1928 Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition envelope addressed to New York. Franked U.S. 2c F.I. 1d & G.B. 1 1/2d adhesives, tied by their respective cancellations. 'WILKINS ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION / DECEPTION ISLAND' cachet in green. On the reverse large expedition cachet in red.
1928 envelope addressed to Canada franked 1d adhesive tied 'UNITED FRUIT COMPANY / S.S. PASTORIES' cachet in black. Receiving cancellation on the reverse December 1st 1928
1932 postcard addressed to New York franked marginal block of four 1/2d adhesives cancelled 'G.P.O. MONTSERRAT' c.d.s. 'SP 29 32' 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet in circle alongside 'S/S NERISSA' straight line cachet, both applied in violet.
1931 registered envelope to San Francisco franked 1d & 5d Badge adhresives tied 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. 'JA 17 31' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1927 taxed envelope addressed to Holland franked 1d adhesive tied 'BARBADOS' machine d/s '23 AUG 1927' On arrival 20c postage due applied paying the charge tied 'ROTTERDAM' c.d.s. '6 9 27'
1917 registered envelope addressed to Germany franked 6c and 2 x 15c adhesives tied 'ZANZIBAR/REG' c.d.s. 'JY 19 13' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1917 registered envelope addressed to Milan Italy franked 2 x 1c and a single 50c adhesive tied 'NAIROBI' c.d.s. '5 AP 17' 'A R' in black circle.
1932 envelope addressed to Zanzibar redirected to Bombay franked 50c Giraffe tied 'PAQUEBOT ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '28 FE 32' alongside is a DARESSALAAM' transit cancellation '13 MR 1933' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1932 registered envelope addressed to Glasgow franked horizontal pair overprinted BELIZE RELIEF FUND 5c adhesives tied 'GUINEA GRASS BRITISH HONDURAS' T.R.D. 'JUN 14 1932' Registration label and boxed 'POSTED OUT / OF COURSE / W.I.' applied in London, together with postage due marking.
1929 illustrated flight envelope from Washington D.C. addressed to Belize. Brown/Black 'BRITISH HONDURAS / POST OFFICE / Received open or torn and officially sealed' labels, initialed by the clerk. Two line 'Received in this condition / Belize P.O.' struck in violet.
1939 censored envelop0e addressed to the U.S.A. Franked 1/2d, 1d & 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'ST JOHNS' c.d.s. 'SP 8 39' 'Passed by Censor/3' label on the reverse '3' in blue pencil. A very early censor usage.
1932 envelope addressed to Port Sudan franked 5m adhesive tied 'KHEDIVIAL MAIL LINES / S/S TALODI' cachet in violet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse 27th May 1932
1941 censored envelope addressed to Sydney franked 2d adhesive tied 'APIA' c.d.s. '21 JL 31' with error '31' for '41' Censor label at left overstamped by censor '10' cachet.
1939 censored airmail envelope addressed to Windhoek. Franked 2d adhes tied 'NDOLA' c.d.s. '9 SEP 39' Triangular censor 8' on the front. A very early censor usage.
1913 usage '1/2d' on 'ONE PENNY' stationery card with message addressed to Colchester. Uprated 1/2d adhesive tied 'IKOT EKPENE' c.d.s. 'MY 22 13'
1901 envelope addressed to Bath franked horizontal pair Z.A.R. 1/2d adhesives overprinted "V.R.I." tied straight line 'ZUFFERFONTEIN' (Dynamite Factory) woodblock in blue. By this time the cancellation was worn. A rare cancellation. Johannesburg transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1933 taxed advertising envelope. Franked on the reverse 5c, 20c & 10c adhesives tied 'KISUMU' c.d.s. '23 MY 33' On arrival in Mombasa four line Unpaid Postage Due cachet applied partly overstamped single 10c and a vertical pair 30c postage dues paying the 70ct charge tied 'MOMBASA' cancellation.
1943 censored registered envelope addressed to Nairobi franked Great Britain overprinted 6d, 9d & 2/6d adhesives tied 'ASMARA CENTRO' c.d.s. '28 10 43'
1902 1d stationery envelope (H2) addressed to Glasgow. Uprated Niger Coast 2d adhesive tied oval 'REGISTERED FORCADOS' d/s 'MY 31 02' a further strike below. A very rare registered usage of this stationery. Vertical fold at left, slight imperfections.
QV Great Britain overprinted 4d registered stationery envelope (H) McCorquodale & Co printing, overprinted SPECIMEN. Superb.
QV Great Britain overprinted 1/2d stationery card overprinted SPECIMEN superb.
1898 envelope addressed to Mandala franked 1d cheque stamp setting 11 (SG 55b) cancelled 'BLANTYRE' c.d.s. '14 MY 98'
1896 10pa stationery wrapper addressed to Lefkara cancelled 'LARNACA' squared circle d/.s 'MY 14 96' On the reverse 'Zii' and 'LEFKARA' squared circle cancellations, a further strike of the Lefkara squared circle on the front with Returned Letter Office cancellation May 29th. Scarce squared circle cancellations.
1941 stampless envelope addressed to Langsburg C.P. cancelled by a fine 'WAR TRAIN P.O.' c.d.s. '2 V 1941' Triple oval '1st (INF.) BATTALION / RAILWAYS AND HARBOURS BRIGADE' violet d/s '2-5-1941' initialed.
