FPO: See Field Post Office or Fleet Post Office.
Frama: A general name used for an automatic stamp, derived from the name of the Swiss firm, Frama AG, an early producer of such issues.
FPO: Field Post Office. A military postal service operating in the field, either on land or at sea. Also Fleet Post Office. An official United States post office for use by U.S. military naval units abroad.
FPO - see Fleet Post Office.
Fractional Usages - use of a portion of a stamp.
In Hungary the head FPO is known as the tabori fopostahivatal while a normal FPO is an tabori postahivatal.[3]
Equivalent terms are in use in most countries with Field Post Offices.
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1-July 31, 1915: German East Africa stamps used for FPO's, 1914-18: Allied occupation stamps of India used with overprint "I.E.F" .(Indian Expeditionary Forces); East Africa and Uganda issues overprinted "G.E.A.
fleet post office (FPO)—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 Coast Guard, Navy, or Marine Corps personnel.
Field Post Office (FPO) - A military post office operating in the field, either on land or at sea.
Find - A new discovery, typically of unknown stamps or covers.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Local, Cancel, Fleet Post Office
  
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