1869 enitre Lettersheet addressed to Florence with firms cachet top left corner franked Great Britain 4d (BL-LB) adhesive tied 'MALTA A25' duplex 'NO 27 69' Red 'P.D.' anmd an Italian two line 'DOPO LA / PARTENZA' indicating the letter has missed a dispatch. Italian T.P.O. and receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1927 envelope addressed to Zanzibar franked 10c Giraffe tied oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / OST-AFRIKA LINIE/b' d/s '19 11 27' Straight line "M/V "DUMRA"" in violet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse. A photograph of the vessel is included.
1893 German 10pf stationery card (902m) addressed to Germany with message cancelled 'BAGAMOYO' c.d.s. '21 9 93' Transit and receiving cancellatioins.
1927 15c stationery envelope addressed to Berlin uprated 10c Giraffe adhesive tied 'DARESSALAM' c.d.s. '10 JA 1927'
1942 envelope addressed to Barbados franked 2c & 3c adhesives, together with a 4c Revenue tied 'PORT OF SPAIN' c.d.s. 'DE 2 42' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1936 postcard addressed to Paris franked 3c adhesive tied 'COLON AU LA HARVE L.N. No 3' d/s '28 JA 36'
1929 stampless envelope addressed to Bristol cancelled 'ANSE-LA-RAYE' c.d.s. '15 JA' with year omitted. Castries transit cancellation on the reverse '15 JA 29'
1909 1pi stationery envelope addressed to Austria cancelled 'KHARTOUM' c.d.s. '4 FE 09' Cairo transit cancellation on the reverse.
1943 censored envelope addressed to Aucland. Franked '3d' on 'Three Half Pence' adhesive tied 'TUASIVI' c.d.s. '6 SP 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ D.D.A. /24' label at left, applied in Samoa.
1950 KGV5 2d embossed stationery envelope addressed to Lusaka Northern Rhodesia uprated vertical pair overprinted 2d adhesives tied 'REGISTERED GIBRALTAR' c.d.s. '24 OC 50' Receiving cancellatio0n on the reverse. The issue of 1935 were sold by the post office until sold out.
1934 3d registered stationery envelope (K) wriiten by a passenger on the S.S. Saturnia en-route to Trieste addressed to Philadelphia. Franked vertical pair and a single 3d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED GIBRALRTAR' d/s '20 AU 34'
1907 2d registered stationery envelope (K) written by a passenger on the S.S. Berthilde addresseds to Leipzig. Franked marginal 2d and a vertical pair 2 1/2d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED GIBRALTAR' d/s '30 DE 07' Slight wear top right corner.
1950 envelope endorsed "Mailed at Sea/Off Christmas Island" addressed to Essex franked 2d adhesive tied 'M.V. COMLIEBANK' straight line dated cachet '27 NOV 1950' Cancelled in transit 'CRISTOBAL C.Z.' duplex 'DEC 29 1950'
1940 censored envelope from Dominican Republic addressed to Switzerland with 'OPENED BY CENSOR 6153 GIBRALTAR' label at left.
1895 10c stationery card with message addressed to Germany cancelled 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'OC 11 95' Ornate Hotel Bristol' cachet struck in violet, bottom left corner.
1935 airmail envelope addressed to Hampshire franked 21 x 20c and a single 1/- Jubilee adhesives tied 'DARESSALAAM - TABORA T.P.O. DOWN' c.d.s. '14 AU 1935' 'Franked at 1/- 40c a double rate + 20c local air fee.
1937 envelope addressed to Exeter franked 20c & 30c Coronation adhesives paying 50c airmail rate tied 'TABORA - MWANZA T.P.O. UP' c.d.s. '10 JU 1937'
1945 censored lettersheet stationery Internment Camp No 6 Uganda endorsed "Evacuee Mail" from an Italian Prisoner of War with oval 'INTERNMENT CAMP NO 6 UGANDA' cachet '7 AUG 1945'
1898 complete Summary Jurisdiction Summons Supreme Court of Gibraltar. Franked 4/- 8/- 2/- & 1/- Stamp Duty adhesives tied by oval 'GIBRALTAR SUMMARY JURISDICTION' cachet '3 OCT 98'
1933 taxed envelope from Brussels addressed to Bathurst. On arrival '4d/ TO PAY' applied and rectangular boxed 'Insufficient Address' Boxed 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER' cachet. The envelope returned to Paris via the French airmail service, on arrival 1Fr 50c & 30c postage dues applied. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1938 envelope addressed to Trinidad franked St Vincent 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'PAQUEBOT TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'MR 9 38' Alongside 'C.N.S. LADY HAWKINS' ships cachet.
1909 postcard addressed to the U.S.A. franked by a horizontal pair 1/1d adhesives. A fine strike of the elusive 'KUNSO' c.d.s. 'DE 2 09' Adhesives tied 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. in transit. Kunso was an American missionary station, exchanging mails weekly with Port Lokkoh.
1900 1d illustrated stationery card (Officers. Second Contingent) on yellow stock. Superb unused.
1905 postcard addressed to Sweden franked 6c adhesive tied octagonal 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE L.U. No 3' d/s '12 JU 05' a further strike alongside.
1944 charred Armed Forces Airletter freom the Chief Officer S/S Fort Biloxi addressed to R.A.O.C. Middle East Forces. Franked 10c adhesive tied cancellation dated 15th March 1944 two line 'SALVAGED FROM/AIR CRASH' struck in violet. The flight recorded in Nierinck was a military flight addressed to the Liberation Army, probably crashing in Italy
1863 The African Steam Ship Company Third Contract 1866-1872 entire letter carried on the vessel "BONNY" departing Freetown 9th January arriving Liverpool 26th January with aCalais transit mark of 27th January. 'PAID-AT-SIERRA-LEONE' unframed c.d.s. in black 'JA 9 1872' The pentagonal handstamp 'GB /2F' was applied in London. French '12' decimes handstamp, indicates the amount to be collected.
