1947 Postage 2d, Registration 3d (5d) registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to Suva. On the reverse additional 5/- 1/5d 1/2d & 2/- adhesives tied 'LABASA' c.d.s. '3 NOV 47' paying the insured fee for £300 Red/Black 'INSURED / (VALEUR DECLAREE')' label. A rare usage on internal insured mail.

1893 Great Britain overprinted 1d stationery card with message addressed to Ipswich cancelled by 'BENIN' in red circle (Parcel Cancellation) Benin River & Paid Liverpool BR Packet transit cancellations.

1963 registered envelope (stamps washed off) from Mangaia. Addressed to Wellington. Carried on the ketch "Siren" returning from Mangaia, struck the reef on entering Avatiu Harbour on the evening of 12th July. Photocopy of letter from Cook Islands Post office included.

KGV1 Twelve 1/2d stationery cards (complete pack) with wrapper. Superb.

1898 8c stationery envelope marked 'Per S.S. Fultala Via Colombo' paying the registered fee to Bombay. Cancelled 'MAURITIUS/3' c.d.s. 'JA 12 98' 'REGISTERED MAURITIUS' oval datestamp in red. Straight line "TOO LATE' in black. Black oval manuscript '2920' Used as a registration mark on the Aden - Bombay seapost. 'SEA POST OFFICE' c.d.s. 'FE 7 98' Mauritius Agents cachet on the reverse.

1961 6d registered stationery envelope (H&G C4) (G) with strong albino 5c overprint. The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.

1937 envelope addressed to New Zealand. Franked horizontal pair 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'WINDHOEK' c.d.s. '1 MAR 37' Two line 'AIR MAIL LABEL / CANCELLED struck nin violet, over the airmail label.

1916 registered censored envelope addressed to New Zealand. Franked Great Britain overprinted 3d & 5d adhesives tied 'PLEASANT ISLAND (NAURU)' c.d.s. '23 DE 16' Registration handstamp. Straight line 'CENSORED' Mailed via Sydney. Transit and receiving cancellations.

1964 Crown Agents inspectors slip, completed when a shipment of stamps was received from the printers for distribution to the countries Post Office. 1964 Olympic Games 50 sheets of 100 for the 5c value dated 17.8.64 initialed by the Crown Agents inspector.

1940 censored envelope addressed to Nantes, France. Franked 3d adhesive tied 'MILSOM POINT' c.d.s. '2 MY 40' Finger type Return to Sender cachet and boxed 'UNDELIVERABLE / RETURN TO SENDER' struck in violet.

1900 1d stationery envelope addressed to Switzerland uprated horizontal strip of three 1/2d adhesives tied 'VALLETTA ' c.d.s.'5 JUL 00' Horizontal fold.

1949 envelope from London addressed to Pietermaritzburg. Straight line 'RECEIVED DAMAGED BY FIRE' In the early hours of 4th August 1949 a carriage on the train travelling between Ladysmith and Pietermaritzburg caught fire, The train stopped at Frere station where the crew managed to contain the fire. On arrival at Pietermaritzburg the van was sealed, then escorted by police to Durban. The majority of the mail was destroyed.

1914 envelope addressed to Bohemia. Franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'PREMIER MINE' c.d.s. '15 JUL 14' Two line bilingual 'UNDELIVERABLE-WAR' cachet in blue. RETURNED D.L.O. CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. on the reverse 'SP 16 14' Light vertical fold.

1930 postcard with imprint Marine Hote, Seapoint with message addressed to Hampshire. Franked 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'CAPE TOWN' machine d/s 'NOV 6 1930'

1896 6c stationery card with message addressed to Leipzig cancelled 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'JU 17 96 index 'A' a further strike below. Receiving cancellation on the front.

1897 envelope addressed to Kingston cancelled 'NEWMARKET' c.d.s. 'SP 1 97' Red manuscript 'Paid' Adhesives were in short supply, the envelope prepaid. Boxed 'JAMAICA PAID / SP 2 1897' added at Kingston.

