1944 registered envelope addressed to the U.S.A. internally redirected franked Great Britain overprinted 'E.A.F.' 6d, 3d & 9d adhesives tied 'MOGADISCIO' c.d.s. '5 8 44' Rare usage 'BARDOA' registration etiquette overstamped 'MOGADISCIO' in violet. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1906 2 1/2d stationery envelope 'S.S. Korona via New York' addressed to Venlo Holland cancelled 'ST JOHN'S ANTIGUA' c.d.s. 'SP 27 06' Light receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1931 envelope addressed to Chicago franked marginal 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'NEW YORK PAQUEBOT' dumb duplex 'MAR 28 1931' Alongside 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS/S.S. FORT ST GEORGE' cachet in black.
1938 envelope addressed to Redhill franked 1/- 2/- & 5/- adhesives tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '21 JA 38' High value franking.
1917 On Active Service envelope addressed to 8th S.A. Infantry, Dar Es Salaam. On the reverse rare two line 'Returned from German East/Africa undelivered' and boxed 'RETURNED TO POST OFFICE/BY MILITARY AUTHORITIES/AS UNDELIVERABLE' a little blured struck in black. The envelope has toning around the edges.
1914 envelope addressed to Freiburg Germany franked single 1/2d and a horizontal pair 1d 'Roo' adhesives tied 'KENDALL N.S.W.' c.d.s. 'JY 15 1914' Straight line 'RETURN TO SENDER' and dated boxed 'UNDELIVERABLE/MAY 11 1915'
1938 envelope addressed to Grenada franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied straight line 'PAQUEBOT' struck in black. On the front triple circle '"LADY NELSON" CANADIAN NATIONAL STEAMSHIP/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' struck in violet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1938 envelope addressed to Long Island franked 1d & 2 1/2d (Coronation) adhesives tied 'BOSTON MASS' machine d/s 'JUN 20 1938' Triple circle 'C.N.S. "LADY HAWKINS" PURSERS OFFICE/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS" cachet in violet.
1945 Censored Great Britain 1 1/2d 'Service Of War Post' stationery card cancelled 'DURHAM' machine d/s '10 JUN 1945' Addressed to Camp N Hong Kong. Boxed 'RETURNED IN UNDELIVERED MAILS/FROM TERRITORY FORMERLY/ OCCUPIED/BY JAPANESE FORCES' and 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER' cachets both struck in violet.
1893 1a stationery card with message addressed to Mannheim Germany cancelled 'LAMU' squared circle d/s 'DE 9 93' 'ZANZIBAR' & "ADEN' transit cancellations, receiving cancellation on the front.
1881 envelope 'Per S.S. Arhos' in manuscript addressed to New York franked 4d adhesive tied 'AO1' 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'JU 8 81' alongside. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1935 postcard addressed to Pittsburg franked Canadian 2c adhesive tied boxed 'PAQUEBOT/TRINIDAD' cachet in violet, overstamped double circle 'C.N.S. "LADY HAWKINS" PURSERS OFFICE/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' 'G.P.O. PORT OF SPAIN" c.d.s. 'AU 13 35' below.
1929 envelope stationery of the Horn Line addressed to Pittsburg manuscript 'Per S S Lady Hawkins' franked 1d adhesive tiued 'PAQUEBOT ST JOHN N.B./POSTED AT SEA RECEIVED' c.d.s. '29 1 29' A further strike alongside.
1930 envelope addressed to Pasadena franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'PAQUEBOT SAINT JOHN N.B./POSTED AT SEA RECEIVED' c.d.s. '11 4 30' A further strike alongside with 'MAILED AT SEA" and two line 'RECEIVED AT ST JOHN/WITHOUT CONTENTS' cachet both struck in violet.
C.1911 1d illustrated lettercard (Brown) with 'REPLY' crossed out showing 'Queens Gardens Perth W.A.' The edges are not stuck down. Superb unused.
