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AUSTRALIA

1915 | AUSTRALIA (12824)

1915 stampless postcard showing S.S.Ionian written from Alexandria Egypt addressed to New Zealand. A fine strike of the violet cogwheel 'A.I.F. ON ACTIVE SERVICE / FRANKED'

£30.00
AUSTRALIA

1915 | AUSTRALIA (12823)

1915 censored envelope addressed to Bern, Switzerland franked 2 1/2d 'Roo' tied 'MELBOURNE' machine d/s '25 FE 15' 'OPENED BY CENSOR' seal at left.

£35.00
RHODESIA

1900 | RHODESIA (12821)

1900 On Her Majesty's Service wrapper from a Corporal in the B.S.A. at Fort Darwin acknowledging receipt of his 1897 Mashonaland Medal cancelled 'MOUNT DARWIN' c.d.s. '19 SEP 00' An early usage. Salisbury transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

£395.00
TURKS ISLAND

1925 | TURKS ISLAND (12817)

1925 envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked single 1/2d and a horizontal pair 1d overprinted 'WAR TAX' tied 'TURKS ISLAND' c.d.s. 'NO 18 25'

£35.00
TONGA

1943 | TONGA (12816)

1943 censored airmail envelope addressed to North Carolina from a soldier Battery "C" 77th CA (AA) A.P.0. 930 (Tongatapu Tonga) Franked 6c adhesive tied 'U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE A.P.O." duplex with number removed. Boxed countersigned censor '18031'

£95.00
SUDAN

1929 | SUDAN (12815)

1929 envelope addressed to Alexandria franked 2m & 3m adhesives tied oval 'S.S. TAIF / KHEDIVIAL MAIL LINE' cachet struck in violet. Egyptian Transit T.P.O. cancellations front & back

£68.00
SUDAN

1933 | SUDAN (12813)

1933 "Sudan Government Railways" underpaid advertisment envelope addressed to Surrey franked 5m & 15m adhesives tied 'KHARTOUM' c.d.s. '23 JY 33' Boxed 'T' with manuscript 45c alongside. On arrival 2 x 1d postage dues applied, not cancelled.

£38.00
SUDAN

1948 | SUDAN (12812)

1948 airmail envelope addressed to Los Angeles franked vertical pairs 10m & 4pi adhesives tied "SUDAN AIR MAIL KHARTOUM' c.d.s. '3 JA 46' Red boxed 'O.A.T.' on the front.

£135.00
GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS

1939 | GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS (12807)

1939 envelope addressed to Ocran Island franked horizontal pair 1/2d adhesive tied 'GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY / ARO RARE / ISLAND' cachet in black, a further strike on the front. By this time the cachet had become worn. Ocean Island receiving cancellation on the reverse.

£85.00
JAMAICA

1940 | JAMAICA (12806)

1940 1/2d stationery wrapper addressed to California cancelled 'HALF-WAY-TREE' c.d.s. 'JU 21 40'

£22.00
ASCENSION

1901 | ASCENSION (12805)

1901 postcard showing a photograph of the interior of the island to mark the proposed visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cornwall. Franked Great Britain 1d lilac tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. 'AU 10 01'

£265.00
ASCENSION

1931 | ASCENSION (12804)

1931 postcard addressed to Dartmouth franked 1d badge issue adhesive tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. '21 JA 31' Postcards from this series are scarce.

£95.00
ASCENSION

1908 | ASCENSION (12803)

1906 postcard (Type 6D) written from Ascension on 2th February 1908 addressed to Dorset. Franked Great Britain 1d adhesive tied 'LONDON 173' c.d.s. 'MR 20 08' This cancellation was used to cancel mail received from overseas Naval bases.

£125.00
ASCENSION

1934 | ASCENSION (12802)

1934 postcard addressed to Chicago franked on the picture side 1d & 2d badge issue adhesives tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. 'FE 20 34' A scarce used postcard.

