1903 2d registered stationery envelope (G) handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet applied by the U.P.U. during distribution. The flap is stuck down.

1948 taxed airmail envelope addressed to Denmark franked 5c & 10c adhesives tied 'TORONTO' slogan d/s 'MAR 9 1948' On arrival vertical strips two, three & four 20 ore postage dues tied 'GENTOFTE' c.d.s. '12.3.48'

1940's multi censored stampless airmail envelope from Rome addressed to an Italian P.O.W. in Egypt via Red Cross Geneva. Redirected to Khartoum. Various instructional and censor markings. Roughly opened at left side.

1860 envelope to Southampton rated '5' inred manuscript. Fine strike 'ST KITTS PAID' in Orange-Red 'ST KITTS' double arc on the reverse 'JU 27 1860' 'SOUTHAMPTON PACKET LETTER' on the front 'JY 12 1861'

1936 envelope addressed to Surrey franked 2 x 1/2d Whale & Penquin adhesives tied 'FOX BAY' c.d.s. 'SP 15 36' Large part 'PORT STANLEY' transit cancellation on the reverse.

1896 registered envelope addressed to Paris franked 1/2d, 3d & 6d adhesives tied 'ST GEORGE'S' c.d.s. 'JU 25 96' Two strikes in black of the 'A R' cachet 'REGISTERED/LONDON' transit cancellation, receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1924 envelope addressed to London franked single 2c and a vertical pair 1c adhesives tied 'COLOMBO/SUPPORT THE/BRITISH EMPIRE/EXHIBITION' slogan d/s '30 APR 24' struck in black. Overstamped by 'SUPPORT THE/BRITISH EMPIRE' slogan cachet in purple. Apparently this purple handstamp was used on mail where the slogan was unclear.

1901 stampless 'No Stamps Available ' envelope addressed to Great Yarmouth. Violet rubber 'CHRISTIANIA' c.d.s. '11 JAN 01' Countersigned bottom left 'W.H. Turton/Maj R.E.' (Royal Engineers) In use for a short period after British capture from the Boers. 'LONDON PAID' transit on the front 'KIMBERLEY' transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1909 'EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY LIMITED' envelope local usage franked 1/2d marginal adhesive tied 'GIBRALTAR' c.d.s. '3 AP 09'

1941 censored airmail envelope addressed to New Jersey redirected to Ohio U.S.A. Franked Great Britain single 2d and an irregular block of three 1/- adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '7 OC 41' 'LISBON' transit on the reverse. On arrival U.S. Officially Sealed labels applied.

1947 registered envelope addressed to Salisbury adhesives tied 'FILABUSI' c.d.s. '8 MAY 47' Scarce Pink/Black registration etiquette with 'FILABUSI' handstamp in violet.

1907 postcard addressed to Christchurch redirected to Nelson New Zealand franked Straits Settlements 3c tied 'LABUAN' c.d.s. '28 MAR 1907' 'SINGAPORE & 'CHRISTCHURCH' cancellations on the front.

1944 Censored 3d Active Service Letter Card from 22nd A/T BTY 11th A/T Regt S.A.A. U.D.F. C.M.F' dated '16th June 1944' addressed to Bulawayo cancelled 'A.P.O. U.M.K. 5' c.d.s. The writer David Shaw states they have been through Rome and goes on to describe Rome. An unusal usage of the Airletter from overseas.

1882 Entire letter addressed to Buenos Aires Argentina 'Via Aden & Mauritius' Franked 17c adhesive tied 'MAURITIUS B53' duplex index '4' Oval 'GOUDIN, COUTANCEAU & Co PORT LOUIS, MAURICE' strick in red. "LONDON' transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse. A rare destination.

Undated stampless WW1 envelope from a Prisoner of War. Cancelled 'FROM PRISONER OF WAR FREE/P C/MALTA' struck in black partly overstamped 'POST FREE PRISONERS OF WAR/P/C.' struck in magenta.

