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.

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.

1913 usage Western Australia 'ONE PENNY' on 'TWO PENCE' stationery lettercard addressed to Hannover uprated Australian 1/2d Tasmania 'ONE PENNY' on '2d' adhesive tied 'EUDUNDA S.A.' squared circle d/s 'OC 16 13'

1924 registered envelope addressed to Australia franked '5d' on '2 1/2d' '3d' on '1d' and '1d' on '1/2d' adhesives tied 'PORT - VILA' c.d.s. 'JU 7 24'

1910 envelope addressed to New Jersey franked 25c New Caledonia overprinted adhesive tied 'PORT-VILA' c.d.s. '16 AVRIL 10' A further strike on the front. Sydney transit cancellation on the reverse.

1929 stampless 'ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE' envelope addressed to London cancelled 'PORT STANLEY' c.d.s. '9 JA 29' together with a fine strike 'FALKLAND ISLANDS / OFFICIAL PAID' cachet struck in black.

1935 envelope addressed to Paris franked 1d / 10c & 4d / 40c adhesives tied 'VILA' c.d.s. '25 FE 35' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1938 envelope addressed to France franked 10c & 5c adhesives in combination with New Caledonia 5c adhesive tied 'INTER ISLANDS POSTAL SERVICE c.d.s. 28 OC 38' and 'VILA' c.d.s. '2 NO 38' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1911 multi franked registered envelope addressed to Birmingham adhesives tied 'VILA' c,d.s. '15 DEC 11' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1915 taxed censored Field Service postcard probably from a member of the Bermuda Regiment serving on the Western Front cancelled 'FIELD POST OFFICE 62' c.d.s. '30 DE 15' On transit through New York the card has been taxed. Feint Bermuda censor on the front. Charge appears not to have been collected.

1943 registered censored airmail envelope addressed to The British Philatelic Association. London franked Nigeria 1/- & 6d adhesives tied 'VICTORIA - CAMEROONS UNDER BRITISH MANDATE' c.d.s. '6 DE 43' On the reverse manuscript (Permit 8815) this was required for any items of intrinsic value.

1943 registered censored airmail envelope addressed to The British Philatelic Association London franked Nigeria 3d & 1/3d adhesives tied 'VICTORIA - CAMEROONS UNDER BRITISH MANDATE' c.d.s. '11 OC 43' On the reverese manuscript 'Permit 7882' this was required for any items of intrinsic value.

1942 censored envelope addressed to British Red Cross, French section. London franked 1d and on the reverse horizontal pair 1d adhesives (one damaged) tied 'ACCRA' c.d.s. '13 MAY 42' 'BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY ACCRA GOLD COAST BRANCH' cachet in violet on the front.

1901 1d orange on blue wove paper embossed stationery envelope cancelled 'MOORE TOWN' c.d.s. 'JA 31 01' authorised for postal use by the collector of revenue to send out tax bills.

1918 registered envelope addressed to Birmingham franked horizontal strip of three 'WAR STAMP 1 1/2d' on '2 1/2d' adhesives tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'FE 21 18' Patriotic naval label. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1942 censored Airletter was diagonal Red Cross from Brigadier T.W.R. Haycroft addressed to his brother in Devon. Franked Great Britain 1/2d & 2 1/2d adhesives tied 'FIELD POST OFFICE 41' c.d.s. '3 SP 42' Crown miliary censor '3159' struck in violet, stated to be the only recorded example from Sierra Leone. The airletter was made available to West African forces in 1942 from surplus stock issued to Gibraltar.

1884 envelope addressed to Switzerland franked 6d & 2d side face adhesives tied 'WG / 1' oval straight line of bars. Red manuscript ' 1 1/2' accountancy marking. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse. Some toning.

1946 stampless formula P.O.W. lettersheet (a.w. 200m 5/44) from a seaman on the German raider 'Kormoran' (P.O.W. number 42166) Written from Murchison Camp cancelled 'MELBOURNE' c.d.s. '25 JUL 1946' Straight line 'APPROVED FOR TRANSMISSION BY CAMP COMMANDANT' struck in violet.

