1865 Standard Bank of South Africa cheque issued at Kings William Town for Six Pounds & Five Shillings. The fee paid with a 1d Triangular adhesive, a three margin example tied by manuscript date '23/1/65' and initialed. Straight line 'PAID' and '9 FEB 1865' The first time I have seen a triangular adhesive paying the fee. Printed cheques were not issued in South Africa until the mid 1880's Edge faults & folds.

1947 Postage 2d, Registration 3d (5d) registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to Suva. On the reverse additional 5/- 1/5d 1/2d & 2/- adhesives tied 'LABASA' c.d.s. '3 NOV 47' paying the insured fee for £300 Red/Black 'INSURED / (VALEUR DECLAREE')' label. A rare usage on internal insured mail.

1893 Great Britain overprinted 1d stationery card with message addressed to Ipswich cancelled by 'BENIN' in red circle (Parcel Cancellation) Benin River & Paid Liverpool BR Packet transit cancellations.

1902 6c + 6c stationery card headed and dated "Welikada Jail, Colombo 10-1-02" From a Dutch Prisoner addressed to Amsterdam.mail from Welikada Jail was processed through Diyatalawa with thew camp c.d.s. and oval camp censor initaled 'E.J.B.' Very few examples recorded.

1963 registered envelope (stamps washed off) from Mangaia. Addressed to Wellington. Carried on the ketch "Siren" returning from Mangaia, struck the reef on entering Avatiu Harbour on the evening of 12th July. Photocopy of letter from Cook Islands Post office included.

KGV1 Twelve 1/2d stationery cards (complete pack) with wrapper. Superb.

1898 8c stationery envelope marked 'Per S.S. Fultala Via Colombo' paying the registered fee to Bombay. Cancelled 'MAURITIUS/3' c.d.s. 'JA 12 98' 'REGISTERED MAURITIUS' oval datestamp in red. Straight line "TOO LATE' in black. Black oval manuscript '2920' Used as a registration mark on the Aden - Bombay seapost. 'SEA POST OFFICE' c.d.s. 'FE 7 98' Mauritius Agents cachet on the reverse.

1961 6d registered stationery envelope (H&G C4) (G) with strong albino 5c overprint. The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.

1942 censored envelope addressed to Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia. Franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'MELBOURNE' machine d/s '20 JAN 1942' Censor handstamp below. Red finger type 'RETURN TO SENDER' Boxed 'UNDELIVERABLE / RETURN TO SENDER' cachet struck in violet.

1937 envelope addressed to New Zealand. Franked horizontal pair 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'WINDHOEK' c.d.s. '1 MAR 37' Two line 'AIR MAIL LABEL / CANCELLED struck nin violet, over the airmail label.

1916 registered censored envelope addressed to New Zealand. Franked Great Britain overprinted 3d & 5d adhesives tied 'PLEASANT ISLAND (NAURU)' c.d.s. '23 DE 16' Registration handstamp. Straight line 'CENSORED' Mailed via Sydney. Transit and receiving cancellations.

1947 airmail envelope addressed to Kingston, Jamaica. Franked Hong Kong two vertical pairs 20c and a vertical pair $5 adhesives tied 'HONG KONG' c.d.s. '16 OC 47' 'G.R./ Found open (or damaged) and / officially repaired at General / Post Office, Kingston, Jamaica.' labels

1964 Crown Agents inspectors slip, completed when a shipment of stamps was received from the printers for distribution to the countries Post Office. 1964 Olympic Games 50 sheets of 100 for the 5c value dated 17.8.64 initialed by the Crown Agents inspector.

1940 censored envelope addressed to Nantes, France. Franked 3d adhesive tied 'MILSOM POINT' c.d.s. '2 MY 40' Finger type Return to Sender cachet and boxed 'UNDELIVERABLE / RETURN TO SENDER' struck in violet.

1900 1d stationery envelope addressed to Switzerland uprated horizontal strip of three 1/2d adhesives tied 'VALLETTA ' c.d.s.'5 JUL 00' Horizontal fold.