1937 registered envelope addressed to Oxford carried by French airmail Multi franked with Great Britain overprinted adhesives including '1 FRANC' on 2/6d' Seahorse tied oval 'REGISTERED BRITISH P.O. CASABLANCA' d/s '31 MY 37' 'PARIS' transit cancellation on the reverse.

1937 envelope addressed to Manchester via French airmail franked Great Britain overprinted block of four and three singles '50 CENTIMES' on '5d' adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CASABLANCA' c.d.s. '7 MY 37' "PARIS' transit cancellation on the reverse.

1934 envelope addressed to South Africa endorsed in pencil' Via London' Carried by French airmail via Paris. Multi franked with Great Britain adhesives including '1 FRANC' on '2/6d' Seahorse 'PARIS' transit cancellation on the reverse.

1932 envelope carried by french Airmail addressed to Huddersfield franked Great Britain overprinted '10 CENTIMES' on '1d' '15 CENTIMES' on ' 1 1/2d' and two vertical strips of four '50 CENTIMES' on '5d' adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CASABLANCA' c.d.s. '21 SP 32' 'PARIS' transit cancellation on the reverse.

1934 envelope carried by French Airmail to London franked Great Britain overprinted '25 CENTIMES' on '2 1/2d' and '1 FRANC' on '2/6d' Seahorse tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CASABLANCA' c.d.s. '3 OC 34' 'PARIS' transit cancellation on the reverse.

1884 Great Britain Half Penny stationery card with message addressed to Barcelona cancelled 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'MR 8 84' Superb.

1845 Entire Letter 'Per Ryder Aly' headed 'New York Nov 8 1845' addressed to Kingston Jamaica rated '1/4' in manuscript. Fine two line 'JAMAICA/SHIP LETTER' struck on arrival. On the reverse 'KINGSTON JAMAICA' double arc c.d.s. 'DE 10 1845'

1956 large part 6d Airletter addressed to London cancelled 'LAGOS' c.d.s. '24 JU 56' Violet three line 'SALVAGED/ARGONAUT AIR/CRASH KANO' cachet. A B.O.A.C. Argonaut plane hit a tree and burst into flames and crashed at Kano Airport a small amount of mail was salvaged. 19 people were saved out a total of 38 passengers and 7 crew.

1916 postcard franked 1/2d adhesive tied 'S.A.R. KALARAS KRAAL No 129' c.d.s. '28 SEP 1916'

1942 multi censored airmail envelope from an German internee at Andalussia internee camp addressed to Munster Germany franked 3d & 6d adhesives tied 'CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. '4 X! 42' Crown oval camp cachet in violet. South African and German censor markings.

Undated KGV envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS/S.S,/MUNAMAR' cachet in violet. A further strike alongside.

1950 taxed envelope addressed to Denmark franked 2d adhesive tied 'LAGOS' c.d.s. '21 FE 50' On arrival 40 0re postage due applied paying the charge.

1941 multi censored 3As registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to Bombay franked additional 2 1/2As adhesive tied 'ADEN/REG' c.d.s. '4 NOV 41' Boxed 'CENSOR/ADEN' cachet struck in violet, together with Indian censor seal and cachet.

1940 censored envelope addressed to Plymouth franked 1 1/2d adhesive alongside 'LONDON I.S. H.M. SHIPS' c.d.s. '15 JA 40' On the reverse 'Passed by Censor/Office of Vice -/Admiral, Malta' struck in green initialed in blue manuscript.

1943 registered censored envelope addressed to Cape Town South Africa franked 1d, 1/- & 6d adhesives tied oval 'GENERAL POST OFFICE MALTA/REGISTERED' d/s '17 AU 13' Censor seal at left. Scarce 'BARCLAYS BANK/(MALTA) registered etiquette.

