1911 Coronation Aerial Post card with message franked 2 x 1/2d adhesives tied 'FIRST UNITED KINGDOM/AERIAL POST/LONDON' c.d.s. 'SP 11 1911' The card has been missent to Belize British Honduras with a receiving cancellation 'OC 8 11' on the front, before being returned to London.

1933 4d registered stationery envelope (G) 'THOS. DE LA RUE & Co. LTD' under the flap which is not stuck down. Scarce bundle label. Some very small tone spots around the edges.

1929 20c registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to London locally redirected. Franked additional vertical pair 3c and a single 10c adhesive tied 'G.P.O. MAURITIUS' c.d.s. '5 JA 29' Receiving cancellations on the front.

1916 censored envelope addressed to Bradford franked Australian 2 1/2d (Roo) and 1/2d (Head) overprinted 'N.W. PACIFIC ISLANDS' adhesives tied 'RABAUL' c.d.s. '27 MR 16' Two line 'passed censor / Rabaul' struck in violet. German registration label.

c1946 O.A.S. envelope from H.M.S. Octavia addressed to Kent franked 1d Victory adhesive tied 'POST OFFICE / MARITIME MAIL' machine cancellation struck in red.

1935 On His Majesty's Service envelope addressed to Switzerland franked 1/2d adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'NIUE' cancellation. 'APIA' transit on the reverse '6 SP 35'

1906 postcard addressed to Peterborough franked 1d adhesive tied 'P.O.A./57' allocated to Winters Kloof' 'PIETERMARITZBURG' transit cancellation on the front.

1906 internal postcard franked 1/2d adhesive tied 'T.P.O. NORTH SPECIAL' c.d.s. '7 FEB 06' Koffyfontein receiving cancellation on the front. The T.P.O. cancellation is one of a few known examples.

1896 formula stationery card with message used locally franked '1/2d' on '2d' adhesive tied by shield cachet. "WINBURG O.V.S.' c.d.s. 'JA 23 96'

1909 1d stationery envelope used locally cancelled 'BLOEMFONTEIN G.P.O.' c.d.s. '11 MAY 09'

1933 envelope addressed to Glasgow franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'MONTSERRAT' c.d.s. 'AP 3 1933'

1949 airmail envelope addressed to Canal Zone franked 6d & 3d U.P.U. adhesives tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'NO 10 49' with scarce finance seal at left side. Slightly reduced at right side.

1934 airmail envelope addressed to Nice multi franked by Great Britain overprinted adhesives in the French currency paying the F2-50 airmail rate, tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CASABLANCA' c.d.s. '10 JA 34' Marseille transit on the reverse. (The 4d value from the British currency was not used in the postage rate)

1951 envelope addressed to Belize franked 1c adhesive paying unsealed printed matter rate tied double oval 'ROARING CREEK B.H.' T.R.D. struck in violet 'SEP 5 1951' A further strike top left corner.

1951 airmail envelope addressed to London franked 10c, 30c & 15c adhesives tied 'LABUAN NORTH BORNEO' c.d.s. '11 JUL 51'

1894 1/2d stationery card headed 'Cable Steamer Duplex c/o Eastern Telehraph Co Sierra Leone. Addressed to England upated 1/2d adhesive cancelled 'B31' 'FREETOWN' & 'PAID LIVERPOOL BR PACKET' cancellations on the front.

1911 envelope addressed to Switzerland franked 2d & 1/2d Lakatoi adhesives cancelled 'PORT MORESBY' c.d.s. '15 MAR 11' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1940 KGV 2d stationery envelope addressed to London cancelled 'SUVA' c.d.s. '12 OC 40' a further strike alongside. G crown R Found open or damaged and officially sealed' brown label applied in London tied 'LONDON S.W.1' c.d.s. struck in red '13 NOV 40'

1890 1d stationery card (no message) uprated 1/2d adhesive tied legible 'A08' 'MONTSERRAT/P' c.d.s. at top left 'MR 14 90' The 'P' index was allocated to Plymouth, it is the second example I have seen. Addressed to an officer in the 10th Hussars Dusseldorf.

1897 1d stationery envelope uprated 4 x 1d adhesives (1oz rate 5d) addressed to Kent tied 'MONTSERRAT' c.d.s. 'JY 21 97' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1939 envelope addressed to Sussex franked 1d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'BARBUDA' c.d.s. 'JU 12 39' Vertical central fold, commercial usage.

1941 envelope franked 5m (The other adhesive missing) tied 'KHARTOUM' machine d/s '17 NOV 1941' from Gellatly Hankey & Co addressed to Capt .L.L. Macleary A/Secretary O.E.T.A. Gordon College Khartoum. Backstamped 'F.P.O. 214' c.d.s. '18 NO 41' Handstamped 'DAMAGED IN AIRCRAFT FIRE' The envelope was in transit with a flight off the South African Airforce to the main O.E.T.A.' office in Nairobi. (O.E.T.A. is Occupied Enemy Territory Administration)

c.1946 5/10 Myer Emporium Ltd parcel label addressed to London cancelled 'MELBOURNE VICTORIA' d/s for October 1946 (5/10d was the rate for a parcel weighing 7 b to 11b parcel)

1934 postcard (R.M.S. Mauretainia - Cunard Line) addressed to the U.S.A. Franked Great Britain Penny Half Penny adhesive tied boxed 'PAQUEBOT TRINIDAD' 'G.P.O. PORT OF SPAIN' c.d.s. alongside 'FE 28 34'

1927 envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked 2 x 2c adhesives tied 'ALL PINES' c.d.s. 'AU 18 27' Belize transit cancellation on the reverse.