1936 "Hindenburg" flight envelope addressed to Hamburg. Franked single 2d, 2/-, 4d & 1d adhesives tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'MY 6 36' Flight cachet on the front. Hindenburg Frankfurt receiving cancellation.

1938 envelope addressed to London franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'AVONMOUTH BRISTOL' c.d.s. '12 SP 28' Three line 'SHIP LETTER / AVONMOUTH / BRISTOL' Rectangular 'OCEAN MAILS / EX...ARIOUANI' struck in violet. A little roughly opened, affecting the Ocean Mails cachet.

1938 taxed envelope addressed to Sheffield. Franked 1 1/2d & 1d Coronation adhesives, blue line around denoting not valid 'INNSBRUCK' c.d.s. alongside '3 V11 38' On the revererse single 1d and 2 x 2d postage dues applied paying the charge.

1883 Penny Halfpenny stationery card marked 'Pr Mandingo' with message addressed to Hamburg. Cancelled oval straight line of bars 'LAGOS' c.d.s. 'FE 17 83' 'PAID LIVERPOOL BR PACKET' transit cancellation struck in red. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1907 envelope addressed to Wimbledon franked 1d adhesive tied 'KOTA KOTA B.C.A.' squared circle d/s 'AU 16 07' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1897 2d 'External' stationery card with message addressed to Holland cancelled 'BLANTYRE' c.d.s. '31 DE 97' Transit and receiving cancellations.

1904 postcard addressed to Army Pay Corps, 1st Army Corps, Aldershot. Franked overprinted Indian 1a adhesive tied 'BERBERA' c.d.s. '10 OC 04'

1941 New Zealand Army message form (Fiji weather report) cancelled 'ARMY / SIGNALS / SOLO' c.d.s. '20 11 41' Sent from Divisional HQ Signals, B Force. NZEF, FIJI' Damaged when torn from message form booklet.

c.1940 stampless 'New Zealand National Patriotic Fund Board' envelope, marked 'On Active Service' From 481567 Pte J.C. Anderson' Cancelled 'N.Z.E.F. / FIELD / POST OFFICE' light Service Censor triangular strike, signed. Ex APO 250 from HQ camp at Tamavua in Suva.

1941 On Active Service envelope addressed to New Zealand from Corporal L Balt serving with the New Zealand defence force. Franked 2 x 6d and a single 2d adhesive tied 'SUVA' c.d.s. '4 DEC 41' 'SERVICE / No / 26 /CENSOR' in red triangle, signed by censor.

Undated "Daily Chronicle' advertising envelope addressed to Toronto. Franked vertical pair 2c adhesive tied 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION' cachet.

1898 envelope addressed to London franked 2 1/2d Columbus adhesive tied 'B' (St David's) c.d.s.'1 SP 98' a further strike alongside. Transit and receiving cancellations.

1929 registered envelope addressed to Bristol.Franked 2/- adhesive tied 'HAPPY HILL' c.d.s. '12 JA 29' a further strike alongside.

1945 censored envelope addressed to Funafuti . Franked 1d adhesive tied 'TARAWA' c.d.s. '3 JUL 1945' Modified censor cachet with Colony removed No 5 struck in black. Scarce inter island usage.

1941 censored registered envelope addressed to Boston. Franked 1/- adhesive tied 'OCEAN ISLAND' c.d.s. '15 MAR 41' Boxed censor cachet. Mailed via Melbourne and San Pedro California. Transit cancellations on the reverse.

1939 censored envelope addressed to Denver, Colorado. Franked 1 1/2d, 1d & 1/2d adhesives tied OCEAN ISLAND' c.d.s. '15 SE 39' On the reverse 'PASSED BY CENSOR' struck in violet. An early usage.