1919 registered envelope addressed to Switzerland. Franked horizontal pairs 1 1/2d & 1d, together with a single 1d tied 'REGISTERED SYDNEY' c.d.s. '10 MR 19' The 1d is the rare engraved printing. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1949 envelope from London addressed to Pietermaritzburg. Straight line 'RECEIVED DAMAGED BY FIRE' In the early hours of 4th August 1949 a carriage on the train travelling between Ladysmith and Pietermaritzburg caught fire, The train stopped at Frere station where the crew managed to contain the fire. On arrival at Pietermaritzburg the van was sealed, then escorted by police to Durban. The majority of the mail was destroyed.

1914 envelope addressed to Bohemia. Franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'PREMIER MINE' c.d.s. '15 JUL 14' Two line bilingual 'UNDELIVERABLE-WAR' cachet in blue. RETURNED D.L.O. CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. on the reverse 'SP 16 14' Light vertical fold.

1930 postcard with imprint Marine Hote, Seapoint with message addressed to Hampshire. Franked 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'CAPE TOWN' machine d/s 'NOV 6 1930'

1926 registered envelope addressed to Aberdeen. Franked a horizontal and vertical pair 1d and two horizontal pairs 1/2d Union adhesives paying the correct 4d for registration and 2d postage tied 'MBABANE SWAZILAND' c.d.s. '10 JUN 26' First type registration cachet numbered '2437'

1896 6c stationery card with message addressed to Leipzig cancelled 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'JU 17 96 index 'A' a further strike below. Receiving cancellation on the front.

1897 envelope addressed to Kingston cancelled 'NEWMARKET' c.d.s. 'SP 1 97' Red manuscript 'Paid' Adhesives were in short supply, the envelope prepaid. Boxed 'JAMAICA PAID / SP 2 1897' added at Kingston.

1936 "Hindenburg" flight envelope addressed to Hamburg. Franked single 2d, 2/-, 4d & 1d adhesives tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'MY 6 36' Flight cachet on the front. Hindenburg Frankfurt receiving cancellation.

1938 envelope addressed to London franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'AVONMOUTH BRISTOL' c.d.s. '12 SP 28' Three line 'SHIP LETTER / AVONMOUTH / BRISTOL' Rectangular 'OCEAN MAILS / EX...ARIOUANI' struck in violet. A little roughly opened, affecting the Ocean Mails cachet.

1938 taxed envelope addressed to Sheffield. Franked 1 1/2d & 1d Coronation adhesives, blue line around denoting not valid 'INNSBRUCK' c.d.s. alongside '3 V11 38' On the revererse single 1d and 2 x 2d postage dues applied paying the charge.

1883 Penny Halfpenny stationery card marked 'Pr Mandingo' with message addressed to Hamburg. Cancelled oval straight line of bars 'LAGOS' c.d.s. 'FE 17 83' 'PAID LIVERPOOL BR PACKET' transit cancellation struck in red. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1937 multi franked registered airmail envelope addressed to Switzerland. The franking includes 2/- keyplate, tied 'BLANTRYE' c.d.s. '22 JUL 27'

1907 envelope addressed to Wimbledon franked 1d adhesive tied 'KOTA KOTA B.C.A.' squared circle d/s 'AU 16 07' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1897 2d 'External' stationery card with message addressed to Holland cancelled 'BLANTYRE' c.d.s. '31 DE 97' Transit and receiving cancellations.

1904 postcard addressed to Army Pay Corps, 1st Army Corps, Aldershot. Franked overprinted Indian 1a adhesive tied 'BERBERA' c.d.s. '10 OC 04'

1942 censored envelope addressed to San Francisco. Franked horizontal pair 2 1/2d tied 'NADARIVATU' c.d.s. '6 JAN 42' a further strike alongside. New Zealand censor label at left and censor cachet.

1942 stampless On His Majesty's Service' stampless envelope addressed to Small Arms Factory, Lithgow. New South Wales. Cancelled 'SUVA' c.d.s. '4 JUN 42' Black cicular 'SUVA / DEFENCE FORCE / FIJI' cachet with two lined Fiji Defence Force handstamp, signed by Major A.H. Stafford. An exceedingly scarce use by this small force.

