1932 Airmail card with small message from Anglesey to Khartoum, receiving cancellation on the front 16th September and boxed 'RETURNED TO SENDER/FOR REASONS STATED' below manuscript "Passed the fixed period' initialed. The card returned to the U.K.
1927 registered envelope addressed to the U.S.A. locally redirected franked corner marginal blocks of four 1d & 1/2d adhesives with control and sheet numbers in the margin. Cover fold at far left.
1907 taxed postcard addressed to Germany 1d adhesive tied large "T" in black circle with 'BARBADOS' c.d.s. alongside. '14 NO 07'
1938 envelope addressed to Liverpool franked 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'HAMMERFEST' machine d/s '14 V11 38' Below is the boxed 'Paquebot' struck in black.
1938 multi franked postcard (Llanstephen Castle) addressed to Ilford adhesives tied 'PAQUEBOT POSTED AT SEA RECEIVED SOUTHAMPTON' c.d.s. '3 FE 38'
1944 stampless On Active Service Patriotic envelope addressed to Ap.O. 913 from the Royal New Zealand Air Force, N.Z. APO 318 Cancelled 'R.N.Z.A.P.O. N.Z.' c.d.s. '4 OC 44' Triangular censor cachet bottom left corner, countersigned.
1888 1d stationery card with full message uprated 1/2d adhesive tied 'A07' 'DOMINICA' c.d.s. on the front 'Jy 26 88' 'R" in oval which has been crossed out.
1932 registered envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked 2d & 1 1/2d adhesives with a fine strike alongside 'COLIHAUT DOMINICA' c.d.s. 'OC 12 32' with the year '32' inserted in ink. By 1932 the cancellation had become worn. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1938 airmail envelope from Winterhur Switzerland addressed to Nairobi "London-Cape Town via Chiasso" On arrival two line 'UNDERLIVERED FOR REASON STATED/UNKNOWN' struck in violet and 'NAIROBI R.L.O.' c.d.s. '19 DE 38'
1947 1/2d stationery wrapper addressed to Staten Island cancelled 'GOUYANE GRENADA B.W.I.' c.d.s. '4 FE 47' a further strike alongside.
1924 4d registered stationery envelope (H2) The flap is not struck down. Superb unused.
1924 1d stationery envelope. The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1924 2d stationery envelope. The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1930 envelope addressed to Kingston franked 1d adhesive tied 'STREET LETTER BOX MONTEGO BAY' c.d.s. 'AU 28 30'
1933 stampless taxed local envelope cancelled 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '8 MY 33' with feint 'T" in black circle. Marginal 2d postage due applied paying the charge cancelled by a Castries c.d.s. of the same date. The back flap is missing.
1928 photographic postcard H.M.T. Dorsetshire addressed to Yorkshire. Endorsed from Private B Finder, 2nd West Yorks Regiment (P.W.O.) "A" Company, North Khartoum. Franked Great Britain Penny Half Penny adhesive tied by the scarce 'FIELD POST OFFICE 8' c.d.s. '1 AP 28' This had a short period of use in Khartoum.
1936 Empire Exhibition Johannesburg illustrated card franked 1/2d corner marginal adhesive with advertising tied exhibition cancellation '14 X1 36' addressed to Khartoum with receiving cancellation and boxed 'UNCLAIMED' dated in red manuscript below '30 11 36. Returned to South Africa.
1909 postcard addressed to Malta franked Italian 10c adhesive tied 'MALTA' c.d.s. 'SP 4 09' Notabile receiving cancellaion.
1910 Italian 10c stationery card with message addressed to Malta cancelled upon arrival 'MALTA' c.d.s. 'MR 12 10' Straight line 'PAQUEBOT'
1901 registered On His Majesty's Service envelope addressed to Germany franked 5/- adhesive tied 'TORTOLA' c.d.s. 'OC 8 01' a further strike alongside. Hooded 'Registered London' transit cancellation. A scarce solo franking.
1943 censored handmade lettersheet addressed to Italy from an Italian P.O.W. with two line 'ITALIAN EVACUEE CAMP NO 1 / KENYA COLONY' struck in violet. together with 'EVACUEES MAIL / POST FREE' cachet.
1902 postcard from Luzern Switzerland addressed to Spring Bluff Queensland with 'T.P.O. S & W.R./DOWN' c.d.s. 'AU 29 02' with inverted '2' in the year slug
1909 Unused requisition for Foreign and Colonial Money Orders (Form P.O. 315) (5/09) Scarce.
1896 envelope addressed to Paris franked by misplaced '18 CENTS' on '45c' adhesive tied 'SEYCHELLES/A' c.d.s. 'DE 22 96' The overprint reads 'TS 18 CEN' A strking misplace.
1949 envelope addressed to Essex franked by a horizontal pair 2 1/2d Silver Wedding adhesives tied 'SOUTHAMPTON PAQUEBOT / PAQUEBOT POSTED AT SEA' machine d/s '18 MAY 1946' Straight line 'QUEEN ELIZABETH' in black.
1918 censored envelope addressed to Denmark franked 3d 'Roo' tied 'Mt LARGOM QUEENSLAND' c.d.s. '2 JA 18' Red/White 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label at left.
