1928 envelope with enclosed letter addressed to Sussex franked 10c & 5c Giraffre adhesives tied 'MAHENGE' c.d.s. '3 FE 1926 Kilosa transit cancellation on the reverse.

1951 envelope addressed to Belize franked 1c adhesive tied oval 'DOUBLE HEAD CABBAGE' d/s '3 SEP 1951' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1946 stampless Forces Air Mail envelope with enclosed letter written from H.Q. B.M.A. addressed to Nottingham cancelled by a fine 'F.P.O. No 120' c.d.s. '8 JLY 46'

1933 postcard no message addressed to Philadelphia franked 1/2d adhesive tied 'DUETSCHE SEEPOST' c.d.s. '10 7 33' Straight line 'M.S. Canbla' ships cachet in violet.

1935 1 1/2d stationery card with message addressed to Wakefield cancelled 'VICTORIA FALLS' c.d.s. '6 SEP 1935'

1887 Penny Half Penny stationery card with message headed and dated 'Gracefield Antigua DEc 7th 87' addressed to Switzerland cancelled 'ANTIGUA' c.d.s. 'DE 9 87' Transit and receiving cancellations.

1911 postcard addressed to London franked 1d adhesive tied 'BURUTU' c.d.s. 'OC 23 11' a further strike alongside.

1944 censored envelope addressed to Ireland cancelled by a blacked out A.P.O. c.d.s. '7 X! 44' The censor number onb the crown shield has also been blacked out by the censor. 'OPENED BY CENSOR' seal at left overstamped double circle 'DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD CENSOR' struck in violet

1910 postcard addressed to Denmark franked horizontal strip of four 1/4d adhesives tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'JA 6 10' 'KINGSTON JAMAICA' transit cancellation.

1935 multi franked envelope with Indian adhesives addressed to Sussex. The adhesives are tied with the boxed 'SUPPORT THE JUBILEE FUND ADEN' datestamp '10 APR 35' The back flap is missing.

1861 envelope addressed to England franked 6c adhesive first setting, first printing on thick paper adhesive tied by the large '5' accountancy marking in red. 'DEMERARA' c.d.s. on the reverse 'OC 25 61' London Paid' receiving cancellation on the front. An early usage of the adhesive.

1913 1c stationery wrapper addressed to Rangoon Burma, locally redirected cancelled 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. '28 JAN 13' Receiving cancellation on the reverse. Unusual destination.

1893 '2 CENTS' on '3 CENTS' stationery card with message 'Per S S Castro' addressed to Port of Spain Trinidad. Straight line '(T)OO LATE' struck in black. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1918 taxed postcard addressed to Cape Town from an officer in the Kings African Rifles. Cancelled 'UMTALI' c.d.s. '2 DEC 18' On arrival 1d postage due applied paying the South African charge tied dated triangular cancel.

1910 multi franked envelope with Fiji overprinted adhesives tied 'VILA NEW HEBRIDES' c.d.s. 'MY 7 10' (Type 7) "R" in black octagonal handstamp, transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1905 postcard addressed to France franked 5c New Caledonia adhesive tied 'NELLES HEBRIDES PT SANDWICH' c.d.s. '11 05' (Type 4) There is a manuscript date on the reverse '12 6 5'

1909 postcard addressed to Sussex franked overprinted 10c New Caledonia adhesive tied 'PORT VILA 28 NELLES HEBRIDES' c.d.s. '28 AOUT 09' (Type 5)

1910 registered envelope addressed to Belgium franked overprinted Fiji 1/- adhesives tied 'VILA NEW HEBRIDES' c.d.s. 'MR 29 10' a further strike alongside. 'R' in black octagonal box. Belgium postmans handstamp on the front, transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1947 3d South African Airletter overprinted 'SWAZILAND' in red (H&G 4) with message addressed to London uprated 3d adhesive tied 'HLATIKULU' c.d.s. '2 FEB 1948' In 1978 H&G listed unused as £100 Used unpriced.

1907 Parcel Post label (G.P.O. 598. / P.91) franked 1d adhesive tied 'SIR LOWRY ROAD' c.d.s. '29 NO 07' addressed to Tempe. The parcel was charged 7d and contained stationery.

1912 envelope addressed to London locally redirected franked 1d adhesive tied 'BARO' c.d.s. 'JY 1 1912' a further strike alongside. 'MINNA' transit cancellation on the reverse.

1917 advertising envelope "Egyptian Cigarettes" addressed to Poona India franked Indian 1/2a adhesive tied 'ADEN' c.d.s. '29 NO 17' Triple rim scalloped 'PASSED CENSOR ADEN / NO. A.156' struck in purple. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1926 envelope addressed to Wellington New Zealand franked 1 1/2d Lakatoi tied by a fine strike 'TAHIRA' c.d.s. '23 SP 26' A rare commercial usage.

1948 3c stationery card uprated 5c & 2c adhesives tied 'MONTAGUE LONGUF' c.d.s. 'OC 25 48' Addressed to Shanghai China with a receiving cancellation on the reverse.

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.

1946 Foreign Parcel Post label (G.P. - S.7170 - 1944 - 5 - 1,000,000. S) addressed to London franked single 5/- & 2/6d together with a vertical strip of three 3d adhesives tied 'UPINGTON' c.d.s. '1 V 47' Light vertical fold.

1951 mixed currency airmail envelope addressed to Amsterdam franked horizontal pair and a single Leeward Islands 3d together with Antigua 6d and 2 x 3c and a sinbgle 12c adhesive tied 'ST JOHNS' c.d.s. 'FE 16 51' Mixed currency frankings are difficult.

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.

1905 postcard addressed to New South Wales franked 1d adhesive cancelled 'B N G' in oval straight line of bars. 'SAMARAI' cancellation below 'JY 27 1905'

1937 Indian 3as+ 1as registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to Isle of Wight franked vertical pairs Indian 2as 6pi & 3pi adhesives tied 'ADEN/REG' c.d.s. '31 MAR 37' This was the last day Indian adhesives could be used on Aden mail.

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.

1900 censored 'V.R.I. 1/2d' on 'Half Penny' stationery card with message addressed to Teyateyaneng cancelled 'BLOMFONTEIN' c.d.s. 'DE 15 00' Straight line 'PASSED CENSOR H.P.V. Transit and 'TEYATEYANENG' receiving cancellations on the reverse dated 'DE 25' (Christmas Day)

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'

1949 internal envelope addressed to Mankaiana franked 1/2d adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied by the rare 'SWAZILAND POLICE SIPOFANENI SWAZILAND' boxed d/s '20 JAN 1949' Receiving cancellation on the reverse. Very likely the only known example.

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.

1940 censored envelope addressed to Oregon franked Great Britain 3d adhesive tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '22 SP 44' The envelope was posted in error at the Spanish Post Office where it received a boxed 'CENSURA GUBERNATIVA TANGER' struck in red. Gibraltar transit on the reverse.

1917 Tangier Parcel Post label franked horizontal pair overprinted Great Britain 1/- and a single overprinted 2/6d Seahorse tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '4 AU 17' Rare and unusual usage of the Seahorse.

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)

1904 postcard addressed to London franked overprinted Gibraltar 10c adhesive tied 'SAFFI A26' duplex '10 MY 04' Casablanca & Tangier transit cancellations on the front.

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'

1906 stampless official mail addressed to Birmingham with oval cachet 'HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND' struck in violet, hooded 'LONDON POSTAGE PAID' d/s. struck in red '25 SP 06' On the reverse green klabel for the New Zealand International Exhibition. The envelope has been slightly reduced at right side.

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.