1940 censored envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked 2 1/2d adhesive in combination with 'CAYMAN ISLANDS WAR FUND' label tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'JU 27 1940' Green/Black 'Opened by Censor' label. Very few examples of the War Fund label are known on cover, this example on the front.
1917 censored South African stationery card with message addressed to Windhuk cancelled by the 'HAMUTONI' rubber c.d.s. in violet 'AUG 20' no year expressed 'TSUMEB' transit cancellation.
1916 1/2d Great Britain stationery card with message addressed in pencil to Tsumeb, cancelled 'OTJIWARONGO' c.d.s. '25 JUL 16' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1933 taxed envelope addressed to Cayman Islands. Franked 1/2d adhesive tied 'PORT STANLEY' c.d.s. '19 AU 33' On arrival 1d adhesive applied paying the two line charge marking, tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'OC 9 33'
1959 envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked Australian 8d adhesive tied 'COCOS (KEELING) ISLAND AUST' c.d.s. '15 JY 59'
1919 registered envelope to Berne Switzerland. Franked two single and a horizontal pair '1 1/2d' on '2 1/2d' additional 'WAR STAMP' tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'OC 4 19' Jamaican & London transit cancellations on the reverse.
1921 registered envelope addressed to Philadelphia. Franked single 1d, 2d and '1 1/2d' on '2d' additional 'WAR STAMP' tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'JU 2 21' Cuban transit cancellations on the reverse.
1898 German 10pf + 10of stationery card the outward half from Gorlitz. The return half cancelled 'ST VINCENT' c.d.s. 'AP 15 98' A further strike below. Both sides with message.
WW11 undated censored 'SERVICE OF PRISONER OF WAR' stampless internal postcard, from a German internee Diyatalawa Camp. Three line camp cachet. Vertical paper fold.
1937 2d stationery envelope addressed to the U.S.A. uprated 3d 'Coronation' tied 'SUVA' c.d.s. '3 JL 37'
1952 envelope addressed to Grimsby. Franked horizontal pair 1d 'Wedding' adhesives tied 'AUCKLAND PACKET BOAT' c.d.s. '10 DE 52'
1941 censored envelope to Hong Kong from Sydney. Finger type 'RETURNED TO SENDER' struck in red 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE SYDNEY' c.d.s. '20 FE 42' The Japanese invaded Hong Kong in December 1941
1918 registered envelope addressed to Halifax. Franked block of eight '1 1/2d' on '2 1/2d' adhesives control '5' together with a horizontal pair 4d adhesives tied 'GEORGETOWN" c.d.s. 'AP 26 18'
1905 registered local postcard for the Silver Jubilee 1855- 1905' issued by Sydney Philatelic Society. Franked 5d adhesive tied 'ST JAMES HALL / 5d / JUBILEE' c.d.s. '2 DEC 05' A further strike alongside. Scarce registered usage.
1923 20c registered stationery envelope (K) 1200 were delivered. The flap is not stuck down superb unused.
KGV 12c registered stationery envelope (H) 2090 envelope were delivered over four requisitions 1923 - 1935 The flap is not stuck down superb unused
1933 internal envelope franked 1d adhesive, together with a South African 1d tied 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '2 FEB 33'
1933 registered envelope to Pretoria. Franked 2d and a horizontal pair South African 2d adhesives tied 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '23 JAN 33' Straight line 'MBABANE' with line below manuscript registration.
1941 multi franked ( including 10/- Robes)Trans Pacific air mail censored envelope to London tied 'MELBOURNE' c.d.s. '7 OC 41'
1942 censored envelope from Sydney to Singapore. Two line 'NOT TRANSMISSIBLE / SERVICE SUSPENED'struck in violet, Finger type 'RETURN TO SENDER' in red together with 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE SYDNEY N.S.W.'c.d.s. '20 MR 42'
1944 censored airmail envelope addressed to Philadelphia. franked Great Britain 3 x 3d adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '2 MY 44' Boxed two line 'By air mail from Tangier to LONDON / Par avion de Tanger a' struck in violet 'LONDON' inserted in manuscript.
1901 'SIX CENTS' on 'EIGHT CENTS' stationery envelope uprated 4c adhesive tied 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'JY 5 01' A further strike alongside. From a naval seaman on 'SMS Weissenberg' (endorsed on the flap) en route from the Boxer Rebellion. Addressed to Germany.
1953 6c Airletter Perforated and overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Numbered 19' top left corner, on very thin paper. Ex Bradbury Wilkinson archive.
1953 12c Airletter Perforated and overprinted 'SPECIMEN' Numbered 94 on the reverse. On very thin paper. Ex Bradbury Wilkinson archive.
1918 stampless 'On Active Service' envelope addressed to Guildford. Rectangular 'PASSED CENSOR' struck in violet. A civilian censorship applied in Nairobi. On the reverse 'FPO 74' c.d.s. '13 FE 18' used at Kondoa Irangi. Countersigned at bottom left.
