1934 airmail envelope addressed to Argentina franked 1/2d, 2d, 4d & 6d Great Britain overprinted adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '11 JU 34' Mailed Via Paris. transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1911 underpaid postcard from Transvaal addressed to Dedza. Handstruck 'T' and '1d' applied in transit through Chinde. Transit and receiving cancellations. Scarce Taxe markings.
1917 1d stationery card with message addressed to a soldier in the 31st Inf Battalion. A.I.F. a Prisoner of War in Germany, cancelled 'BAYSWATER VICTORIA' c.d.s. '28 JE 17'
1946 7d Airletter addressed to Singapore carried on Re-Opening of the Australia - England Empire, Air Route, via Singapore. Cancelled 'G.P.O. SYDNEY' c.d.s. '7 AP 46' Signed by Captains A Furze & J Moxham. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1927 Irish 1/2d stationery card uprated vertical pair 2 1/2d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'BAUE ATHA CLLATH' c.d.s. '8 MR 27' addressed to Uganda marked 'Per 1st Flight from Cairo. On the reverse 'KENYA - SUDAN AIR MAIL' c.d.s. 'MR 31 27'
1927 airmail envelope from London addressed to Uganda. Carried on the 6th flight from Kisumu to Khartoum the plane a De Havilland "The Pelican" crashed when taking off at Lake Victoria with cachet. Transit cancellations on the reverse.
1927 multi franked envelope addressed to Derbyshire cancelled Nairobi slogan d/s '14 FEB 27' 'KENYA-SUDAN AIR MAIL' cachet '1st / FE 15 27' struck in red brown on the front. Kisumu cancellation on the reverse.
1896 1c stationery wrapper addressed to Surinam cancelled by a fine strike of the 'AMSTERDAM - W'INDIE NEDER PAKETBOOT' d/s '10 JUL 96' applied on the Prins Maurits, identified by two dots between 'W' & 'Indies' a further strike bottom left corner. Rarely seen cancelling British Guiana mail.
1904 underpaid envelope addressed to Paris franked 2c adhesive tied 'NEW AMSTERDAM' c.d.s. '11 JAN 1904'On arrival 30c postage due applied.
1905 underpaid 2c stationery envelope 'Per R .M.S.' addressed to Germany cancelled 'FORT WELLINGTON' c.d.s. '18 SEP 1905 ''T' in violet circle.
1911 1/2d Arms stationery card with long message addressed to Port Elizsabeth cancelled 'INYATI S RHODESIA' c.d.s. '21 OCT 1911' a further strike alongside, transit and receiving cancellations.
1902 censored envelope addressed to Amsterdam franked horizontal pair 1a and a single 1/2a tied 'UMBALLA' c.d.s. '26 FE 02' A fine strike of the Inverted double triangle with double border censor cachet. Sea Post Office/B' and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1796 entire letter also containing a duplicate letter dated 13th August 1796 Addressed to London rated '3/-' On the reverse a fine strike of the "IAMAICA": handstamp and London arrival datestamp.
1942 censored envelope from William Marchant, the Resident Commissioner of the British Solomon Islands addressed to Trinidad. Franked vertical pair 1d tied manuscript 'POST OFFICE TULAGI /13/4/42' Marchant played a key role in the region during WW 2 He was responsible for evacuating European settlers from the islands before the Japanese occupation, and he organised coastwatchers units to support the Allied cause.
1935 registered envelope addressed to Prague franked Great Britain adhesives overprinted in the French currency tied oval 'REGISTERED BRITISH POST OFFICE CASABLANCA' d/s '19 OC 35. Franked at Fr. 2.40 for a 40g registered letter. Small tear bottom right corner on opening.
1902 envelope addressed to London franked overprinted Gibraltar adhesive btied 'CASABLANCA A26' duplex 'JA 19 03'
1917 censored envelope addressed to New York. Franked overprinted Great Britain '25 CENTIMOS' on '2 1/2d' adhesive tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '7 MR 17' 'OPENED BY CENSOR 1723' label at right side. Mail posted in Tangier was censored by the British Consulate in Tangier.
