1864 envelope addressed to North Adelaide franked 2d adhesive cancelled '55' diamond, oval straight line of bars. 'STRATHALBYN S.A.' split ring c.d.s .'NO 5 64' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1941 censored airmail envelope franked 4d adhesive tied 'THURSDAY ISLAND QUEENSLAND' c.d.s. '10 NO 41' Rectangular 'PASSED / BY / UNIT CENSOR' signed.
1940 multi franked airmail envelope addressed to Singapore, adhesives tied 'FIELD P.O. O94' c.d.s. '18 FE 40' used at Thursday Island. Straight line 'H.M.A. SHIP' struck in black.
1940 multi franked registered envelope addressed to Dorset, adhesives tied 'POST OFFICE FANNING ISLAND' c.d.s. '10 AUG 40' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 5747' label. Routed via Honolulu & New York.
1939 registered envelope addressed to Oregon franked 4 1/2d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. MALTA' c.d.s. 'JA 26 39' "A.R." in black oval. Transit and receiving cancellations.
1901 censored postcard from Herrey Piene a French Prisoner of War addressed to his father in France. Franked 1d adhesive tied Cork cancellation. 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. 'DE 19 01' Triangular 'PASSED BY / CENSOR / DEADWOOD' struck in violet initialed 'E.W' (E Bowie Walton)
1900 postcard addressed to Germany from Max Voittmann a German Prisoner of War addressed to his father in Saxony, Germany. Franked 'ONE PANNY' on 'SIX PENCE' tied 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. '23 OC 00' 'CENSOR PRISONER OF WAR' struck in violet initialed 'F.W.A.' (Frederick William Alexander) Receiving cancellation on the front.
1953 taxed envelope addressed to Portsmouth. Franked 3d adhesive tied 'TRUE BLUE BAHAMAS' c.d.s 'APR 24 1953' struck in black, with a further strike bottom left corner. Portsmouth More to Pay 3d charge marking.
1926 registered envelope addressed to London. Franked GB overprinted 2 x 2d and 2 x 6d adhesives tied 'LOBATSI' c.d.s. '23 JUN 26'
1925 envelope addressed to South Africa franked Great Britain overprinted horizontal strip of three 2d adhesives (Die 11) one strip showing the control "W23" tied crown oval bi-lingual 'SOUTH AFRICA ROYAL HOTEL' d/s 30th June.
1897 single page complete Deed of Transfer for land franked £1 adhesive tied crown 'DEED REGISTRY CAPE TOWN' d/s '30 OC 97' (Note the scan has been reduced)
1902 complete single page doucment for land franked £1 revenue adhesive tied crown oval 'DEEDS REGISTRY CAPE TOWN' d/s '3 OC 02' The adhesive initialed in manuscript. The document is complete reduced for scanning.
1915 registered envelope from Banque D'Etat Du Morocco Tangier addressed to Switzerland. Franked Great Britain overprinted '50 CENTIMOS' on '5d' and '10 CENTIMOS' on '1d in the Spanish currency tied oval 'REGISTERED BRITISH P.O. TANGIER' d/s '23 MR 16' 'OPENED BY CENSOR 418' label applied in London. Transit and receiving cancellations.
1916 censored envelope addressed to Switzerland franked Great Britain overprinted adhesives in the Spanish currency, tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '20 SP 16' 'CONTROLE POSTALE MILITAIRE' label at left, stamped oval censor '403'
1904 postcard (View of Port Stanley F.I.) addressed to Scotland. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' c.d.s. 'AP 19 04'
1899 1d stationery card headed 'Au Bord der "Luxor"' with message addressed to Leipzig. Cancelled 'F1' oval straight lines of bars 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' c.d.s. below 'AP 15' year ommitted. London transit and receiving cancellations.
1891 Penny Half Penny stationery card headed and dated 'PORT STANLEY 20/5/91' addressed to Hamburg. Cancelled 'F1" oval straight line of bars.
1950 1d O.H.M.S. 'School Progress Cards' stationery envelope (H&G DB2) Slight stain at left, otherwise superb. Scarce stationery.
1910 local envelope franked 1d tied 'BLOEMFONTEIN' c.d.s. '1 JUL 00' Rectangular 'RETURNED TO THE SENDER AT / THE ADDRESS GIVEN ON COVER' struck in violet, a further strike on the reverse. Bi-lingual 'INCONNU / NOT KNOWN' cachet in black. A further Bloemfontein cancellation dated 9th August.
1950 2c stationery wrapper uprated 3c adhesive tied 'G.P.O. GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. '7 MR 60' Addressed to New York. Scarce stationery used.
1938 2c stationery wrapper addressed to East Africa cancelled 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. '17 MR 38'
1906 envelope with enclosed letter franked 1d Universal tied Auckland c.d.s. '4 MY 06' addressed to Castries, St Lucia. Rectangular 'UNCLAIMED' struck on arrival. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1942 censored envelope addressed to High Wycombe franked 2 x 1d adhesives tied 'APIA' c.d.s. '25 JE 42' Censor label at left, overstamped with circular censor handstamp '46'
1946 parcel post tag addressed to Switzerland franked 5/- Arms & 6d adhesive tied 'CHRISTCHURCH' parcel cancellation 17th April. Swiss customs label.
QE11 express registered parcel tag franked 5/- 3/- & 9d adhesive tied indistinct cancellation. Yellow/Black EXPRESS/TRANSIT' label. Inter bank correspondance addressed to Bank of New Zealand, Timaru.