1902 'SIX CENTS' on 'FIFTEEN CENTs' stationery envelope addressed to Vancouver Canada. Uprated horizontal pair '6 CENTS' on '8c' tied 'SEYCHELLES/A' c.d.s. 'JA 8 02' London & Canadian transit and receiving cancellations.
1942 multi censored envelope from Casablanca addressed to Switzerland 'OPENED BY EXAMINER I.A./7188' label at left. German censor tape on the reverse 'X' and additional German Feldpost cachet.
1943 censored airmail envelope from Aruba N.W.I. addressed to Georgetown. On arrival 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 11 8' label applied (Type L11)
1943 multi franked & censored airmail envelope from St Eustatius N.W.I. addressed to Georgetown. On arrival 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 1/24' the number inserted in manuscript and is unlisted. The envelope has been returned and censored upon arrival.
1942 multi censored envelope from Aruba N.W.I. addressed to Georgetown, on arrival 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 1/35' the number inserted in pencil, which is unlisted. (Type L6)
1922 envelope addressed to London franked overprinted New Zealand 2d adhesive tied 'COOK ISLANDS' c.d.s. '16 AP 22'
1920 2d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Huddersfield franked 2 x 1/2d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED G.P.O. GAMBIA' d/s '26 MR 20' with straight line 'LATE' in black applied in Bathurst.
1919 1d stationery envelope addressed to London uprated single 1d and horizontal pair 1/2d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED G.P.O. GAMBIA' d/s '2 AU 19' Handstruck registration cachet in black.
1927 On Her Majesty's Service Official envelope from The Colonial Secretary addressed to Washington D.C. Cancelled 'BATHURST' c.d.s. '12 FE 27' with oval 'OFFICIAL PAID BATHURST GAMBIA / P.O.' signed below.
1954 airmail envelope from A.O.F. addressed to France. Straight line 'MISSENT TO GAMBIA' with 'BATHURST' c.d.s. alongside '19 OC 54'
1941 censored underpaid envelope from Bissao, Guinea-Bassau addressed to Bathurst 'Aux soins bienveillants de Monsieur le Commandant du s/s Guine' Cancelled 'BATHURST' c.d.s. '2 DE 41' Boxed 'PASSED by CENSOR / BATHURST' struck in violet. Rare Handstruck 'T' with '6d / TO PAY' alongside in black applied in Bathurst. Some small toning.
1907 local envelope franked 1d adhesive tied 'EAST LONDON' c.d.s. 'FE 26 07' with two 'FOUND OPEN / AND OFFICIALLY / CLOSED IN THE / POST OFFICE' labels cancelled 'EAST LONDON' c.d.s. Red manuscript 'UNKNOWN' On the reverse 'RETURNED R.L.O. CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. and manuscript 'Opened by R Reynolds' alongside.
1925 registered envelope from The Post Office addressed to Chicago franked 2d & 3d adhesives tied 'BARBUDA' c.d.s. 'OC 8 25' Red registration cachet, transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1886 1d stationery card with message addressed to Port Elizabeth cancelled by the scarce 'GAMTOOS RIVER FERRY' c.d.s. 'JY 20 86' Card has a light vertical central fold.
1904 registered envelope addressed to London franked Q.V. 1d and single and a horizontal pair KE.V11 1/2d together with a 2 1/2d adhesive with plate '1' in margein tied 'GRAND CAYMAN' c.d.s. 'DE 3 04' Jamaica transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1902 local envelope franked 'ONE PENNY' on '7d' adhesive tied 'ANTIGUA' c.d.s. 'AU 11 02'
1915 stampless postcard showing S.S.Ionian written from Alexandria Egypt addressed to New Zealand. A fine strike of the violet cogwheel 'A.I.F. ON ACTIVE SERVICE / FRANKED'
1915 censored envelope addressed to Bern, Switzerland franked 2 1/2d 'Roo' tied 'MELBOURNE' machine d/s '25 FE 15' 'OPENED BY CENSOR' seal at left.
1900 On Her Majesty's Service wrapper from a Corporal in the B.S.A. at Fort Darwin acknowledging receipt of his 1897 Mashonaland Medal cancelled 'MOUNT DARWIN' c.d.s. '19 SEP 00' An early usage. Salisbury transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1943 censored airmail envelope addressed to North Carolina from a soldier Battery "C" 77th CA (AA) A.P.0. 930 (Tongatapu Tonga) Franked 6c adhesive tied 'U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE A.P.O." duplex with number removed. Boxed countersigned censor '18031'
1939 envelope addressed to Ocran Island franked horizontal pair 1/2d adhesive tied 'GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY / ARO RARE / ISLAND' cachet in black, a further strike on the front. By this time the cachet had become worn. Ocean Island receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1940 1/2d stationery wrapper addressed to California cancelled 'HALF-WAY-TREE' c.d.s. 'JU 21 40'
1901 postcard showing a photograph of the interior of the island to mark the proposed visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cornwall. Franked Great Britain 1d lilac tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. 'AU 10 01'