Members of the Military Postal History Society have created a number of presentations. Unlike a typical philatelic show exhibit, a presentation is intended to be given to an audience with narration, most often using the PowerPoint product.
Full-Scale Presentations
Each of the following longer presentations cover a particular topic among the many possible subjects of military postal history. Most of these presentations were created by members of the Military Postal History Society, and have been given at various stamp shows, symposia, and exhibitions. The Society solicits additional presentations from its members. See the Submittal Guidelines for information on how to submit your articles and material for posting on this website.
These presentations were for the most part created with PowerPoint ™, but have been converted into formats that should be easier to read and enjoy. In particular, there are PDF files of each presentation, and a set of web pages with images of the presentation slides. The web pages may be viewed online, but a downloadable package is provided to allow the reader to enjoy the presentation off-line, using only their web browser as a viewing tool.
Some more recently-posted presentations are available for e-readers. Where possible, we have created files for both Kindle ™ and EPUB.
See the PDF information page for additional help with this file format. See the ZIP information page for additional help with this format. See the EPUB information page for additional help with this format. See the Kindle ™ information page for additional help with these formats.
- Mail Robbery in Military Conflicts (Presented as part of BALPEX, 2021, shared with MPHS in a Zoom seminar) by Dr. Steven J. Berlin
- Mail Robbery Presentation as a PDF File (6 megabytes)
- Mail Robbery Presentation as a Web Page
- Mail Robbery Presentation as a Website-in-a-Box Offline Package (ZIP file, 17 megabytes)
- Mail Robbery Presentation as a Kindle ™ Book (Kindle file, 4 megabytes)
- Mail Robbery Presentation as an EPUB Book (EPUB file, 2 megabytes)
The 4 R’s of Postal History
(Presented by Harold Krische at Philatelic Specialist Society of Canada, October 18, 2023.)
- 4 R’s Presentation as a Web Page
- 4 R’s Presentation as a PDF File (1 megabyte)
- 4 R’s Presentation as a Kindle ™ Book (.7 megabyte)
- 4 R’s Presentation as a EPUB E-book (.7 megabyte)
South African Skirmishes — Frontier Wars: 1779 – 1879
(Presented for the New York Collectors’ Club 20 September 2023.) by Jan Hofmeyr
- South African Skirmishes as a PDF File (15 megabytes)
- South African Skirmishes as a web page
- Alternative South African Skirmishes as a web page experimental
- South African Skirmishes as an EPUB File (2 megabytes)
- South African Skirmishes as an Kindle (AZW3) File (2 megabytes)
- RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, WWII (Presented to the MPHS as a Zoom seminar, 9/11/2021) by Robert Toombs
- Ferry Command Presentation as a PDF File (21 megabytes)
- Ferry Command Presentation as a PDF File (21 megabytes)
- The Ninoshima Exhibition, 1914-20 (Presented at The Smithsonian Postal History Symposium, 1 November 2018) by Harold Krische
- Ninoshima Presentation as a Web Page
- Ninoshima Presentation as a PDF File (19 megabytes)
- Ninoshima Presentation as a Website-in-a-Box Offline Package (ZIP file, 9 megabytes)
- ROLE OF DIPLOMATIC & MILITARY MAIL: VERSAILLES PEACE TREATY (Presented At SMITHSONIAN POStAL HISTORY SYMPOSIUM 1 November 2018) by Ravindra Vora
- The Lafayette Escadrille by Ed Dubin
- Lafayette Escadrille Presentation as a PDF File (4 megabytes)
- Lafayette Escadrille Presentation as a Single Web Page
- Lafayette Escadrille Presentation as a Website-in-a-Box Offline Package (ZIP file, 4mb)
- Lafayette Escadrille Presentation as an EPUB Document (EPUB file, 2mb)
- Lafayette Escadrille Presentation as a Kindle (MOBI) Document (Kindle file, 7mb)
- Free Franking & Pre-1789: American Colonial Military Mail by Ravindra Vora
- Hollywood Fan Mail During Wartime by Regis Hoffman and Thomas Richards
- Hollywood Fanmail Presentation as a Web Page
- Hollywood Fanmail Presentation as a PDF File (12 megabytes)
- Hollywood Fanmail Presentation as a Website-in-a-Box Offline Package (ZIP file, 3 megabytes)
- Orange Free State at War 1892-1900 by R. Timothy Bartshe
- Orange Free State Presentation as a set of Web Pages
- Orange Free State Presentation as a PDF File (8 megabytes)
- Orange Free State Presentation as a Website-in-a-Box Offline Package (ZIP file, 12 megabytes)
- Postal History of an Empire in Decline by Sergio Lugo
- Vichy France Presentation as a set of Web Pages
- Vichy France Presentation as a PDF File (4 megabytes)
- Vichy France Presentation as a Website-in-a-Box Offline Package (ZIP file, 14 megabytes)
- War Savings Stamps and Liberty Bonds: Funding the Great War by Harry K. Charles, Jr., Ph. D.
- War Savings Stamps Presentation as a set of Web Pages
- War Savings Stamps Presentation as a PDF File (14 megabytes)
- War Savings Stamps Presentation as a Website-in-a-Box Offline Package (ZIP file, 4 megabytes)
- Presentation on War Savings Stamps by Dr. Charles (at National Postal Museum website, PDF, 8 megabytes)
Mini-Presentations
Members of the Society have created some Mini-Presentations of Military Postal History. These are quick mini-presentations that run entirely in your web browser, with no additional software needed. They are short (5-8 slides), and cover a purposely limited aspect of an area of military postal history. Try one!