1881 1/2pi stationery postcard overprinted 'SPECIMEN' The overprint was not applied in Cyprus but by the recipient administration. A couple of hinge marks on the reverse.

1918 Censored South African 1d stationery stationery card with message headed 'Thahana Morena' addressed to Paris cancelled 'TSOLOANE BASUTOLAND' c.d.s. '17 DEC 18' 'PASSED / 41 / CENSOR' struck in violet. A very late censor usage, from a rare postal agency.

1813 entire letter headed "Virgin Valley" from Montego Bay addressed to Bath. Rated '2/-' 'Paid '2/6' in manuscript. Two line 'MONTEGO BAY/JA' across the join 'JAMAICA' Fleuron (F3) '21 MR 1813'

1947 3d registered stationery envelope (H2) on very heavy Manila paper , under left side of flap colourless embossing reading 'GIRDER UNTEARABLE MANILIA/LION (coat of arms) BRAND/BRITISH MAKE' Franked block of six 1/2d adhesives tied 'VIEUX-FORT' c.d.s. '28 JA 47' A further strike above. A very rare usage.

1884 Penny Half Penny stationery postcard with message addressed to London cancelled 'A11' barred oval 'ST LUCIA' c.d.s. below 'OC 31 84'

1940 KG.V 1d stationery envelope used internally cancelled 'SOUFRIERE' c.d.s. '7 MY 40' A further strike alongside. 'CASTRIES' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1880 entire addressed to Messina franked Great Britain 1/2d (plate 20) and a 2d (plate 15) tied by two strikes 'MALTA A25' duplex 'MY 29 80' 'MESSINA' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1888 local envelope franked 1d revenue adhesive tied 'KINGSTON' squared circle d/s. Scarce adhesive on cover. Some light toning

1894 local envelope franked marginal horizontal strip of three 3d fiscal adhesives tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'FE 14 94'

1914 registered envelope addressed to Sussex franked marginal horizontal strip 1d engraved adhesives tied 'NORTH SYDNEY' c.d.s. '4 MR 14' with a further strike below, receiving cancellation on the reverse. A seldom seen registered usage.

1866 envelope addressed to London 'Via Marseille to London' franked Great Britain 6d plate 5 tied 'MALTA A25' 'A' duplex 'MY 1 66'

1933 envelope from New York addressed to Upolu. Violet boxed 'UNCLAIMED' struck in violet and manuscript 'NOT KNOWN' 'APIA' c.d.s. on the reverse '19 DE 33'

1898 Gruss Aus coloured postcard addressed to Germany franked German 10pf postcard tied 'APIA KDpG' c.d.s. '9 10 98' receiving cancellation on the front.

1899 envelope addressed to Sydney Australia franked horizontal pairs 1/2d, 2d & 1d adhesives overprinted 'PROVISIONAL GOVT' cancelled 'APIA' c.d.s. 'DE 8 99' receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1900 envelope with enclosed letter headed '"MSS Morara" at sea between Auckland and Samoa' Franked German 20pf adhesive tied 'APIA KDpG' c.d.s. '15 6 00' Addressed to Wokingham, receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1897 1d stationery card with message uprated 1/2d adhesive addressed to Germany, tied 'APIA' c.d.s. 'APR 21 97' 'N.Z. MARINE P.O. R.M.S. ALAMEDA' c.s.s. '22 APR 94' struck in red, this colour was in use January to July 1897

1894 2d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Port of Spain franked 1d adhesive tied 'CEDROS TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'DE 23 94' A futher strike alongside, receiving cancellation on the front.

1894 registered On Her Majesty's Service envelope from General Post Office addressed to Germany franked 4d & 1/2d adhesive tied 'REGISTRATION TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'AU 23 94' A further strike below, receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1897 1a stationery card with message addressed to Germany cancelled 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / OST / AFRIKANISCHE HAUPTLINIE /e' c.d.s. '10 12 97' Carried on The Admiral to Hamburg, receiving cancellation on the front.

1931 taxed envelope addressed to Zanzibar franked 1c & 10c K.U.T. adhesives tied 'NAIROBI' c.d.s. '26 JA 31' 'T' in black circle. On arrival 6c postage due applied tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. 'JA 29 31' A further strike on the reverse.

1900 envelope from The German Consul Zanzibar' with consulate red wax seal addressed to Berlin. Franked '2 1/2 ANNA ZANZIBAR' on French '10c' adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '8 SEPT 00' A further strike alongside. Receiving cancellation on the front.

1900 postcard addressed to Germany franked vertical pair '1/2 ANNA ZANZIBAR' on French '5c' adhesives tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '27 MARS 00' A further strike alongside. 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV No 2' octagonal d/s '27 MARS 00'

1902 postcard addressed to Austria franked 1a adhesive tied indistinct Zanzibar squared circle d/s/ On the front a fine strike of the 'VIIK KRIEGSMARINE / S.M.S. ZENTA' c.d.s. '24 11 02' The Austrian warship called at Zanzibar in November 1902 on the return from China to Europe.

1891 '10 CENTIMOS' on ONE PENNY' stationery postcard with message headed and dated 'Mogador 9 February 1891' The card was carried to Tangier to steamer where it entered the mails cancelled 'TANGIER A26' duplex 'FE 15 91' Addressed to Germany with Gibraltar and receiving cancellations on the front.

1892 Gibraltar 10c stationery card with message addressed to London cancelled 'SAFFI MOROCCO A26' duplex '8 SE 92' Gibraltar transit cancellation on the front.

1895 15c Gibraltar stationery card headed 'S.M.S. Kaiserin Augusta Tangier' A German naval vessel addressed to Kiel cancelled 'TANGIER A26' duplex '21 JY 95' Gibraltar transit and receiving cancellations. Small corner fold top right corner.