£75.00
ASCENSION

1952 | ASCENSION (12801)

1952 registered envelope addressed to Zomba Nyasaland franked 2/6d adhesive tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. 'OC 21 52' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

£75.00
ASCENSION

1949 | ASCENSION (12800)

1949 envelope stationery Union Castle Line addressed to The Senior First Office R.M.S. Queen Elizabethh New York. Franked 1d, 1 1/2d & 2d adhesives tied 'NEW YORK PAQUBOT G.P.O.' duplex 'APR 1 49' On the reverse Cunard White Star Line Pier 90 Mail room receiving cancellation.

£38.00
BAHAMAS

1919 | BAHAMAS (12796)

1919 2d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to London franked 1d & 4d adhesives, the 1d is overprinted 'WAR TAX' tied 'NASSAU' c.d.s. '13 JAN 19'

£48.00
BRITISH LEVANT

1912 | BRITISH LEVANT (12795)

1912 Great Britain '1 PIASTRE' on '2d + 1d' registered stationery envelope (G) "G.E." horizontal date code under the falp which is not stuck down. Superb unused.

£25.00
BRITISH LEVANT

1902 | BRITISH LEVANT (12794)

1902 Great Britain overprinted '40 PARAS' on '2d + 1d' registered stationery envelope (F) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.

£18.00
BRITISH LEVANT

1921 | BRITISH LEVANT (12793)

1921 postcard addressed to Wien Australia franked Great Britain overprinted '4 1/2 PIASTRES' on '3d' tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. '16 JN 21'

£25.00
SOUTHERN RHODESIA

1926 | SOUTHERN RHODESIA (12792)

1926 O.H.M.S. card from an ex soldier (A. Biermann) in the 1896 campaign acknowledging receipt of his medal addressed to Salisbury. Cancelled 'SALISBURY' slogan d/s '4 8 26'

£45.00
SOUTHERN RHODESIA

1930 | SOUTHERN RHODESIA (12791)

1930 O.H.M.S. card from a retired Sargeant A Smith acknowledging receipt of his Rhodesia Medal 1896. Addressed to Salisbury cancelled 'BANKET JCTN' c.d.s. '29 SEP 1930' A further strike below.

£45.00
ZANZIBAR

1895 | ZANZIBAR (12790)

1895 Indian 'ONE ANNA' on 'ONE AND A HALF ANNA' Reply stationery card addressed to Wolverhampton cancelled 'ZANZIBAR' hatched c.d.s. '13 FE 95' Written by J.Burgess en-route from Rabai to the U.K. He mentions that The Rev A.J. Smith is now in charge at Rabai. 'ADEN' transit cancellation.

£250.00
CYPRUS

1946 | CYPRUS (12789)

1946 Swedish Avis de Reception card from Malung Swden addressed to Famagusta with oval 'REGISTERED FAMAGUSTA CYPRUS' receiving d/s '16 OC 46'

£32.00
CANADA

1940 | CANADA (12788)

1940 envelope addressed to Market Harborough cancelled 'TORONTO' slogan d/s 'MAY 28 1940' Stamp washed off. The envelope was carried on the "S.S. Eros" which was torpedoed by a German submarine on June 7th off the coast of North West Ireland. The envelope is marked in red pencil "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" Possibly applied by the Irish Post Office in Dublin.

£95.00
CANADA

1940 | CANADA (12787)

1940 envelope from addressed to Market Harborough cancelled 'TORONTO' machine d/s 'MAY 28 1940' The stamp washed off. Carried on the "S.S. Eros" which was torpedoed by a German Submarine U-48 of the Nrorth West Coast of Ireland on June 7th. Straight line 'SALVED FROM THE SEA' applied in violet.

