APO

APO: Army Post Office. An official United States post office for use by U.S. military units abroad. An army post office or military post office is set up to distribute mail to and from military personnel.

APO - see Army and Air Force Post Office.
APRL - see American Philatelic Research Library.
APS - see American Philatelic Society.

APO — "Army post office" or "air force post office." This acronym comes from the military, an institution known for spitting out acronyms the way the winning contestant spits out seeds at a watermelon eating contest.

Army Post Office (APO) - During the Civil War, the Civilian Postal Service delivered mail. A postmaster was assigned to each regiment and there was a post office on the battlefield for troops.

army post office (APO)—A branch of a designated USPS civilian post office, which falls under the jurisdiction of the postmaster of either New York City or San Francisco, that serves either Army or Air Force personnel.

his name, rank, APO and serial number were sent ahead by air to this office to hold mail for arrival of the wounded serviceman.

Note too that the addresses of the soldiers themselves, top secret at the time, can be translated today - all the APO numbers have been catalogued, with their locations at specific times.

See also: Stamp, Cover, Used, Army, Cancel