1969 airmail envelope addressed to Houston Texas. Backstamps and return address shown the orgin in Biafrta. Smuggled out by an Irish priest at the Catholic Mission Mbutu Ngwa. Put in the mail from Ireland.

1969 envelope from Owerri addressed to San Jose California. Rout marked with a 'LIBREVILLE GABON' c.d.s. '12 12 69

1910 1d Great Britain overprinted stationery card with message addressed to Casablanca Morocco. Cancelled 'BEYROUT BRITISH POST OFFICE' c.d.s. 'DE 16 10' transit and receiving cancellations.

1913 envelope addressed to Philadelphia franked Great Britain overprinted '1 PIASTRE' on '2 1/2d' adhesive tied 'BEYROUT BRITISH POST OFFICE' c.d.s. 'MR 29 13'

1918 censored 1d stationery envelope uprated 1.2d & 1d adhesives tied 'WINNEBAH' c.d.s. 'JAN 3 1918' Straight line 'TOO LATE' struck in black.

1939 censored envelope addressed to the U.S.A. Franked 2 1/2d and 1d Coronation adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '21 DE 39' At right 'OPENED BY CENSOR' in black on green paper with '1' inserted. The only known example of the label.

1914 registered envelope addressed to the U.K. Franked 3d Gold Coast adhesive tied 'LOME TOGO' c.d.s. '23 12 14' A further strike alongside. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1921 postcard addressed to the U.K. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'VAVAU' c.d.s. '2 SE 21'

1933 four colour franking registered envelope addressed to Bournemouth. Adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED KUMASI' d/s '23 FEB 33'

1939 airmail envelope addressed to Surrey.U.K. Franked two horizontal pairs 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'KADUNA' c.d.s. '7 OC 39' Boxed 'TOO LATE' struck in black.

1941 censored airmail envelope from an internee in St James Internment Camp. Franked single 6c and a pair 12c adhesives tied 'PORT OF SPAIN' c.d.s. 'FE 12 41' Double oval 'INTERNMENT CAMP TRINIDAD & TOBAGO' struck in violet.

1944 censored airmail envelope addressed to New York. Franked 1/- & 2d adhesives tied readable 'ROSEAU' c.d.s. '4 MR 44' A further strike below. 'OPENED BY EXAMINER' seal at left manuscript 'R R/10' unrecorded number.

1941 censored envelope addressed to New York. Franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'ROSEAU' c.d.s. '14 Jy 41' A further strike alongside. Straight line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' in violet.

1897 local envelope franked 1R overprinted Indian adhesive tied 'MOMBASA' squared circle d/s 'AP 14 97' Single circle cancellation on the reverse.

1940 censored envelope addressed to London. Franked vertical pair 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'G.P.O. BARBADOS' c.d.s. '2 MR 40' Two line 'RETURNED/BY CENSOR' struck in violet. The only recorded example. Returned to the sender on 4th March.

1939 envelope franked 1d Coronation' adhesive tied 'SOUTH GEORGIA' c.d.s. 'MR 28 39' addressed to Northern Rhodesia, forwarded to Belgium Congo where numerous adhesives were added for the registered airmail to Philadelphia where it arrived on 17th June.

1900 1d illustrated stationery card 'A Refresher. Newtown Park' Superb unused.

1905 postcard addressed to Natal. Franked 1/2d adhesive tied '13' numeral struck in violet. Receiving cancellation on the front. The card has edge faults.

1936 postcard addressed to Germany. Franked 6c adhesive tied 'SINGAPORE' c.d.s. '19 DE 1936' A seal of the German Cruiser 'Emden' on the front. From a sailor on the naval ship.

1943 censored airmail envelope addressed to London. Franked single 3d and a horizontal pair 6d adhesives tied 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. '24 JY 43 Carried from Lisbon on B.O.A.C. G-AGES flying boat which crashed in dense fog against Mount Brandon Ireland. Two line 'DAMAGED BY/FIRE IN TRANSIT' cachet in violet. Slight fire charring. One of two recorded examples from Sierra Leone.

1916 Stampless crested envelope of the Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, addressed to Mildura Australia. Oval 'NO 2 AUSTRALIAN/COMMAND DEPOT/11 SEP. 1916/POST OFFICE/WEYMOUTH' oval cachet in violet.

1936 illustrated envelope addressed to the U.S.A. Franked New Zealand 1d adhesive tied 'PITCAIRN ISLAND N.Z. POSTAL AGENCY' c.d.s. '18 MR 38' Radio Communications cachet on the front.

1940 censored envelope addressed to Oslo Norway. Cancelled Montreal meter April 8th. The German invasion of Norway occurred on this date. Straight line 'MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED' in blue.

1905 stampless 'Consignee' envelope addressed to London Per Royal Mail Steam Packets Esk & Trent, thought to have been posted on the Esk at Grenada and first put in the mail at Port of Spain Trinidad. 'PORT OF SPAIN' cancellation on the front 'OC 4 05' As Esk was an inter island ship it would turn about at Trinidad. At Barbados which was the transfer station the letter changed ships and was taken by Trent to Southampton. Straight line 'PAQUEBOT' applied in black. Charged '2d' by the Foreign Branch in London.