£38.00
MAURITIUS

1945 | MAURITIUS (12785)

1945 underpaid censored envelope addressed to Mauritius franked 2Fr50c Madagascar adhesive tied 'DIEGO SUAREZ' c.d.s. '29 MAI 45' Censor label at left overstamped on the reverse by crown octagonal 'Z.B.3' censor in violet. On arrival 20c postage due applied paying the charge tied 'QUARTIER MILITAIRE' c.d.s. '2 JU 45'

£275.00
SUDAN

1954 | SUDAN (12784)

1954 airmail envelope from Whitley Bay dated 6th April 1954 (Stamps washed off) addressed to Khartoum. The envelope was carried on B.O.A.C. Comet G-ALYY which crashed into the sea north of Stromboli. Two bags of mail were recovered, one taken to Khartoum, the other to Italy. This was recovered from the bag taken to Italy which contained a small amount of mail addressed to British Forces. Two line 'Corrispondenza recuperate in sequito / Incedente aereo del 8 APR 54' The date marking '8 MAR 54' crossed through, the cachet was originally used on the earlier 1954 Comet crash.

£295.00
BOER WAR

1901 | BOER WAR (12783)

1901 stampless envelope from an officer "2nd North Staffordshire Regiment" addressed to London cancelled octagonal 'ARMY POST OFFICE NATAL FIELD FORCE / VOLKSRUST' d/s 'MAY 4 1901' London Paid c.d.s. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

£65.00
AUSTRALIA

1914 | AUSTRALIA (12782)

1914 envelope addressed to Canada franked by scarce engraved 1d adhesive tied 'ROMA QUEENSLAND' adhesive '13 JA 14' A scarce single usage to an overseas destination.

£175.00
LEEWARD ISLANDS (DOMINICA)

1899 | LEEWARD ISLANDS (DOMINICA) (12781)

1899 1d stationery envelope addressed to Cambridge redirected to Bath cancelled 'A07' with 'PORTSMOUTH' c.d.s. 'MY 22 99' Dominica transit and receiving cancellations.

£165.00
MALTA

1942 | MALTA (12780)

1942 censored Blue Cross stationery Airmail Lettercard "BY AIR MAIL / FROM MALTA G.C. / CHRISTMAS 1942' with message addressed to Bristol franked 3d adhesive tied 'VALETTA' c.d.s. 'DE 9 42'

£200.00
BAHAMAS

1913 | BAHAMAS (12779)

1913 underpaid envelope addressed to Philadelphia franked 1adhesive tied by manuscript cross. On the reverse 'KEY WEST FLA' c.d.s. 'FEB 25 1913' Two line 'SHIP LETTER / Due....Cents' struck in black. Vertical pair 2c U.S. postage dues applied paying the charge tied oval 'PHILADELPHIA' cachet.

£85.00
BRITISH GUIANA

1944 | BRITISH GUIANA (12778)

1944 censored airmail envelope addressed to Washington D.C. franked 36c, 4c & 6c adhesives tied 'AIR MAIL G.P.O. BRITISH GUIANA' c.d.s. '25 AU 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 1.1. / 341' label (Type V1) The 6c has corner damage top left.

£75.00
BRITISH GUIANA

1944 | BRITISH GUIANA (12777)

1944 censored airmail envelope addressed to New York franked 4c, 6c & 36c adhesives tied 'AIR MAIL G.P.O. BRITISH GUIANA' c.d.s. '21 JY 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 1.1./37'

£42.00
CEYLON

1924 | CEYLON (12776)

1924 underpaid envelope addressed to St Gallen Switzerland franked 20c adhesive tied 'COLOMBO' c,d,s, 'DE 16 24' On arrival 30c postage due applied tied 'ST GALLEN' c.d.s.

£40.00
MAURITIUS

1887 | MAURITIUS (12775)

1887 2c stationery card with message addressed to Rose Belle cancelled 'B47' with 'ST JULIAN' proving cancellation on the front 'AP 7 87'

£200.00
LEEWARD ISLANDS (ANTIGUA)

1928 | LEEWARD ISLANDS (ANTIGUA) (12773)

1928 registered envelope addressed to Manchester franked single 4d and a horizontal pair 1/4d adhesives tied 'ST JOHNS' c.d.s. Boxed 'YOU SHOULD VISIT/ ANTIGUA / THE IDEAL SUMMER RESORT' cachet in black. oval drown in centre 'POST OFFICE ANTIGUA' and Plymouth transit cancellation on the reverse.