1942 censored envelope probably from a Dutch national addressed to the Netherlands Red Cross London. Franked 3d adhesive tied 'SEKONDI' c.d.s. '30 JUn 42' On the reverse boxed 'Please request The sender / of this letter to write / His / Hers /Name and Address On / The back of letters in future' struck in violet.

1889 Penny Half Penny stationery card headed and dated 'Befro 26/6/89' addressed to Germany. Entering the post in Accra cancelled '554' barred numeral cancellation 'ACCRA' c.d.s. on the front 'JY 2 89' Liverpool transit and receiving cancellations on the front.

1894 1/2d stationery card written by a Swiss missionary addressed to the Basel Missionary Society Addah. Cancelled 'AKROPONG' c.d.s. 'SP 2 94' A further strike on the front, together with a receiving cancellation.

1889 envelope to London franked horizontal pair 2d adhesives tied 'SALTPOND' c.d.s. 'NO 9 89' A further strike on the front. 'PAID LIVERPOOL BR PACKET' transit cancellation in red on the front '30 NO 89' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1885 envelope addressed to Germany franked 4d adhesive tied '554' barred oval numeral 'ACCRA' c.d.s. alongside 'JU 16 85' '1' & '3d' in red crayon on the front denoting ship fee. Liverpool transit and on the front & French T.P.O. cancellation on the reverse.

1892 envelope addressed to Zurich Switzerland franked 4d adhesive tied 'ELMINA' c.d.s. 'JY 30 92' a further strike on the front 'PAID LIVERPOOL' transit, receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1908 envelope addressed to Germany franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'GEORGE TOWN GRAND CAYMAN' c.d.s. 'NO 23 08' Kingston transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1925 registered envelope addressed to London franked 3d & 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'GEORGETOWN GRAND CAYMAN c.d.s. 'JU 6 25' (Type 5) 'GRAND CAYMAN' registration handstamp struck in violet. (Type 10)

1928 registered envelope addressed to London franked 3d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. '19 APR 1928 (Type 6) 'GRAND CAYMAN' registration handstamp struck in violet (Type 10) Kingston Transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1928 registered envelope addressed to London franked 1d & 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'CAYMAN BRAC CAYMAN ISLANDS' double circle (Type 2) 'MY 8 28' 'Cayman Brac, B.W.I.' registration handstamp struck in violet. Kingston transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1930 registered envelope addressed to Edinburgh franked 1d & 2 1/2d adhesives tied 'GEORGETOWN CAYMAN ISLANDS' c.d.s. 'SE 22 1930' (Type 7a) Large black registration handstamp (Type 10) Oval Birmingham transit cancellation on the reverse.

1893 10c French stationery postcard with message addressed to Germany cancelled 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '4 DEC 93' A further strike alongside 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV No 3' octagonal d.s on the front '4 DEC 93' together with receiving cancellation.

1894 French 10c stationery card with message addressed to Germany cancelled 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '2 AVRIL 94' a further strike alongside. 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV. No 3' octagonal d/s '3 AVRIL 94'

1901 '1 ANNA ZANZIBAR' on 10c French stationery card with message addressed to Germany cancelled 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '28 MARS 01' receiving cancellation on the front. On the reverse 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV. No 1' octagonal d/s '28 MARS 01'

1899 '1 ANNA ZANZIBAR' on French 10c stationery card written by a German Officer cancelled 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '27 JANV 99' receiving cancellation on the front. On the reverse 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV. No. 1' octagonal d/s '27 JANV 99'

1899 '2 !/2 ANNAS ZANZIBAR' on '25c' French stationery lettercard with message addressed to Hamburg 'Per D Jemrinah' addressed to Hamburg. Cancelled 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '27 OCT 99' A further strike alongside. On the reverse 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV No 1' octagonal d/s '27 OCT 99'

1893 25c French stationery lettercard with message from Wm O'swald and Co addressed to Hamburg cancelled 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '24 NOV 93 a further strike on the front, together with transit and receiving cancellations.

1940 multi censored airmail envelope addressed to Dublin franked 30c & 1/- adhesives tied dumb cancellation dated '3 AP 40' Large triple circle 'MILITARY CENSOR * / 1' struck in violet. Partly overstamped by Irish censor seal.

1910 Indian 1/4as stationery card with message, uprated 1a adhesive tied 'ADEN' c.d.s. '12 JA 10' Addressed to France with receiving cancellation on the front.

1882 Indian One and a Half stationery card with message headed 'Aden' addressed to Germany cancelled 'B' within eight horizontal black bars 'ADEN' c.d.s. on the front 'MAR 19' together with receiving cancellation.

1920 stampless On Active Service envelope with crest 'Duke of Connaught's Own V11 Rajputs' on the reverse addressed to London. A superb strike of the double circle 'PASSED CENSOR ADEN / No. A 203' stuck in violet, two examples of this censor are known, this being the finer strike. On the reverse3 'BASE OFFICE ADEN I.E.F.' c.d.s. '12 DEC 20'

1892 Indian 'ONE ANNA' on ONE ANNA HALF ANNA' stationery card from an officer 16th Bn Infantry addressed to London cancelled 'ADEN CANTONMENT' squared circle d/s '30 JU 92' with '30' inverted. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1908 postcard addressed to Bosnia internally redirected to Sarajevo franked C.G.H. 1d adhesive tied 'MASERU' c.d.s. 'DE 14 08' Receiving cancellation on the front.

1894 1/2d C.G.H. stationery postcard headed and dated 'Maghaleen 13.9.94' addressed to Cape Town cancelled by a superb strike '210' barred numeral 'MOHALESHOEK' c.d.s. on the front 'FE 14 94' Transit and receiving cancellations.