1899 stampless internal redirected envelope cancelled oval 'ON O.H.M.S. INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA / FREE' cachet 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. on the reverse 'SP 8 99'

1918 stampless 'On Active Service' envelope addressed to the Transvaal from a soldier in the South African Mounted Transport Limbe. Cancelled 'F.P.O. 1' c.d.s. '1 JUL 18' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1929 envelope addressed to London franked 1d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'PENRHYN ISLAND' c.d.s. '14 JE 29'

1920 'Duty 5 1/2d' on Great Britain overprinted 2d + 2d registered stationery envelope (F) franked with additional Great Britain overprinted 1/2d adhesive tied 'FRANCISTOWN' c.d.s. '12 MAR 20' Violet boxed registration cachet

1943 postcard addressed to Oakland California franked 2d adhesive tied 'HAMILTON' slogan d/s '13 MCH 1943' 'PASSED BY CENSOR BERMUDA / 39' struck in green.

1927 3d registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Luxembourg Fine boxed 'R/ GERIHUN' registration cachet. franked 3d adhesive cancelled in transit oval 'REGISTERED G.P.O. SIERRA LEONE' d/s '30 JU 27' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1914 1d stationery envelope addressed to Stoke On Trent cancelled 'WATERLOO' c.d.s. 'FE 13 14' Freetown transit on the reverse.

1917 censored stamped 'O.A.S.' envelope addressed to London cancelled 'NENO' mutilated squared circle d/s '6 AU 17' to resemble "F.P.O. No 10" Censored in manuscript bottom left corner.

1887 3c + 3c stationery card perforated 'SPECIMEN' superb unused.

1929 3d registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Bristol franked 2d adhesive tied 'MOYAMBA' c.d.s. 'OC 1 29' Boxed handstruck registration cachet. Plymouth transit on the reverse.

1910 registered envelope addressed to Syracuse franked horizontal pair 1d and a single 2 1/2d tied oval 'KINGSTON JAMAICA REGISTERED' d/s 'OC 4 10' Half moon 'TOO LATE' struck in black. Philadelphia transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1934 envelope addressed to Tipton redirected cancelled 'PITCAIRN ISLAND N.Z. POSTAL AGENCY' '25 MY 34' Franked Great Britain 1d adhesive tied 'LONDON F.S. PAQUEBOT' c.d.s. '28 JU 34' receiving cancellation on the front.

1918 envelope addressed to Dartford Kent franked single and a horizontal pair 2c adhesives tied 'ANSE ROYALE' c.d.s. 'AU 2 18' a further strike alongside. Victoria transit cancellation. Light horizontal fold.

1912 registered envelope addressed to Christchurch franked horizontal strip of three Great Britain overprinted '10 CENTIMOS' on 'ONE PENNY' tied oval 'REGISTERED BRITISH P.O. TANGIER' d/s '17 JU 12' Straight line 'BY SEA' in violet. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1891 envelope franked Italian 10c adhesive tied 'A25' addressed to Livorno 'MALTA' c.d.s. on the reverse 'SP 14 91' together with receiving cancellation.

Undated wrapper addressed to Kingston cancelled by a feint strike oval 'ON H.M. SERVICE JA AGRI SOCIETY / FREE cachet struck in violet. Late 19th early 20th century marking.

1898 local wrapper addressed to Chester Castle redirected to Kingston oval 'ON H M SERVICE GOVT PRINTER / FREE' cachet in black 'CHESTER CASTLE' c.d.s. '14 SP 98'

1904 taxed advertising envelope 'The Daily Gleaner The Leading Newspaper of Jamaica' addressed to San Francisco franked 1d adhesive tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'JUN 15 04' struck in violet 'T' in triangle and straight line 'DUE 6' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

Undated envelope addressed to California franked 1d adhesive tied oval 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS / S.S. VANDYCK' cachet in black.