2004 Army Postal Service

The Army Postal Service while being a part of the Army as a Corps also functions as a postal circle of India Post and issues special cover with special postmarks accompanied with informative brochure on forces related occasions. The civilians may order these issues through nearest philatelic bureau.

The Service issued its first cover in 1954 as the First Day Cover of the stamps overprinted for Indian Forces in Indochina and in 2004 completed 50 years of issuing covers.

The information in the listing is presented in following format:
Date, Occasion (All postmarks are from ‘56 APO’ except noted other wise)

Jan 03: Brigadier D S Virk, Founder of Army Postal Service Corps	Feb 13: Punjab Regiment, 9th Reunion & Color Presentation	Feb 20: Sikh Regiment, 11th Post-War Reunion (Sub Surinder Singh, Ashok Chakra)	Feb 27: 13th Batalion, Garhwal Rifles, Silver Jubilee
Mar 27: 104 Helicopter Squadron, Golden Jubilee	Mar 29: HQ 4 Corps, GAJRAJPHILEX Philatelic Exhibition	Apr 23: The Garhwal Rifles, 12th Reunion	May 11: 34 Medium Regiment (Cassino–II), Diamond Jubilee
Jul 01: 7th Battalion The 8th Gorkha Rifles, 25 years	Jul 14: Indian Aviation Contingent, MONUC - UN Peace Keeping Forces in Congo	Sep 08: World Military Dental Congress, New Delhi	Sep 16: Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry, 3rd Regimental Reunion
Oct 02: 11th Battalion Marartha Light Infantry, Silver Jubilee	Oct 17: Corps of Military Police, 6th Reunion	Oct 21: 19 Kumaon Battalion, Silver Jubilee	Oct 23: 8th Light Cavalry Regiment, Reunion
Nov 01: Aircrew Examining Board, Standard Presentation by the President of India	Nov 01: 1 Base Repair Depot (Air force), Color Presentation by the President of India	Nov 11: 2(I) Armored Brigade, Centenary	Nov 19: The Dogra Regiment, 13th Reunion
Nov 23: Corps of Electronics & Mechanical Engineers, Colors Presentation & 8th Reunion	Nov 25: The Rajputana Rifles, 13th Reunion	Nov 25: 17th Battalion of the Dogra Regiment, Silver Jubilee	Dec 03: 87 Armoured Regiment Silver Jubilee
Dec 06: 66 Armoured Regiment Standard Presentation	Dec 12: The Brigade of the Guards 8th Reunion	Dec 15: 90 Armoured Regiment Silver Jubilee	27 Covers in 2004