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.
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'
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.
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'
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.
1953 registered envelope addressed to Enugu. Franked horizontal strip of three 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'REGISTERED BAMENIA CAMEROONS' d/s '26 MR 53' Blank registration etiquette with 'BAMENIA' inserted.
1890 Penny Half Penny stationery card with message addressed to the U.K. cancelled by concentric circle struck in black. 'GAMBIA PAID' c.d.s. on the front 'FE 12 90' The cancel is usually found on envelopes, the first I have seen on stationery.
1949 2d stationery card with message addressed to Italy cancelled 'AIR MAIL MALTA' c.d.s. 'FE 5 49'
1891 Penny Half Penny stationery card with message addressed to Germany. Cancelled 'ADA' c.d.s. 'DE 18 91' A further strike below. Receiving cancellation. Light hinge remains on the front.
1901 8c stationery card with message addressed to S.M.S. Frere Germany. Cancelled 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'JY 9 01' A further strike below.
1938 taxed envelope from India. On arrival 8c postage due applied tied 'MUAR' c.d.s. '25 JU 1938'
1936 postcard addressed to Praha Czechoslavakia. franked 1d Nigerian adhesive tied 'BUEA CAMEROONS UNDER BRITISH MANDATE' c.d.s. '13 FE 36'
1906 postcard addressed to Bloemfontein. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'BETHLEHEM' c.d.s. '20 MAY 06' Oval 'POSTED/LATE' struck in black. Some toning.
1943 censored multi franked envelope addressed to New York, with Coronation adhesives tied 'GRAND TURK' c.d.s. 'AU 13 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER D/43' seal number in blue pencil.
1931 envelope addressed to the U.S.A. redirected to New York. Franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'PORT STANLEY' c.d.s. '5 JY 31'
1903 1/2d stationery card overprinted 'SPECIMEN' additionally handstamped 'ULTRAMAR' in violet across the imprinted stamp. This handstamp was applied in Lisbon to specimen stamps and postal stationery received from the U.P.U. for distribution to the Portuguese colonies.
1946 POW lettersheet 'Postage Free' addressed to Italy. From an Italian P.O.W. at Burguret Camp. 'P.O.W. E.A.C.' c.d.s. '28 V1 46' Censor markings in violet. The latest recorded usage of the cancellation. Used just before the camp closed down.
1932 multi franked registered envelope addressed to the U.K. adhesives tied 'BARBUDA' c.d.s. 'JU 10 32' transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
Q.V. 1 1/2d + 1 1/2d stationery postcard (H&G5) overprinted locally 'SPECIMEN'
1943 censored 1d stationery envelope addressed to St Kitts, uprated single and horizontal pair Antigua 1/2d adhesives tied 'ST JOHNS' c.d.s. 'MY 31 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER B/112' seal at left '116' inserted in pencil for censor number.
1914 12c registered stationery envelope (K) addressed to Leipzig Germany. Additional 18c & 2 x 30c adhesives tied by a light 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. JU 14 14' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.'TREASURY SEYCHELLES' wax seal on the front. Rare usage of the 'K'
1937 20c registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to Fort Victoria Southern Rhodesia. Additional 12c & 20c 'Coronation' adhesives tied 'VICTORIA' c.d.s. 'AU 6 37' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1929 20c registered stationery envelope (H) with enclosure addressed to Boston U.S.A. Additional 12c adhesive tied 'VICTORIA' c.d.s. 'OC 14 29' Superb 'TREASURY SEYCHELLES' wax seal. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1911 12c registered stationery envelope (K) The flap is not stuck down. Superb.
1923 20c registered stationery envelope (H2) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1928 20c registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Germany. Uprated 20c adhesive tied 'VICTORIA' c.d.s. 'DE 26 28' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1924 20c registered stationery envelope (F) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' The flap is not stuck down. Superb.
1903 12c registered stationery envelope (G) The flap is not stuck down. Superb.
1902 Overprinted 10c stationery card with message addressed to the U.K. cancelled 'TETUAN-MOROCCO A26' duplex '13 AP 02' transit cancellation on the reverse.
1902 Overprinted 10c Gibraltar stationery card with message addressed to Paris cancelled 'CASABLANCA A26' duplex 'JU 17 02' Transit cancellations on the front and back.