1899 stampless taxed officers envelope addressed to London 'No Stamps Available / Yalwa L.Borgu Nigeria / Lieut M Wilson' Blue pencil manuscript taxe marking and handstruck '1d' On the reverse boxed "BURUTU" cachet '15 DEC 1899' struck in black. 18mm tear at top on opening.
Undated WW1 stampless censored 'O.S.' postcard addressed to Mombasa, fine strike of the scarce diamond "PASSED CENSOR NAIROBI B.E.A." cachet in red. Some toning around the edges.
1944 censored underpaid 1c stationery card uprated 2c adhesive addressed to New York cancelled "GEORGETOWN" c.d.s. '3 AU 44' "PASSED BY CENSOR 40" cachet struck in red.
1926 registered envelope addressed to Switzerland. Multi franked Great Britain overprinted adhesives in the French currency tied oval "REGISTERED BRITISH POST OFFICE FEZ" d/s '20 AP 26' Rare 'FEZ(MELLAH)' registration etiquette.
1944 registered censored airmail envelope addressed to Jerusalem multi franked tied "BENGHAZI" c.d.s. '22 SEP 1944' Boxed "PAR AVION jusqu'a CAIRO" 'CAIRO' inserted in blue pencil. A scarce marking.
1914 postcard addressed to Kent England. Franked 1/2d 'Roo' and Tasmania 1/2d adhesive tied "HOBART" c.d.s. '4 MR 14' Combination used in the correct period.
1934 airmail envelope stationery 'Hotel Transatlantique Casablanca' Addressed to the U.K. Franked Great Britain overprinted adhesives in French currency tied "BRITISH POST OFFICE CASABLANCA" c.d.s. '3 DE 34' "PARIS" transit cancellation on the reverse.
1946 registered envelope to Alexandria Egypt. Franked Great Britain overprinted 1d & 9d adhesives tied "RACCOMANDATE ASS. RODI-EGEO (A)" c.d.s. '23 9 46' The Italian type registration etiquette bears a strike of the British issued handstamp 'RHODES DODECANESE'
1943 airmail envelope addressed to New York. Franked Great Britain overprinted 1/- adhesive tied "POST AERA RODI EGEO" c.d.s. '24.4.46' Straight line "By North Atlantic Air Services via U.K." & two line "BY AIR MAIL PAR AVION" struck in black applied by the Post Office at Rhodes.
1914 postcard franked Great Britain overprinted '25 CENTIMES' adhesive in the French currency addressed to Germany. Tied oval ""DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG / WESTAFRIKIA" d/s '1 8 14' index 'IV1'
1896 15c stationery envelope addressed to France. Uprated 2c,48c & '12 CENTS' on '16c' paying the registration fee, adhesives tied "SEYCHELLES" c.d.s. 'AP 28 96' Some light toning.
1927 postcard headed 'NASSAU BAHAMAS' addressed to Vermont U.S.A. Franked 1d adhesive tied "POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS / S.S. MUNAMAR" cachet in blue. Straight line "PAQUEBOT" on the front struck in violet, with receiving cancellation.
1896 '18 CENTS' on 'Thirty Cents' stationery envelope addressed to Germany. Uprated 2 x '18c' on '45c' adhesives tied "SEYCHELLES" c.d.s. 'AU 11 96' French T.P.O. cancellation on the front struck in red.
1947 registered envelope from Suva addressed to Tanna New Hebrides. In transit through Sydney "THIS COVER WAS DAMAGED IN TRANSIT / THE ACCIDENT IS REGRETTED / REPAIRED BY / G.P.O. SYDNEY" seal applied.
1939 envelope addressed to Philadelphia. Franked 1/2d adhesive paying unsealed printed matter rate tied boxed "K.N.S.M. S S BASALT" d/s '16 FEB 1939' "ST KITTS" c.d.s. on the front same date.
