1917 censored envelope addressed to Windhuk. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'KUB' violet rubber cancellation '3 JUL 17' Transit cancellations on the reverse.
1941 censored airmail envelope addressed to New York franked 1/- & 1 1/2d adhesives tied scarce 'ST KITTS' c.d.s. 'in violet. Straight line 'PASSED THE CENSOR' 'ST JOHNS' transit cancellation on the reverse.
1940 censored airmail envelope addressed to Glasgow. Franked 1/6d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. SYDNEY' c.d.s. '6 SP 40' Straight line 'RELEASED BY CENSOR' struck in dull claret. Not recorded in this shade.
1936 envelope addressed to Jamaica, two line 'MAILED AT SEA/R.M.S. CONNECTOR' cachet. Franked 3c 'Jubilee' tied 'KINGSTON' machine d/s 'NOV 11 1936' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1886 entire from Manchester addressed to Kingston Jamaica redirected to Belize British Honduras. Great Britain 6d adhesive tied '498' On arrival Jamaica 6d pine affixed paying the redirection fee. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1883 envelope 'S.S.Arab' addressed to Prince Edward Island. Franked 3d adhesive tied 'St GEORGES 2' duplex 'NO 23 83' 'HALIFAX' transit cancellation on the reverse 'DE 10 83' A little roughly opened, some tone spots at right.
QV Penny Halfpenny + Penny Halfpenny stationery card. The rate was reduced to a 1d, with the overprinting carried out in the Gambia. The top card shows triple overprint, Reply card double overprint. Superb unused.
1945 censored Airletter headed '2/Lt J.M. Bennett R.E. c/o D.C.R.E. Mauritius. East Africa Command. Addressed to Manchester. Franked K.U.T. 20c & 5c adhesives tied 'E.A. A.P.O. 81' c.d.s. '17 IV 45' Shield '950' censor cachet countersigned by the censor.
1935 Imperial Airways airmail envelope to Canada. Franked 6d adhesive tied 'DURBAN' c.d.s. '4 MAR 35' Two line 'Insufficiently paid for Air Mail/beyond LONDON' struck in violet.
1941 registered censored envelope addressed to Manchester. Franked 1d, 1 1/2d & 3d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED KANO NIGERIA' d/s '16 5 41' Boxed 'TOO LATE' struck in black.
1919 registered envelope to Birmingham. Franked horizontal pairs 1/2d overprinted 'WAR STAMP' and 'WAR STAMP 1 1/2d' on '2d' adhesives tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'DE 23 19'
1918 registered envelope addressed to London. Franked by 16 examples 'WAR STAMP 1 1/2d' on '2 1/2d' adhesives tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'MY 22 18'
1950 local taxed envelope. Franked 1/2d adhesive tied 'TARAWA' c.d.s. '13 NO 50' 1d postage due applied paying the manuscript charge.
1942 Airmail POW lettersheet from Feldwebel Karl Rohleder in internment Camp No.133 at Lethbridge, Alberta. The letter censored in Canada and in Berlin. Franked 20c & 10c adhesives tied 'BASE A.P.O. machine d/s 'AUG 17 1942'
1915 envelope addressed to New York redirected. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'NASSAU' c.d.s. '8 FEB 15' Various instructional markings on the front. 2 'OFFICIALLY SEALED UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' seals.
1957 multi franked airmail envelope addressed to Australia. Adhesives tied 'COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS INDIAN OCEAN AUST' c.d.s. '18 DE 57'
1957 envelope addressed to New Zealand. Franked 4d Australian adhesive tied 'COCOS KEELING INDIAN OCEAN AUST' c.d.s. '22 MR 57'
1941 'On Service' stampless censored envelope addressed to Port Elizabeth. 'WINDHOEK' machine d/s '31 V11 41' Crown oval 'DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEAVY BATT. PRETORIA HIGHLANDERS / OFFICIAL FREE' cachet bottom left struck in violet.
1942 stampless envelope addressed to Sydney. Manuscript 'No Stamps available W.H.H. Thompson Capt Pau (Papuan Administrative Unit) Papua' Boxed 'PAQUEBOT' probably applied in Cairns. 'DELIVERY ROOM G.P.O. SYDNEY' c.d.s. on the reverse '20 MR 42' Papua was invaded by the Japanese on 23rd January 1942.
KGV1 undated envelope from an internee at Koffiefontein Civil Internees Camp. On the front is a rectangular official free handstamp for the camp in violet. Addressed to Bloemfontein.
1941 censored envelope from Walter Samich (Internee number 379) in Camp A at Farnham Quebec, addressed to his mother in London. Franked 3c adhesive tied 'BASE A.P.O. CANADA' machine d/s '1941 AUG 23'
1947 envelope addressed to the U.S.A. Franked 1d & 2d adhesives tied 'NASSAU' c.d.s. '12 JUN 47' 'MAILED AT SEA EASTERN S.S. LINES / S.S. EVANGELINE' cachet struck in green.