1932 envelope addressed to Birmingham franked 1d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'ALL SAINTS' c.d.s. '16 JA 32'
1909 postcard franked 1d adhesive tied 'NKANDLA ZULULAND' c.d.s. 'MR 11 09'
1902 2d registered stationery envelope (F) overprinted SPECIMEN additionally overprinted 'ULTRAMAR' applied by the Portuguese for distribution to the colonies. The flap parially stuck down.
1944 3d Active Service Letter Card format A addressed to Yorkshire uprated horizontal pair 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'BULAWAYO' c.d.s. '1 FEB 44' The first day of usahe for the airletter. Deputy Provost Marshall cachets on the front.
1944 multi censored envelope addressed to New Jersey franked horizontal strip of three 6d adhesive tied 'CIRCULATION BRANCH' c.d.s. '17 AP 41' 'P.C.90/OPENED BY / EXAMINER' black on green paper showing manuscript 'H10' A rare censor label
1941 multi franked envelope addressed to Birmingham adhesives tied 'G.P.O. BARBADOS' c.d.s. '3 JA 41' On the reverse 1940 - Voluntary war workers association label in yellow, overprinted with red cross.
1941 censored envelope addressed to Canada franked 2d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. BARBADOS' c.d.s. '20 NO 41' On the reverse 1940 - voluntary war workers association label printed in yellow, overprinted with red cross.
1941 multi franked envelope addressed to Jamaica adhesives tied 'G.P.O. BARBADOS' c.d.s. '8 JA 41' Double oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR' in violet. On the reverse 1940 - Voluntary war workers association label, overprinted with red cross.
1942 airmail envelope from Pretoria addressed to an officer The Kaffrarian Rifles. EGYPT PREPAID' cancellation on the reverse '21 AU 42' On the front rectangular 'PRISONER OF WAR / RETURN TO SENDER' cachet struck in violet.
1934 postcard addressed to France franked 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'MASERU' c.d.s. '14 SEP 34'
1913 multi franked postcard addressed to London with adhesives from French, English, German & Spanish colonies tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TETUAN' c.d.s. '25 AP 13'
1942 censored airmail envelope addressed to New York franked 1/- & 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'ST KITTS' c.d.s. '18 AU 42' Red Octagonal censorship manuscript "3"
1935 taxed Imperial Airways envelope addressed to South Africa. Franked 1/6d adhesive tied 'AIRMAIL SYDNEY NSW' c.d.s. '2 JA 35' 'PAR AVION / JUSQU'A' cachet on the front manuscript 'CAIRO' On arrival2d postage due applied poaying the charge. Transit and receiving cancellations.
1906 receipt for a registered letter addressed to Germany cancelled 'REGISTERED LAGOS W.C.A.' c.d.s. 'DE 27 1906'
1915 postcard written from Maderia franked Union 1d adhesive tied 'UNITED KINGDOM & S AFRICA SEA P.O. 1" index 'S'
1954 KGV1 20c registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Brighton cancelled 'VICTORIA' c.d.s. 'MR 27 54'
1918 stampless 'On Active Service' postcard addressed to Sussex cancelled 'KISMAYU' c.d.s. '11 NO 18' (Armistice Day) Mombasa transit cancellation.
1946 censored lettersheet from an Italian Prisoner of War addressed to Italy. Two line 'EVACUEES MAIL / POSTAGE FREE' On the reverse 'NO 1-B ITALIAN EVACUEE CAMP / NYERI STATION / KENYA COLONY' woodblock struck in violet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1935 illustrated advertising envelope "Dietz Lanterns" addressed to Argentina. Franked 5c adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'MOMBASA' c.d.s. '23 MR 35'
1892 Gibraltar 10c stationery postcard with message addressed to London cancelled 'A26' "CASABLANCA' cancellation alongside '2 SP 92'
1903 postcard addressed to Switzerland franked horizontal pair QV 1/2d adhesives cancelled 'NSABA/ 9 -1 - 03' in red manuscript 'WINNEBAH' c.d.s. on the fron 'JA 10 3' Transit and receiving cancellations.
1900 stampless envelope addressed to Scotland cancelled 'NATAL FIELD FORCE' c.d.s. 'FEWB 1 1900' struck in violet, countersigned bottom left corner by the Commanding Officer R.H.A. (Royal Horse Artillery) Oval straight line of bars '94'
1901 Great Britain overprinted 2d registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Belgium with additional 2 1/2d adhesive tied oval 'REGISTERED OLD CALABAR' d/s 'JU 9 01' Belgium registration label on the front. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1902 local 2d registered stationery envelope (G) additional single 1d and a vertical strip three 1/2d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED WARI' d/s '25 JA 02'
1944 multi censored taxed envelope addressed to Australia. Franked Great Britain overprinted 1d M.E.F. adhesive tied 'TRIPOLI CORRISP E PACCI' c.d.s. '10 9 44' a further strike alongside. On arrival 1d, 3d & 2d postage dues applied tied 'WILLIAMSTOWN VIC' c.d.s. '16 OC 44'
1899 stampless On Her Majesty's Service envelope from The Audit Department Perth addressed to London, locally redirected. Violet Audit Department Frank struck in violet. A very fine strike of the scarce 'PAID / OFFCIALLY / WEST AUSTRALIA' cachet.