1905 stampless 'Consignee' envelope addressed to London Per Royal Mail Steam Packets Esk & Trent, thought to have been posted on the Esk at Grenada and first put in the mail at Port of Spain Trinidad. 'PORT OF SPAIN' cancellation on the front 'OC 4 05' As Esk was an inter island ship it would turn about at Trinidad. At Barbados which was the transfer station the letter changed ships and was taken by Trent to Southampton. Straight line 'PAQUEBOT' applied in black. Charged '2d' by the Foreign Branch in London.

1913 envelope addressed to Michigan U.S.A. Franked Great Britain 1d adhesive tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. 'MR 10 13' Straight line 'PAQUEBOT' alongside in violet.

1939 envelope to Lagos. 'Per Inaugural flight Takoradi - Lagos air mail' Carried on Elders Colonial Airways Survey Flight, franked 3d adhesive tied 'TAKORADI' c.d.s. '4 AP 39' receiving cancellation on the reverse. Around 30 letters were carried.

1895 15c stationery envelope overprinted 'SPECIMEN' locally used for presentation purposes.

1907 registered envelope addressed to London. Franked six examples 1/2d adhesives cancelled 'KUMASI' c.d.s. '26 FE 1907' Two line 'SALVED FROM/S.S. JEBBA' struck in violet. On the reverse 'Found Open and Officially sealed' label applied Plymouth. Plymouth registration etiquette.

1917 Formula registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to London. franked 5/- adhesive tied 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' c.d.s. 'JL 23 17' Receiving cancellation on the front. Hinge remainders on the reverse.

1922 1d illustrated stationery card from George Findlay & Co Ltd showing the 'Warrior' plow, addressed to Wellington. Cancelled 'CAPETOWN' machine d/s 'JUL 12 1922'

1952 censored taxed postcard addressed to Austria. Franked 10c adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '2 OC 52' On arrival 70g postage due applied tied 'WIEN' c.d.s.

1912 usage KEV11 12c registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to American Consulate, Bergen, Norway. Franked additional 45c adhesive tied 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. '19 NO 12' French octagonal maritime d/s transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1903 postcard to the U.K. Franked vertical and horizontal pairs 'ONE FARTHING' on 'ONE SHILLING' adhesives tied 'HAMILTON' c.d.s. '14 NOV 1903'

1923 envelope 'Mit S.S. Jaggersfontein uber Capstadt' addressed to Germany. Franked overprinted 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'LUDERITZ' c.d.s. '14 FEB 23'

1923 1d South African stationery card with message addressed to Berlin. Cancelled 'SWAKOPMUND' c.d.s. '31 JAN 23' Reputed to be the last day of usage of the stationery in S.W.A.

Undated multi censored envelope addressed to New York cancelled straight line 'AMERICAN SOUTH AFRICAN LINE. Boxed 'KENYA AND UGANDA/PASSED BY CENSOR FOR/PERSONAL CONVEYANCE BY/ CENSOR' Filed in and signed. 'Per the S.S. "MORCATIDE' below. U.S. customs censor on the reverse.

1941 multi censored airmail envelope addressed to Alexandria 1/- & 30c adhesives tied 'KILINDINI' c.d.s. '3 MR 41' Rare 'OPENED BY EXAMINATION' seal at left, few examples recorded.

1919 registered envelope addressed to Switzerland. Franked vertical pair Great Britain overprinted '1 PIASTRE' on ' 2 1/2d' together with a vertical strip of three 1 1/2d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED SMYRNA' d/s '17 SP 19'

1933 internal envelope franked 5c adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'KILIMANJARO T.P.O./UP' c.d.s. '10 JA 1933' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1951 registered envelope addressed to Bath. Franked 5c,30c & 15c adhesives tied 'TABORA - KIGOMA T.P.O. UP' c.d.s. '28 FE 1951' Scarce T.P.O. registration etiquette.

1940 censored envelope addressed to Australia. From W.A. Holloway on the outer islands. Franked 2d adhesive tied 'TULAGI' c.d.s. '25 JU 40' Censor seal at left.

1945 multi censored taxed envelope addressed to French Cameroon. Franked 1 1/2d Nigerian adhesive tied 'KUMBA-CAMEROON UNDER BRITISH MANDATE' c.d.s. '8 MR 45'

1906 postcard from China franked Kiautschou 2c adhesive tied 'TSINGIAU' c.d.s. '22 1 06' Addressed to Valletta. On arrival receiving c.d.s. 'Mr 16 06' Boxed 'Contrary to Regulations' cachet in violet and 'RETd LETTER BRANCH G.P.O. MALTA' c.d.s. 'Mr 17 06'

1935 envelope addressed to Adelaide. Franked 2d 'Jubilee' adhesive cancelled straight line 'DAVUTU' in black 'SUVA' transit cancellation on the reverse '25 NO 35'

1944 taxed censored envelope addressed to Fanning Island. Franked 1/2d adhesive tied 'ST JOHN'S' c.d.s. 'JU 19 44' On arrival 1d, 1 1/2d & 2 1/2d adhesive applied paying the manuscript charge tied 'FANNING ISLAND' c.d.s. '13 OCT 44'

1916 censored envelope addressed to Windhuk from an internee in camp 358. Franked 1d 'Union' adhesive ties three line 'Prisoner of War/Free of postage/Aus' additional 'AUS' c.d.s. '17 OCT 16' Straight line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' struck in violet.