1917 inward envelope to Amani from Maadi POW Camp Cairo from Husband to Wife 'ARMY POST OFFICE SZ10' c.d.s. '28 SP 17' allocated to Suez. Boxed 'FREE' mark blue initials BH. 'FROM PRISONER OF WAR' mark in black. 'PASSED CENSOR / C / E.A.' struck in violet. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1943 airmail postcard addressed to New York. Franked 1d & 6d adhesives tied 'ST JOHNS' c.d.s. 'AP 9 43' Crown octagonal "PASSED I.B./...' struck in violet. One other example is recorded which is struck in black.
1954 envelope to Toronto Canada franked block of 10 1/2c (1/4d) adhesives tied 'ROSEAU' c.d.s. '4 MR 54'
1940 censored Prisoner of War lettersheet from a Cypriot in an Italian Prisoner of War Camp addressed to The Governor of Cyprus Famagusta. Egyptian and Cypriot censor markings. The letter refers to his time as a Driver in Libya being taken as a POW and now in Italy, asking for information on his family.
1908 registered envelope to Austria franked 2d adhesive on the reverse horizontal strip of three 1/2d and a single 1d tied 'AT JOHNS' c.d.s. 'No 18 08' 'New York Exchange' registration etiquette on the front.
1920 envelope addressed to the U.K. franked overprinted 1d (Universal) and 1/2d adhesives tied 'PENRHYN ISLAND' c.d.s. 'DE 23 20' Some light tone speckles.
1943 Censored Service of Prisoners of War stationery postcard. From a German officer at Dhurringile Officers Camp. Franked 6d adhesive paying the Air Mail fee tied 'MELBOURNE' machine d/s '8 NOV 1943' Unusually addressed to The Netherlands.
1941 censored envelope franked vertical pair marginal 1/4d Leeward Island, together with a single 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'ST JOHNS' c.d.s. '10 OC 41' Blank brown seal at left overstamped on the reverse 'OPENED BY CENSOR / ANTIGUA' initialed in blue manuscript.
1898 2d 'External' stationery card with message addressed to Norfolk. Cancelled "CHINDE' c.d.s. 'NO 14 98' 'CAPE TOWN" transit cancellation on the front. Carried on the weekly packet from Cape Town to the U.K.
1917 envelope with letter written by Sarah Rogers. Addressed to the U.K. Type 1 cachet in violet. Carried on the Norwegian whaler Trio which visited the island on 15th December. The mail was offloaded at the first port of call Freemantle Western Australia on 9th January 1918. Forwarded to Melbourne then carried on the S.S. Calulu (Australian Commonwealth line) On arrival in Liverpool treated as mail originating in Australia. By 1917 the Type 1 cachet had become worn.
1925 postcard addressed to Belgium. franked Great Britain overprintewd 2d adhesive tied 'RAMOUSTA' c.d.s. '18 JUL 25' in blue-green.
1893 1/2d 'Austin Walsh & Co Atlas Cigarette' stationery card addressed to Auckland cancelled 'MANAIA' c.d.s. '22 FE 93'
Undated WW11 airmail envelope addressed to the U.K. From Royal Naval Station. Franked 1/2d 'Malta Relief Fund' label tied 'RECEIVED FROM / H.M. Ships' Scarce three line 'Passed by Censor / Office of the Vice - / Admiral' initialed.
1932 Formula registered envelope (G) addressed to Canada. Franked 4d 'Whale & Penguin' tied 'PORT STANLEY' c.d.s. Receiving cancellations on the front.
1919 2d registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Brussels Belgium additional single 1/2d and 2 x 1d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED GIBRALTAR' d/s '9 AU 19' Rare provisional registration label, used during a period when the post office ran out of labels.
1938 Insured 30c registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to London. On the reverse additional 2 x 2/- and 20c adhesives tied 'MOMBASA' c.d.s. '9 NO 38' 'INSURED / (VALEUR DECLARREE) label on the front.
1938 2c stationery envelope cancelled 'CUREPIPE ROAD' c.d.s. '25 NO 38' A further strike alongside, local usage. First Printing, value in centre of the tablet. Scarce used.
1882 1/2d Great Britain stationery postcard with message addressed to Berlin cancelled 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'JY 13 82' Receiving cancellation on the front. Wrinkle at top left.
1917 1d + 2d registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to Devon. Additional 2 x 1d adhesives tied Crown 'TAMALE' c.d.s. 'SEP 24 1917' Transit cancellations on the reverse.
1894 1/2d stationery card marked 'On Service' in manuscript. Addressed to the Treasury with message, cancelled 'CONCORD' c.d.s. 'JY 9 94' in blue with a further strike on the front. Unusual.
1927 registered envelope to Manchester. Franked 6d adhesive tied 'GRAND ROY' c.d.s. 'JA 17 27' A further strike below.
1925 postcard from Trowbridge to Port Elizabeth Boxed bi-lingual 'DAMAGED BY FIRE' cachet in violet. On 18th May the European Mail train arrived at Kruidfontein Station where a mail truck was found to be on fire. The contents of the truck were returned to Cape Town 'CAPE TOWN" cancellation applied '3 JUN 25'
1935 Australian 2d 'Jubilee' tied 'NORFOLK ISLAND' c.d.s '1 AU 35' Addressed to Lucknow India. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse. An unusual destination.