1917 1d illustrated lettercard with message in maroon showing 'Dredge at Myrtleford Vic' cancelled 'CAMBERWELL' c.d.s. '11 AP 17' The edges are not stuck down.
1907 1d stationery envelope addressed to Stafford cancelled 'T' in heart, alongside 'BARBADOS' c.d.s. '27 FE 07' The envelope was put in the mail in Barbados resulting in the stationery being invalid for postage. Receiving cancellation on the reverse. The back flap is missing.
1928 Formula registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Chicago. Franked single 1/2d and vertical pair 2 1/2d paying 3d registration + 2 1/2d postage tied 'PORT STANLEY' c.d.s. 'JA 10 26' (The 1/2d is not cancelled) Carried on the M.V. Loriga departing Stanley on 11th January for London. transit and receiving cancellations.
1900 envelope Thomas Leask & Co imprint on the flap franked 'Cancelled/V-R-I' on Z.A.R. '1d' Unaddressed as usual.
1939 envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked horizontal pair Australian 2d adhesives tied 'AUCKLAND/LOOSE LETTER' machine d/s '6 MCH 1939' Unlisted by Hosking.
1938 envelope addressed to Detroit franked Canadian 2c adhesive tied 'PAQUEBOT - KINGSTON JAMAICA' c.d.s. 'OC 20 38' Alongside triple circle 'C.N.S. LADY SOMERS" PURSERS OFFICE/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet in black.
1930 envelope addressed to New York franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'NEW YORK NY PAQUEBOT' dumb duplex 'MAR 13 1930' On the front 'WEST INDIES S. S. CO LTD S.S. "DOMINICA"/POSTED AT SEA" struck in maroon.
1937 envelope addressed to San Diego franked Canadian 1c & 2c adhesives tied 'KINGSTON JAMAICA/PAQUEBOT' machine d/s 'JAN 4 1937' Two strikes 'C.N.S. "LADY RODNEY" PURSERS OFFICE/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet one in violet, the other in black.
1885 envelope 'Per "Orinsco"' addressed to the U.S.A. franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'HAMILTON BERMUDA/1' duplex 'AU 13 85' 'NEW YORK PAID ALL' trtansit on the reverse.
1933 multi franked registered envelope addressed to Amsterdam adhesives tied 'ST KITTS' c.d.s. '2 FE 33'
1938 registered envelope addressed to Stuttgart Germany multi franked with Great Britain overprinted adhesives in the Spanish currency tied oval 'REGISTERED BRITISH POST OFFICE TETUAN' d/s '30 Mr 38' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1933 multi franked registered envelope addressed to Amsterdam adhesives tied 'ST KITTS' c.d.s. '2 FE 33'
1915 censored postcard addressed to Birmingham franked overprinted 1/2d adhesive tied by the German issued 'LOME/TOGOGEBIET' c.d.s. '20/2 15' Three line 'Passed by Censor/at/Lome (Togo)' struck in violet.
1901 1d stationery card with message addressed to France cancelled by two strikes of the rectangular 'MYRTLE BANK/1901/JAMAICA' T.R.D. with date and month '14 6' in manuscript. Transit and receiving cancellations on the front.
1892 envelope with enclosure addressed to Cape Town franked 1d adhesive tied fine 'ROBBEN ISLAND' c.d.s. 'MY 16 92' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1935 envelope addressed to Portland Oregon franked Jubilee set of three paying the Trans Pacific air fee tied 'MELBOURNE' machine d/s '20 MAY 35' The 2/- is elusive on cover.
1915 registered envelope with registration receipt addressed to London franked Egyptian 5m & 10m adhesives tied 'HEADQUARTERS FIELD POST OFFICE N.Z. DIVISION' c.d.s. '13 FE 15' A further strike alongside and on the registration receipt. Manuscript registration.
