 77), 768,000 "
1 anna, rose-carmine (Fig. 78), 422,400 "
2 annas, mauve (Fig. 79), 204,800 "
2-1/2 annas, ultramarine (Fig. 80) 51,200 "
3 " orange-brown (Fig. 81), 51,200 "
4 " olive (Fig. 82), 51,200 "
8 " purple (Fig. 83), 25,600 "
12 " dull claret (Fig. 84), 25,600 "
1 rupee, green and brown (Fig. 85), 9600 "

and the following supplies of postcards and envelopes.

1/4 anna inland postcard, single, 1800 reams
1/4 anna inland postcard, reply, 700 "
1 anna international single postcard, 100 "
1/2 anna envelopes, small size, 1100 "

[Illustration: 85B.]

CHAPTER III.

SOUTH AFRICAN WARS.--Transvaal--Orange River Colony--Krugersdorp--
Kuruman--Lydenburg--Mafeking--Pietersburg--Rustenburg--Schweizer
Renecke--