1901 censored envelope from Kroonstad O.R.C. addressed to Boer P.O.W. Bermuda with manuscript 'Not Burtts' erased and 'Not Hawkins' 'Not Darrells' and 'Tuckers' 'HAMILTON' c.d.s. on the reverse 'NO 16 1901'

1941 envelope from B.B.C. at Bush House addressed to Coogee 3/4d Australia Customs Duty London' adhesive tied 'LONDON 1/2d' machine d/s '12 SEP 1941' The customs duty label applied to printed matter advertising.

1892 1d stationery card with message addressed to Port Of Spain Trinidad cancelled with a very fine upright 'A10' The last recorded usage of the upright 'A10' is No 17 1890 So far two examples of the later use for the 1889 - 1902 period are known. 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. on the front 'FE 15 92' together with a receiving cancellation.

1902 1d stationery card with message addressed to New York cancelled 'PAGET - WEST BERMUDA' c.d.s. 'MY 14 1902'

1912 taxed 10c stationery card with message addressed to Malta with a fine handstruck 'T' and '2d' charge marking. Receiving cancellation on the front.

1937 registered envelope addressed to Canada franked horizontal pair 4d adhesives tied 'REGISTERED CASTRIES ST LUCIA' d/s '3 SP 37' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1923 postcard addressed to New York franked '1/2d' on '2 1/2d' adhesive tied 'NEW YORK N.Y. PAQUEBOT' dumb duplex 'MAY 31 1923'

1916 postcard addressed to Birmingham franked two horizontal pairs 1/4d adhesives cancelled 'BARBADOS' c.d.s. '19 OC 18'

1931 registered airmail envelope addressed to New York franked 6d, (Airmail) 1/2d, 'TWO PENCE' on '1 1/2d' and 3d Lakatoi adhesives tied 'KULUMADAU PAPUA' c.d.s. '1 AUG 31' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1901 envelope with enclosed 3 sided letter addressed to Ireland franked 1d adhesive cancelled manuscript 'Bida / 30.3.01' This manuscript was in use from 30th March until 1st April 1901 On the reverse 'LOKOJO POST OFFICE' violet double oval '6 APR 1901' The letter written by an officer in the 2nd Batt. W.A.F.F. is a fascinating account of the military action against the Emir of Bida a notorious slave trader

1903 Post Office Telegraphs Cape Of Good Hope (G.P.O. &.27 GT) local envelope together with Telegram cancelled 'GRAHAMS TOWN' c.d.s. 'AP 3 03' used locally.

1908 postcard from Livorno addressed to Palermo with a very fine strike of the 'MISSENT TO MALTA' struck in black. 'Oval 'VALLETTA MALTA' d/s '24 OC 08' and receiving cancellation on the front.

1908 1c stationery card with message written from Kudat addressed to Switzerland. Uprated overprinted 1c & 2c adhesives tied 'JESSELTON' c.d.s. '25 AUG 08' Singapore transit and receiving cancellations on the front.

KGV1 Great Britain overprinted 6d Postal Order '2d' on THREE HALF - PENCE' poundage cancelled 'ACCOUNTS G.P.O. MALTA' Maltese cross d/s 'MR 24 62' The QE11 values were not released until the KGV1 stock has been used.

1938 Great Britain Three Half Pence stationery envelope addressed to London cancelled in transit 'CRISTOBAL C.Z. PAQUEBOT / 1' duplex 'JUN 10 1938' On the reverse 'PITCAIRN ISLAND N.Z. POSTAL AGENCY' c.d.s. '26 MR 38' and receiving cancellation.

1935 airmail envelope addressed to Kirkwall Orkney Islands franked 50c adhesive tied 'DAR-ES-SALAAM - TABORA T.P.O. DOWN' c.d.s. '30 AU 1935 (Central Line) Dodoma transit cancellation on the reverse.

1942 censored airmail envelope addressed to London locally redirected franked Great Britain overprinted horizontal pair 1d and 1/- & 4d unoverprinted adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '13 De 41' censor seal at left.

1915 Great Britain overprinted '5 CENTIMOS' on 'HALFPENNY' stationery card with message written in Hebrew addressed to the Chief Rabbi Gibraltar. Cancelled 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TETUAN' c.d.s. '18 JA 15' a further strike alongside, receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1941 censored cigarette thank you card addressed to California franked 1d adhesive tied 'ZAIRA' c.d.s. '1 FEB 41' with a fine strike in violet of the boxed 'PASSED / BY UNIT / CENSOR 29'

KG.V. 3c + 3c stationery card overprinted 'SPECIMEN' additional handstamped 'ULTRAMAR' applied by the Portuguese Post Office for distribution to the five colonies.

1926 Great Britain overprinted 3d + 1 1/2d (4 1/2d) registered stationery envelope (G) with additional overprinted 1/2d adhesive tied 'FRANCISTOWN' c.d.s. '12 JAN 1926' Boxed violet registration cachet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1953 envelope addressed to Northumberland franked 3c & 5c adhesives tied 'PLACENIA B.H.' double oval T.R.D. d/s '20 SEP 1953' struck in violet.

1935 registered envelope addressed to Brighton franked 1 1/2d & 3d Jubilee together with a 1/2d adhesive with plate '3' in margin tied 'TULAGI' c.d.s. '1 OC 35' transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1931 Registered First Flight cover British Guiana - Salvador franked 2c & 60c adhesives tied 'AIR MAIL BRITISH GUIANA' c.d.s. '6 FE 31' Boxed flight cachet on the front, receiving cancellation on the reverse. 29 covers flown.

1935 registered multi franked Badge issue envelope addressed to Dallas, adhesives tied 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. 'MY 2 35' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.