1897 multi franked registered envelope addressed to Nuremberg Germany, adhesives tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'DE 7 97' 'R' in black oval, registration etiquette on the reverse, transit and receiving cancellations.
1891 inter - island envelope addressed to Grenada franked '2 1/2 PENCE' on 'ONE PENNY' tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'MR 6 91' a further strike alongside, receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1845 Entire letter headed and dated 'Salt Cay T.I. 22nd Oct 1846' endorsed 'Care of Messers G & 1 Laurie New York' (deleted) addressed to New York, redirected to Jamaica - Long Island. Rated '6' in pencil. Red 'NEW YORK' c.d.s. on face and forwarding agent's cachet of George and John Laurie on the reverse. Contents refers to a hurricane and the consequent losses.
1881 Formula registered envelope (G) addressed to Grimsby franked 4d ultramarine paying the UPU rate per i/2oz the 4d registration fee being prepaid, tied oval 'T1' Fine 'REGISTERED TURKS ISLAND' d/s 'DE 15 81' alongside, receiving cancellation on the reverse. One of two examples recorded, this being the earliest.
1943 multi censored envelope addressed to Switzerland franked Great Britain overprinted 2 x 1 1/2d and a single 1d adhesive tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '3 MY 43' German censor seal 'b' allocated to Berlin over the PC 90 with red German censor cachet of Berlin.
1918 taxed envelope addressed to New York franked 2d adhesive tied 'TURKS ISLANDS' c.d.s. 'DE 20 18' commercial usage 'T' in black circle. New York charge markings applied on arrival. The back flap is missing.
1911 Multi franked registered envelope addressed to London adhesives tied 'KINGSTON ST VINCENT' c.d.s. 'FE 16 11' Registration etiquette bottom left tied 'R' in black oval. receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1938 envelope addressed to Michigan franked 2 1/2d Coronation adhesive tied 'CHERBOURG MARITIME MANCHE' machine d/s '12 JUL 38' Triple oval 'R.M.S. "ARLANZA" POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet struck in violet.
1918 Registered censored envelope addressed to France franked 2 1/2d & 2d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '2 MR 18' 'OPENED BY / CENSOR / 757' seal at bottom applied in Liverpool during transit.
1938 envelope addressed to Sweden franked 1d & 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '18 AU 38'
1959 stampless taxed envelope addressed to Onitsha cancelled 'TIKO CAMEROONS U.U.K.T.' c.d.s. '22 JA 59' On arrival 6d postage due applied paying the charge. 'T' in black circle '6d' inserted in pencil.
1937 Great Britain private 1d stationery wrapper originally printed for The Royal Empire Society London. Cancelled 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '5 JU 37' addressed to South Australia.
1941 registered airmail envelope addressed to Vancouver franked un overprinted Great Britain horizontal pairs 3d & 2 1/2d (Damaged at bottom) together with a single 2/6 adhesive tied oval 'REGISTERED BRITISH P.O. TANGIER' d/s '21 OC 41' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse, together with '35940' struck in red which was possibly applied in Bermuda during censorship of registered mail.
1932 Great Britain 1/2d stationery card addressed to London cancelled 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '24 AP 32' Scarce usage.
1934 airmail envelope addressed to Glasgow franked single Great Britain overprinted 1/2d and 3 x 2d adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '12 JU 34' Carried by French airmail "PARIS' airmail slogan d/s on the reverse. '14 V1 1934'
1934 First Flight envelope carried on Imperial Airways London -Darwin. Franked Great Britain overprinted adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '27 NO 34' Carried to London then Imperial Airways, receiving cancellation on the reverse, then by train to Adelaide with cancellation on the reverse.
