1887 envelope addressed to London 'Via Brindisi' franked 6d Stamp Duty adhesive tied 'HOBART TASMANIA' duplex d/s 'JU 23 87' receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1953 formula Forces Letter with message stating that this is the first day of usage of this new type of Air letter dated '1.4.53' franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'FIELD POST OFFICE 757' c.d.s. '1 AP 53' From a Corporal in the R.A.F. addressed to Devon.
1941 censored airmail envelope addressed to Sydney franked 4d adhesive tied 'legible 'PORT MORESBY' c.d.s. '30 MY 41' Diamond 'R.A.A.F. / Passed by Unit / CENSOR / NO 125' struck in violet, three examples are recorded, this is the finest. Vertical central paper fold.
1917 Stampless local 'On His Majesty's Service' envelope cancelled 'FIELD POST OFFICE 9' c.d.s. used at Zomba. Two line 'Asst, Director of Supplies / N, F, F, ZOMBA' struck in green.
1946 envelope addressed to Rhodes franked Great Britain overprinted 2d adhesives tied 'COS DODECANESE' hatched c.d.s. '7 10 46' receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1903 2d lettercard with message addressed to Perth cancelled 'KATANNING W.A.' c.d.s. 'OC 17 03' a further strike alongside, receiving cancellation on the reverse. Small water stain. A scarce commercial usage.
1954 envelope addressed to Liverpool franked Australia 2/- Royal visit adhesive tied 'MELBOURNE' machine d/s '11 MAR 1954' Boxed 'SALVAGED MAIL / AIRCRAFT CRASH / SINGAPORE 13.3.1954' struck in red. Scarce 'Ptg, 312/35 / POSTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MALAYA. / FOUND OPEN (OR) TORN / AND OFFICIALLY SECURED' label at left side.
1943 multi censored envelope addressed to Switzerland franked Great Britain overprinted 2 x 1 1/2d and a single 1d adhesive tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '3 MY 43' German censor seal 'b' allocated to Berlin over the PC 90 with red German censor cachet of Berlin.
1911 Multi franked registered envelope addressed to London adhesives tied 'KINGSTON ST VINCENT' c.d.s. 'FE 16 11' Registration etiquette bottom left tied 'R' in black oval. receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1938 envelope addressed to Michigan franked 2 1/2d Coronation adhesive tied 'CHERBOURG MARITIME MANCHE' machine d/s '12 JUL 38' Triple oval 'R.M.S. "ARLANZA" POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet struck in violet.
1938 envelope addressed to Sweden franked 1d & 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '18 AU 38'
1937 Great Britain private 1d stationery wrapper originally printed for The Royal Empire Society London. Cancelled 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '5 JU 37' addressed to South Australia.
1932 Great Britain 1/2d stationery card addressed to London cancelled 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '24 AP 32' Scarce usage.
1934 airmail envelope addressed to Glasgow franked single Great Britain overprinted 1/2d and 3 x 2d adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '12 JU 34' Carried by French airmail "PARIS' airmail slogan d/s on the reverse. '14 V1 1934'
1933 First flight envelope carried on Imperial Airways 1st India - Akyab & Yangoon Burma extension. Franked Great Britain overprinted adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '16 SP 33' Carried to London then via Imperial Airways. 'AKYAB' receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1904 postcard from Lossiemouth Scotland addressed to Kroonstad, on arrival scarce serrated 'KROONSTAD O.R.C' single circle cancellation 'JU 9 04' In use for four months from March to June 1904
1900's censored envelope addressed to a Boer Prisoner at Green Point. Franked 'V.R.I. 1d' on 'een Penny' adhesive tied 'PETRUSBURG c.d.s. '27 SP' with year omitted, a further strike on the front. Double circle 'CENSOR PRISONER OF WAR' cachet struck in black.
1906 receipt for a certificate of posting for a registered postal packet cancelled 'ROUXVILLE O.R.C.' c.d.s. '22 JUN 05'
1900's censored envelope addressed to a Boer P.O.W. in Green Point Camp Cape Town. Franked 'V.R.I. 1d' on 'Een penny' adhesive tied 'BOSHOF O.V.S. ' c.d.s. 'JU 13' with year omitted, a further strike alongside. 'CENSOR PROSONERS OF WAR' cachet in black double circle.
1907 1d stationery envelope uprated 4 x 1d and 2 x 1/2d adhesives paying the registration fee to East London tied 'MARQUARD O.R.C.' c.d.s. '26 MY 1907' 'R" in black oval. 'SENKAL' transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1908 postcard from franked Transvaal 1/2d adhesive tied 'WITBANK TVL' c.d.s. '8 JAN 08' 'POST OFFICE HARRISMITH' transit cancellation 'S.O. GROOTHOEK' receiving c.d.s. struck in black '14 JAN 08' Rate rare by Putzel.
