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History of the Portuguese Military Postal Service and Catalogue of Military Aerogrammes (during the Colonial War, 1961-1974) by Drs Eduardo and Luis Barreiros
Published 2004, A4 size with hard cover, 460 pages, almost 600 illustrations, in Portuguese and English. Available from the authors for 45 Euros (enquire about postage costs). E-mail Dr. Luis Barreiros at lebarreiros@netc.pt.
An exceptional book combining history and philately. Fills in a gap in Portuguese airmail relative to the military aerogrammes used during the war between Portugal and the old foreign provinces. First part of book tells the history of the Military Postal Service during this period, with 236 illustrations. Second part is a catalogue of the aerogrammes with 361 illustrations.
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