1903 12c registered stationery envelope (F) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Additionally handstamped 'ULTRAMAR' in blue. The flap is stuck down.

1920 envelope with enclosed letter addressed to Slovakia. Franked 10c adhesive tied 'KUCHING' c.d.s. '15 JUL 1920' A further strike bottom left corner.

1920 registered advertising envelope addressed to Constantinople. Franked horizontal strip of three Great Britain 1 1/2d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED SMYRNA' d/s '16 OC 20' Unusual registration etiquette, the first I have seen of this type.

1905 postcard addressed to Sussex. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'P.O.A. ESSEX O.R.C.' large double circle struck in violet. overstamped 'THABA'NCHU' c.d.s. '28 APR 05'

1944 censored airmail envelope addressed to Barbados. Franked block of ten 1/4d adhesives cancelled 'G.P.O. GRENADA' c.d.s. '26 AY 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 1.S.S. / 813' seal at left. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1895 envelope addressed to London. Franked 1/2d adhesive unsealed printed matter rate tied 'ST GEORGE'S c.d.s. 'NO 28 95'

1904 envelope to Boston U.S.A. franked 1/2d adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'TORTOLA' c.d.s. 'MR 21 04' Crown oval 'POST OFFICE TORTOLA' cachet struck in violet.

1903 envelope addressed to Cleveland Ohio. franked single 1/2d and a horizontal pair 1d adhesives tied 'LAGOS' c.d.s. 'No 23 1903'

1928 1/2d stationery card with message addressed to Brussels Belgium. Up rated 1d adhesive overprinted 'POSTAGE' tied 'VALLETTA' c.d.s. 'AP 24 28'

1926 taxed envelope addressed to Toledo Ohio. Franked overprinted 'Union' 2d adhesive tied 'REBOTH' c.d.s. '17 AU 26' Pre cancelled postage dues applied on arrival paying the New York charge. Although addressed to England, appears to have been mailed direct to the U.S.A.

1908 Great Britain overprinted 2d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to London. Franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied '556' barred numeral. 'CAPE COAST' c.d.s. on the front 'FE 19 98' together with transit and receiving datestamps.

1938 4d registered stationery envelope (G) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' The flap is not stuck down, superb unused.

KGV 4d registered stationery envelope (G) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' The flap is not stuck down, superb unused.

1908 Penny Half Penny 'Australians Welcome Americans' fleet card cancelled 'SYDNEY' machine d/s Superb example.

1943 censored Forces Letter Card overprinted in red diagonal lines headed and dated '4th Hy A A Regt/West African Force' Franked Great Britain 3d adhesive tied 'FIELD POST OFFICE 559' c.d.s. '2 SP 43' allocated to Lagos. Scarce stationery.

KGV1 4d registered stationery envelope (G) 'THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED' under the flap. Superb unused.

1909 '5 CENTIMOS' on 'HALF PENNY' Great Britain overprinted stationery card no message addressed to Tangier. Cancelled 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. 'AU 25 09'

1856 Entire Letter 'Via Plymouth' headed and dated 'Lagos 30 Giugno (June) 1856' written in Italian addressed to Genoa Italy. Boxed 'COLONIES/ART.18' struck in red. overstamped by CALAIS AMB' c.d.s. '31 JUIL 56' Rated '15' Decimes in manuscript 'PLYMOUTH' transit cancellation and receiving mark on the reverse.

1926 registered O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to Boston U.S.A. Franked horizontal pair 2 1/2d adhesives tied 'TORTOLA' c.d.s. 'FE 8 26' A further strike below. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1887 Great Britain 2d registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to Berlin. Franked by a horizontal pair of the first issue '40 PARAS' on 2 1/2d adhesives tied 'R" in oval 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. below 'FE 12 87' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

KGV registered envelope addressed to Bristol. Adhesives tied straight line 'DAVUTU' in black Manuscript registration.

1944 internal envelope adhesive tied by manuscript '4/12/44' applied at Richmond in the handwriting of Rev A.R. Tippetts. (The back flap is missing)

1905 postcard addressed to Suva. franked vertical pair 1/2d adhesives tied by the rare straight line 'LAUTOKA' struck in violet. 'SUVA' c.d.s. alongside '7 AUG 05'

1907 overprinted '10 CENTIMOS' on Gibraltar 'ONE PENNY' stationery card cancelled 'BRITISH POST OFFICE FEZ' Addressed to German Post Office Tangier. No message.

1941 censored postcard addressed to South Dakota. Franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'ROAD TOWN' c.d.s. 'MR 17 41' Three line 'PASSED/CENSOR/V.Is,' struck in violet on the front.

1902 'SIX CENTS' on 'EIGHT CENTS' stationery envelope cancelled 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. '4 JY 02' Addressed to Ipoh Perak Federated Malay States, locally redirected. Numerous cancellations on the reverse. Rare destination.

1873 3 cheques made out and signed by Sir Richard Southey, KCMG, (1808 -1891) during his time as Administrator (to 17.7.73) and later Lieut. Governor of Griqualand West (Jan. 1873-Aug. 1875) He was Colonial Secretary of the Cape Colony, 1864-72 Cheque bears a revenue stamp endorsed by Southey. From De Beers New Rush.