1934 printed envelope for the opening of the Imperial Airways airmail service between England and Australia. Multi franked Great Britain adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '27 NO 34' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1906 'The Eastern Telegraphic Company Limited/Tangier Station' used telegraph form for a message from Bonn.

1951 Great Britain overprinted 6 1/2d registered stationery envelope (H) with additional 2d adhesive paying the increased fee (8 1/2d) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.

1955 Great Britain overprinted 8 1/2d registered stationery envelope (G) On the reverse handstamped '26 APR.1955' applied by the U.P.U. Berne. The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.

c.1890's large part wrapper addressed to Office of the "Homes for Orphan & Destitute Children" London. Franked 8c provisional and 12c adhesives tied 'FORT WELLINGTON' c.d.s. 'SP 15' year omitted. 'FORM OF CUSTOMS DECLARATION/PARCEL POST' label, Parcel Bill 14/Entry 34' Demerara Parcel Post label for mail passing through G.P.O. London, at the inland rate of 3d, Edge imperfections.

1890 envelope marked "Steamer/Letter" addressed to Georgetown. Franked vertical pair "One Cent" provisionals tied 'ESSEQUIBO STEAMER' c.d.s.'30 AU 90' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1933 envelope addressed to Edinburgh. Franked 6c adhesive tied 'GEORGETOWN' cancellation. On arrival 'FOUND OPENED/AND/OFFICIALLY/SEALED' label, tied 'SOUTHERN D.D. EDINBURGH' c.d.s. '8 NO 33'

1950 3c stationery envelope addressed to Chicago uprated horizontal pair 12c paying the registration fee, tied 'QUEENSTOWN' c.d.s. '26 DE 50' Straight line 'TOO LATE' A 3c adhesive applied paying the fee.

1897 2c stationery envelope addressed to Germany cancelled 'MORAWHANNA' c.d.s. 'JA 16 97' Receiving cancellation.

1899 envelope marked 'Per First Opportunity' addressed to the U.S.A. Franked single 1c and a horizontal pair 2c adhesives tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. '24 Fe 99' Transit and receiving cancellations.

1940 censored stampless envelope with enclosed letter headed and dated 'Hong Kong/29th May 1940' to Sussex. Cancelled double ring 'RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIPS / PAID' handstamp in black. Signed and dated toombstone cachet '4/6/40' in violet.

KGV 1d + 1d stationery postcard 'SPECIMEN'

KGV 1/2d stationery postcard 'SPECIMEN"

1886 envelope addressed to London. Franked Great Britain overprinted '40 PARAS' on '2 1/2d (SE - ES) tied 'F87' 'SMYRNA' c.d.s. 'OC 23 86'

1905 1d stationery envelope addressed to Germany. Uprated 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'REDDERSBURG' c.d.s. 'MR 6 05' Receiving cancellation.

1943 British Red Cross and Order of St John Jerusalem form , together with reply from Prisoner of War Bureau Famagusta.

1944 airmail envelope addressed to Palestine. Franked Great Britain overprinted 3d & 1/- adhesives tied 'BENGHAZI AIR MAIL' c.d.s. '9 8 44' Boxed 'PAR AVION / jusqua' in black, manuscript 'CAIRO' in blue.

1906 1d stationery card with message addressed to Switzerland. Cancelled 'ADRIA D. HERESE' ships cancellation struck in violet.

1898 Money order to the value 130 rupees cancelled 'PUTTALAM M.O. & S.B.' c.d.s. 'JA 11 98' The receipt is attached. Some reinforcement.

1937 usage Parcel Post label (2640 - 26/4/32 - 5,500,000 S) addressed to Sandlats. Franked by an O.V.S. '1s' on 'Een Shilling' adhesive tied 'STELLENBOSCH' cancellation, Unusual late usage!

1909 taxed postcard addressed to Switzerland. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'LINDISFARNE' c.d.s. AU 24 09' On arrival 10c postage due applied paying the charge tied Thun cancellation.

1918 censored registered envelope addressed to Switzerland. Franked 2d & 6d 'Roo' adhesives tied 'REGISTERED SYDNEY' c.d.s. '7 JE 18' The 6d has a clipped corner, bottom right.

1879 Die proof on glazed card for the first Antigua 1 1/2d stationery postcard dated 'Sep 1 1879' Illustrated on page 168 Antigua The Stamps & Postal History by Freeland and Jordon.

1904 2d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, additional 1d adhesive tied 'TOBAGO' c.d.s. 'JA 14 04' A further strike on the front.

1865 printed wrapper from Cape Town Returned Letter office re payment of postage due. Addressed to Grahamstown. Cancelled 'CAPE TOWN/N' c.d.s. 'NO 20 5'

1931 20c registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Belgium, additional 15c adhesive tied 'REGISTERED G.P.O. MAURITIUS' d/s '27 AU 31'

1959 local envelope franked 2d adhesive tied 'HONIARA' c.d.s. '20 SEP 59' Large 'DEAD LETTER OFFICE/HONIARA' datestamp struck in red.