1901 envelope franked 1d adhesive tied 'NEWCASTLE' c.d.s. 'AP 26 1901' addressed to Scotland. Great Britain 1d adhesive applied paying redirection to France tied 'DUNKELD' c.d.s. 'MY 19 01' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1900 envelope franked 1d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. '15 APR 00' Addressed to Scotland. Greast Britain 1d lilac applied paying redirection tied 'LONDON W.' c.d.s. 'MY 7 00'
1943 censored airmail envelope addressed to Los Angeles franked 3d and a horizontal pair 6d adhesives tied 'THE CREEK CAYMAN BRAC C.I.' c.d.s. 'MR 12 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER D /' with boxed '42' handstamp.
1942 censored envelope addressed to Glasgow franked 1/2d and a vertical pair 1d adhesives tied 'LITTLE CAYMAN CAYMAN ISLANDS' c.d.s. 'SE 3 42' The date is inverted. Octagonal crown 'PASSED / D / 42' struck in violet.
1899 £1 Postal Order (Drie Pence poundage) printed on brown paper cancelled 'FRANKFORT O.V.S.' d/s '19 JUN 99' Cashiers datestamp 'M.O.O. DURBAN / 29 JU 99' On the reverse irregular block of three 1d adhesives tied 'Money Order Office Durban cancellation.
1928 underpaid envelope addressed to Slough franked 1/2d & 1d badge adhesives tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. '4 JA 28' On arrival 1d postage due applied paying the charge, tied 'SLOUGH' c.d.s. '20 JA 28'
1937 envelope addressed to Vancouver cancelled by Neopost 6c, 12c, 24c & 4c meter cancellations T Geddes, Grant Ltd Georgetown '1 V 37' Air mail cancellation on the front.
1900 envelope addressed to The Duke of Atholl, Scotland. Franked 1d lilac tied 'FIELD POST OFFICE BRITISH ARMY S. AFRICA / 17' c.d.s. 'JU 17 00' Two line 'RECOVERED FROM MAIL / LOOTED BY THE ENEMY' struck in red.
1901 envelope addressed to Tunis franked 1d stationery cut out and 1/2d & 1d Universal adhesives tied 'PALMERSTON NORTH' squared circle d/s '5 MR 01' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1955 underpaid envelope addressed to Switzerland franked 20c adhesive tied 'DAR ES SALAAM' slogan d/s '1 MAR 1955' On arrival 5c & 20c adhesives applied paying the manuscript charge cancelled "T" in circle.
1947 underpaid airmail envelope addressed to Genoa Italy. Franked 3d & 6d adhesives tied 'DURBAN' machine d/s '17 X 1947 'T/60c' in black oval. On arrival horizontal pair 20l postage dues applied.
1951 multi franked registered envelope addressed to Basingstoke adhesives tied 'T.P.O. No 2 RIVER GAMBIA' c.d.s. '30 JY 51' T.P.O. GAMBIA' registration label.
1925 envelope marked "Card Only" mailed at the unsealed printed matter rate of 1d tied 'HAMILTON' machine d/s '15 DEC 25' 'T' in circle. On arrival horizontal pair 20c postage dues applied paying the charge tied 'BERN' c.d.s. '3.1.25' error in year '25' for '26'
1921 registered envelope addressed to Switzerland franked 15c & 25c adhesives overprinted 'G.E.A.' tied 'DARESSALAAM REGISTERED' c.d.s. '31 MY 1921' London transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1946 registered envelope addressed to Kent franked horizontal strip of three 1 1/2d and a single 1/2d adhesive cancelled '7 11 46 TAMANA Is' in manuscript, overstamped by the 'TARAWA' cancellation on 16th January, manuscript registration. Suva Transit cancellation on the reverse.