1941 registered censored envelope addressed to Australia. Franked single 1d and horizontal pairs 1 1/2d & 1/2d adhesives, tied 'GENERAL POST OFFICE OCEAN ISLAND' c.d.s. '7 OC 41' 'GILBERT AND ELLICE / ISLANDS COLONY / PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet in violet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1944 censored envelope from Cable & Wireless, Fanning Island, addressed to Auckland. Franked horizontal pair 1/2d and a single 1d adhesive tied 'FANNING ISLAND' c.d.s. '9 JUN 44' Boxed censor cachet No 1

1945 registered censored envelope addressed to Grimsby. franked 1d & 5d adhesive tied 'CANTON ISLAND' c.d.s. '14 MAY 45' Boxed censor cachet No.2 in black.

1911 postcard addressed to Robben Island. Franked 1/2d adhesive tied 'CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. 'FE 17 11' Receiving cancellation on the front.

1936 airmail envelope from Sidcup addressed to Bathurst. Carried by the German D.L.H. air service. Flight cachet on the front. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1945 airmail envelope addressed to Sutton Coldfield. franked horizontal pair 15c and a single 1/- tied 'NAIROBI' c.d.s.'10 N0 49' Flown from Nairobi to Hurn on "Springbok" air service operated by B.O.A.C Avro York. On arrival 1d adhesive applied tied 'SUTTON COLDFIELD' c.d.s. '14 NO 49' Re-posted on arrival for proof of transmission time.

1955 2c + 5c (5c) registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to London uprated 3c, 15c & 50c adhesives tied 'BAKING POT' c.d.s. '18 OC 55' Seldom seen commercial usage.

1864 envelope addressed to North Adelaide franked 2d adhesive cancelled '55' diamond, oval straight line of bars. 'STRATHALBYN S.A.' split ring c.d.s .'NO 5 64' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1941 censored airmail envelope franked 4d adhesive tied 'THURSDAY ISLAND QUEENSLAND' c.d.s. '10 NO 41' Rectangular 'PASSED / BY / UNIT CENSOR' signed.

1940 multi franked airmail envelope addressed to Singapore, adhesives tied 'FIELD P.O. O94' c.d.s. '18 FE 40' used at Thursday Island. Straight line 'H.M.A. SHIP' struck in black.

1940 multi franked registered envelope addressed to Dorset, adhesives tied 'POST OFFICE FANNING ISLAND' c.d.s. '10 AUG 40' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 5747' label. Routed via Honolulu & New York.

1939 registered envelope addressed to Oregon franked 4 1/2d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. MALTA' c.d.s. 'JA 26 39' "A.R." in black oval. Transit and receiving cancellations.

1901 censored postcard from Herrey Piene a French Prisoner of War addressed to his father in France. Franked 1d adhesive tied Cork cancellation. 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. 'DE 19 01' Triangular 'PASSED BY / CENSOR / DEADWOOD' struck in violet initialed 'E.W' (E Bowie Walton)

1900 postcard addressed to Germany from Max Voittmann a German Prisoner of War addressed to his father in Saxony, Germany. Franked 'ONE PANNY' on 'SIX PENCE' tied 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. '23 OC 00' 'CENSOR PRISONER OF WAR' struck in violet initialed 'F.W.A.' (Frederick William Alexander) Receiving cancellation on the front.

1953 taxed envelope addressed to Portsmouth. Franked 3d adhesive tied 'TRUE BLUE BAHAMAS' c.d.s 'APR 24 1953' struck in black, with a further strike bottom left corner. Portsmouth More to Pay 3d charge marking.

1926 registered envelope addressed to London. Franked GB overprinted 2 x 2d and 2 x 6d adhesives tied 'LOBATSI' c.d.s. '23 JUN 26'

1925 envelope addressed to South Africa franked Great Britain overprinted horizontal strip of three 2d adhesives (Die 11) one strip showing the control "W23" tied crown oval bi-lingual 'SOUTH AFRICA ROYAL HOTEL' d/s 30th June.

1897 single page complete Deed of Transfer for land franked £1 adhesive tied crown 'DEED REGISTRY CAPE TOWN' d/s '30 OC 97' (Note the scan has been reduced)