1972 Great Britain overprinted 10p postal order with attached counterfoil. Cancelled 'G.P.O. ST VINCENT' c.d.s. '20 SP 72'

1935 envelope from Chingford addressed to Zanzibar with fine strikes of the boxed 'GONE AWAY/PART 1.' and 'RETOUR' instructional markings in black. On the reverse 'RETURNED LETTER OFFICE ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '27 JY 35' A rare commercial usage.

1932 cover addressed to the U.S.A. franked 5c adhesive tied 'UNITED FRUIT COMPANY/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS/ PURSER S.S. CHOLUTECA' c.d.s. 'MAY 6 1932' struck in violet, a further strike alongside.

1930 U.S. 5c stationery envelope with additional single 4c, 5c and a horizontal pair 10c adhesives tied 'RADIO STATION BELIZE B.H. c.d.s. '16 FEB 1930'

1938 Avis De Reception stationery card franked 3d adhesive tied legible 'HAMILITON BERMUDA' c.d.s. '11 MY 39' addressed toi Montreal Canada with receiving cancellation. 20mm tear at top.

1907 postcard addressed to New York franked Great Britain 1d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. PORT OF SPAIN TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'DE 30 07' Triple oval belted cachet 'THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY/Posted on High Seas' cachet.

1948 Formula registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Ficksburg. Franked 4d & 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'MAFETENG' c.d.s. '8 V1 48' (Two different types of cancellation) A scarce formula usage.

1930 receipt for premium Mutual Guarantee Fire Insurance Company of British Guiana Ltd with 2c adhesive tied violet firms cachet.

1940 envelope from Oldham addressed to an officer "Somewhere in South Africa" the cover has multi redirections around South Africa, notations include 'Not the Castle" and "Not Killed" 'Officially Sealed in Returned Letter Office' bi-lingual seal.

1902 censored registered multi franked envelope addressed to Switzerland, adhesives tied 'REGISTERED JOHANNESBURG' c.d.s. '26 APR 02' British censor seal 'ON HIS MAJESTY"S SERVICE/ Opened under Martrial Law' overstruck oval dated censor.

1898 envelope from United States Consulate, Nassau Bahamas. addressed to New York. franked vertical pair 2 1/2d adhesives vtied 'NASSAU' c.d.s. 'NO 15 98'

1933 envelope addressed to Cheshire franked horizontal pair 1/2d Centenary adhesives tied 'SOUTH GEORGIA' c.d.s. '24 AP 33'

1903 15c stationery envelope addressed to Switzerland cancelled 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'OC 7 03' Octagonal 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV. No 3' d/s '9 OCT 03' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1938 censored envelope from Dorset addressed to Gibraltar, censored in transit through Spain with a censor's label asking the sender to write shorter letters!

1949 multi franked registered envelope addressed to London tied oval 'REGISTERED BRITISH GUIANA' d/s '19 AU 49' Boxed 'LATE FEE' on the front.

1913 1d + 1d stationery card with message addressed to Hannover uprated 3d adhesive paying the registration fee cancelled 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. '21 JY 13' Boxed registration cachet. Hooded Registered London d/s and receiving cancellation.

1937 local envelope franked vertical strip of four farthing adhesives tied 'PORTSMOUTH DOMINICA' c.d.s. '2 JY 37'

1895 30c stationery envelope addressed to France cancelled 'B64' 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. index '1' on the front 'MY 16 95' Octagonal 'LIGNE T PAQ FR No 3' d/s '17 MAI 95' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1903 'SIX CENTS' on 'EIGHT CENTS' stationery envelope marked 'Book Post' addressed to Germany internally redirected. Cancelled 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. AU 7 03' Octagonal 'LA REUNION A MARSELLIE LV. No 4' d/s '8 AOUT 03'

1894 Sailors letter from 'H.M.S. Raleigh, Bathurst. Africa.' addressed to Bristol franked Great Britain 1d lilac tied part 'PLYMOUTH 620' duplex 'AP 1 94' Countersigned at bottom left by the Commanding officer. Horizontal central fold.

1940 multi censored envelope from a Dutch seaman on S.S. Enggano addressed to Holland. Franked 3 x 2d adhesives tied 'GIBRALTAR' c.d.s. '4 MY 40' Gibraltar censor '2' under German label code 'C' allocated to Colonge.

1941 multi censored envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked 3d adhesive tied 'GIBRALTAR' c.d.s. '4 SE 41' A very fine strike of the 'POSTAL CENSORSHIP DEPARTMENT/GIBRALTAR in double circle struck in red. A slip is enclosed stating that their is no enclosure, with a fine strike 'IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP GIBRALTAR' triple circle struck in blue-green dated in manuscript '11/9/41'

1934 Penny Half Penny Rock stationery card, no message addressed to Berlin cancelled 'GIBRALTAR' slogan d/s '4 AP 34'

1930 envelope from Battersea addressed to Salisbury, where the cover has been redirected to the Royal Signals India franked 2d Admiral tied 'SALISBURY' c.d.s. '14 MAR 1930' Upon arrival 2as 6pi Indian adhesive applied paying redirection to London. Attractive double redirection.

1931 registered Acknowledgement Of Receipt / Avis De Reception' stationery card. Franked vertical strip of three 1d tied 'PARCELS BULAWAYO' c.d.s. '22 AU 1931' Addressed to Plumtree with receiving cancellation.. The registration label is torn, scarce usage.

1932 taxed local envelope franked 1c adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '20 SE 32' Horizontal pair 2c and a single 6c postage due applied cancelled 'ZANZIBAR' cancellation.