1928 registered envelope addressed to Amsterdam franked overprinted 1/6 adhesive tied 'G.P.O. MALTA' c.d.s. 'DE 22 28'

1878 Stampless On Her Majesty's Service registered envelope addressed to Berlin cancelled 'REGISTERED NASSAU' c.d.s. 'JU 28 78' struck in red. Oval Crown 'REGISTERED' cachet and 'REGISTERED LONDON' transit datestamp all in red. 'HANNOVER - BERLIN' registered T.P.O. registration etiquette. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1932 envelope addressed to Munich franked overprinted 3d adhesive tied 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/OAST AFRIKA/C' c.d.s. '28 1 32' Staright line 'D. Ussukuma' of the Woermann line.

1931 envelope addressed to Munich franked overprinted 3d adhesive tied oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST-/AFRIKA/LINIE/111' d/s '10 12 31' allocated to the Woermann Wangoni

1929 envelope addressed to France franked 6d adhesive tied "LAGOS' c.d.s. '30 AU 29' A further strike alongside. Straight line 'LATE FEE PAID' struck in violet. The 6d cost of the letter comprises (for 2 oz) 2 1/2d + 1 1/2d and 2d for the 'Late Fee' The back flap is missing.

1879 mourning envelope addressed to Surrey franked Great Britain 2 1/2d Pl.4 tied 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'JA 27 79' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1879 envelope in the handwriting of Captain (Admiral) Hay addressed to Sidmouth franked Great Britain 2 1/2d Pl.14 tied 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'JY 6 79' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.,

1905 local envelope franked 1d adhesive tied by large double ring 'P.O.A. MALANSPOST' c.d.s. '19 JAN 1905' Some slight ink running in the cancellation.

1943 censored envelope addressed to Los Angeles franked block of four 1d adhesive cancelled 'SUVA' c.d.s. '26 OCT 43' A further strike alongside. 'OPENED BY EXAMINER X/111' seal.

1921 envelope addressed to England franked horizontal pair 1d adhesive tied 'PAQUEBOT LIVERPOOL/POSTED AT SEA/RECEIVED' c.d.s. '7 OC 21'

1946 taxed stampless envelope addressed to Lindos. Great Britain 3d postage due applied overprinted 'M.E.F.' paying the manuscript charge,m tied by the scarce re-issued 'RR. POSTE ITALIANE* LINDO (RODI EGEO)' c.d.s. ' 1 1 46'

1924 taxed envelope addressed to New York franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'MELBOURNE/BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION/ALWAYS ASK FOR/AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS' slogan d/s '10 NO 1924' On the reverse 2c,5c & 1c pre-cancelled U.S. postage dues applied paying the Australian octagonal charge mark.

1916 censored taxed envelope to Switzerland franked horizontal pair 1/2d 'Union' adhesives tied 'OMARURU' c.d.s. '5 MAY 16' On arrival 30h postage due applied paying the manuscript charge tied 'BERN' c.d.s. Censor cachets and label front & back.

1896 Gibraltar 5c stationery card overprinted 'MOROCCO AGENCY.' in error for 'AGENCIES' Superb unused.

1900 1/2d stationery card with message addressed to Pinetown cancelled 'P.O.A,/36' barred numeral Transit and receiving cancellations on the front & back.

1918 censored 4c stationery postcard from The Sarawak Museum addressed to Switzerland cancelled "KUCHING' c.d.s. '5 AUG 1918' A further strike on the front 'SINGAPORE' transit cancellation and two line Italian cen

1923 4c stationery postcard uprated 4c adhesive from The Sarawak Museum addressed to Switzerland. Cancelled 'KUCHING' c.d.s. '23 JAn 1923' A further strike on the front.

1934 1 1/2d stationery envelope addressed to Lusaka uprated 1/2d adhesive tied 'LIVINGSTONE' c.d.s. '11 MAR 34'

1942 Censored stampless lettersheet addressed to Italy from an Italian Prisoner of War Camp 359 (Burguret) cancelled 'P.O.W. E.A.C.' c.d.s. '27 OCT 42' On the reverse 'P.O.W./359/E.A.F.' cachet in violet.

1942 Censored stampless lettersheet from an Italian Prisoner of War at Camp 361 (Athi River) cancelled 'P.O.W. E.A.C.' c.d.s. '22 MAY 42' On the reverse 'P.O.W./361/E.A.F.'