1936 envelope addressed to Bexley Kent franked horizontal pair 1d adhesives tied 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. 'OC 7 36' Overstamped with "DARTFORD' transit cancellation. On the reverse 'RETURN TO SENDER / Address Insufficiently' struck in violet and octagonal 'RETURNED / LETTER BRANCH / FREETOWN' d/s '6 JA 37'

1899 1d illustrated stationery card (General Post Office Cape Town) with message addressed to England cancelled '594' barred oval 'LADISMITH' proving strike alongside 'SP 4 99' Receiving cancellation on the front.

1909 postcard addressed to Antwerp Belgium tied by the scarce 'NQAMAKWE' c.d.s. 'JA 27 09 located in the Transkei.

1926 registered envelope addressed to Huddersfield franked horizontal strip of four and a pair overprinted Great Britain 1d adhesives tied 'MAUN' c.d.s. '14 JAN 26' Red manuscript registration.

1903 postcard addressed to Paris franked Cape 1d adhesive tied scarce 'KELMOES BECHUANALAND' c.d.s. 'SP 29 03' Upington transit and French T.P.O. cancellations on the front.

1903 registered envelope addressed to New York franked 10c adhesive tied 'BELIZE' c.d.s. 'OC 8 03' Carried on the United Fruit Company Steamship line vessel S.S. Anselm. The Daily Picayune states the vessel arrived in New Orlean on 13th October from Puerto Cortez via Barrios & Belize. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse. Corner fold top left.

1895 6c stationery card with message addressed to Devonport cancelled 'SEYCHELLES/5' c.d.s. '3 SP 95' A very early usage of this card.

1896 '18 CENTS' on 'Thirty Cents' stationery envelope uprated '18 CENTS' on '45c' adhesive paying the registration fee to London tied 'SEYCHELLES/A' c.d.s. 'OC 27 96' 'R' in black oval, receiving cancellation on the front.

1892 8c stationery postcard with message headed and dated 'St Matthew's Parsonage, Praslin Seychelles, 15th Sept 1892' Written by Rev Pickwood, taken by schooner to Victoria where the card entered the mails cancelled 'B64' 'SEYCHELLES/C' c.d.s. on the front '16 SP 92' A scarce origin from an outer island.

1918 censored envelope addressed to San Francisco. Franked horizontal pair 1/2d and a single 1 1/2d adhesive overprinted 'SAMOA' in red tied 'APIA' c.d.s. '2 NO 18' Violet boxed 'PASSED / CENSOR / 3 / SAMOA / G.R.I.' A late usage of the censor, the war ended on the 11th.

1854 Entire Letter addressed to France fine 'MALTA' c.d.s. 'DE 8 1854' Blue oval 'ANTONIO GALEA MALTA' on the front 'POSS A ANG MARSEILLE / 1' cancellation in red on the front '13 DEC 54' Rated '8' decimes in black (Single rate)

1923 postcard addressed to Switzerland franked 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'KAMABAI' c.d.s. 'DE 10 23' 'MAKUMP' transit cancellation of the same date.

1914 1d stationery envelope addressed to Kennema cancelled 'DARU' c.d.s. 'JU 2 14' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1905 2d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to London 1d adhesive tiedf oval 'FREE TOWN SIERRA-LEONE' d/s '23 AP m05' Alongside scarce 'A R' in black oval. Receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1903 postcard addressed to Regensburg Germany franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'PAQUEBOT LIVERPOOL' c.d.s. 'AU 11 03' Receiving cancellation on the front.

1923 3d registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Freetown, additional horizontal strip of three 1d adhesives tied 'PORT LOKKO' c.d.s. 'AU 3 24' with boxed registration handstamp on the front.

1904 postcard addressed to Edinburgh locally redirected franked 6c adhesive tied 'MARSEILLE A REUNION L.V. No 3' d/s '13 JUIN 04' A further strike alongside.

1898 2d External stationery card addressed to Hamburg headed 'Langenberg Neassa See' with message in German. the card entered the mails at Fort Johnston on August 3rd. Receiving cancellation on the front.

1897 envelope endorsed 'Book Post' addressed to Newcastle Upon Tyne franked 1/2d adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'JY 23 97' A further strike alongside.

1924 3d registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to Indiana franked 1 1/2d & 2d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '11 SP 24' Straight line 'Supposed liable to customs duty' and 'PASSED BY U.S. CUSTOMS / BUREAU CHICAGO / A.P.W> A' cachets. transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1951 20c registered stationery envelope (G) 'THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED' under the flap which is not stuck down. Superb unused.

1949 15c registered stationery envelope (G) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' The flap is not stuck down. Superb.

1949 15c registered stationery envelope (G) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' The flap is not stuck down. Superb.

1942 15c registered stationery envelope (G) overprinted for the Japanese Occupation. The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.

1949 15c registered stationery envelope (G) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' The flap is not stuck down. Superb.

1949 15c registered stationery envelope (G) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' The flap is not stuck down. Superb.

1938 2c + 2c stationery card overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Superb.