£60.00
ASCENSION

1949 | ASCENSION (12770)

1949 envelope addressed to London franked 2d, 1d & 1 1/2d adhesives from the February 1949 printing tied 'SOUTHAMPTON/PAQUEBOT POSTED AT SEA' machine d/s '1 APR 1949'

£38.00
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

1911 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (12768)

1911 1/2d stationery card with message from The Netherlands Consulate Cape Town, local use, with straight line 'NOT KNOWN' and boxed 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASONS STATED/TO BE RETURNED TO THE SENDER/ THE ADRESS SHOWN ON THE COVER' Cape Town cancellation with '5/AP 13/11' alongside in black triangle.

£75.00
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE

1896 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (12767)

1896 1d stationery envelope cancelled '407' barred numeral cancellation 'MATATIELE' c.d.s. 'NO 6 96'

£35.00
NORTH BORNEO

1935 | NORTH BORNEO (12766)

1935 illustrated 'U.S.S. Augusta See The World' envelope addressed to Los Angeles franked 3c adhesive tied 'U.S.S. AUGUSTA/ JESSELTON BR'N BORNEO' d/s '3 NOV 1935'

£75.00
SARAWAK

1904 | SARAWAK (12765)

1904 registered A.R. envelope addressed to Boston U.S.A. Franked 2c, 1c & 25c adhesives tied 'KUCHING' c.d.s. '12 APL 1904' 'SARAWAK/R' in black circle and 'handstruck 'A.R.' in violet. Registered London and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

£395.00
TONGA

1940 | TONGA (12763)

WW.11 undated censored envelope from Cpl D.R. Christopher addressed to his wife in Auckland cancelled 'N.Z.P.O. /150 / 4' in violet circlew and 'SERVICE CENSOR/ 69' initialed by the censor.

£125.00
BRITISH HONDURAS

1892 | BRITISH HONDURAS (12761)

1892 stampless 'On Her Majesty's Service' envelope from The Post Office cancelled 'BELIZE' c.d.s. 'FE 11 92' addressed to Salzuflen Germany redirected to Lemgo. Receiving cancellations on the reverse.

£225.00
BRITISH HONDURAS

1935 | BRITISH HONDURAS (12760)

1935 underpaid envelope from New York addressed to Belize, on arrival 4c postage due applied paying the charge tied 'BELIZE' c.d.s. '15 MR 35' The envelope has been redirected several times, Hati, Curacao & Trinidad before being returned to Washington D.C.

£175.00
SARAWAK

1909 | SARAWAK (12759)

1909 "A Friend" round the world postcard from Oakland California originally addressed to Newark New Jersey, then Ealing London then to Kuching Sarawak, finally returned to Oakland. With adhesives of the U.S. and Sarawak. Cancellations of all destination. Unusual.

£225.00
NIGERIA

1941 | NIGERIA (12758)

1941 stampless 'On Active Service' envelope addressed to London with boxed 'PASSED BY UNIT CENSOR /7' struck in violet and countersgined by censor 'T.G. Standing' Violet 'PAQUEBOT' in circle applied in transit Cape Town. The Nigeria censor is only recorded on 28th July 1940 No further markings.

£175.00
NEW ZEALAND

1862 | NEW ZEALAND (12757)

1862 envelope addressed to Tetbury England rated "6" in red manuscript. Unframed 'PAID AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND' c.d.s. 'FE 7 1862' struck in red. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

£95.00
NORTH BORNEO

1932 | NORTH BORNEO (12756)

1932 envelope addressed to Zurich Switzerland franked 10c & 3c adhesives tied 'SANDAKAN' c.d.s. '26 NOV 1932'

£60.00

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