1941 airmail envelope addressed to Preston franked 96c adhesive tied by a cancellation with the place of origin and country blacked out, a further strike alongside '1 NO 41'

1928 1 1/2d stationery card with message addressed to Scotland cancelled 'BULAWAYO' c.d.s. '5 MAY 28'

1923 envelope addressed to Hawaii franked New Zealand 1d adhesive tied 'FANNING ISLAND' c.d.s. 'DE 22 23'

1951 registered airmail envelope addressed to Montreal Canada franked 1/3d & 3d adhesives tied 'AGBENI' c.d.s. '31 MR 1951' with Nigerian Post Office label (P. & T Pmr's 51.) requesting the return of the envelope. Manuscript 'G.P.O. Lagos'

Mauritius 1899 18c stationery envelope addressed to Germany uprated veretical pair '6 CENTS' on '18 CENTS' tied 'CUREPIPE' c.d.s. 'JY 4 99' Carried on the Messageries Maritime vessel "Yangste" Octagonal 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV No 1' d/s '14 JUL 99' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1882 wrapper addressed to France franked 17c adhesive tied 'MAURITIUS B53' duplex 'JU 13 82' 'POSS AN PAQ FR No.2' c.d.s. '13 JUIN 82' struck in blue. French T.P.O. receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1926 12c stationery envelope addressed to Chicago uprated block of four, vertical pair and a single 4c adhesive paying the registration tied 'PORT LOUIS CENTRE MAURITIUS' c.d.s. '25 MR 25'

1928 registered envelope addressed to Chicago franked marginal blocks of four 6c & 20c adhesives, the 20c Plate '17' tied 'GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS' c.d.s. '3 AP 29'

1897 3c stationery wrapper addressed to Bordeaux uprated 1c adhewsive tied 'MAURITIUS/3' c.d.s. 'NO 29 97' Carried on the Messageries Maritime vessel "Djemnah" on Ligne 'V' which left Port Louis 29th November arriving Marseille 24th December. The Djemnah was built in France in 1875 making 58 voyages on Ligne 'V' and 'U' between 1895/1912 She was torpedoed on tyhe 14th July 1918 in the Mediterrean.

1900 registered envelope addressed to London franked 2d (Columbus) and 1d adhesives tied 'REGISTRATION TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'SP 13 1900' Registration label and receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1916 'Tonga Government Gazette' wrapper addressed to Sydney, locally redirected. Tonga Government free frank, partly overstruck 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '5 AP 16' Initialed 'TONGA GOVERNMENT/PRINTING DEPARTMENT' cachet struck in violet bottom left corner.

1944 photographic P.O.W. card showing marine P.O.W.'s addressed to Germany cancelled 'P.O.W.133' c.d.s. 'MR 14 44' The card is written by 1st Matrosen-Obergefreiter Hans Alseben at Letbridge (Alberta) camp. Taken P.O.W. from U 93 which was sunk by H.M.S. Hesperus on 15th January 1941 off Maderia.

1934 envelope addressed to Germany franked 5c adhesive payting unsealed printed matter rate tied 'LINDI' c.d.s. '22 NO 1934' From Peramiho Mission.

1953 taxed airmail envelope from San Fernando Trinidad addressed to Castries. On arrival 2c postage due applied paying the Trinidad charge tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '2 FE 53'

1934 taxed envelope addressed to Switzerland franked 1/2d adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. '15 AU 34' The rate has not been accepted by the St Helena post office, retangular charge mark applied. On arrival 10c postage due applied tied 'ZURICH' c.d.s. '22 V111 34'

1944 multi censored envelope addressed to International Red Cross Geneva franked horizontal pair 10c adhesives tied 'RODRIGUES' c.d.s. '31 MR 44' struck in violet. Censor labels at left side including German label code 'd'

KGV 20c registered stationery envelope (G) 'THOS. DE LA RUE & CO., LTD., PATENT' under the flap which is not stuck down. Superb unused.

1948 airmail envelope addressed to Kansas City franked 1/- & 3d adhesives tied violet oval 'INVESTIGATION CUSTODIAN' d/s '3 1 1948' Together with slip reading 'The Postmaster, Johannesburg regrets that the attached letter / was damaged when the contents of a street posting box were / maliciously set alight by some unknown person' Cancelled by the same datestamp.

1925 Registration receipt cancelled at the point of origin Potchefstroom with straight line 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' together with Acknowledgement of Receipt/Avis De Reception' card (M61/8122,40,690.1.24.-GH Ltd.M6302) cancelled at point of receipt. addressed to W.S.V. Hosking at P.O. Brakpan, sent by the messenger of the Court of Potschefstroom.

1893 On Her Majesty's Service stampless local wrapper cancelled 'VRYBURG B.B.' c.d.s. NO 24 93' Probably contained a copy of the Government Gazette.

1911 registered insured envelope addressed to London franked Indian 6as adhesive tied 'ADEN/REG' c.d.s. 'SE 20 11' Red/Black insured label. The contents have been insured One Pound & Ten shillings with a weight 15grms

1900 taxed envelope from Postmaster General, Bloemfontein signed bottom left corner, with enclosed letter written by Frank Rhodes. Addressedto Utrecht Holland. On arrival 25c postage due applied paying the charge tied 'UTRECHT' c.d.s. '21 JUL 00'

1891 '1/2d' on 'Een Penny' stationery card with message addressed to Bloemfontein cancelled 'HEILBRON O.V.S.' c.d.s. 'NO 14 91' struck in blue. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1938 5c stationery lettercard. The Edges are not stuck down. Superb unused.