1924 4d registered stationery envelope (G) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1924 1/2d stationery envelope (H2) The usual vertical paper fold.
1942 censored registered envelope from P.O.Box 1000 Jewish Internment Camp at Beau Basin addressed to Melbourne Australia franked 12c & 20c adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED G.P.O. MAURITIUS' d/s '6 FEB 42' Triangular PASSED BY/CENSOR/MAURITIUS/B1' struck in violet. Mauritius censor label on the reverse. Scarce registered usage.
1912 Three Halfpence + Three Halfpence stationery card on green stock with black concentric circles denoting SPECIMEN usage.
1899 registered envelope addressed to Stockholm Sweden frnked 1d adhesive overprinted in red 'Surcharged/ 2 1/2d tied 'APIA' c.d.s. On the reverse 'N.Z. MARINE P.O. R.M.S. "ALMEDA"' c.d.s. '22 FEB 99' Transit and receiving cancellations.
1935 registered envelope addressed to Bulawayo franked Jubilee set of four tied 'BIRCHENOUGH BRIDGE' c.d.s. '20 DEC 1935' In use for a few days only. The cancellation also cancels the registration etiquette. Very few registered envelopes are known with the cancellation.
1915 stampless 'On Active Service' envelope addressed to Transvaal cancelled 'ARMY BASE P.O. 4' c.d.s. '27 FEB 15' allocated to Luderitzbuct. Oval 'OFFICIAL FREE IMPERIAL LIGHT HORSE' struck in violet. partly overstruck by censor cachet.
1926 envelope addressed to Melbourne Australia franked 12c adhesive tied 'VICTORIA' c.d.s. '11 SP 26' A further strike alongside The month 'SP' inverted. Some light creasing at the top.
1947 20c registered stationery envelope (K) From the 1st printing of 1000 in January 1938 by De La Rue. It was called format "a" where the blue lines crossed between the end of REGISTER and ED. Addressed to Cheltenham adhesives tied 'VICTORIA' c.d.s. 'MY 19 47' Opened a little roughly bottom right hand corner.
1922 envelope addressed to London franked Great Britain overprinted horizontal strip of three 1d adhesives tied light 'PLEASANT ISLAND' c.d.s. '5 FE 22' The back flap is missing.
1917 registered censored envelope addressed to Switzerland franked Great Britain overprinted 3d, 4d, 5d & 6d adhesives tied 'P.O. PLEASANT ISLAND (NAURU) c.d.s. 'SE 25 17' straight line 'CENSORED' in violet 'MELBOURNE' transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1941 stampless censored On Active Service envelope addressed to Nairobi cancelled 'E.A.A.P.S.' c.d.s. in violet '1 FEB 41' The city and lower segment black, similar to Henning EASC 1005 Transit cancellations on the reverse.
1938 1 1/2d stationery card with message addressed to Germany cancelled 'VALLETTA' c.d.s. 'JY 22 39' Scarce stationery used.
1938 usage KGV 1/2d stationery card with message addressed to Germany uprated KGV1 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'VALLETTA' c.d.s. 'JY 14 38'
1921 Great Britain 2d + 2d (4d) registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to Philadelphia U.S.A. Additional vertical pair Great Britain 2 1/2d adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. '18 JA 21' "NEW YORK' transit d/s on the reverse.
1943 Censored Red Cross envelope addressed to Geneva Switzerland franked 2d & 1d adhesives tied 'VALLETTA' c.d.s. 'DE 26 43' On the reverse German censor seal 'X' allocated to Paris.
1903 stampless 'On His Tongan Majesty's Service' envelope addressed to Apia Samoa. Cancelled with the Tongan Government Frank and 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '27 FE 03' Oval 'H.M. CUSTOMS NUKUALOFA TONGA' cachet at bottom left '2 JUL 1903' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1943 taxed censored envelope addressed to Honolulu franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '19 MY 43' Octagonal censor 'W.W./2' struck in red. 'OPENED BY EXAMINER W W/2' seal. On arrival 2c postage due applied paying the manuscript charge, tied oval 'HONOLULU' cachet.
1936 taxed airmail envelope addressed to the U.K. franked 50c adhesive tied scarce 'SAO HILL' c.d.s. '26 AP 1936 The violet charge mark on the front has been erased in pencil. Iringa and Dodoma transit cancellations on the reverse.
1923 headed and dated 'Alor Star 14 10 23' addressed to Houston franked single 2c and a horizontal pair 3c adhesives tied 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION 1924' cachet in black.
1923 window envelope franked horizontal pair 6c adhesive tied by the rare 'COLOMBO/SUPPORT THE/BRITISH EMPIRE/EXHIBITION' slogan d/s '11 SEP 23'
1923 envelope addressed to New York franked 4c adhesive tied 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION 1924' cachet in black. Indistinct 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. with fine date and year '21 JY 23'
1943 4d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Johannesburg franked additional 2d adhesive tied 'CRANBORNE' c.d.s. '12 AUG 43' Pink/Black registration etiquette.
