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.

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)

c1905 black & white postcard (Government Offices, Victoria, Labuan)

c1905 unused black & white postcard (Native Quarter, Victoria Labuan)

WW11 Censored printed naval "Gunji Yubin" stationery card from 'U-68' unit is Yokosuka Districk Naval yard (Yokosuka Chinjufu) 2nd Special Marine Corps, In the handwriting of of the commander General Hashiba and censored by himself writing to his father, with translation of the message which states 'It is useless to write as mails are so limited.

1850 E.L. addressed to Paris Headed and dated 'Guatemala 1 Julie 1850' On the reverse is a fine strike of the 'BELIZE' double arc struck in black 'AU 10 1850' On arrival in Calais rated '15' Decimes paying the rate onward to Paris

1945 censored airmail envelope from Leeuwarden addressed to Johanessburg South African censor seal at left Inserted inside the envelope was the bilingual Postal Censorship note (G.P. - S.5056 - 1939 - 3000) with manuscript 'Nothing in envelope letter open'

1902 censored envelope addressed to Johannesburg franked horizontal pair 'E.R.I./Half/penny' on '2d adhesives' tied 'P.O. KLIP RIVER' c.d.s. '5 MR 02' (RR Putzel) receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1885 Cape 4d registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Kofffefontein O.V.S. Franked additional 2d adhesive tied '145' barred oval numeral (Queenstown) Almost complete strike of the scarce 'KOFFIJFONTEIN O.V.S. ' c.d.s. '20 JAN 85' struck on the front in violet.

1895 envelope addressed to Nylstroom franked vertical pair 1d penny adhesives tied 'HAENERTSBURG' squared circle d/s '1 MRT 1895' receiving cancellation on the front.

1921 postcard from 'Kikuyu' addressed to Paris France, stamp washed off. black two line 'ACCIDENT EN MER/CORRESPONDANCE INONODEE' struck in black, this marking was applied in Lyon. Recovered from an unlisted wreck (Listed in Hopkins page 87)

1919 envelope addressed to Surrey franked 3c & 6c adhesives overprinted 'G.E.A.' tied by the cogwheel 'MAHENGE' undated cachet struck in violet. Endorsed bottom left corner by Captain G Wyatt. On the reverse 'Dar Es Salaam' hatched transit cancellation '24 MAR 19'

1919 taxed envelope franked horizontal strip of three 3c adhesives overprinted 'G.E.A.' tied 'ARMY TELEGRAPHS KL' c.d.s. '30 JL 19' 'KL' was allocated to Kilosa. The envelope was under franked by 1c Imperial rate raised to 10c 1/7/19 to 15/12/19 On arrival in London '1/2d F.B.' handstamp applied. 1/2d GB postage due applied and cancelled, the charge was not collected and boxed 'CHARGE NOT COLLECTED/FRESH LABEL REQUIRED' Second 1/2d due applied and tied.

1938 1/2d stationery postcard overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Superb unused.

1938 1/2d stationery postcard. Superb unused.

1950 Registered insured (Insured for SHS.2400/- (SHS. Two thousand four hundred only) addressed to Dar Es Salaam. Franked 370 cents 40c inland 2oz rate. 30c Registration. 300 Cents insurance, adhesives tied 'TABORA' c.d.s. '26 SP' Year (50) omitted. Scarce Red/Black 'Insured' label.

KGV1 Perak censored 2c stationery postcard overprinted for the Japanese occupation with message headed and dated 'PENANG 6th July 2603' Boxed 'MALAYA/2cts/POSTAGE' alongside. Addressed to Singapore.

1921 taxed postcard addressed to Switzerland franked 1d adhesive tied 'KAMABAI' c.d.s. 'DE 12 21' On arrival 5c & 10c postage dues applied paying the manuscript charge tied 'BEINWIL AM SEE' c.d.s.

1928 photographic postcard headed and dated 'Butu-Victoria 30.9.98' addressed to Berlin franked 1/2d 7 1d adhesives tied oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKIA/LX 111' d/s '2 10 28' "LAGOS' transit cancellation on the front.

1898 1/- + 1d (Commission) Postal Order cancelled 'P.W.K. GERMISTON' c.d.s. '10 DEC 98' c.d.s. with 'R IAI K JOHANNESBURG Z.A.R.' c.d.s. '30 DEC 98' Rare usage.

1907 photographic postcard addressed to Hendon England franked horizontal pair 1/2d adhesives tied 'VRYHEID' c.d.s. 'FE 24 07' Boxed 'TOO LATE' struck in black.

1903 Great Britain 1d + 1d stationery card with message addressed to Bridport cancelled by a superb strike 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. 'DE 16 03' sent on the "Doune Castle" the message giving the voyage time of the ship.

1956 stampless 'On Her Majesty's Service' airmail envelope addressed to London with enclosed letter written by by the Postmaster J.L. Henderson. 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '24 NO 56' Some wear around the edges.

1937 envelope addressed to Detroit franked 5c Coronation adhesive tied 'KINGSTON JAMAICA' machine d/s 'JUL 5 1937 overstamped two line 'MAILED AT SEA/R.M.S. CONNECTOR' struck in blue, a further strike on the front.

1916 Censored stampless 'On Active Service' envelope addressed to London cancelled 'NAIROBI' c.d.s. '19 JN 16' Scarce three line 'B.E./POSTAL CENSOR/NAIROBI B.E.A.' struck in green with lines above and below. Censored bottom left by 'Lt Stuart K.A.R.' The envelope has been opened on three sides.