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O.H.M.S., an initialism for On Her Majesty's Service or On His Majesty's Service (depending on the sex of the reigning monarch), is an official franking commonly seen on correspondence from government departments in the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries that share the same monarch as their head of state (now known as Commonwealth realms).

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.^[1]^{[citation needed]} Letters sent from Lieutenant-Governors may also bear the O.H.M.S. mark.

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, along with its film adaptation, is a play on the term.

References

^ Branch, Legislative Services. "Consolidated federal laws of canada, Canada Post Corporation Act, s.35(2)". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[1] Branch, Legislative Services. "Consolidated federal laws of canada, Canada Post Corporation Act, s.35(2)". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-01. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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 [[Image:Crash cover Khartoum-Alexandria 31Dec1935.jpg|275px|thumb|right|Australian official mail, franked "On His Majesty's Service", [[crash cover]] salvaged from the 1935 [[Imperial Airways]] "City of Khartoum" aircraft crash at [[Alexandria]] during an England to Australia flight.]]
 [[File:Official Paid Scan.jpg|thumb|"On Her Majesty's Service" envelope with OHMS economy "Official Paid" label from 1978]]
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 '''O.H.M.S.''', an initialism for ''On Her Majesty's Service'' or ''On His Majesty's Service'' (depending on the sex of the reigning monarch), is an official [[franking]] commonly seen on [[Official mail|correspondence from government departments]] in the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries that share the same monarch as their head of state (now known as [[Commonwealth realm]]s).
-In [[Canada]], '''O.H.M.S''' may be written on an envelope instead of using [[postage stamp]]s for any letters being sent to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] or to any member of the [[Canadian Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-10/page-5.html#h-21|title=Consolidated federal laws of canada, Canada Post Corporation Act, s.35(2)|last=Branch|first=Legislative Services|date=|website=laws-lois.justice.gc.ca|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>{{fact|date=March 2017}} Letters sent from Lieutenant-Governors may also bear the O.H.M.S. mark.
+In [[Canada]], '''O.H.M.S''' may be written on an envelope instead of using [[postage stamp]]s for any letters being sent to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] or to any member of the [[Canadian Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-10/page-5.html#h-21|title=Consolidated federal laws of canada, Canada Post Corporation Act, s.35(2)|last=Branch|first=Legislative Services|date=|website=laws-lois.justice.gc.ca|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-03-01}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Letters sent from Lieutenant-Governors may also bear the O.H.M.S. mark.
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 ==See also==
 * [[Britannic Majesty]] for the designation ''On Her Britannic Majesty's Service''.
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