1949 Airmail Lettercard with commercial message addressed to Honolulu Hawaii. Franked 2d & 6d adhesives tied "VAVAU" c.d.s. '28 APR 47'
1944 taxed censored envelope from Melbourne Australia addressed to Tripoli. On arrival horizontal pair 2d and a single 1d Great Britain overprinted 'M.E.F.' postage dues applied tied "POSTA AEREO TRIPOLI D'AFRICA" c.d.s. '2 1 45'
1915 censored 1d + 2d registered stationery envelope (Size H) with central vertical paper fold addressed to Holland. Franked additional overprinted 2d adhesive tied "LOME" c.d.s. '20 10 15' "REGISTERED LONDON" transit d/s. The stationery envelope is not overprinted.
1946 registered airmail envelope addressed to Boston U.S.A. Franked 2 x 1/- and a single 2/6 adhesive tied "NUKUALOFA" c.d.s. '24 OC 46'
1901 envelope addressed to Amsterdam Netherlands a little roughly opened. Franked horizontal pair 1a and single 1/2a adhesives tied "BOER CAMP TRICHINOPOLY" c.d.s. '23 OC 01' Fine boxed with curved corners "EXAMINED / T.L. THORPE / censor / Boer Camp, Trichinpoly" struck in violet.
1901 4d registered stationery envelope overprinted 'V.R.I' (Size G) addressed to Cape Town. On thge front 1d adhesive tied "POST OFFICE KAALFONTEIN" triple oval d/s '23 JAN 1901" struck in violet
1929 stampless OHMS envelope addressed to South Devon cancelled "SOUTH GEORGIA" c.d.s. 'DE 31 29' Closed small tear at bottom left.
1896 '1 1/2d' on 'THREE PENCE' stationery postcard addressed to Belgium headed and dated 'Albany 5 December 1896' cancelled by the octagonal "LIGNE T PAQ FR NO 1" d/s of the same date, a further strike below.Carried on "ARMAND BEHIC" to Mahe Seychelles, arriving in Marseille 30th December. Western Australia mail cancelled by the French Maritime datestamp is rare.
1901 10c overprinted Gibraltar stationery card with message headed and dated 'Tangier 25 5 01' addressed to Germany. Cancelled oval "DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE HAMBURG / WESTAFRIKIA" d/s code '1X' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1910 taxed 1d lettercard with message cancelled "PRETORIA" c.d.s. 'OC 31 10' On arrival 15c postage due applied paying the octagonal charge tied "AMSTERDAM" c.d.s.
1901 2d registered stationery envelope (Size F) addressed to Edinburgh. Franked 1d adhesive tied "ST GEORGES" c.d.s. 'DE 21 01' Overstamped by New York / Exchange' registration etiquette
1878 envelope addressed to Paris with enclosed letter headed and dated 'Tangier 15th April 1878' Franked Great Britain 2 1/2 adhesive PL.10 LD - DL tied in transit "GIBRALTAR A26" duplex 'AP 15 78'
1899 Morocco Agencies / Italian local post combination postcard with message on the reverse addressed to Trieste. Franked by an Italian 5c local post 5c blue tied by a light double ring bilingual "MARRAKESH" c.d.s. in violet, in combination with a 10c overprinted adhesive tied "A26" with "MAZAGAN MOROCCO" cancellation alongside. "GIBRALTAR" transit on the front.
1923 envelope 'Per s/s "Iroquois'" Franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied "TURKS ISLANDS" c.d.s. with a very fine strike of the scarce circular "BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION" cachet struck in black.
1894 5c Gibraltar stationery postcard commercially used to Tangier cancelled "RABAT A26" duplex 'DE 29 94'
1895 envelope addressed to Cheshire U.K. Franked 2d & 1/2d adhesives tied "BRASS" squared circle d/s 'JA 25 95' "PAID LIVERPOOL" marking cancellation on the front.
