1941 censored Prisoner of War Mail/Free' censored stationery card from camp 132/Hut 1 addressed to Germany. Illegal writing on the front has been blacked out by the censor. Canadian & German censor markings.

1905 postcard addressed to London franked horizontal pair 1/2d adhesives tied 'MELLEHA' c.d.s. index 'A'

1952 airmail envelope addressed to the U.K. Franked irregular block of three 6d Australian adhesives tied 'R.A.A.F. P.O. COCOS ISLAND' c.d.s. '9 AP 52'

1940 censored envelope addressed to London franked 1d adhesive tied 'GEORGETOWN' machine d/s 'AP 3 1940' Green/Black 'Opened by Censor.' label.

1940 censored envelope addressed to Washington D.C. franked 2 1/2d adhesive, alongside Blue/Black 'Opened by Censor.' label with full stop after 'Censor' tied 'GEORGETOWN' machine d/s 'FE 28 1940'

1919 postcard addressed to France franked 1d adhesive tied 'MISIDA' c.d.s. '12 NO 19'

1882 registered stampless internal 'On Public Service Only' envelope from the Nelson Land Registry cancelled 'NELSON' c.d.s. '27 DE 82' Oval 'REGISTERED NELSON' datestamp in red with date in manuscript. Manuscript 'DECEASED'

1911 taxed On His Majesty's Service envelope from the Colonial Secretary Freetown. addressed to Switzerland. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. 'DE 20 11' Two strikes of the straight line 'MISSENT TO ACCRA' in black 'ACCRA' c.d.s. on the reverse 'De 28 1911' On arrival in Basle 30c postage due applied paying the manuscript charge marking. Vertical paper fold at left.

1909 postcard addressed to Haywards Heath Sussex franked 1d adhesive tied by barred oval 'R.L.O.' obliterator alongside 'RETURNED LETTER OFFICE JOHANNESBURG' c.d.s. '22 APR 1909'

1936 envelope addressed to Surrey franked 1/2d adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rated tied boxed 'POSTED ON BOARD' cachet 'BARBADOS' c.d.s. alongside '19 SE 36'

1894 1d illustrated stationery card for the International Tasmanian Exhibition 1893/4 addressed to Hobart cancelled '33' oval barred numeral cancellation 'GLENORA' c.d.s. on the front 'JA 30 94'

1935 envelope addressed to St Louis franked horizontal pair 1/2d and a single 1 1/2d adhesive tied by straight line 'PAQUEBOT' 'C.N.S. "LADY HAWKINS PURSERS OFFICE/ POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet in violet 'GRENADA' c.d.s. on the reverse '22 MR 35'

1929 envelope addressed to New Brunswick franked 1d adhesive tied 'PAQUEBOT POSTED AT SEA SAINT JOHN N.B./RECEIVED' c.d.s. '2 6 29' A further strike alongside. Straight line 'MAILED AT SEA' struck in violet.

1905 usage Q.V. 4d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Johannesburg franked vertical pair 1d Great Britain overprinted adhesives tied 'KAYNE' c.d.s. 'AU 10 05' Receiving cancellation on the reverse. Feint horizontal crease.

1940's 2c stationery wrapper handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet.

1890 envelope with enclosed letter addressed to Guildford franked horizontal pair 1d adhesives paying double rate (1oz) tied '23' barred oval numeral. Unframed 'GINGIN WEST AUSTRALIA' c.d.s. with manuscript date month and last two digits of the year '12 08 1890' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1890's 3/- postal order (1d poundage) an unused example handstamped in small script 'Specimen' Where the postal order has been removed from the booklet at top left, a tear. (Postal Order was stapled in a booklet)

1902 stampless local envelope cancelled 'L.C. ROOM PERTH W.A.' unframed duplex 'NO 5 02' Horizontal pair 1s postage dues applied paying the charge tied 'P R PERTH W.A.' c.d.s. 'NO 6 02' Violet boxed 'RECEIVED AT/ G.P.O. WITHOUT/ CONTENTS'