1943 multi censored envelope addressed to Marseille France franked 3d adhesive tied 'INSU' c.d.s. date and year partly obscured by the censor label. At left 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/00' seal with boxed '9' in violet. Blue 'X' pencil in use for less than two months. Boxed 'NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER' Manuscript 'Returned to me from Accra Letter Office 2nd April 43' Small damage at the top of the envelope.
1935 Oh His Majesty's Service envelope addressed to Bulawayo Southern Rhodesia franked 1d 'Badge' and 1 1/2d 'Jubilee' adhesives tied 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. '30 OC 35'
1912 1d stationery envelope addressed to Colchester cancelled 'ELDORADO MINE' c.d.s. '27 SEP 1912' 'SALISBURY' machine transit on the reverse.
1949 airmail envelope from Malongwe addressed to England franked 1/- U.P.U. adhesive tied 'DAR-ES-SALAAM-TABORA T.P.O. UP' c.d.s. '20 NO 1949' The back flap is missing.
1931 taxed postcard addressed to Hampshire franked 1d adhesive tied 'BULAWAYO' c.d.s. '2 DEC 31' Boxed 'INSUFFICENTLY PAID' cachet in black. On arrival 1d postage due applied paying the charge
1915 censored envelope addressed to Chicago franked single 3c and two 6c adhesives tied 'ELDORET' c.d.s. 'SE 6 15' Boxed 'PASSED BY/POSTAL CENSOR/MOMBASA' struck in violet.
1876 entire addressed to Genoa 'Pr First Steamer' franked Great Britain 2 1/2d Pl. 2 Watermark Anchor tied 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'JA 16 76' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1882 envelope addressed to London franked Great Britain 2 1/2d Pl.22 Watermark Imperial Crown tied 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'JU 27 82' (Type 3 duplex)
1903 Formula 'REPLY' stationery with message from the Postmaster addressed to Chaux de Fonds cancelled 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'JA 6 02' 'NEW YORK' and Cabo Verde transit cancellations on the reverse, receiving cancellation on the front. Scarce usage.
1929 4 1/2d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Perth uprated 3d adhesive tied 'REGISTERED SYDNEY N.S.W.' c.d.s. '7 JL 29' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1913 4d registered stationery envelope (G) The flap is not stuck down, hinge remainder on the reverse. Unused.
1934 envelope addressed to Glasgow franked horizontal pair 1d adhesives tied 'DUNKELD VIC' c.d.s. '27 NO 34' A further strike alongside. Scarce adhesives on entire.
1904 postcard from Switzerland addressed to Jamaica. Straight line 'Missent to Bahamas' struck in black. 'UP PARK CAMP' squared circle receiving datestamp on the front 'FE 26 04'
1949 envelope from Cambridge addressed to Enkeldoorn Southern Rhodesia. Straight line 'MISSENT TO BAHAMAS' struck in black and manuscript 'MISSENT/TO BAHAMAS' in red ink.
1901 envelope franked Great Britain 1d lilac tied 'FIELD POST OFFICE' c.d.s. 'MY 19 01 from F.P.O. 16 Addressed to Burgher Camp Dept Pretoria. Large violet triple circle 'PASSED PRESS CENSOR KLERKSDORP/DATE/19 MEI 1901' initialed.
1902 censored illustrated envelope stationery 'Poynton Bros' franked horizontal pair 1/2d adhesives tied 'PRETORIA' c.d.s. '3 APR 02' 'ARMY POST OFFICE POTCHEFSTROOM' c.d.s. on the front 'AP 4 02' On the reverse 'FIELD POST OFFICE' c.d.s. from F.P.O. 100
1901 censored envelope franked 1d adhesive overprinted 'V.R.I.' tied 'PRETORIA' c.d.s. '11 OCT 01' addressed to Diyatalawa Camp Ceylon. At the top A Boer seal used by the British with 'Z.A.R. Republiek' crossed out in red ink. A rare usage of a Boer seal used by the British.