1934 Airmail envelope addressed to Tanganyikia. Franked 2d & 6d adhesives tied 'BLANTYRE' c.d.s. '8 3 34' A variety of instructional & transit cancellations, including 'RETURNED LETTER OFFICE ZOMBA' c.d.s. '19 6 34'

1894 Cape 1d + 1d overprinted stationerey card, no message. Addressed to Johannesburg. Uprated 1d small Arms tied 'F' 'VICTORIA' c.d.s. 'JA 17 94'

1912 6c stationery card with message addressed to Hawaii cancelled 'PAMPLEMOUSSES' c.d.s. 'JY 24 12' a further strike alongside.

1899 registered envelope addressed to Minneapolis. Franked horizontal strip of six 1d and a block of four on the reverse, tied 'G.P.O. SUVA' c.d.s. '5 JAN 99' On the reverse. Routed via Victoria British Columbia and Winnipeg. A triple rate registered envelope.

1925 registered envelope addressed to New Jersey. Franked 1/- adhesive tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '5 MY 25' Oval registration handstamp.

1904 4d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Germany. Franked 1/2d & 2d perfin adhesives tied 'REGISTERED DURBAN' c.d.s. 'JA 8 04' Transit and receiving cancellations.

1940 taxed envelope addressed to Bristol. Franked on the reverse 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'SAV LA MAR' c.d.s. 'JU 25 1940' A fine strike of the '1d' woodblock struck in violet (Type D8c) On arrival 1d postage due applied tied 'STAPLE MILLS BRISTOL' cancellation.

1900 printed envelope addressed to Stafford. Marked 'A.H. Yateman Lt. Som L.I. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'FIELD POST OFFICE/15' c.d.s. 'JA 14 00' used at Springfield Bridge.

1945 censored envelope addressed to Canton Island. Franked horizontal pair 1/2d adhesive tied indistinct cancellation. Boxed Censor cachet with number '3' in manuscript. Vernon records two '3' manuscript censored covers, one from Beru, the other from Funafuti both in July.

1914 censored envelope addressed to London. Franked vertical pair 10pf tied 'LUDERITZBUCHT' c.d.s. '29 7 14' Six days before the outbreak of war, this cover carried on the last peacetime mail. A manuscript notation on the reverse certifies that this letter was in on of the four bags of mail found in the prize ship "Gertrud Woermann" seized by the Brasilian
authorities. Forwarded in the spring of 1919. Five years in transit.

1915 stampless envelope to Essex. Marked 'On Active Service, No Stamps Available (Sgt A.S.C.) Cancelled by a superb 'DUALA (KAMERUN)b' c.d.s. '26 10 15

1937 registered multi franked envelope addressed to Southampton. Cancelled 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'OC 18 1937'

1951 Despatch Note ((McC, 4761) S G. 943 PRT 25000 4/49) addressed to Canada Franked 2 x 50pt and a vertical pair 8PT adhesives tied 'KHARTOUM' c.d.s. '17 NO 51' Khartoum customs label on the front. Horizontal crease and creasing where attached to parcel, top left.

1957 British Solomon Islands Protectorate / Parcel Post / Form of Customs Declaration' from Choseul, addressed to Christchurch, New Zealand. Franked 3 x 1/- and a single 6d tied 'GIZO' c.d.s. '20 SE 57' Auckland customs label and Auckland Customs released cachet.

1868 wrapper 'Weekly Prices current in Montreal' addressed locally. Franked 1c large Queen tied oval straight line bars.

Undated KGV1 envelope addressed to Singapore. Franked 8c adhesive tied straight line 'S.S. BELAGA' ships cachet.

1901 multi censored envelope addressed to Bloemfontein. Franked horizontal strip of four 'ONE FARTHING' on ONE SHLLING' adhesives tied 'HAMILTON' c.d.s. 'SE 28 1901' 'PRISONER OF WAR BERMUDA / PASSED CENSOR' struck in violet.

1958 underpaid envelope from London addressed to Khartoum. On arrival 2m & 20m postage dues applied paying the charge, tied 'KHARTOUM' c.d.s. '14 JU 58'

1913 1d stationery envelope addressed to Cardiff. Cancelled 'BOIA BONNIE TRAVELLING / POST OFFICE/ SIERRA LEONE' c.d.s. '29 SP 13' Freetown transit cancellation on the reverse.

1882 printed American Forresty Congress Montreal 1c stationery envelope cancelled 'MONTREAL' barred oval d/s 'AU 18 ' Octagonal 'NOT CALLED FOR MONTREAL' d/s 'AU 31 82'

1945 Censored multi franked envelope from The Chief Censor British Honduras addressed to the Chief Postal Censor, Washington D.C. Adhesives tied 'BELIZE' c.d.s. '29 JU 45' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / J/8174 label Type CL14 'J' nearer to soludus and with shorter underlining. Signed by Chief Censor 'A.M. Baker' bottom right corner. A short lived censor label in use for six weeks.

1868 unfranked envelope "Per Packet" to London , showing manuscript 'Postage 6d/Fine---6d' Followed by a superb strike of the "1/-'handstamp in black. 'GIBRALTAR' c.d.s. 'DE 20 68' bottom left. A rare marking.

1836 "Pursuant to Act of Parliament Seventh George the Forth" printed entire from the Royal Hospital, Chelsea to a pensioner in the 8th Battalion, Royal Artillery, Gibraltar, showing Crowned "FREE" d/s and with curved -framed 'GIBRALTAR', alongside manuscript "Not called for"