1933 First flight envelope carried on Imperial Airways 1st India - Akyab & Yangoon Burma extension. Franked Great Britain overprinted adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '16 SP 33' Carried to London then via Imperial Airways. 'AKYAB' receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1933 multi franked envelope carried on the First Flight Imperial Airways from London to Calcutta. Great Britain overprinted adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '24 JU 33' Mailed to London then Imperial Airways. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1902 Orange River Colony complete letter bill cancelled from the Dispatch office by 'VILJOEN'S DRIFT ' c.d.s. 'JU 12 02' Rated RR by Putzel. 'HEILBRON' receiving c.d.s. 'JU 13 02' Some small imperfection around the edges.
1904 postcard from Lossiemouth Scotland addressed to Kroonstad, on arrival scarce serrated 'KROONSTAD O.R.C' single circle cancellation 'JU 9 04' In use for four months from March to June 1904
1900's censored envelope addressed to a Boer Prisoner at Green Point. Franked 'V.R.I. 1d' on 'een Penny' adhesive tied 'PETRUSBURG c.d.s. '27 SP' with year omitted, a further strike on the front. Double circle 'CENSOR PRISONER OF WAR' cachet struck in black.
1906 receipt for a certificate of posting for a registered postal packet cancelled 'ROUXVILLE O.R.C.' c.d.s. '22 JUN 05'
1900's censored envelope addressed to a Boer P.O.W. in Green Point Camp Cape Town. Franked 'V.R.I. 1d' on 'Een penny' adhesive tied 'BOSHOF O.V.S. ' c.d.s. 'JU 13' with year omitted, a further strike alongside. 'CENSOR PROSONERS OF WAR' cachet in black double circle.
1907 1d stationery envelope uprated 4 x 1d and 2 x 1/2d adhesives paying the registration fee to East London tied 'MARQUARD O.R.C.' c.d.s. '26 MY 1907' 'R" in black oval. 'SENKAL' transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1908 postcard from franked Transvaal 1/2d adhesive tied 'WITBANK TVL' c.d.s. '8 JAN 08' 'POST OFFICE HARRISMITH' transit cancellation 'S.O. GROOTHOEK' receiving c.d.s. struck in black '14 JAN 08' Rate rare by Putzel.
1907 postcard from Natal 'DANNHAUSER' c.d.s. on the front 'FE 6 07 together with 'POST OFFICE HARRISMITH' transit cancellation. On arrival 'S.O. GROOTHOEK O.R.C.' receiving cancellation applied '10 FEB 07' struck in violet. Rated rare by Putzel
1890 Halfpenny stationery card with printers band '12' crossed out '9' inserted.
1896 20/- (6d Poundage) postal order 'AKUSE' c.d.s. in blue 'JA 1 96' applied at the issuing office 'ACCRA' c.d.s. 'JA 3 96' applied at the Paying office.
1931 envelope addressed to Chicago franked 1d adhesive tied 'NEW YORK N.Y. PAQUEBOT' dumb duplex 'MAR 28 1931' 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS / S.S. FOR ST GEORGE' ships cachet.
1930 envelope addressed to New York franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied straight line 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet, overstamped 'NEW YORK N.Y. PAQUEBOT' dumb duplex 'JAN 30 1930'
1951 Formula registered stationery envelope (H2) white stock addressed to Kent franked 1d, 6d & 2d adhesives tied 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. 'DE 9 54'
1956 Memorandum for an insufficientlybpaid letter for 11d charge. On the reverse horizontal pair 1d and irregular block of three 2d and a single 3d postage due tied 'YANDINA BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS' c.d.s. '10 OC 56'
1928 Formula registered envelope (H) Type D2 addressed to Toledo Ohio. Franked 3/- adhesive cancelled 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' c.d.s. '14 NO 28' London transit cancellation, receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1920 Formula registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to Jackson Michigan. Franked at the foreign registered rate of 4 1/2d franked two horizontal pairs 1d and a single 1/2d adhesive all overprinted 'WAR STAMP' tied 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' c.d.s. 'JU 14 20' Carried on the cargo vessel "Duendes" from Port Stanley. London transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1934 illustrated envelope carried on the 1933 R.A.F. flight 'Zomba to Lilongwe. Franked 6d, 3d, 2d & 1d adhesives tied 'ZOMBA' c.d.s. '29 MY 33' 'FIRST NYD AIRMAIL' c.d.s. on the front '30 MY 1933' The envelope has been returned to Zomba
1904 registered envelope addressed to Leipzig from G Denhardt & Co Lamu. Franked single 1/2a and an irregular block of four 1a adhesives paying the 4 1/2a registered rate tied 'LAMU' hatched circle c.d.s. '4 JA 04' On the reverse 'FOREIGN REGISTRATION / MOMBASA' c.d.s. together with a receiving cancellation.