1921 multi franked registered OHMS envelope addressed to Denmark. Franking includes 1/2d stationery wrapper cut out, tied "GEORGETOWN" c.d.s. 'MR 4 21' '4' inverted. Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1932 envelope from London addressed to The Phoenix Islands Pacific Ocean but endorsed "Uninhabited" and handstamped "UNCLAIMED" The envelope has been heavily repaired by New Zealand Officially Sealed labels applied in Samoa. One label endorsed "Found Open At Apia Samoa"
Undated WW1 censored stammpless envelope addressed to Germany. From a German P.O.W. at Freetown. On the front is the circular "POST FREE PRISONER OF WAR / P.C. cachet in violet.
1941 multi censored airmail envelope addressed to Sydney franked horizontal pair 1 1/2d and a single 3d adhesive tied "PORT MORSBY" c.d.s. '1 NO 41' Oval "R.A.A.F. CENSOR 142" struck in violet initialed.
1939 censored envelope addressed to Venezuela. Franked horizontal pair 1d and a single 1/2d adhesive tied "ST JOHNS" c.d.s. 'NO 24 39' On the front is a strike of the Dutch Consular cachet for the island. On the reverse oval "W.G. RICHARDSON / COMMISSION AGENT" and crown in centre "ANTIGUA PASSED CENSOR 5" struck in black.
1939 censored envelope from W.A. Holloway. Gela. Nggela Sule Island addressed to Oregon U.S.A. franked 3d adhesive tied "TULAGI" c.d.s. '20 NO 39' A further strike alongside. Boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR" struck in violet. Corner damaged to envelope bottom right.
1944 censored envelope to the U.S.A. Franked single 10c, 5c & 15c adhesives tied indistinct cancellation dated '29 MR 44' On the front is a straight line "RETURNED TO SENDER" struck in violet. The enclosed letter has the rare Censor label 'The Censor regrets that the Defence Regulations do not permit the trans - mission of this letter and it is therefore returned to the sender. Together with a photocopy of a previous letter a few days earlier from the same sender with the label.
1940 registered censored envelope addressed to New Hampshire U.S.A. Franked 3 1/2d & 5d adhesives tied "KAVIENG" c.d.s. '26 AP 40' Censor seal at left and boxed "Passed by Censor / T.N.G. No 8" struck in violet.
KEV11 3d registered stationery envelope (Size H) overprinted "SPECIMEN" Superb
1926 postcard from London addressed to Kuala Lumpur On arrival scarce "F.M.S. RAILWAY SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d.s. applied '4 SE 1926' Corner crease top left corner.
1965 taxed local envelope franked 1d adhesive tied "SALISBURY" machine d/s '3 APR 1965' Great Britain overprinted 2d postage due applied paying the manuscript charge tied "SALISBURY" c.d.s.
1938 envelope with a few wrinkles addressed to Grenada franked 1 1/2d Coronation cancelled "PAQUEBOT" alongside is the "R.M.S.LADY DRAKE" ships cancellation
1935 envelope addressed to the U.K. Franked 1/2d adhesive tied "ASCENSION" c.d.s. 'AP 3 35' Paying the unsealed printed matter rate.
1927 envelope addressed to Nassau Bahamas redirected to the U.S.A. franked 1 1/2d adhesive overprinted 'WAR TAX' tied "MONTSERRAT" c.d.s. 'AP 23 1927' "NASSAU" cancellation on the front.
1905 1d Arms stationery card addressed to Austria. Headed and dated 'Matopos 10.9.5' Cancelled "BULAWAYO" c.d.s. '11 SEP 05' Probably from a Missionary
1918 stampless local Telegram envelope cancelled by the German "OUTJO S.W. AFRICA" c.d.s. '15/4 18'
1894 Great Britain overprinted 1d stationery card with message addressed to the U.K. Cancelled "BRASS" squared circle 'JA 30 94'
1894 Great Britain 1d overprinted stationery card with message addressed to Holland cancelled "OLD CALABAR RIVER" c.d.s. 'JA 23 94' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1942 stampless 'On Active Service' envelope addressed to Plymouth cancelled "FIELD POST OFFICE 109" c.d.s. '26 NO 42' Violet R.A.F. censor cachet '84' Boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER" struck in violet.