1902 censored C.G.H. 1/2d stationery card with message addressed to Bethany cancelled 'DOUGLAS' c.d.s. 'MR 9 02' On the front 'PASSED PRESS CENSOR DOUGLAS/P.Barry/Lieut' struck in violet circle.
KGV1 4d registered stationery envelope (Size H) 'THOS.DE LA RUE & CO. LTD' under the flap. Superb unused.
1952 envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked 6d adhesive tied by an unclear 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. '2 DE 52' On the front straight line 'INSUFFICENTLY PREPAID FOR AIR MAIL' struck in black
Undated O.H.M.S. wrapper from Government Printing Office addressed to London franked by 1d adhesive tied black 'sunburst'
1898 taxed envelope addressed to Boston franked horizontal pair 1d adhesives tied 'SUVA' c.d.s. '14 MAY 96' with a further strike alongside. On the front U.S. 2c postage due applied paying the charge tied oval 'BOSTON MASS' cachet.
1920 1d stationery postcard with message addressed to Richmond VA U.S.A. cancelled 'HARRINGTON SOUND' c.d.s. 'MY 7 20'
1941 envelope addressed to Dorchester franked 4d adhesive tied 'A.P.O. - U - M.P.K. 1' c.d.s. '13 11 41' A further strike alongside.
1897 envelope from 'Lance Corporal S.B. Kenyon H.M.S. 'Hawke'' Endorsed bottom left by the Commanding officer. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'MALTA A26' duplex 'JA 11 97' Addressed to London.
1939 KGV1 3c stationery card with message addressed to Port Louis. Cancelled by the boxed 'TRAVELLING/ UP/ BOX N.L.' d/s '6 6 39' (Carried on the Northern Line) A further strike alongside. Carried from Argy to Port Louis.
1899 Gibraltar 10c stationery wrapper overprinted addressed to Essen Germany. Cancelled 'RABAT A26' duplex 'FE 21 99' A few light creases at left.
1905 postcard from Cooma addressed to Micalasgo franked 1d adhesive tied 'TRAVELLING P.O. No 2 SOUTH' c.d.s. 'NO 2 1903'
1931 2c stationery wrapper addressed to Toronto cancelled 'BELIZE' c.d.s. 'SP 4 31'
1926 envelope addressed to New Orleans franked 3c & 1c adhesive tied on arrival 'NEW ORLEANS 1' duplex 'MAY 29 1926' Alongside straight line 'PAGUEBOT' struck in violet with error in spelling.
1937 envelope addressed to Iowa U.S.A. franked 3d 'Badge' adhesive tied 'M.V. CITY OF NEW YORK AMERICA SOUTH AFRICAN LINE INC' c.d.s. 'FEB 18 1937' struck in maroon.
1943 multi censored envelope addressed to Dallas Texas franked Coronation trio tied 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. 'JU 25 43' Boxed crown 'PASSED VV/4' struck in black with number '4' inserted in pencil. A scarce number
1923 taxed registered envelope 'Pr T.M.S. "Aba"' addressed to London redirected to Barnet. Franked horizontal strip of three 1d adhesives tied 'SALTPOND' c.d.s. 'JU 23 23' Manuscript 'Posted Out Of Course' initialed. On arrival at the redirected destination 1d & 2d postage dues applied paying the inland section charge, tied 'WHETSTONE' c.d.s.
1903 postcard from Mineral Wells Texas addressed to St Joseph. On arrival oval 'BARBADOS SHIP LETTER' d/s '9 SP 03' applied on the reverse.
1913 postcard (small corner nick bottom right) addressed to New York franked 4c adhesive tied in transit 'HONOLULU' c.d.s. 'MAR 16 1913' Straight line 'Packet Boat'
1904 envelope addressed to London franked 4c adhesive tied 'KUCHING' c.d.s. '12 JUL 1904' struck in black. On the reverse is the same Kuching cancellation struck in violet.
1895 1d + 1d stationery postcard addressed to the U.K. Commercial usage headed and dated 'BA Nov 13 1895' cancelled 'SUVA FIJI' obliterator '20 NOV 95' Ba did not have a Postal Agency until 1899 Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1940 censored envelope addressed to New York franked horizontal pair and a single 10c adhesives tied 'BELIZE' c.d.s. '22 OC 40' 'OPENED BY CENSOR BRITISH HONDURAS' seal at right.
1942 censored registered multi franked envelope addressed to Durban South Africa. Adhesives tied 'EGYPT POSTAGE PREPAID' c.d.s. '5 OC 42' On the front 'A.P.O.-U-M.P.K. 29' c.d.s. of the same date applied by the South African forces. Boxed Censor cachet bottom left initialed.
1931 'Express' envelope to Reading PA franked 24c adhesive together with 2 x 12c and a single 6c paying the express fee (30c) tied 'AIR MAIL G.P.O.' c.d.s. '9 OC 31' Red/Black 'EXPRESS' label. Violet straight line 'SPECIAL DELIVERY'
1945 censored 1/4pi stationery wrapper uprated 1/4pi adhesive tied 'NICOSIA' c.d.s. '12 AP 45' addressed to Turkey. Octagonal crown 'PASSED/ N/N 4' cachet in red. Rare stationery used.
1940 censored envelope addressed to London franked horizontal pair 4c adhesives tied 'MIRI' c.d.s. '29 AUG 1940' Boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet in violet.
