1944 local government envelope addressed to Tunisia. Franked Great Britain overprinted 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'NALUT TRIPOLI' c.d.s. '30 6 44' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1943 censored envelope addressed to Garian franked Great Britain overprinted 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'CRISPI MISURATA' c.d.s. '25 11 43' a further strike below. 'OPENED BY EXAMINER ZA / 18374' label.
1898 1p stationey envelope addressed to Sussex redirected. Endorsed 'NILE EXPEDITIONERY FORCE, SUDAN. 3 11 98' Cancelled 'BERBER' c.d.s. 'MY 7 98' The envelope has been opened out for the sender to write his letter. Halfa transit cancellation on the reverse.
1932 envelope addressed to London franked 2d adhesive tied 'KAPIRIMPOSHI' c.d.s. '1 OCT 32'
1962 taxed envelope addressed to Bulawayo franked 1d adhesive tied 'BROKEN HILL' slogan d/s '8 JNE 1962' On arrival 4d postage due applied paying the charge tied 'BULAWAYO' cancellation.
1901 O H M S folded lettersheet acknowledging receipt of a medal for serving in Rhodesia 1896 addressed to Cape Town redirected to Johannesburg cancelled 'ARMY POST OFFICE BLOEMFONTEIN' c.d.s. 'DE 1 91' On the reverse 'ARMY POST OFFICE JOHANNESBURG' cancellation.
1904 taxed Consignee's letter to London "Per Esk & Orinico" Charged 2d (double the 1d Empire rate) Cancelled 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'AP 8 04' 'T' alongside. Ex Jaffe.
1939 3d registered stationery envelope (H2) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with additional "B.W. ARCHIVES" handstamp. The flap is not stuck down. Some light markings. Ex Bradbury Wilkins Archive.
1946 airmail envelope addressede to Italy franked Great Britain overprinted M.E.F. 9d adhresive tied 'RHODES' hatched circle '11 4 46'
1945 envelope addressed to Belgium franked M.E.F. overprinted Great Britain 2d & 3d adhesives tied 'RODI (EGEO)' c.d.s. '26 11 45'
1912 envelope addressed to Essex redirected to Ramsgate franked New Zealand 3d adhesive tied 'FANNING ISLAND' c.d.s. 'MY 18 12' a further strike on the front, together with receiving cancellation. Ramsgate cancellation on the reverse.
1941 censored On Active service envelope from Dire Dawa Ethiopia addressed to South Africa. Cancelled Captured Italian cancellation for Dire Dawa '7 MAG 41' Enclosed Censors Comment form (D.A.P.S.S. -1540-1941-200-50 with message 'Opened in error, not for this office' Double circle 'DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD OFFICE / EAST AFRICA NO 1' cachet.
1939 envelope addressed to London with oval flight cachet 'FIRST TRANS ATLANTIC AIRMAIL / JAMAICA TO EUROPE' in violet. Franked 2/- adhesive tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'JU 1 39'
1940 censored envelope from Choiseul addressed to Washinton D.C. franked 1/- adhesive tied 'SHORTLAND ISLD' c.d.s. a further strike alongside '29 AU 40' Straight line 'PASSED BY CENSOR 1.' struck in black.
1937 registered envelope addressed to Australia franked 2 x 4d and a single 1/2d tied 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '31 X11 37' receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1883 disinfected envelope addressed to Berlin franked 'TWENTY 20 CENTS' on 'SIXTY CENTS' adhesive tied 'COLOMBO' duplex 'NO 28 83' At Colombo it missed the sailing of the P&O 'Siam' The post office put it on board the French M.M. 'Pei Ho' (Ligne N. No 5) She suffered a broken propeller shaft at Aden, so her mails were transfered to P&O 'Khedive" then to the 'Cathay' at Port Said. Arriving 1st January at Venice. The envelope treated as German mail was put on the railway and slit by the Bavarians between Kufstein and Munich. The only recorded Ceylon envelope disinfected in Germany.
1944 taxed airmail multi censored 'Internee Mail' envelope from Stuttgart addressed to Koffiefontein Internment Camp South Africa. 'A.V.2' handstamp struck in black.
1910 5m stationery envelope on granite paper. A superb unused example. This example ex Hass. At the time of the Hass sale in 2007 one other unused example was recorded.
1941 envelope (stamps washed off) addressed to Khartoum, Sudan Cancelled 'EXETER' machine d/s '12 JAN 1941' Carried on the Dutch steamer S.S. Alhena Liverpool to Port Said. The vessel hit the rocks at Pladdy Rock, Northern Island and was a total loss.
1944 censored envelope to Chicago franked 1/- 1d & 6d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '25 NO 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ TT 4' label 'TT 4' in manuscript. (CL6a )
1943 censored envelope addressed to London franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '13 SP 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / TT / 3' label on the reverse '3' in manuscript (CL6)
1944 censored airmail envelope to Reading franked 2d, 1/- & 2/- adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '21 AP 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / TT / 5' label. (CL7)
1944 censored airmail envelope to Reading franked 1/- 2/- & 2d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '15 JY 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / TT / 4' label (CL7)
1944 multi censored envelope to the U.S.A. Franked 3d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '12 AP 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / T T / 3' label (CL7V) on the reverse.