1949 5c stationery envelope overprinted 'SPECIMEN' The flap is not stuck down. Superb.

1907 registered envelope addressed to Manchester franked vertical pair 1d a horizontal pair 1/2d and a single 5d adhesive tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '9 AP 07' Oval 'REGISTERED NUKUALOFA' cachet on the from struck in violet number '130' in red manuscript. 'R' in black circle. 'London I.S.' registration label applied in transit. Transit and receiving cancellations applied on the reverse.

1896 4d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Leipzig franked 2 1/2d & 5d adhesives tied 'VAVAU' c.d.s. '25 11 96' 'APIA' registration etiquette on the front, transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1897 registered On Her Majesty's Service envelope from Colonial Postmaster addressed to Hull franked 'FIVE PENCE' on 'SIX PENCE' adhesive tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'MR 31 97' A further strike alongside. Registration label and receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1937 registered multi franked envelope addressed to Wakefield Yorkshire, franked single 1 1/2d and horizontal pairs 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. '23 JA 37' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1958 airmail envelope addressed to Trinidad franked 10c airletter cut-out tied 'G.P.O. CASTRIES' c.d.s. '9 SP 58' a further strike below.

1d stationery envelope handstamped 'A' Ex De La Rue archives. The back flap is missing.

1953 3d South African airletter overprinted 'BASUTOLAND' (No message) uprated with 2d Coronation adhesive tied 'MASERU' c.d.s. '3 VI 53' Scarce boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID' and 'CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS' cachet both applied in violet.

1945 Censored 'SIX PENCE' on 'ONE SHILLING' Prisoner of War Airletter cancelled 'MARTINBOROUGH' c.d.s. '6 NO 44'' Addressed to Stalag 344 Germany. It was undelivered in Germany, recovered by Allied forces and returned to New Zealand through the NZ Base PO in Great Britain backstamp 7th August 1945. Straight line 'RECOVERED BY ALLIED FORCES' struck in violet applied by the NZ Army Base PO used in August 1945

1910 registered envelope addressed to France franked '7 1/2d ' on '2/6d' adhesive tied 'GOLDEN VALLEY' c.d.s .'27 AUG 1910' a further strike alongside. Type 3 registration etiquette. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse. Some gum excess.

1909 postcard addressed to South Wales franked 1d adhesive tied boxed 'PAQUEBOT' 'KINGSTON JAMAICA' c.d.s. alongside 'JY 23 09'

1906 taxed postcard addressed to London franked 1/2d adhesive cancelled 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. 'MR 2 06' Boxed 'T....C' struck in violet blue manuscript '5' Large manuscript '1d' on the front.

1940 30c registered stationery envelope (H) 'THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED' under the flap which is not stuck down. Superb unused.

1902 1/2d stationery card with country and value tablet added in Chinese white, some adherence on the reverse when affixed to De La Rue record books, otherwise superb.

1924 2d registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Hastings additional 1 1/2d adhesive tied oval 'REGISTERED SOUTH GIBRALTAR/3' d/s '15 AP 34' Plymouth transit cancellation on the front.

1948 registered airmail envelope addressed to Philadelphia franked Silver Wedding pair 1d & £1 tied 'POST OFFICE TARAWA' c.d.s. 'AU 29 49' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1957 photographic postcard addressed to Auckland franked Australian 1/- adhesive tied 'COCOS KEELING ISLANDS AUST' c.d.s. '1 JA 58' Alongside is the scarce boxed 'BY AIR / FROM / KEELING COCOS / ISLANDS' cachet in blue.

1923 envelope addressed to Hampshire franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'MELBOURNE / BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION / LONDON APRIL 1924 / AUSTRALIA'S OPPORTUNITY' slogan d/s '7 DE 1923'

1924 envelope addressed to Ohio franked horizontal pair 2c adhesives tied boxed 'BRITISH GUIANA / 1924 / EMPIRE EXHIBITION' cachet 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. alongside '28 AU 24'

1901 stampless 'O.H.M.S' envelope from Money Order Office London addressed to Cape Town 'M.O. BRANCH G.P.O. CAPETOWN' c.d.s. 'AP 16 01' together with 'G.P.O. CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. On the issue of a money order payable abroad the Money Order Office in the G.P.O. London would sens two parts of the money order form to Head Post Office of the country of payment, one of which would be posted in the country of payment. The other part would be sent to the postmaster of the paying post office named on the money order.

Undated censored envelope from I.C.W. Jacob c/o Cable & Wireless Ltd addressed to London Boxed Crown 'PASSED XX/....' struck in red, initialed. Franked 3d adhesive tied boxed 'POSTED ON STEAMER' cachet in black applied in transit Freetown Sierra Leone.

1951 2c stationery wrapper handstamped on the reverse '24 JAN 1951' applied by the U.P.U. Berne. Superb unused.

1945 'Forces Mail' stampless postcard addressed to Devon cancelled 'NAIROBI' slogan d/s '7 DEC 1945' Large oval '"Q" BRANCH REGISTRY E.A. Command Headquaters' cachet in violet.