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O.H.M.S. - and acronym for On Her Majesty's Service or On His Majesty's Service (depending of gender) - is an official franking commonly seen on correspondence from government departments in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations recognising the British monarch as the head of state.

In Canada, O.H.M.S may be written on an envelope instead of using postage stamps for any letters being sent to the Canadian House of Commons or to any member of the Canadian Parliament.^{[citation needed]}

In popular culture

O.H.M.S. is a 1937 action comedy film, while the title of Ian Fleming's 1963 James Bond novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and its film adapatation, is a play on the term.

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 == In popular culture ==
-''[[O.H.M.S. (film)|O.H.M.S.]]'' is a 1937 actiion comedy films, while the title of [[Ian Fleming]]'s 1963 [[James Bond]] novel ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', and its [[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|film adapatation]], is a play on the term.
+''[[O.H.M.S. (film)|O.H.M.S.]]'' is a 1937 action comedy film, while the title of [[Ian Fleming]]'s 1963 [[James Bond]] novel ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', and its [[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|film adapatation]], is a play on the term.
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