1905 postcard addressed to Eastbourne franked 1d falls adhesive tied 'BRITISH ASSOCIATION BULAWAYO' c.d.s. 'SEP 14 1905' The cancellation used from September 9th until the 11th struck in violet and again on the 14th struck in black.
1945 3d South African Active Service Lettercard addressed to the Transvaal. Cancelled Type 7 cachet in red. Carried on the "Darro" which visited the island on October 11th 1945 One of two recorded South African lettercards with this cancellation.
1915 envelope addressed to Devon redirected to Woolwich. Franked horizontal pair Indian 1/2a adhesives overprinted 'I.E.F.' tied 'BASE OFFICE/E' c.d.s. '28 NO 15' Used at Dar-es-Salam from January 1915 until March 1916
1917 5m stationery envelope addressed to Ireland cancelled 'ROSEIRES' c.d.s. '24 1X 17' Signed at top left by Irwin George Valentine Crossley a Captain serving with the Royal Inniskilling Fusileers. Khartoum transit and receiving cancellations.
1930 envelope addressed to Egypt. Franked 75c adhesive tied oval 'S.S. TAIF / KHEDIVIAL MAIL CACHET' cachet. Port said transit cancellation 30th June 1930
1882 mourning envelope with enclosed letter addressed to Omaha Nebreska. Franked Great Britain 2 1/2d adhesive JG - GJ (pl.22) tied 'GO6' oval straight line of bars. 'BRITISH POST OFFICE BEYROUT' c.d.s. 'AU 10 82' alongside. London, New York transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1983 Great Britain £1 Postal Order with attached counterfoiul, cancelled 'BELIZE CITY BELIZE' c.d.s. '22 APR 1983'
1972 Great Britain overprinted 25p (Poundage 14c cents) with attached counterfoil, cancelled 'G.P.O. ROSEAU' c.d.s. '17 NO 72'
1937 envelope addressed to Auckland franked horizontal pair un cancelled Western Samoa 1d adhesives, together with a Fiji 3d Coronation tied by the scarce 'SHIP SIDE SUVA' c.d.s. '32 NO 37' a further strike alongside. (date error!)
1937 local envelope franked 1/2d Jubilee adhesive, variety Extra Flagstaff, tied by a light Valletta cancellation.
1918 1d stationery envelope addressed to Essex cancelled 'GARRISON-MAIL SIERRA LEONE' c.d.s. 'DE 2 18' 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet alongside. On the reverse oval dated Army Ordanance Corps cachet in black initialed.
1932 multi franked envelope addressed to the U.S.A. Adhesives tied 'SANDAKAN' c.d.s. '7 DEC 1932' Hong Kong transit cancellation on the reverse.
1899 '4 CENTS' on '30 CENTS' stationery envelope uprated vertical pair '6 CENTS' on '18 CENTS' paying the registration, addressed to Belgium, tied 'CURIPIPE' c.d.s. '4 NO 9' Oval registration and octagonal French maritime datestamp. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1923 unadressed postcard franked 5c adhesive tied VILLA NEW HEBRIDES' c.d.s. 'OC 5 23'
1939 underfranked envelope from Hamilton Canada addressed to Tanga. 'T' in black circle. On arrival marginal 1/- postage due applied tied 'TANGA' c.d.s. '14 AU 1939' The 1/- is seldom seen on cover.
1910 envelope addressed to Chicago franked overeprinted 1d Arms and single 1/2d & 2 1/2d small Arms adhesives tied 'PEMBA N.W. RHODESIA' c.d.s. '15 APR 1910' Livingstone & Bulawayo Station transit cancellations on the reverse.
1903 Egyptian overprinted 3m stationery card with message addressed to Addouan Egypt. Uprated 1m adhesive tied 'ABU HAMED' hatched circle '25 11 03' Transit and receiving cancellations.
1909 postcard addressed to Exeter franked 2m & 1m adhesives cancelled straight line 'PAQUEBOT' 'SUEZ' c.d.s. '1 V 09' Receiving cancellation on the front.