1918 envelope addressed to Federated Malaya States franked horizontal pair 2c adhesives tied 'SIMANGGANG' c.d.s. '13 NOV 1918' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1964 taxed envelope from Jamaica addressed to Hlatikulu Swaziland. On arrival 1c, 5c & 2c postage dues applied tied 'HLATIKULU' c.d.s. '23 V 64'
1874 soldiers letter headed "From Lce Corpl E. Burden R.E. Gibraltar" countersigned by the Commanding Officer, sent at the 1d concession rate to St Georges Bermuda redirected to "Dockyard" Franked Great Britain 1d red plate 163 tied 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'MR 31 74' with a red 'LONDON PAID' transit cancellation below. An exceptional destination for a soldier's rate cover.
1944 local Government envelope franked Great Britain 2 1/2d overprinted 'M.E.F.' tied 'NALUT TRIPOLI' c.d.s. '30 6 44'
1942 censored airmail envelope addressed to The London Missionary Society Sydney. Franked 1d & 2d adhesives tied 'A.I.F.FIELD P.O. NO 12' c.d.s. '24 SE 42' Blue/white 'Opened by Censor' seal at left overstamped Crown 'PASSED/ BY/ CENSOR/ 180' in violet.
1911 registered envelope addressed to Paris. Franked 1d, 1/2d & 4d adhesives cancelled 'PORT MORESBY' c.d.s. '22 AUG 11' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1930 envelope addressed to the Solomon Islands redirected to the U.K. Franked horizontal pair 1/2d Australian adhesives tied 'TULAGI' c.d.s. '31 JE 30' Manuscript 'Not known Tulagi' in blue pencil.
1882 envelope addressed to Catania franked Great Britain 2 1/2d adhesive Pl.22 IC CI tied 'MALTA A25' duplex 'OC 27 82'
1981 U.P.U. International Reply Coupon (U.P.U. watermark) cancelled 'HAMILTON BERMUDA' c.d.s. '13 FEB 81'
1941 censored airmail multi franked envelope from an Italian internee in St James Internment Camp addressed to his wife in New York. Adhesives tied 'PORT OF SPAIN' c.d.s. 'FE 20 41' Triple oval 'INTERNMENT CAMP TRINIDAD & TOBAGO' in black. Unusual from an Italian.
Censored registered Active Service airmail envelope addressed to Glasgow franked 25c adhesive tied by a light strike of the 'R.A.F. BASE OFFICE' c.d.s. in the same colour of the adhesive which makes it difficult to read the year date and month. Scarce 'R.A.F. BASE P.O. CEYLON' registration etiquette.
1895 30c registered stationery envelope addressed to Ipswich. Uprated 12c adhesive paying the registration fee tied 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. index '1' '10 JY 95'
KG.V. 1d overprinted South African stationery envelope with red 'SPECIMEN' additional 'SPECIMEN' overprint in black applied by the Bechuanaland Protectorate Post Office.
1889 internal envelope franked '2' in red on '2 CENTS INLAND REVENUE' adhesive tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. '30 AU 89' On the reverse 'DEMERARA RAILWAY' c.d.s. 'of the same date.
1896 Registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Auckland. Adhesives tied 'NUKULAOFA' c.d.s. '7 AU 96' An attractive four colour franking.
1912 taxed envelope to Amsterdam. 1d adhesive tied 'VALLETTA' c.d.s. '31 MY 12' On arrival 15c postage due applied tied 'AMSTERDAM' c.d.s. '4 V1 12'
1898 envelope addressed to Marseille France franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'VALLETTA' c.d.s. '20 JY 28' On the front fine two line 'Consulate de. France/ in Malta' struck in blue.
1913 Tasmania registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Melbourne. Franked 1d 'Roo' tied 'MELBOURNE' c.d.s. '3 MAR 13' Some faults on opening.
1894 'On Her Majesty's Service' envelope from Government Botanist. Black 'Chief Secretary Frank' with 'MELBOURNE' c.d.s. alongside 'AU 27 94' Addressed to Algiers, a scarce destination. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1890 4d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to London. Franked vertical pair 6d 'Stamp Duty' and a horizontal pair 2d adhesives tied 'TASMANIA' straight line oval of bars 'LAUNCESTON' c.d.s. 'MY 10 90' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1942 multi censor cover addressed to Glasgow franked 1/2d & 2d adhesives tied 'ROAD TOWN' c.d.s. '7 FE 42' Crown 'PASSED T.154' in black octagonal and 'EXAMINED BY 2842' seal.
1941 censored taxed envelope addressed to Philadelphia franked 2 1/2as adhesive tied 'KHORMAKSAR' c.d.s. '28 JL 41' On the front rare oval 'KHORMAKSAR/DUE/AS' handstamp struck in black no value expressed. Censor seal at kleft which has been cut by the censor to show the sender and the address.
1934 registered envelope addressed to Denver Colorado franked 1d, 3d & 4d adhesives tied 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '5 NOV 34'
1937 envelope addressed to Surrey. Franked 2c & 5c adhesives tied 'RODRIGUES' c.d.s. 'AU 20 37' 'A' code.
1885 envelope stationery 'U.S. Vice Consulate, Casablanca, Morocco' Addressed to the U.S.A. Franked Great Britain 1/2d and horizontal pair 1d lilac tied 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'AU 8 85' The 1/2d value is especially rare from Morocco. Slight stain at top left.