1941 New Zealand Army message form (Fiji weather report) cancelled 'ARMY / SIGNALS / SOLO' c.d.s. '20 11 41' Sent from Divisional HQ Signals, B Force. NZEF, FIJI' Damaged when torn from message form booklet.

c.1940 stampless 'New Zealand National Patriotic Fund Board' envelope, marked 'On Active Service' From 481567 Pte J.C. Anderson' Cancelled 'N.Z.E.F. / FIELD / POST OFFICE' light Service Censor triangular strike, signed. Ex APO 250 from HQ camp at Tamavua in Suva.

1944 stampless 'On Active Service' envelope to New Zealand. Cancelled by violet 'N.Z.E.F. / FIELD / POST OFFICE' A fine strike of the rare 'SERVICE CENSOR / F18' struck in vioilet signed 'E.H. Densem-Capt' Waitahena receiving cancellation. Allocated to the 1st Bearer Company of the Fijian Military Forces.

1941 On Active Service envelope addressed to New Zealand from Corporal L Balt serving with the New Zealand defence force. Franked 2 x 6d and a single 2d adhesive tied 'SUVA' c.d.s. '4 DEC 41' 'SERVICE / No / 26 /CENSOR' in red triangle, signed by censor.

1874 envelope addressed to Cape Town franked 4d adhesive tied '36' barred oval numeral cancellation. 'PIQUETBERG' dated town oval handstamp 'MY 21 1874'

1868 envelope with enclosed letter addressed to Cape Town. Franked 4d adhesive tied Triangle straight line bars. 'PRINCE ALBERT' dated town oval handstamp 'AP 4 1868'

Undated "Daily Chronicle' advertising envelope addressed to Toronto. Franked vertical pair 2c adhesive tied 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION' cachet.

1898 envelope addressed to London franked 2 1/2d Columbus adhesive tied 'B' (St David's) c.d.s.'1 SP 98' a further strike alongside. Transit and receiving cancellations.

1929 registered envelope addressed to Bristol.Franked 2/- adhesive tied 'HAPPY HILL' c.d.s. '12 JA 29' a further strike alongside.

1945 censored envelope addressed to Funafuti . Franked 1d adhesive tied 'TARAWA' c.d.s. '3 JUL 1945' Modified censor cachet with Colony removed No 5 struck in black. Scarce inter island usage.

1941 censored registered envelope addressed to Boston. Franked 1/- adhesive tied 'OCEAN ISLAND' c.d.s. '15 MAR 41' Boxed censor cachet. Mailed via Melbourne and San Pedro California. Transit cancellations on the reverse.

1939 censored envelope addressed to Denver, Colorado. Franked 1 1/2d, 1d & 1/2d adhesives tied OCEAN ISLAND' c.d.s. '15 SE 39' On the reverse 'PASSED BY CENSOR' struck in violet. An early usage.

1941 registered censored envelope addressed to Australia. Franked single 1d and horizontal pairs 1 1/2d & 1/2d adhesives, tied 'GENERAL POST OFFICE OCEAN ISLAND' c.d.s. '7 OC 41' 'GILBERT AND ELLICE / ISLANDS COLONY / PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet in violet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1944 censored envelope from Cable & Wireless, Fanning Island, addressed to Auckland. Franked horizontal pair 1/2d and a single 1d adhesive tied 'FANNING ISLAND' c.d.s. '9 JUN 44' Boxed censor cachet No 1

1945 registered censored envelope addressed to Grimsby. franked 1d & 5d adhesive tied 'CANTON ISLAND' c.d.s. '14 MAY 45' Boxed censor cachet No.2 in black.

1911 postcard addressed to Robben Island. Franked 1/2d adhesive tied 'CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. 'FE 17 11' Receiving cancellation on the front.

1936 airmail envelope from Sidcup addressed to Bathurst. Carried by the German D.L.H. air service. Flight cachet on the front. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1945 airmail envelope addressed to Sutton Coldfield. franked horizontal pair 15c and a single 1/- tied 'NAIROBI' c.d.s.'10 N0 49' Flown from Nairobi to Hurn on "Springbok" air service operated by B.O.A.C Avro York. On arrival 1d adhesive applied tied 'SUTTON COLDFIELD' c.d.s. '14 NO 49' Re-posted on arrival for proof of transmission time.