1921 postcard addressed to New Zealand. Franked 1/2d adhesive, together with a 1/2d customs duty adhesive tied 'LONDON' slogan d/s 'FEB 10 1927' The customs duty label applied in London was to pay duty on printed matter. Unusually used on mail addressed to New Zealand.

1891 receipt for a registered letter cancelled 'COLOMBO REGISTERED' c.d.s. 'SE 6 91' struck in red.

1885 'HALFPENNY' on 'ONE PENNY' Five line overprinted stationery wrapper addressed to St Lucia. Cancelled 'TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'MR 4 85' Receiving cancellation on the front.

1900 internal On Her Majesty's Service stampless envelope from the Treasury Department cancelled 'T.P.O. SUDDIE STEAMER' c.d.s. '26 JAN 1900'

1910 envelope addressed to Cheshire. Franked single 1/2d and a horizontal pair 1d small arms overprinted 'RHODESIA' tied 'BUSHTICK S.RHODESIA' c.d.s. '13 AUG 1910['

1943 envelope from Bath adressed to Solweji. Retuned to Bath, franked 2d adhesive tied 'SOLWEJI' c.d.s. '12 AUG 43'

1905 envelope addressed to Maidstone. Franked 2d Lakatoi cancelled 'B N G' oval straight line of bars. 'SAMARAI B.N.G.' cancellation alongside 'DE 22 1905' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1943 censored window envelope from The Bank of Bermuda. Franked 3d adhesive tied 'HAMILTON' slogan d/s '3 AUG 1943 'PASSED BY BERMUDA 27' struck in green.

1942 censored envelope from Rome addressed to an Italian Prisoner of War Murchison Camp. Two line 'P.O.W. CAMP / MYRTELFORD VIC' struck in violet for redirection.

1942 Prisoner of War Christmas and New Year card (German Printing) showing Koala Bears. A superb unused example.

1942 Censored Prisoner of War Christmas and New Year card (German Printing) showing Koala Bears. From a German P.O.W. at Tatura camp.

1938 multi franked envelope addressed to London. Straits Settlements adhesives tied 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND' c.d.s. 'JA 26 38'

1949 2c + 3c registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to London. Additional 3 x 15c adhesives, one on the reverse, tied 'PUNTA GORDA' c.d.s. 'FE 3 49' Scarce stationery.

1928 registered AR envelope addressed to Southern Rhodesia. Franked horizontal pair London printings 4d adhesive tied 'PRETORIA' c.d.s. '13 JUL 1928' Straight line 'AVIS DE RECEPTION' struck in black. Receiving cancellation. Manuscript 'UNCLAIMED' Returned Letter Office cancellations on the reverse.

1915 censored registered envelope addressed to Holland. Franked irregular block of three and a single 6d Union adhesive tied 'WINDHOEK' c.d.s. '29 11 15' Scarce three line 'For censorship / in / Cape Town' struck in blue.

1928 illustrated envelope Wikins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'PORT STANLEY' c.d.s. '29 OC 29' overstamped Deception Island cachet. The envelope signed by Wilkins and his pilot , Carl Eielson. There are also U.S. and Great Britain frankings.

KGV 1d stationery envelope. The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.

1895 Great Britain 1d stationery card with message uprated overprinted 1/2d adhesive tied '758' BONC 'PALLA' c.d.s. below 'AU 20 95' Mafeking Transit & receiving cancellation.

1897 Great Britain overprinted 'THREE HALF PENCE' on 'ONE PENNY' stationery card addressed to Natal. Uprated overprinted 1/2d adhesive, tied 'RAMOUSTA' c.d.s. 'FE 14 97' Message headed and dated 'Hamrshopeden 12/2/97'

1912 Great Britain 1d overprinted stationery card addressed to London. Cancelled 'LOBATSI B.P.' c.d.s. 'OC 17 12' Short message with S/S Kildonan Castle sailing times and ports of call.

1902 Great Britain overprinted stationery wrapper addressed to Yorkshire uprated overprinted 1/2d adhesive tied 'FRANCISTOWN S AFRICA' c.d.s. '18 MY 02'

1913 Auckland Exhibition 1/2d Green/black illustrated stationery card (Sunlight and Shadow, Auckland Domain) Superb unused.

1914 censored envelope addressed to Switzerland. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. '3 DE 12' Initialed in blue manuscript applied by the censor. On the reverse 'G. crown R. / Officially sealed.' label, tied by receiving cancellation.

1923 3d registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Freetown. Franked 2d adhesive tied 'BOIA-YONNIE TRAVELLING POST OFFICE' c.d.s. 'JY 11 23' Alongside rectangular 'TRAVELLING P.O./ No' registration cachet.

1890 envelope addressed to Burlington, Vermont. Franked Great Britain '40 PARAS' on '2 1/2d' adhesive tied hooded 'BEYROUT/BRITISH POST OFFICE' d/s 'AU 6 90' Transit and receiving cancellations.