1918 registered censored envelope addressed to Nassau redirected to St Louis. Franked single 1d and and a block of four 1d (overprinted War Tax) tied 'NASSAU' c.d.s. '8 AUG 18' Circular 'RELEASED BY CENSOR BOARD' struck in violet. 'Received without contents at/....MIAMI, FLA' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1945 envelope from the U.S. Foreign Service to California. Franked 3d adhesive tied 'WASHINGTON/4' duplex 'APR 25 1945' Violet two line 'This article originally/mailed/ in the country indicated by postage'

1893 C.G.H.1/2d stationery card with message addressed to Edenburg O.F.S. cancelled '277' barred numeral cancel 'MORIJA' cancellation on the front 'SE 28 93' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1941 censored envelope addressed to the U.S.A. Franked 2d & 3d adhesives tied 'ST KITTS' c.d.s. '17 FE 41' Brown tape at right overstamped with large red crown in centre 'ST. KITTS PASSED BY CENSOR' no number expressed.

1930 taxed stampless envelope written by a crew member of the Danish ketch 'Monsunen' which called at the island on 17th March on a private visit during the voyage from Buenos Aires to Cape Town. Type 5 cachet in violet. On arrival 50 ore postage due applied paying the charge.

1906 2 1/2d stationery envelope addressed to London cancelled 'VIRGIN - GORDA' c.d.s. 'JA 12 06' 'TORTOLA' transit cancellation on the reverse.

1940 multi censored envelope from a German P.O.W. at Somes Island addressed to Munich. Boxed 'WELLINGTON" c.d.s. '4 MR 40' and boxed 'Exempt from postage under/international Convention/regarding Treatment of/Prisoners of War' struck in violet. Scarce German censor seal at left.

1936 taxed envelope addressed to Switzerland franked 1d adhesive tied 'SUNKANI' c.d.s. '1 OC 36' 'T' in black circle. On arrival 40c postage due applied tied 'WINTERHUR' c.d.s.

1870 envelope addressed to Dorset franked 6d Chalon adhesive tied 'WELLINGTON/070' duplex 'N.Z. MR 16 70' Carried on the 1st sailing via Suez. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1914 local envelope franked 'ONE FRACTION/RED CROSS/TRINIDAD/SOCIETY' tied 'G.P.O. PORT OF SPAIN' c.d.s. 'SP 18 14' Signed by a Red Cross official. (Red Cross mail had free status) Transit cancellations on the reverse.

1917 stampless censored 'On Active Service' envelope addressed to Seapoint cancelled 'OUTJO/S W AFRICA' c.d.s. '11/5/17' Large boxed '3rd Troop/"A" Squadron/2nd Military Constabulary/Station..../Date...' struck in violet 'OUTJO and 11/5/17' inserted in manuscript.

1920 registered envelope addressed to Pittsburgh franked 2 1/2d 1d and 2 x 1/2d adhesives the 1/2d overprinted 'WAR TAX' tied 'CAYMAN BRAC' c.d.s. '26 FE 20' Cayman Brac registration etiquette.

1913 On His Majesty's Service registered envelope addressed to the U S A franked single 3d, 2d 4d 2 x 2 1/2d and a block of four 1/4d adhesives tied 'TURKS ISLAND' c.d.s. 'NO 27 13' Alongside oval 'REGISTERED TURKS ISLAND' d/s. transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse, mailed Via London.

1895 1d overprinted Great Britain stationery card with short commercial message addressed to the Isle of Wight cancelled 'BRASS' squared circle d/s '6 JY 95 'BRASS RIVER' cancellation below. 'PAID LIVERPOOL BR PACKET' on the front '18 AUG 95' struck in red.

1909 postcard addressed to Highlands South Africa franked 1/2d small Arms tied 'MACHEKE' c.d.s. '7 SEP 09' receiving cancellation on the front.

