1923 stampless registered 'On His Majesty's Service' envelope from the Postmaster addressed to Quebec Cancelled 'TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS OFFICIAL PAID' c.d.s. 'MR 24 23' Oval 'REGISTERED TURKS ISLAND' d/s. New York transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse. This Type 03 Official Paid datestamp is six months earlier than recorded.
1917 censored envelope addressed to Keetmanshoop franked 1d 'Union' adhesive tied 'KUBIBIS RAIL' rubber c.d.s. '30 MAR 1917' struck in black. Light rectangular censor cachet at left side. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1894 registered multi franked envelope addressed to London adhesives tied 'COOK ISLANDS / RAROTONGA / P O' cachet struck in violet. "R" in violet oval 'AUCKLAND REGISTERED' transit on the reverse. A little roughly opened.
1899 envelope addressed to India franked 1/2d steel blue (1st Setting) and '1/2d' on '1d' tied RAROTONGA' c.d.s. '15 OC 99' Auckland transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1898 envelope 'Via Sydney' addressed to Austria franked 1d adhesive paying unsealed printed matter rate, tied 'LEVUKA' c.d.s. '7 APR 98' On the reverse oval "HOERDER & Co LEVUKA FIJI / 7 APR 97' cachet.
1897 envelope addressed to Scotland 'Via San Francisco' franked 2 1/2d, 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'G.P.O. SUVA' c.d.s. '19 FEB 97' The rate reduced from 5d to 4d on the 19th February. An attractive three colour franking on the first day of the 4d rate.
1900 1d stationery card with long message addressed to Gothenberg Sweden cancelled 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' c.d.s. '15 AU 00' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1864 "Mathieu & Co / Price Current' wrapper addressed to Switzerland. Franked Indian 8pi adhesives paying the printed matter rate tied 'PENANG' c.d.s. 'MA 9 64' Very few examples of this rate are recorded during the Indian period.
1894 registered envelope addressed to Paris franked horizontal strip of seven 1d adhesives, the first adhesive with tear top left corner, on the reverse 4 x 1/2d and a single 1d tied by the scarce 'G.P.O. SUVA' c.d.s. '14 SEP 94' struck in red. 'R' in black oval Transit cancellations on the front.
1923 envelope addressed to Scotland franked 'RAROTONGA/ TAI PENE-E/ TE ARA' on N.Z. 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'RAROTONGA' c.d.s. '5 FE 23'
1894 envelope addressed to Berlin 'Via New Orleans' franked '3' on 'FIVE CENTS' on 'THREE PENCE' and '1 CENT' on 'ONE PENNY' adhesive tied 'K65' 'BELIZE' c.d.s. alongside 'JU 29 94' Receiving cancellation on the reverse. Carried on the packet "Breakwater" from Belize to New Orleans.
1900 envelope addressed to Winchester franked Great Britain 1d lilac tied 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'OC 3 00' Straight line 'PAQUEBOT' alongside. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1936 envelope addressed to Barbados franked vertical pair 1/4d and a single 1d adhesive tied 'PAQUEBOT TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'SP 21 36' The back flap is missing.
1928 postcard addressed to England franked 4c adhesive tied 'BRUNEI' c.d.s. '5 APR 1928' Labuan transit cancellation on the front.
1946 airmail envelope addressed to New York Franked Great Britain 1/- & 9d adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '20 NO 46' Straight line 'NORTH ATLANTIC AIR SERVICE' struck in violet.
Undated postcard (P&O S.S. Ranchi) addressed to Birmingham. Franked Great Britain Three Halfpence adhesive tied two line 'SHIP LETTER/TANGIER' Light central vertical fold.
1908 1 1/2pi registered stationery envelope (G) H&G 3 The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1921 12c registered stationery envelope (G) H&G 3 The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1931 15c registered stationery envelope (G) H&G 1 Overprinted 'SPECIMEN' The flap is not stuck down. Superb.
1938 registered multi franked airmail envelope addressed to Georgetown British Guiana. Adhesives tied 'REGISTRATION G.P.O. TRINIDAD' c.d.s. '5 MY 38' 'OFFICIALLY SEALED IN THE POST OFFICE BRITISH GUIANA' seal at left. Manuscript 'Recd with this side torn' initialed, cancelled 'AIR MAIL BRITISH GUIANA' cancellation.
1903 stampless taxed 'Consignee Pr R.M.S. "Esk"' envelope addressed to London cancelled 'BARBADOS' c.d.s. 'SP 26 03' Heart 'T' in black and '2d / B.16' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1901 censored stationery card with message in German headed 'Deadwood Camp' cancelled 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. 'MY 25 01' Circular 'PRISONER OF WAR BROAD BOTTOM CAMP / CENSOR' initialed 'AWB' This is the earlest known date, cachet with 'AWB' initials in use for a week. Deadwood Camp did not receive it's own censor until later. Probably from a member of the German Contingent.
