1891 inter island envelope addressed to Kingston Jamaica. Franked 1d & 5d adhesives tied 'GRENADA' c.d.s. 'MR 25 91' A further strike on the front receiving datestamp on the reverse.
1878 lettersheet addressed to Madrid. Franked horizontal pair Great Britain 1/2d adhesives paying the 1d single rate to Spain. Adhesives tied 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'NO 29 78' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1947 20c registered stationery envelope (Size G) addressed to the U.K. with additional 10c adhesive tied 'VACOAS' c.d.s. '8 JY 47' Oval 'ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS MAURITIUS' dated cachet 'JUL 1947' in violet. Rare commercial usage.
Undated envelope franked 1½d adhesive tied "GILBERT & ELLICE ISLNDS COLONY/P.O./KURIA" cachet. Addressed to London.
1941 censored envelope addressed to New York. Franked vertical pair 1/2d and a single 2d adhesive tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. '14 MY 41' 'OPENED BY CENSOR' seal at left. Scarce 'ARRIVED SAFELY THANKS TO THE BRITISH NAVY AND AIR FORCE' label. On the reverse straight line 'Passed by Censor No 3' in violet.
1944 censored airmail envelope addressed to New York. Franked 1/- 3d & 6d adhesives tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. '11 NO 44' At left 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ U.U./287' seal 'U.U./287' in manuscript.
1943 censored envelope addressed to Kentucky. Franked 2 1/2d and 1d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '24 DE 43' A further strike alongside. At left 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / TT / 10' 'TT 10' in manuscript.
1941 censored envelope to the UK franked ½d, 1d & 1½d adhesives tied "ROAD TOWN" c.d.s. 'JA 23 41'. Superb strike of the violet three-line "PASSED/BY CENSOR/V.Is".
1906 ppc to Dunedin franked 4d adhesive tied "VAVAU" c.d.s. '06 JY 13'. "NUKUALOFA" transit on reverse.
1924 registered envelope to Torquay, re-directed to Staines, Middlesex, franked 3d and 'TWO PENCE/PENIE-UA' on '2/-' adhesive tied "NUKUALOFA" c.d.s. Black oval 'REGISTERED AT NUKUALOFA TONGA/No.388'. "NEW YORK" transit d/s on the reverse.
1915 registered envelope franked 2d & 3d adhesives tied "NUKUALOFA" c.d.s. Black registration handstamp alongside. "SEATTLE" and "NEW YORK" transits on reverse. Addressed to Zurich
1893 1d stationery post card addressed to Bradford, with message. On the obverse a fine strike of the "CHATEAUBELAIR" c.d.s. 'OC 6 93'; "KINGSTON" transit c.d.s.
1925 2d registered stationery envelope to New York franked ½d and a horizontal pair 1d adhesives tied light "BRIDGETOWN" c.d.s. with a fine dated strike below 'JU 30 25'.
1928 registered envelope to Manchester franked 6d adhesive tied "CANOUAN" c.d.s. '21 JU 28'. Manuscript 'REGISTERED' with number below on the obverse.
1940 censored envelope addressed to Bristol. Franked 2d adhesive tied 'SAMARAI' c.d.s. '4 JA 40' With a complete strike of the 'PASSED BY CENSOR/ ....Asst. Censor. cachet struck in violet.
1902 registered envelope to Germany franked 'ONE PENNY' on '6d', 'ONE PENNY' on '4d' and a single 3d adhesive tied "ST KITTS" c.d.s. 'NO 22 02'. "NEW YORK" registration etiquette applied in transit.
1904 1a stationery post card cancelled "TAVETA" hatched c.d.s. '3' in '1903' changed to '4' in blue manuscript; "MOMBASA" transit. Addressed to Germany.
1904 1a stationery post card, with message, cancelled "LAMU" hatched c.d.s. '23 JA 1904'. Addressed to Germany; "BARMEN" arrival c.d.s. on face.
1900 envelope franked GB 2d adhesive overprinted tied "RAMOUTSA B.P." c.d.s. Addressed to Mafeking; arrival d/s on reverse.
1931 envelope franked GB 2d adhesive overprinted tied "SEROWE" c.d.s. '4 FEB 1931'. Addressed to Pretoria.
1892 envelope franked 6c adhesive tied '0' in oval straight-line of bars. "BELIZE" c.d.s. 'JA 8 92' alongside. Addressed to New York.
1911 ppc to Austria franked 1d adhesive overprinted tied "KANYE" c.d.s. '12 OC 11'.
1850 E.L. from Guatemala to Paris. "BELIZE" double arc 'AU 10 1850' in black on the reverse. "COLONIES/&c ART 13" struck in red on the obverse. Rated '10' Decimes.
1900 stampless registered "OHMS" envelope to France cancelled "BELIZE" c.d.s. 'AP 11 00'; 'R' in black oval alongside. "LONDON" transit d/s.
1941 censored taxed envelope addressed to the U.S.A. 2d adhesive tied 'TARKWA' c.d.s. '1 APR 41' Handstruck 'T' & '2d' in black applied in Tarkwa.
1933 registered envelope addressed to the U.S.A. Franked 1/2d and 2 x 1d adhesives tied 'TURKS ISLAND' c.d.s. 'MR 8 33' index 'B' The Post Office at Cockburn Harbour opened in 1923 a cancellation with letter "A" at Grand Harbour was changed to letter "B" sent to Cockburn Harbour together with a new oval "R" handstamp.