1935 envelope with handstamp of the Dutch Consulate Buenos Aires on the flap franked 10c & 5c adhesives tied 'BUENOS AIRES' c.d.s. '2 MAR 35' Fine three line 'Met Hr.Ms K XV111/Vervoerd van Buenos Aires/Naar Tristan da Cuhna' On arrival Type 5 cachet applied forwarded to Cape with the 'Met Hr.Ms.K XV111/Vervoerd van Tristan da Cunha/Naar Kaapstad' both cachets applied black. A superb strike of the Submarine mail bag seal on the front. A rare combination with few recorded examples.

1903 On Her Majesty's Service' registered envelope addressed to Germany franked 15c & 12c adhesives tied 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'MR 7 03" Large part French Maritime cancellation on the front, receiving cancellation on the front.

1905 envelope addressed to New York franked single 2c and a horizontal pair 4c (British Protectorate) tied 'SANDAKAN' c.d.s. '24 SEP 1905' Singapore c.d.s. and receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1945 censored registered insured envelope addressed to Bombay franked 14As adhesive tied by an indistinct c.d.s. Octagonal censor cachet 'C/72' Red/Black 'INSURED (VALEUR/DECLARE' label.

1916 1d Gold Coast stationery postcard overprinted for the Anglo French occupation, additionally overprinted SPECIMEN

1916 1/2d Gold Coast stationery postcard overprinted for the Anglo French occupation, additionally overprinted SPECIMEN

1905 postcard addressed to Altona Germany franked 5pf German adhesive crossed by pencil denoting adhesive not valid, alongside 'LOME' c.d.s. '12/10/05' receiving cancellation on the front.

1898 postcard (Greetings from Canton) with message addressed to Leipzig Germany franked overprinted Gibraltar 5c adhesive tied 'TETUAN - MOROCCO A26' duplex '11 AU 98' Tangier and Gibraltar transit cancellations.

1901 2c stationery envelope addressed to London cancelled 'LEONORA' c.d.s. 'AU 26 01' Georgetown transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse. Paper crease and some slight ageing around the edges.

1935 airmail envelope addressed to England franked 1d 'Jubilee' adhesive together with 6d meter cut out (M225) tied by incomplete 'JOHANNESBURG' machine d/s '3 AU 1935'

1923 local envelope franked 1d adhesive tied 'VISIT THE BRITISH/EMPIRE EXHIBITION/WELLINGTON' slogan d/s 'OC 5 1923'

1879 envelope addressed to Salem Massachusetts rated '6' in red pencil endorsed 'U.S.S. Ticonceroga/ Sierra Leone 6/ Ship's letter' On the reverse 'PAID AT SIERRA LEONE' double arc 'AP 16 1879' in red. 'PAID LIVERPOOL Br PACKET' transit and 'NEW YORK PAID ALL' on the reverse. Tear to envelope at top right.

1894 8c + 8c stationery postcard with message addressed to London cancelled 'B64' 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. alongside 'JU 18 94' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1901 6c stationery postcard with message addressed to San Jose Costa Rica cancelled 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'AP 15 01' A further strike below Aden & New Orleans transit cancelled with receiving cancellation all on the front. Scarce destination.

1900 1d Great Britain stationery envelope addressed to Wansford cancelled 'BATHURST GAMBIA' c.d.s. 'JU 18' with the year omitted, a further strike alongside. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1953 taxed airletter posted at sea on an Elder Dempster vessel addressed to Southampton franked marginal block of six Sierra Leone 1 1/2d Coronation adhesive, with lines around denoting invalid for postage. On the front 'BATHURST GAMBIA' c.d.s. '24 AU 53' 'T' & '5d/TO PAY' both struck in black in Bathurst. Great Britain 5d postage due applied on arrival.

c1905 black & white postcard (Victoria Harbour, Labuan (No 1)