1931 envelope addressed to Perth marked 'By Aerial Mail' & 'Via Carrmathern' Franked 6d roo and 1d head adhesives unframed 'SHARKS BAY WESTERN AUSTRALIA' c.d.s. '5 JA 31'

1933 multi franked envelope addressed to New York. Adhesives tied 'BRUNEI' c.d.s. '4 JAN 1933' Receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1934 envelope addressed to Chesterfield. Franked 6c, 10c & 5c adhesives tied 'BRUNEI' c.d.s. '10 AUG 1934'

1935 multi franked envelope addressed to Dallas. Adhesives tied 'BRUNEI' c.d.s. '7 MAR 1935' The registration lines crossed out, sent by ordinary mail.

1933 envelope addressed to Dallas. Franked 2c & 5c adhesives tied 'BRUNEI' c.d.s. 'MA3 1935' The registration lines being deleted, sent ordinary mail.

1885 Penny Half Penny stationer cared with message addressed to Berlin. Cancelled 'A07' 'DOMINICA' cancellation on the front '26 JA 85' together with a receiving cancellation.

1901 registered envelope addressed to London, redirected to Northampton. Franked 4d & 7 1/2d adhesives tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. 'DE 3 01' Routed via San Francisco & New York where the Registered/Exchange' label applied. In London 'V crown R Found Open and Officially SEALED' label applied. Manuscript 'POSTED OUT OF COURSE' Full of character.

1930 envelope stationery Nukualofa Club addressed to London. Franked 2d adhesive. Carried by ship to Apia Samoa where the adhesive cancelled by the "dumb" cachet, used by the post office for transfer ship mail. 'APIA' c.d.s. alongside '11 DE 30' A scarce usage.

1924 registered envelope addressed to Sydney. Franked horizontal pair 'TWO PENCE' on '5d' and a single 'TWO PENCE' on '1/-' tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '5 JY 24' Oval registration cachet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1950 registered airmail envelope addressed to Los Angeles. Franked horizontal pair 5c and a single 3d tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '27 AU 50' Vertical pair 5c postage dues applied paying the customs duty.

1898 registered envelope addressed to Switzerland. Franked 4d adhesive cancelled 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. 'MR 15' year omitted (Type 3) New York/Exchange' registration label applied in transit. Mailed via San Francisco, New York. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

c.1944 Air Mail letter addressed to Chicago from P.O.'s Mess R.N.B. Livingstone, Kilindini. East Africa. Letter not dated, stamp's washed off. On the reverse label (RO 11643c3/44 5m) applied denoting Air Mail letter recovered from the sea.

1898 envelope addressed to Berlin. Franked Great Britain 1/2d adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate, tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE SMYRNA' c.d.s. 'FE 5 98'

1892 1d + 1d stationery postcard overprinted SPECIMEN Superb.

1938 1d lettercard overprinted SPECIMEN Superb.

1932 9pi stationery card. Superb unused.

1936 registered envelope from Wandsworth, London addressed to Demerara. Envelope franked 6c paying redirection to Barbados, tied 'REGISTRATION BRITISH GUIANA' c.d.s. '4 MR 36'

1930 registered airmail envelope addressed to Sutton Coldfield. Franked 4d & 1d , together with a 3d overprinted 'AIRMAIL' Lakatoi adhesives, tied 'PORT MORESBY' c.d.s. '3 DE 31'

1935 registered envelope addressed to New South Wales. franked 1 1/2d & 1/2d Lakatoi, together with a 3d adhesive tied 'SAMARAI E.D.' c.d.s. '25 NO 32'

1931 envelope addressed to Newcastle on Tyne. Franked 2 x 3d and asinglev 1/- Lakatoi overprinted 'AIR MAIL' tied 'SAMARAI E.D.' c.d.s. '18 JE 31' On the reverse Great Britain 1/2d tied Newcastle cancellation '17 AU 31' This was used to test the airmail service.

1932 registered envelope addressed to Melbourne. Franked 1/3d 4d & 3d Lakatoi adhesives tied 'SAMARAI E.D.' c.d.s. '28 JE 32'

1877 1/2d local provisional stationery card (General Penitenitiary issue) with message. Red 'JAMAICA HALPENNY' cancellation '1877/Paid' Partly ovstamped 'KINGSTON JAMAICA' c.d.s. 'DE 8 77'

1901 envelope addressed to New York. Franked 5c adhesive tied 'PUNTA GORDA' c.d.s. 'OC 2 01' Belize and New York cancellations on the reverse.

1916 censored registered envelope addressed to Bradford. Franked overprinted Australian 9d 'Roo' tied 'RABAUL' c.d.s. '16 NOV 16' German style registration label. Crown oval 'PASSED CENSOR RABAUL' censor cachet '20 NOV 1916'

1939 envelope addressed to Sydney. Franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'BRISBANE PAQUEBOT' machine d/s '3 MAY 1939'