1907 postcard from Natal 'DANNHAUSER' c.d.s. on the front 'FE 6 07 together with 'POST OFFICE HARRISMITH' transit cancellation. On arrival 'S.O. GROOTHOEK O.R.C.' receiving cancellation applied '10 FEB 07' struck in violet. Rated rare by Putzel
1928 Formula registered envelope (H) Type D2 addressed to Toledo Ohio. Franked 3/- adhesive cancelled 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' c.d.s. '14 NO 28' London transit cancellation, receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1920 Formula registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to Jackson Michigan. Franked at the foreign registered rate of 4 1/2d franked two horizontal pairs 1d and a single 1/2d adhesive all overprinted 'WAR STAMP' tied 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' c.d.s. 'JU 14 20' Carried on the cargo vessel "Duendes" from Port Stanley. London transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1915 censored envelope addressed to Sweden franked vertical pair 1d and a single 1/2d adhesive tied 'PORT PIRIE' c.d.s. '5 NO 15' Straight line 'PASSED' in violet and 'Opened by Censor Red/Whit seal at left, receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1915 stampless 'On Active Service' postcard addressed to Sydney. This card was mailed from the 6th convoy by Major Arthur James McDonald. Two line 'A.I.F. / Passed by Censor No 40' The '40' in manuscript was allocated to the S/S Ceramic
1922 2d scarlet stationery envelope cancelled 'G.P.O. MELBOURNE' c.d.s. '2 JA 22' used for U.P.U. distribution. The flap is stuck down.
1913 1d illustrated stationery card 'Victoria Falls, Rhodesia, 1 mile wide, 400 feet deep' addressed to Rev Alfred Aitkins, Kings Lynn. Cancelled by a very fine 'NORTH WESTERN RHODESIA LEALUI' c.d.s. 'JU 14 13'
1911 envelope addressed to Fiji with enclosed 3 page letter from Mrs Hertziet dated 1st June 1911 cancelled by the rare two line 'PAID 1D / FANNING ISLAND' struck in blue, used in May & June 1911 due to a shortage of stamps. 'FANNING ISLAND' c.d.s. 'JE 26 11' Receiving cancellation on the reverse. Commercial usage.
1934 First Official Air mail envelope from Broken Hill addressed to Blantyre. Franked 6d adhesive tied 'BROKEN HILL' c.d.s. '8 MAR 44' receiving cancellation on the reverse. the back flap is missing.
1944 registered envelope addressed to Wellington New Zealand franked 3d, 1 1/2d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'FUNAFUTI' c.d.s. '13 NOV 1944' struck in violet. Boxed 'GILBERT AND ELLICE / ISLANDS COLONY / PASSED BY CENSOR / 3' The '3' inserted in manuscript, few examples are recorded. The envelope has two light vertical paper folds.
1913 registered envelope addressed to London franked blocks of four 2d & 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS PROTECTORATE / OCEAN ISLD' cachet Straight line 'OCEAN ISLAND' struck in grey with manuscript 'Registration' and boxed number below. Sydney transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1918 censored registered envelope addressed to St Louis franked block of four 3c adhesive overprinted 'WAR TAX' cancelled 'BELIZE M.O. & REGISTRATION' c.d.s. struck in blue with date applied separately 'NOV 28 1918 which is the first day of usage. Registration handstamp with error 'Brstish' for 'British' Censor seal at left.
1891 envelope addressed to a Lance Corporal in The Bechuanaland Border Police (G Troop) Malcoutsie. Franked horizontal pair 1d C.G.H. adhesive tied hooded 'EAST LONDON' d/s 'SP 20 91' a further strike alongside. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1942 Censored stampless lettersheet 'Pr. OF WAR POST - POSTAGE FREE' addressed to Italy from an Italian civilian internee Camp 337 Rare three line violet handstamp on the reverse applied at the camp, very few examples recorded.
1942 Censored stampless envelope from an internee at Somes Island addressed to Alien Tribunal Board, cancelled 'WELLINGTON' c.d.s. '12 AU 42' Boxed 'Exempt from postage under / international Convention / regarding treatment of / Prisoners of War' struck in violet. On the reverse blacked dated camp cachet '11 AUG 1942'
1949 3/4a stationery card from the February 1947 printing (Crown Agents Requisition No. 859/3) addressed to India with message cancelled 'ADEN CAMP' c.d.s. '5 JUN 49' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1943 censored airmail envelope addressed to New York franked single 1/- 6d, 3d & 1d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '10 AP 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / T.T./6' seal at left.
1884 envelope addressed to Washington D.C. franked Great Britain 2 1/2d RG - GR tied 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'NO 5 84' London transit cancellation and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1934 2d illustrated stationery card 'Per S/S Rex' addressed to Cleveland Ohio uprated 1d adhesive tied 'GIBRALTAR SOUTH DISTRICT' c.d.s. '25 JA 34' The S/S Rex was an Italian liner plying the Italy - New York route.
1921 1/2d stationery card with message uprated 1/2d adhesive tied 'GIBRALTAR' c.d.s. '24 JA 21' 'Per Prins der Netherlands' addressed to Holland.
1915 On Active Service stampless envelope addressed to Worcester cancelled 'POLYMEDIA' c.d.s. 'DE 4 15' Countersigned by an officer of the Border Regiment bottom left, which had two battalions engaged in the Gallipoli Campaign. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1909 1pi stationery card with message addressed to Germany cancelled 'KYRENIA' c.d.s. 'MR 23' year omitted. Nicosia transit cancellation on the front.
1901 2d registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to Belgium franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'AP 4 01' Registration etiquette on the reverse, London transit on the front together with 'BELGIQUE' registration etiquette.
1915 1d stationery card with message addressed to New York cancelled 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'AU 6 15' A further strike on the front.
1896 two 1/2d stationery cards one marked 'app 23.10.96' (Light vertical; fold) Both cards initialed in red, some adherence on the reverse. Ex Da La Rue archives.
KGV1 4d + 2d (6d) registered stationery envelope (G) 'THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED.' under the flap which is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1918 censored South African 1d stationery envelope addressed to Swakopumund cancelled by the rubber 'NEUHEUSIS' c.d.s. struck in violet. Transit and receiving oval mutilated T.P.O. cancellations.