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“1918 (Aug 9) Plain envelope with vertical crease registered to No 176593 Cadet P.R.R. Pope, Royal Air Force, c/o Standard Bank, London & forwarded in red ink to “”G”” Section, No 3 Sub Section, R.A.F. Blandford, Dorset bearing 4d & pair ½d tied Capetown cds & with matching registration No 384 handstamp & on reverse Capetown (9 Aug) despatch + unclear red hooded Registered London E.C & fine black oval Registered / 12 Sep 18 / Lombard St. B.O., E.C. 8 (12 Sep) transit datestamps….The R.A.F. was formed on 1 April 1918 by amalgamating the R.F.C. (Royal Flying Corps) & R.N.A.S. (Royal Naval Air Service) to form a more effective military air unit “