1889 1c stationery postcard with message on the reverse addressed to Georgetown, cancelled by a superb strike 'T.P.O. ESSEQUIBO STEAMER' c.d.s. '31 JY 89' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1914 Great Britain 2d + 1d registered stationery envelope (Size F) with additional 1d adhesive from Bath. Addressed to Auckland with scarce 'Customs Duty' label '150,000 0/3/13 - 4874' tied octagonal 'AUCKLAND REGISTERED' d/s '25 JUL 1914'
1859 lettersheet addressed to St Lucia 'Pr Mail' Rated '4d' inter island rate. Franked blue (4d) Britannia adhesive touched on two margins, tied barred obliterator. On the reverse 'BARBADOS' double arc 'FE 27 1859' and receiving cancellation of the next day.
1921 Great Britain overprinted 2d postage + 3d registration '7 1/2 PIASTRES' registered stationery envelope (Size F) code JP handstamped 'COLONIES' in black by the Portuguese Post Office. The flap is not stuck down superb.
1908 1d stationery card commercially used to London cancelled "BLANTYRE" squared circle d/s 'FE 21 08'; "CHINDE" transit and receiving c.d.s. on the front.
1904 ppc to Kiel franked 1d tied "PAQUEBOT PLYMOUTH" c.d.s. 'JA 24 04' overstamped "ORON/LIVERPOOL" ship's cachet.
1912 envelope to France franked 2 x 2½d adhesives (double rate) tied "ZAIRA" c.d.s. 'DE 1 1914'.
1895 1d overprinted stationery post card, with message, addressed to London cancelled "OPOBO RIVER" c.d.s. 'MY 27 95' struck in violet; "LIVERPOOL" transit c.d.s.
1900 GB 2d registered stationery envelope (size F) overprinted 'NIGER COAST' franked additional 1d adhesive tied black oval "REGISTERED OLD-CALABAR" d/s '6 MR 00'. Addressed to London.
1900 1d stationery card overprinted "NIGER COAST PROTECTORATE" headed "H.M.S. Tartar/West Coast of Africa" addressed to London, cancelled "BONNY RIVER" c.d.s. 'NO 17 00'; a further strike on the front.
1915 ppc to Berlin franked 10c overprinted adhesive tied scarce early strike "NELLES HEBRIDES /SERVICE MARITIME" c.d.s. '12 MR 15'.
1929 envelope to France franked horizontal pair and a single 20c/2d adhesives tied by the scarce "SERVICE MARITIME" c.d.s. '18 DEC 29'; a further strike in the bottom left corner.
1944 registered censor envelope to Australia franked 5c, 15c & 40c adhesives tied "VILA" c.d.s. '7 NOV 44'. Violet censor cachet applied on the obverse.
1932 envelope to French Indo China franked vertical strip of 3 x ½d/5c and a single 1d/10c adhesives tied "VILA" c.d.s. '25 FE 32'. On arrival 1c & 4c postage dues applied paying charge tied "CAN-THO COCHINCHINE" c.d.s.
1923 envelope to Ocean Island franked rare 1½d overprinted adhesive tied "NAURU PLEASANT ISLAND" c.d.s. Very few examples are known of this stamp on commercial covers.
1947 registered envelope to Dar es Salaam franked 50c adhesive tied "DARESSALAAM - TABORA T.P.O. DOWN" c.d.s. '24 OC 47'; blank registration etiquette, manuscript 'TPO 2'.
1917 ppc endorsed bottom left 'Expeditur George Dupont/Commandant/Base Belge/Dar Es Salaam', addressed to his wife in France. Franked 6c adhesive tied "MOMBASA" c.d.s. 'SP 1 17'. Scarce item from Belgian Forces in East Africa.
1899 envelope to Bremen, German, 'Woermann' line stationery, franked 2½d adhesive tied cross bars in black "ANVERS" c.d.s. alongside manuscript 'PAQUEBOT'. On the reverse, double-circle "WOERMANN-LINIE LAGOS AGENCY" d/s struck in violet and "BREMEN" receiving c.d.s. Unusual.
1899 1d stationery post card written from 'OKEPOPO' cancelled in transit "LAGOS" c.d.s. 'JU 23 1899'. Addressed to London
1896 registered envelope to Liverpool 'Per s/s Bathurst' franked single 4d and 6 x "HALF PENCE" on "FOUR PENCE" tied black oval straight-line of bars, "LAGOS" c.d.s. 'FE 11 95' on the reverse. Red mss '5d' on the front.
1936 envelope from Murren to Malta. On arrival in Valletta boxed French/English "POSTAGE STAMP LOST/IN TRANSIT" applied. "VALLETTA" c.d.s. 'SP 1 36' on reverse.
1888 envelope to London franked 2½d adhesive tied "MALTA A26" duplex 'NO 12 88' with an additional 2 x 1d adhesives paying the 'Late Fee'; straight-line "PAID LATE FEE" struck in violet.
1932 envelope from the UK to Italy. Fine straight-line "MISSENT TO MALTA" struck in black on the front. "VALLETTA" c.d.s. 'JU 16 32' on the reverse.
1884 2c stationery post card addressed to Port Louis cancelled superb strike "8" BONC. "POUDRE D'OR" c.d.s. 'AU 25 84' on the front. A very scarce numeral.