1919 envelope addressed to Stockholm. Franked horizontal strip of five Great Britain 1/2d adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE SMYRNA' c.d.s. '2 AU 19' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1920 multi franked registered FRONT addressed to Liverpool Franked High value Great Britain overprinted and unoverprinted adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED SMYRNA' d/s '12 MR 20'

1913 envelope addressed to Michigan U.S.A. Franked Great Britain 1d adhesive tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. 'MR 10 13' Straight line 'PAQUEBOT' alongside in violet.

1909 1d Great Britain overprinted stationery card with short message addressed to Germany. Uprated overprinted 1/2d & 2 1/2d adhesives paying the registered fee tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. 'SP 12 09'

1939 envelope to Lagos. 'Per Inaugural flight Takoradi - Lagos air mail' Carried on Elders Colonial Airways Survey Flight, franked 3d adhesive tied 'TAKORADI' c.d.s. '4 AP 39' receiving cancellation on the reverse. Around 30 letters were carried.

1895 15c stationery envelope overprinted 'SPECIMEN' locally used for presentation purposes.

1907 registered envelope addressed to London. Franked six examples 1/2d adhesives cancelled 'KUMASI' c.d.s. '26 FE 1907' Two line 'SALVED FROM/S.S. JEBBA' struck in violet. On the reverse 'Found Open and Officially sealed' label applied Plymouth. Plymouth registration etiquette.

1917 Formula registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to London. franked 5/- adhesive tied 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' c.d.s. 'JL 23 17' Receiving cancellation on the front. Hinge remainders on the reverse.

1932 illustrated taxed envelope addressed Poste Restante Bulawayo. The envelope has been returned to Broken Hill. 1d, 2d,3d & 4d postage dues applied tied 'BROKEN HILL' c.d.s.

1922 1d illustrated stationery card from George Findlay & Co Ltd showing the 'Warrior' plow, addressed to Wellington. Cancelled 'CAPETOWN' machine d/s 'JUL 12 1922'

1902 postcard with message addressed internally headed and dated 'Bursoga May 20 1902' Franked overprinted 1/2a adhesive tied 'MENGO' c.d.s. '25 MY 02'

1952 censored taxed postcard addressed to Austria. Franked 10c adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '2 OC 52' On arrival 70g postage due applied tied 'WIEN' c.d.s.

1950 taxed envelope from Scarborough addressed to Newfoundland. On arrival 3c & 4c postage dues applied 'BONAVISTA' c.d.s. 'MY 4 50'

1930 registered envelope addressed to Manchester. Franked 6d adhesive tied by the 'ANGUILLA ROAD' T.R.D. '13 JAN 30' 8 examples are recorded all philatelically inspired. 'ST KITTS' c.d.s. alongside.

1912 usage KEV11 12c registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to American Consulate, Bergen, Norway. Franked additional 45c adhesive tied 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. '19 NO 12' French octagonal maritime d/s transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1903 postcard to the U.K. Franked vertical and horizontal pairs 'ONE FARTHING' on 'ONE SHILLING' adhesives tied 'HAMILTON' c.d.s. '14 NOV 1903'

1935 envelope addressed to Canada. Franked 2 x 1/2d and a single 2 1/2d Jubilee adhesive tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'MY 6 1935' Cuban transit cancellation on the reverse.

1902 registered 'Gold Coast Government Railways' envelope addressed to Stafford. Franked vertical strip three 1d adhesives tied 'SEKONDI' c.d.s. 'NO 6 02' A further strike on the front.

1923 envelope 'Mit S.S. Jaggersfontein uber Capstadt' addressed to Germany. Franked overprinted 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'LUDERITZ' c.d.s. '14 FEB 23'

1923 1d South African stationery card with message addressed to Berlin. Cancelled 'SWAKOPMUND' c.d.s. '31 JAN 23' Reputed to be the last day of usage of the stationery in S.W.A.

Undated multi censored envelope addressed to New York cancelled straight line 'AMERICAN SOUTH AFRICAN LINE. Boxed 'KENYA AND UGANDA/PASSED BY CENSOR FOR/PERSONAL CONVEYANCE BY/ CENSOR' Filed in and signed. 'Per the S.S. "MORCATIDE' below. U.S. customs censor on the reverse.

1941 multi censored airmail envelope addressed to Alexandria 1/- & 30c adhesives tied 'KILINDINI' c.d.s. '3 MR 41' Rare 'OPENED BY EXAMINATION' seal at left, few examples recorded.

1919 registered envelope addressed to Switzerland. Franked vertical pair Great Britain overprinted '1 PIASTRE' on ' 2 1/2d' together with a vertical strip of three 1 1/2d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED SMYRNA' d/s '17 SP 19'

1918 registered envelope to Persia. Franked Great Britain overprints tied oval 'REGISTERED SMYRNA' d.s. '26 NO 18' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1933 internal envelope franked 5c adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'KILIMANJARO T.P.O./UP' c.d.s. '10 JA 1933' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1951 registered envelope addressed to Bath. Franked 5c,30c & 15c adhesives tied 'TABORA - KIGOMA T.P.O. UP' c.d.s. '28 FE 1951' Scarce T.P.O. registration etiquette.