1936 compolsury registered airmail envelope addressed to London franked 2 x 4c and a horizontal pair 24c adhesives tied 'AIR MAIL G.P.O. BRITISH GUIANA' c.d.s. '5 JA 36' Straight line 'FOUND IN ORDINARY MAIL' struck in violet. Boxed 'TO NEW YORK ONLY/BY AIR' Transit cancellations on the reverse.
1902 Natal Government Railways On His Majesty's Service printeds envelope addressed to London from the Stores Superintendent addressed to London. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'DURBAN' c.d.s. 'NO 1 1902'
1932 4d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Pretoria additional 1d adhesive tied 'MANKAIANA' c.d.s. '2 MAR 1932' Piet Reit transit cancellation.
1948 3d South African airletter inscribed Suid-Africa (H&G 5) overprinted SWAZILAND in red. Superb unused.
1948 3d South African airletter overprinted SWAZILAND in red (H&G 4) Superb unused.
1948 South African 6d overprinted airletter (H&G 6) uprated 6d adhesive. Overprinted SPECIMEN. Superb
1954 6d South African airletter overprinted (H&G 15) Overprinted SPECIMEN Superb.
1955 6d South African airletter (H&G 16) overprinted SWAZILAND in red with "POSTGELD" above the overprint. Superb unused.
1947 3d South African overprinted Airletter in black (H&G1) with message addresseds to Cambridge uprated 1d stationery card cut-out and 2d Royal Visit adhesive tied 'MANKAIANA' c.d.s. '10 MAR 1947'
1902 Penny Half Penny stationery card with message addressed to Berlin cancelled straight line 'PAQUEBOT' 'ST GEORGES GRENADA' c.d.s. alongside 'MR 14 02' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1932 underpaid envelope addressed to St Lucia franked Montserrat 1/2d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. PLYMOUTH' c.d.s. 'MY 26 32' On arrival 2d postage due applied cancelled 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '28 MY 32'
1941 tunderpaid internal envelope addressed to Gobabis franked overprinted 1d adhesive tied 'WINDHOEK' machine d/s '1 X1 41' On arrival marginal vertical pair 1/2d postage dues applied tied 'GOBABIIS' c.d.s. '10 X1 41'
1915 envelope addressed to9 London franked 1c adhesive, the other adhesive floated off cancelled 'TORONTO ONT' machine d/s 'JAN 25 1915' overstamped boxed 'DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN WATER' struck in black. From an unidentified wreck.
1945 registered airmail envelope addressed to Bolton franked marginal 5/- adhesive tied 'G.P.O. GRENADA' c.d.s. '12 AP 45' On the reverse Registration Trinidad transit cancellation '17 APR 45' The back flap is missing.
1916 stampless On Active Service envelope cancelled 'NAIVASHA' c.d.s.. 'FE 1 16' Signed at bottom left corener by an officer in the East African Signals Company. Mombasa transitr cancellation on the reverse.
1896 envelope addressed to Copenhagen Denmark franked single 1/2d and a horizontal pair 1d adhesives cancelled in transit 'SYDNEY NSW' duplex 'JY 28 96' Boxed 'PAQUEBOT' alongside. Carried from Sydney on P & O S.S. "Ballarat" via Suez and Brindisi to the U.K. arriving August 31st reaching Copenhagen 7th September.
1897 registered multi franked envelope addressed to Boston franked horizontal strip of three 1/2d a horizontal strip of six 1d and a single 4d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. SUVA' c.d.s. '15 NOV 97' Carried by ship to Victoria British Columbia then rail via Winnipeg, St-Paul and Boston. Transit cancellations on the reverse.
1912 postcard addressed to Johannesburg franked Transvall 1/2d adhesive tied 'UNION OF S. AFRICA OCEAN P.O.5' c.d.s. '3 AUG 1912' Mailed on the home bound (Cape Town to Southampton) Kenilworth Castle at Maderia. Picked upo by the Saxon at Maderia on 7th August for the return voyage to Cape Town. Card creased top left corner.
1941 censored 5c stationery envelope addressed to St Albans uprated 25c & 2c adhesives paying the registration fee, tied 'ROSE HILL' c.d.s. '3 MR 41' 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label at leftside. The 5c in stationery value tablet is centered to the left.
1932 4d registered stationery envelope (G) The flap is not stuck down. On 28th November 1932, De La Rue submitted colour impressions of the embossing die which were approved by H.Stanfield of the Crown Agents on 29th Novembver 1932. Ex De La Rue Archives. Slight foxing at left side.
1892 envelope addressed to Darlington franked Indian '2 1/2 AS' on 'FOUR ANNAS SIX PIES' adhesives tied 'ADEN' squared circle d/s 'JA 21 92' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1925 internal envelope addressed to Crater franked Indian 1a adhesive tied 'MAALLA' c.d.s. '28 JUL 25' Aden Camp transit cancellation on the reverse.
1924 envelope addresseds to London franked horizontal pair Indian 1a adhesives tied 'KHORMAHSAR' c.d.s. '10 DEC 26'
1937 Printed Matter envelope addressed to Switzerland franked 1d Coronation adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. 'NO 27 37'
1903 envelope addressed to Edinburgh franked Great Britain overprinted 2 1/2d adhesive tied hooded 'BEYROUT/BRITISH POST OFFICE' d/s 'FE 16 03' On the reverse Edinburgh & Newcastle S.T. Day Mail' unframed cancellation.,
1969 Great Britain overprinted 1/- postal order '5' on 'Three Pence' poundage, with attached counterfoil cancelled 'HAMILTON BERMUDA M.O.D.' c.d.s. 'OCT 17 1969' struck in violet.