1917 censored 5m stationery envelope addressed to Abbassia uprated 5m adhesive tied 'EL-OBEID' c.d.s. '1 FEB 17' Boxed registration cachet (Type 408a) Triangular 'PASSED BY CENSOR SUDAN / 8' struck in violet. Transit cancellations on the reverse including oval 'REGISTERED SHELLAL HALFA T.P.O. / No 2'
1935 registered envelope addressed to England franked Silver Jubilee 2 x 1d and a single 2 1/2d tied 'ST KITTS' c.d.s. '17 JU 35' 'R" in black oval manuscript registration.
1912 envelope addressed to London franked QV 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'THURSDAY ISLAND' c.d.s. '30 DE 12' aq further strike alongside. 'HONG KONG" transit cancellation on the reverse.
1901 2d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Plymouth franked single 1/2d and 2 x 1/4d adhesives tied 'MONTSERRAT' c.d.s. 'AP 11 1910'
1897 registered Myerscough envelope addressed to London franked horizontal strips four, three and a pair 1/2d adhesives tied 'ANTIGUA' c.d.s. 'NO 10 97' 'R' in black oval. Receiving cancellation on the front.
1898 1d stationery envelope addressed to Hampshire uprated 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'ANTIGUA' c.d.s. 'MR 30 98' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1892 1/2d internal stationery wrapper cancelled 'BARBADOS" dumb duplex 'NO 9 92' Boxed 'TOO LATE' in black.
1892 envelope addressed to Akron Ohio franked 2c 2 x 'i CENT' on 'ONE PENNY' and a single '2 CENTS' on 'ONE PENNY' adhesive tied 'O' in oval striaght line of bars 'BELIZE' c.d.s. alongside 'MY 2 92' New Orleans and receiving cancellations on the reverse. Cover fold at bottom right.
1932 envelope franked 20c adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '12 JY 32' carried on the first flight Zanzibar-Nairobi which left Zanzibar on 20th August, receiving cancellaton on the reverse of the same date.
1942 multi censored envelope addressed to Switzerland internally redirected franked 2pi adhesive tied 'KHARTOUM' machine d/s '19 SEP 1942' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 21' green/white seal at left overstamped triangular 'PASSED CENSOR SUDAN / 8' in black. German censor tape on the reverse 'X' allocated to Paris. Closed tear on opening at top.
1935 envelope addressed to Surrey franked 1/2d 'Jubilee' adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'DE 4 1935'
1949 20c registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Malta. Additional !r, 5c, 20c & 12c adhesives tied 'QUATRE BORNES' c.d.s. '24 MR 49' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1919 1/2d stationery wrapper overprinted "The Dominica Chronicle" addressed to Aldershot, cancelled 'DOMINICA' c.d.s. 'MR 22 19'
1933 1 1/2d stationery card addressed to Libau Latvia written in Cyrillic cancelled 'LUSAKA" c.d.s. '4 DEC 33' An unusual destination.
1948 20c registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to London with additional horizontal pairs 1R, 20c & 5c adhesives together with a horizontal pair 12c tied 'GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS' c.d.s. '22 MR 46'
1942 multi censored 'Red Cross Postal Message Scheme Khartoum Sudan' re-used economy envelope addressed to Red Cross Geneva. Franked vertical strip of three 15m paying double rate weight, adhesives tied 'KHARTOUM' c.d.s. '8 DEC 42'
1934 envelope addressed to Skipton franked marginal pair 'PLUS 1 CENTS' on '1c' and a single 'PLUS 3 CENTS' on '3c' for the Belize Relief Fund tied by the scarce 'SAN ESTERVAN BRITISH HONDURAS' T.R.D. c.d.s. 'JAN 24 1934' Belize transit cancellation on the reverse.
1935 local envelope franked 1/4d adhesive The unsealed printed matter rate using an envelope was 1/2d hence the 1/2d postage due, double 1/4d, adhesives tied 'G.P.O BARBADOS' c.d.s. 'MR 6 35'
1921 Great Britain 2d (black) + 2d (Orange) double embossed registered stationery envelope (G) with additional Penny Halfpenny and Halfpenny adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. '25 Ap 21' Addressed to Leipzig. Rare stationery usage.
1945 1/2d stationery card with message addressed to New York uprated 1/2d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. BARBADOS' c.d.s. '21 NO 41'
1896 1d overprinted stationery card with message addressed to Germany cancelled 'FORCADOS RIVER' c.d.s. 'AU 17 96'
1901 1d On Public Service Only stationery card used from Agricultural Buerau cancelled 'EUDUNDA' squared circle d/s 'OC21 01' addressed to Sutherlands with straight line 'TOO LATE' in black.