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 searchable PDF files of each presentation, and a set of web pages with images of the presentation slides. The text of the presentation is included, if available.
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 EPUB information page for additional help with this format. See the Kindle ™ information page for additional help with these formats.
The 4 R’s of Postal History
(Presentation made by Harold Krische Presented in a Zoom meeting of the Philatelic Specialist Society of Canada, October 18, 2023.) by Harold Krische
South African Skirmishes — Frontier Wars: 1779 – 1879
(Presented for the New York Collectors’ Club 20 September 2023.) by Jan Hofmeyr
Mail Robbery in Military Conflicts
(Presented as part of BALPEX, 2021, shared with MPHS in a Zoom seminar) by Dr. Steven J. Berlin
RAF Ferry Command, Dorval, WWII
(Presented in a Zoom Seminar for MPHS, September 11, 2021) by Robert Toombs
The Ninoshima Exhibition, 1914-20
(Presented at The Smithsonian Postal History Symposium, 1 November 2018) by Harold Krische
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
Free Franking & Pre-1789: American Colonial Military Mail
by Ravindra Vora
Hollywood Fan Mail During Wartime
by Regis Hoffman and Thomas Richards
Orange Free State at War 1892-1900
by R. Timothy Bartshe
Postal History of an Empire in Decline
by Sergio Lugo
War Savings Stamps and Liberty Bonds: Funding the Great War
by Harry K. Charles, Jr., Ph. D.
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!