1956 taxed airmail envelope franked 3 1/2d adhesive tied 'RABAUL' c.d.s. addressed to the Methodist Mission Barakoma Airfield. The correct franking was 1/- for the airmail rate, hence 2/3 was due. On arrival irregular corner marginal block 4 a marginal vertical pair 6d and a single 1d and vertical pair 1d postage due affixed to a sheet of paper affixed to the envelope tied 'GIZO' c.d.s. '7 FE 58' The charge should have been 1/5 not 2/3
1915 censored envelope addressed to Sweden franked vertical pair 1d and a single 1/2d adhesive tied 'PORT PIRIE' c.d.s. '5 NO 15' Straight line 'PASSED' in violet and 'Opened by Censor Red/Whit seal at left, receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1937 airmail envelope addressed to London franked horizontal pair 9d 'adhesives tied 'LATE FEE SYDNEY RLY STN' c.d.s. '9 JE 37' A further strike alongside.
1945 censored airmail envelope written in Dutch franked U.S. 1c & 4c adhesives tied 'ARMY POST OFFICE A.P.O.719 cancellation 'MAY 24 1945' (A.P.O. 917 was allocated to Morotai Island Indonesia) Double circle 'Passed by R.N.F. Censor / No 18' struck in violet initialed. (Royal Netherlands Forces) The censor was applied at the Dutch Consulate in Brisbane. A return address in the bottom left corner.
1940 registered multi censored envelope addressed to New York franked single 1/2d & 1 1/2d together with a horizontal pair 1d adhesives tied 'REGISTERED / 4 / MELBOURNE' c.d.s. '25 NO 40' Straight line 'Damaged in Transit' struck in black on the front.
1912 envelope addressed to Paris locally redirected franked 15c adhesive tied 'NOUMEA' c.d.s. '23 MARS 12' A further strike on the front. Double oval 'SHIP LETTER LATE FEE / 1d' struck in black applied in Newcastle, a transit cancellation on the reverse. The charge has been erased. Receiving cancellations, some small edge imperfections.
1915 stampless 'On Active Service' postcard addressed to Sydney. This card was mailed from the 6th convoy by Major Arthur James McDonald. Two line 'A.I.F. / Passed by Censor No 40' The '40' in manuscript was allocated to the S/S Ceramic
1922 2d scarlet stationery envelope cancelled 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE' c.d.s. '2 JA 22' used for U.P.U. distribution. The flap is stuck down.
1944 Airmail 2d stationery card with message uprated 3d & 2d adhesives tied 'PRINCE OF WALES SLIEMA MALTA' c.d.s. '1 AP 44'
1945 Airmail 1/2d stationery card with message uprated marginal 1 1/2d adhesive with part imprint tied 'PRINCE OF WALES SLIEMA MALTA' c.d.s. '24 OC 45'
1900 1d 'Internal' stationery card with message addressed to Scotland redirected locally, cancelled 'FORT ANDERSON' c.d.s. 'MR 3 00' 'CHIROMO' squared circle and 'CHINDE' transit cancellations with Kilmarnock receiving cancellation all on the front.
1913 registered envelope addressed to Birmingham franked 1 3/4 PIASTRE' on '4d' and ' 1 1/4 PIASTRE' on '3d' The 1 3/4 Piastre shows the variety Thin pointed '4' in fraction, tied oval 'REGISTERED SMYRNA' d/s '2 DEC 13'