1875 envelope carried on The African Steam Ship Company and British & African Steam Navigation Co. Shared Contract 1873 to U.P.U. ship "Cameroon" which departed Freetown on 15th March arriving Liverpool 31st March. "PAID-AT-SIERRA-LEONE" unframed c.d.s. in red '15 MAR 1875' Manuscript '5' (Credit to U.K. post office) Too date this cover is the latest paid letter recorded that didn't have postage stamps.
1936 2d + 3d (5d) registerred stationery envelope (H2) addressed to New York additional 1d adhesive tied 'LAUTOKA' c.d.s. '1 FEB 36' Transit and receiving cancellations.
1963 Ministry of Posts recxeipt for transmission of a Telegram (G.P. & S 8850 - 350=25B - 15.7.57) Franked 2d adhesive tied 'BULAWAYO' c.d.s. '14 MAR 63'
1915 1/2d stationery wrapper addressed to Brazil, uprated 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'JU 4 15' Manuscript boxed registration, a variety of transit cancellations on the reverse.
1952 taxed envelope from Chershire addressed to Cayman Brac. On arrival 3d adhesive applied paying the chargte tied "T" in black circle.
1918 stampless Prisoner of War Mail letter sheet from the German Officers Internment Camp Amherst, cancelled by the large 'Passed by Internment Censor. Amherst N.B.' cachet 'JUL 27 1918' struck in violet, initialed. German censor cachet on the front.
1897 'Returned Acknowledgment of Delivery / Avis de Reception en Retour' envelope (G.P.O. 984/C.B. 112' with imprint "Waterlow & Sons Limited London" on the reverse. Addressed to Ohio cancelled oval 'REGISTERED LETTER OFFICE CAPE TOWN' d/s '26 MR 97' Receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1920 registered envelope addressed to Berlin. Franked Great Britain 1/2d, 4d on the reverse 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'BRITISH A.P.O. CONSTANTINOPOLE' c.d.s. '7 JA 20' On arrival a "Reason/Justification label applied.
1943 censored airmail envelope addressed to New York franked single 1/- 6d & 1d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '12 JU 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER C.W.I. /6' label at left.
1943 censored airmail envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked single 6d, 1/- & 1d adhesives tied 'SOUFRIE' c.d.s. '15 MY 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER C.W.I. / 104' seal at left.
1893 10pf German "Reponse" stationery card with message addressed to Berlin cancelled 'OLD CALABAR RIVER' c.d.s. 'NO 22 93' Transit and receiving cancellations on the front.
1940 censored envelope from "B Coy 4 N/R R.W.A.F.F. Victoria" addressed to Bournemouth franked single 1/2d and a horizontal pair 1d adhesives tied 'VICTORIA - CAMEROONS - UNDER BRITISH MANDATE' c.d.s. '27 NO 40' Boxed 'PASSED BY UNIT CENSOR CENSOR /10' struck in violet, initialed.
1912 multi franked registered envelope addressed to London tied 'PORT-VILA' c.d.s. '4 AVRIL 12' The '2' inverted.
1932 stampless On His Majesty's Service envelope addressed to Hampshire, redirected. Cancelled 'BLANTYRE' c.d.s. '27 AUG 32' Oval 'ADMINISTRATION - GENERAL BLANTYRE' dated initialed cachet in violet.
1905 stampless On His Majesty's Service envelope used locally with oval 'REGISTRAR UNIVERSITY CAPE OF GOOD HOPE/OFFICIAL FREE' cachet. with a fine strike of the rare British Association cancellation with a '12' time code dated '16 AU 1905' The addressee James Stark Browne F.R.A.S. was a member of the "Overseas Party"
1917 Acknowledgement of Receipt form (15,000 printed in September 1913 for the Union of South Africa) Franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied rubber 'WINDHOEK' c.d.,s. '14.11.17' struck in black addressed to Switzerland. On the reverse Wabern cancellation and Red-addressed back to Windhoek. The 2 1/2d adhesive paid the Avis de Reception rate. Small tear bottom right corner where the form was removed from the packet.
1937 envelope addressed to Chingford franked 5d adhesive tied 'LONDON F.S. / PAQUEBOT POSTED AT SEA' machine d/s '3 OCT 1937'
1947 envelope addressed to Nairobi with enclosed three page letter, franked horizontal pair 6d and a single 3d adhesive tied 'NTONDWE' c.d.s. '17 JUN 47'
1900 set of ten 1d illustrated stationery cards, each handstamped with a part "N.Z." dumb cancellation for 'SPECIMEN' usage. The majority of the cards are superb, one has some toning on the reverse.
1957 fire damaged local envelope with Ambulance envelope dated 5th May 1957. The ambulance envelope has a stapled dated slip from the post office regreting the excessive delay and damage toi the postal item.
1897 On Her Majesty's Service stampless wrapper addressed to Capoe Town from a trooper in the B B Police acknowledging receipt of his medal for service in Matabeleland 1893-4 with the Brirish South Africa Company. on the front fair 'PALAPYE STATION B.B.' c.,d.s. 'DE 10 97'
1944 1d censored stationerey card uprated 1 1/2d adhesive addressed to Castries St Lucia tied 'ST JOHN'S ANTIGUA' c.d.s. 'JY 15 44' Castries receiving cancellation on the front, on the reverse Crown octagonal 'I.T.T. / 4' censor cachet "4" in manuscript.
1941 censored envelope addressed to Los Angeles franked 2 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '17 JY 41' with both white & green 'OPENED BY CENSOR' labels at left.