1943 censored airmail envelope to Philadelphia franked 1/- 6d & 1d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '10 MY 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / C.W.I. / 105' label (L5)
1936 envelope addressed to Switzerland franked single 2c Silver Jubilee paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'G.P.O. POST OFFICE TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'DE 2 36' (The date unclear) but a receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1897 Great Britain stationery card with message addressed to Leeds cancelled hooded 'BEYROUT / BRITISH POST OFFICE' d/s 'AP 3 97' with inverted index 'C'
1936 envelope carried by Imperial Airways first flight to London. Franked two examples 5m adhesive one with the '2 1/2 PIASTRES' on '5m' provisional with variety small '1/2' variety. Tied 'FASHER' c.d.s. '16 FE 36' addressed to Orkney Islands, receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1924 1d local usage 1d stationery envelope cancelled 'GWELO' c.d.s. '17 MAR 1924'
1890 '1/2d' on 'HALF PENNY' stationery card addressed to Switzerland. Headed ' Vert Vale Dist Ladybrand' with a long message, cancelled '17' oval straight line of bars. Transit and receiving cancellations.
1891 taxed O.V.S. 1d stationery card addressed to Bloemfontein cancelled 'NAAUWPOORT CAPE COLONY' c.d.s. 'AP 29 91' Manuscript "4d TO PAY' Receiving cancellation on the reverse. Ink mark at bottom.
1886 envelope 'Per R.M.S. Steamer' addressed to Cork Ireland, redirect to Rome, again locally redirected. Franked 28c tied oval straight line of bars. On arrival 2 1/2d adhesive applied tied 'CORK' c.d.s. 'MR 3 88' paying redirection. Part of the back flap is missing.
1893 registered On Her Majesty's Service envelope manuscript 'Avis de Reception' addressed to St Louis. Cancelled 'BELIZE' c.d.s. 'JY 31 93' New Orleans transit on the reverse.
1947 registered envelope to Memphis franked horizontal pair 2 1/2d and a single 1d adhesive tied 'ALL SAINTS ANTIGUA' c.d.s. '2 FE 47' Manuscript registration.
1947 registered envelope to Memphis franked horizontal pair 2 1/2d adhesives and a single 1d tied 'PARNHAM ANTIGUA' with village registration label.
1947 registered envelope to Memphis franked 2 x 2 1/2d and a single 1d tied 'OLD ROAD ANTIGUA' c.d.s. 'FE 4 47' Manuscript registration.
1887 Antigua Penny Halfpenny stationery card with a full message cancelled upon arrival with the oval 'BARBADOS SHIP LETTER' d/s '1 JU 87' Light central vertical fold.
1928 Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition envelope addressed to New York. Franked U.S. 2c F.I. 1d & G.B. 1 1/2d adhesives, tied by their respective cancellations. 'WILKINS ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION / DECEPTION ISLAND' cachet in green. On the reverse large expedition cachet in red.
1928 envelope addressed to Canada franked 1d adhesive tied 'UNITED FRUIT COMPANY / S.S. PASTORIES' cachet in black. Receiving cancellation on the reverse December 1st 1928
1932 postcard addressed to New York franked marginal block of four 1/2d adhesives cancelled 'G.P.O. MONTSERRAT' c.d.s. 'SP 29 32' 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet in circle alongside 'S/S NERISSA' straight line cachet, both applied in violet.
1927 taxed envelope addressed to Holland franked 1d adhesive tied 'BARBADOS' machine d/s '23 AUG 1927' On arrival 20c postage due applied paying the charge tied 'ROTTERDAM' c.d.s. '6 9 27'
1917 registered envelope addressed to Germany franked 6c and 2 x 15c adhesives tied 'ZANZIBAR/REG' c.d.s. 'JY 19 13' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1917 registered envelope addressed to Milan Italy franked 2 x 1c and a single 50c adhesive tied 'NAIROBI' c.d.s. '5 AP 17' 'A R' in black circle.
1932 registered envelope addressed to Glasgow franked horizontal pair overprinted BELIZE RELIEF FUND 5c adhesives tied 'GUINEA GRASS BRITISH HONDURAS' T.R.D. 'JUN 14 1932' Registration label and boxed 'POSTED OUT / OF COURSE / W.I.' applied in London, together with postage due marking.
1929 illustrated flight envelope from Washington D.C. addressed to Belize. Brown/Black 'BRITISH HONDURAS / POST OFFICE / Received open or torn and officially sealed' labels, initialed by the clerk. Two line 'Received in this condition / Belize P.O.' struck in violet.
1939 censored envelop0e addressed to the U.S.A. Franked 1/2d, 1d & 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'ST JOHNS' c.d.s. 'SP 8 39' 'Passed by Censor/3' label on the reverse '3' in blue pencil. A very early censor usage.
1941 censored envelope addressed to Sydney franked 2d adhesive tied 'APIA' c.d.s. '21 JL 31' with error '31' for '41' Censor label at left overstamped by censor '10' cachet.
1939 censored airmail envelope addressed to Windhoek. Franked 2d adhes tied 'NDOLA' c.d.s. '9 SEP 39' Triangular censor 8' on the front. A very early censor usage.
1913 usage '1/2d' on 'ONE PENNY' stationery card with message addressed to Colchester. Uprated 1/2d adhesive tied 'IKOT EKPENE' c.d.s. 'MY 22 13'
1901 envelope addressed to Bath franked horizontal pair Z.A.R. 1/2d adhesives overprinted "V.R.I." tied straight line 'ZUFFERFONTEIN' (Dynamite Factory) woodblock in blue. By this time the cancellation was worn. A rare cancellation. Johannesburg transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.