1936 1/2d stationery card with message addressed to Toronto Canada uprated 1d adhesive tied 'MACHEKE' c.d.s. '14 FEB 36'
KGV1 20c stationery envelope overprinted SPECIMEN The flap is not stuck down. Superb.
1935 envelope addressed to the U.K. Franked 2d adhesive tied by scarce relief cancellation 'GE W' c.d.s. '9 DE 36'
1940 censored envelope with enclosed letter franked 1/2d & 2d adhesives tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '6 FE 40' Censored in Australia by the 2nd military district based in Sydney.
1911 taxed postcard addressed to Austria franked 1c adhesive tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. '4 MAY 1911' On arrival 10g postage due applied.
1907 1/2d stationery wrapper addressed to Gwelo cancelled 'BELINGWE' c.d.s. '6 JUN 07'
1942 envelope from the U.K. addressed to Umtali redirected to Salisbury then Gwelo where 'Found open and officially closed/in the Post Office seal applied (G.P.O. 882 1830-1000,000 7.8.29 G.121 P.180) applied cancelled 'GWELO' c.d.s. '24 APR 42' 'PARK RIVER' c.d.s. on the front. Finally returned to Sussex.
1908 'The Grand Hotel Bulawayo' printed envelope addressed to Cape Colony. Franked 1d small arms tied 'BULAWAYO' c.d.s. '1 MAR 08' A further strike alongside. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1896 '10 CENTIMOS' on 'ONE PENNY' stationery wrapper addressed to Leipzig Germany cancelled 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'JA 12 94' Two line 'MISSENT-TO/GIBRALTAR' struck in black with 'GIBRALTAR' c.d.s. 'JA 16 94' A further strike on the reverse.
1912 postcard addressed to Johannesburg franked 1/2d Double Head tied 'GOLDEN VALLEY' c.d.s. '16 JUL 1912 A further strike alongside. 'GATOOMA' transit cancellation on the front.
1913 The Kafue Transport Company Limited share certificate for 100 shares. On the front 2/6d large arm, on the reverse 6d & 4d Admiral adhesives. The certificate is complete.
1897 '18 CENTS' on THIRTY CENTS' stationery envelope addressed to Lucerne Switzerland uprated '12 CENTS' on '16c' and '18 CENTS' on 45c' adhesives paying the registration tied 'SEYCHELLES/A' c.d.s. 'FE 11 97' The envelope opened a little roughly with imperfection top right side.
c1952 envelope imprint 'B.I.S.N Co Ltd' on the reverse addressed to the U.K. franked 45c & 3c adhesives tied 'MOMBASA PAQUEBOT' c.d.s. '18 MY' no year expressed.
1898 envelope addressed to Bordeaux France franked 18c adhesive tied 'SEYCHELLES/4' c.d.s. A further strike alongside 'DE 15 98' Receiving cancellation on the reverse. Light vertical paper fold.
1943 censored 'SIX PENCE' on 'ONE SHILLING' Airmail Prisoner of War lettersheet addressed to Stalag 383 Germany cancelled 'KAPONGA' c.d.s. '5 MR 43' Octagonal crown 'DDA/8' censor on the reverse.
1896 stampless registered On Her Majesty's Service envelope addressed to the U.S.A. cancelled 'SUVA' c.d.s. '15 JUL 96' 'VICTORIA B.C.' transit c.d.s. 'JY 31 96' together with other transit and receiving cancellations.
1916 censored postcard addressed to Adelaide franked 1d adhesive tied 'A.I.FORCES POSTAGE FREE VIC' c.d.s. '1 JL 16' Boxed 'PASSED BY/NAVAL CENSOR' in violet. From a crew member of the Australian Naval Squadron on HMAS Melbourne or HMAS Sydney which were both on North American station which included the West Indies until mid 1916
1944 censored multi franked formula registered envelope addressed to New Jersey adhesives tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. '13 OC 44' 'CROWN/PASSED/XX....' censor cachet in violet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1903 2 1/2d stationery envelope handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet applied during U.P.U. distribution. The flap is stuck down.
1936 envelope franked Great Britain 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'CAPE TOWN PAQUEBOT' c.d.s. '31 JUL 36' Carried on the "British Judge' an oil tanker. Addressed to Port o Spain on the front boxed 'UNCLAIMED' which has been crossed out. On the reverse two line 'NOT CALLED FOR/RECLAME' struck in violet and 'RETURNED LETTER OFFICE TRINIDAD' c.d.s. struck in red, finally returned to London
1932 envelope addressed to Pretoria franked 2d adhesive from a coil tied 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '28 DEC 32' Scarce usage of a coil adhesive.
1938 airmail envelope addressed to London franked 5/- adhesive cancelled 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. 'JU 23 38' Carried on 1st acceptance from Freetown by Elder Colonial Airways carried to Bathurst then on by D.L.H.