1957 2 1/2d Imperial Reply Coupon watermark GvR sideways (Type 1) cancelled 'HAMILTON BERMUDA M.O.B.' c.d.s. 'JUN 22 57' in violet.
1957 3d Commonwealth Reply Coupon (Type 9) cancelled 'HAMILITON BERMUDA M.O.D.' c.d.s. 'JUN 22 57' in violet.
1938 envelope addressed to Manchester franked 4c adhesive tied 'NEW ORLEANS' machine d/s 'FEB 17 1938' 'UNITED FRUIT COMPANY STEAMSHIP SERVICE / POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS / PURSER S/S VLUA' cachet 'FEB 13 1938' struck in black.
1952 envelope from Temple Press Ltd London addressed to Perth with 1/4d Customs duty label applied paying the duty for printed matter., The envelope redirected to California.
KGV 20c registered stationery envelope (H) 'THOS. DE LA RUE & CO., LTD., PATENT.' under the flap which is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1938 3d registered stationery envelope (H2) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1932 envelope franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'OPOBO' c.d.s. '29 FE 32 (A leap year!) addressed to Dakar Senegal where the "T" has been blacked out due to redirection to London. 1f.50 adhesive applied tied 'DAKAR SENEGAL' cancellation. A nice leap year usage.
1895 Great Britain overprinted 2d registered stationery envelope (G) with 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'OLD CALABAR RIVER' c.d.s. 'MR 13 95' Oval 'REGISTERED OLD-CALABAR' d/s of the same date. Addressed to Christchurch Hampshire.
1903 postcard franked 1d Llandovery Falls adhesive tied 'SPANISH TOWN' squared circle d/s 'AU 6 03' addressed to St Andrews Scotland, on arrival redirecxted to Rothes with the addition of a 1/2d adhesive tied St Andrews cancellation.
1896 4c registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Germany franked 5c adhesive tied REGISTRATION GEORGETOWN B.G.' c.d.s. '6 AUG 95' Fine strike 'A.R.' in black circle.
1916 envelope adddressed to Canada franked 2d & 2 1/2d adhesives tied 'P.O. WAIYEVO FIJI' c.d.s. '18 APR 16' Slight water stain. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1958 registered parcel tag addressed to Washington D.C. franked 1d & 1/- adhesives tied 'AUCKLAND REGISTERED' c.d.s. '24 JA 58'
1881 disinfected lettersheet marked 'Via Aden & Marseille' addressed to Lyon franked 17c rose tied 'B53' duplex 'FE 22 81' Large boxed 'GOUDIE COUTANCE & Co' dated firms marking in blue. Octagonal 'POSS AN/PAQ FR NO 1' d/s in red '22 FEVR 81' Two disinfection chissel slits.
1853 outer lettersheet rated '8' in manuscript, addressed to Marseille marked 'Per Steamer Queen of the South via Cap & Plymouth' Oval 'PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS' d/s 'JU 6 1853' Boxed 'COLONIES/ &c ART.13' cachet in red French '7' decimes marking in manuscript.
1843 lettersheet headed and dated 'Port Louis 28th Decembre 1843' addressed to Bordeaux rated '8' 'MAURITIUS POST OFFICE' c.d.s. 'JAN 15 1844' on the flap together with step type 'SHIP LETTER' and what appears to read 'BRIGHTON' Boxed 'COLONIES/&c ART.12' in red. Rated nine decimes in manuscript.
1881 lettersheet addressed to Bordeaux franked '17 CENTS' on '4d' rose tied 'MAURITIUS B53' duplex 'JU 14 81' Carried on Messageries Maritime vessel "Dupleix" on Ligne T -2e Red 'POSS AN / PAQ FR T No 1' d/s '15 JUIN 81'
1951 multi franked airmail envelope addressed to California adhesives tied 'PORT LOUIS' c.d.s. '20 DE 51' 'Insufficiently prepaid for/transmission by Airmail' struck in violet box.
1899 registered envelope addressed to Germany franked single 1d and a horizontal strip of four 2d on the reverse 3 x 1d adhesives tied 'G.P.O. SUVA' c.d.s. '16 JAN 99' London transit and receiving cancellations.
1903 'The Pacific Cable Board' printed envelope addressed to Newfoundland. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'SUVA' c.d.s. '5 JAN 1903' a further strike alongside. The back flap is missing.
1938 enveloped marked 'Per "MONTANA" Late Fee Paid' Franked 3d Jubilee and a horizontal pair 1d adhesives tied 'HONOLULU HAWAII' dumb duplex 'JUN 1 1938' Violet straight line 'PAQUEBOT'
1908 Official Post Office Registered Letter Receipt (G.P.O. 52/P.53) printed in black on plale bluish grey cancelled by a fine strike 'FRANCISTOWN BECHD PROTEC' c.d.s. 'AU 11 08' Slight thinning at left where previously affixed to backing.
1931 postcard addressed to New Jersey franked 1d adhesive tied 'NEW YORK N.Y. PAQUEBOT' dumb duplex 'MAR 28 1931' alongside 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS/S.S. FORT ST GEORGE' cachet struck in red.