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1914(Aug 20) Royal Engineers crested stampless envelope to Canterbury, Kent cancelled ADVANCE BASE POST OFFICE (Index A) cds located Amiens (Not Listed Proud) Proud records Index B used for 4 days 22 – 25 Aug 1914 & this predates these by 2 days. Item with large unframed PASSED BY CENSOR (Gould 4C 305) with signature of J. Weston bottom left yet with 1d /I.S /B. tax mark…..The first troops landed 16 Aug 1914 & any mail from France during this first month is seldom offered