1906 registered parcel tag addressed to Durban franked block of nine and a single 1d adhesive tied 'REGISTERED P.M. BURG NATAL' c.d.s. 'JY 12 06
1895 wrapper notification of receipt of a Money Order from the Money Order Branch G.P.O. Malta cancelled 'MONEY ORDER BRANCH G.P.O. MALTA' c.d.s. 'FE 21 95' addressed to Gozo. Marked "Not Known" (at Victoria) Cancelled Victoria, Migiarro Gozo and Victoria on return.
1902 1d 'Reply' stationery card with message returned to Gibraltar cancelled 'PFORZHEIM' c.d.s. '9 4 02' Gibraltar receiving cancellation on the front.
1943 censored envelope from Addis Ababa Ethiopia addressed to Cape Town 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / MM / 6768' Imperial censorship label.
1911 envelope addressed to Ireland internally redirected. Franked horizontal pair 1d overprinted Arms and a single 1/2d tied 'CHIPONGWE N.W. RHODESIA' c.d.s. '9 FEB 11' Livingstone transit cancellation on the reverse.
1950 stampless registered airmail On His Majesty's Service' envelope from Post Office Headquaters addressed to Edinburgh. Cancelled 'ASMARA CENTRO' c.d.s. '25 4 1950' Italian style registration.
1931 3d registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to Budapest. Franked horizontal pair overprinted 4d adhesives tied 'G.P.O. MALTA' c.d.s. 'FE 25 31' Black/Red insured label. the envelope was insured for Twelve Pounds. Numerous Italian transit and receiving cancelations on the reverse.
1937 envelope from Sliema addressed to Australia franked 4 1/2d and a vertical pair 1/- adhesives tied 'AIR MAIL' c.d.s. 'JU 7 37' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1936 airmail envelope addressed to Hong Kong franked 1 1/2d & 2/- adhesives tied 'AIR MAIL MALTA' c.d.s. 'JY 36' A little roughly opened, does not affect the stamps.
1945 airmail envelope addressed to Francfe franked single and a vertical pair 4 1/2d adhesives tied 'AIR MAIL MALTA' c.d.s. 'NO 29 45' Rectangular boxed ''PAR AVION / JUSQU'A' with 'GENES' in manuscript (Genoa) A scarce Jusqu'a marking.
1938 airmail envelope 'Via Dakar' addressed to London franked 60c & 36c adhresives tied 'AIR MAIL G.P.O.' c.d.s. '28 OC 38' Straight line 'LATE FEE" in black. 2 x 4c adhesives applied cancelled on the same date paying the fee. Unusual routing. Horizontal fold.
1953 envelope from Didcot carried on the B.O.A.C. Boeing stratocruiser G-ALSA aslso known as "Cathy" which overturned on landing at Prestwick Airport en-route to New York on Christmas Day. A scarce destination for the mail, as most of the recovered mail was addressed to Canada or the U.S.A.
1933 envelope addressed to Northern Ireland redirected to Edinburgh. Franked horizontal pair 1 1/2d adhesives cancelled straight line 'M.S. "HEINZ HORN"' cachet in violet.
1954 KGV1 GB overprinted 6d postal order overprinted 'Poundage Available in Union of South Africa' '2d' on 'ONE PENNY' cancelled 'MBABANE SWAZILAND' c.d.s. '29 111 54' A rare usage from Swaziland.
1897 registered envelope addressed to Banbury. Franked single 2d and a horizontal pair 2c 1/2d adhesives tied SOMBERIO RIVER' c.d.s. 'OC 12 97' Handstruck 'R' with red manuscript number.
1902 1d stationery postcard printed advert from Philpott & Collins, printers. addressed to Gwelo. cancelled by a legible 'BULAWAYO' cancellation.
1939 envelope addressed to Germany 'Via Australia-Greece-Germany' Franked 6/- arms adhesive tied 'WELLINGTON' c.d.s. '8 JE 39' Violet cross denoting air mail cancelled. The 6/- is elusive on cover.
1903 envelope franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'CLAREMONT' squared circle d/s 'JY 8 03' Addressed to Germany, internally redirected with 10pf adhesive.
1913 postcard addressed to Switzerland franked German 10pf and a horizontal pair 1/2d adhesives tied 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. 'OC 27 13'
1954 KGV1 20c registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to the U.S.A. uprated 3c, 18c, 20c & 50c adhesives tied 'VICTORIA' c.d.s. 'SP 15 54'
1952 4c stationery envelope. The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1921 stampless local On Postal Service envelope from Returned Letter Branch, Salisbury. Cancelled 'RETURNED LETTER BRANCH G.P.O. SALISBURY' c.d.s. '22 FEB 21'
1900 envelope addressed to Bulawayo franked 1d small Arms tied 'FIGTREE MATABELELAND' c.d.s. 'JY 2 00' a further strike on the front
1947 envelope carried on Qantas Empire Airways Ltd first regular air mail service to Sydney. Franked 5 1/2d adhesive tied 'NORFOLK ISLAND' c.d.s. '14 OC 47' Receiving cancellation on the reverse. Pilot signed.
1910 taxed 1d illustrated stationery postcard (Hindley Street) with message addressed to Switzerland cancelled 'ADELAIDE' machine d/s '20 APR 10' 'T/10c' in black circle. On arrival 10c postage due applied tied Aarau cancellation. Slight toning.