1952 envelope 'Inaugural Flight Courier Service' Addressed to Australia. Franked Australian 1d adhesive tied 'R.A.A.F. COCOS ISLAND' c.d.s. Receiving cancellation alongside.
1896 envelope addressed to Johannesburg. Franked vertical pair 1d adhesives tied '158' oval barred numeral 'ROBBEN ISLAND' c.d.s. on the front 'JY 2 96'
1919 censored O.A.S. stampless postcard carried on 'S S Mahana addressed to Essex. Cancelled 'CAPE TOWN' machine d/s 'OCT 17 1919' 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE / Franked by O'Halloran Wright / Military Secretary A.I.F.' struck in violet on the front (C.A. 212(a))
The S.S. Mahana was used after the war to return Troops to Australia & New Zealand, she became known as 'The Brides boat' from carrying so many brides to New Zealand.
1905 1d stationery envelope addressed to Germany. Uprated 1/2d and 'V.R.I. 2d' on 'Een Penny' adhesives tied '30' Barred oval numeral 'DEWETSDORP' proving cancellation '4 MR 05' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1943 Triple censored registered multi franked envelope English & French value adhesives, tied VILA' c.d.s. '18 MAR 43' Franked 50c non colonial rate with 20c registration fee added.
1899 envelope addressed to Leicester. Franked 2 x 2d and a single 1/2d adhesive tied in transit by the oval 'REGISTERED LONDON' d/s '25 OC 99' A further strike below, receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1911 envelope addressed to Manchester. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'NAUSORI P.O. FIJI' c.d.s. '8 JUL 1911' unusually in blue, a further strike alongside.
1936 registered envelope addressed to San Francisco. Franked 3d & 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'CAYMAN BRAC' c.d.s. 'AP 9 1936' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1901 postcard addressed to Germany. Franked 'ONE PENNY' on '6d' adhesive tied 'ACCRA' c.d.s. '18 OCT 1901' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1910 12c registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to Sheffield with additional 12c & 6c adhesives tied 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'OC 8 10' Receiving datestamp on the front.
1943 censored postcard addressed to New York. Franked 1/- adhesive tied 'MYRTLE BANK' c.d.s. '15 JA 43' Manuscript 'PC 90/8830' censor marking. Seldom seen.
1952 airmail envelope addressed to Queensland Australia. Franked Australian 6 1/2d adhesive tied 'R.A.A.F. P.O. COCOS ISLAND' c.d.s. '16 JY 52' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1935 taxed envelope from London addressed to Trinidad. On arrival 2d postage due applied paying the charge tied 'PORT OF SPAIN' c.d.s. 'MY 16 35' Some toning and corner fold bottom right corner.
1893 Great Britain overprinted 2d registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Liverpool. Franked Great Britain overprinted 2 x 1d and a horizontal pair 1d adhesives tied 'OLD CALABAR' c.d.s. 'OC 23 93'
1913 envelope addressed to Hampshire. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'ABAKALILI' c.d.s. 'MY 13 13' A further strike alongside. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1937 envelope addressed to Sydney. Franked 1d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY/TARAWA' c.d.s. '10 FE 37'
1938 Multi franked registered envelope addressed to Sydney. Adhesives tied 'P.O. BERU' 'SYDNEY' receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1894 Great Britain overprinted 1d stationery wrapper addressed to Johannesburg. Cancelled 'MAFEKING' c.d.s. 'MR 3 94'
1899 registered envelope addressed to Germany. Franked 1d, 1/2d & 2d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED BENIN' d/s '6 OC 99' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1925 taxed envelope addressed to Chicago. Franked 2 x 1d adhesives tied 'LAGOS-IBADAN T.P.O.' c.d.s. '26 FE 25' On arrival pre cancelled U.S. 1c postage due applied paying the charge.
1936 envelope North Allerton addressed to Ibadan On the. Black boxed 'MISSENT TO' No town expressed. On the reverse 'JOS' & 'IBADAN' cancellations.
1930 2 1/2p registered stationery envelope 'THOS. DE LA RUE & Co. PATENT' imprint under the flap, addressed to Switzerland. Franked additional 5m adhesive tied oval 'REGISTERED KHARTOUM' d/s '5 MR 30' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1954 envelope addressed to the U.S.A. From 'Katsina Leper Home' Franked 1 1/2d & 1d adhesive tied part 'LAGOS' c.d.s. '4 NOV 1954'
1943 censored envelope from Columbia addressed to Port of Spain, receiving cancellation on the front. Straight line 'UNCLAIMED' in black and 'RETOUR' on return.
1939 envelope addressed to the U.S.A. Franked 2 x 3c and a single 6c adhesive tied 'PORT OF SPAIN' c.d.s. 'AU 25 39' Straight line 'LATE FEE PAID' struck in violet (6c late fee)