1909 envelope addressed to the Anglican Mission, Wanigera. Franked overprinted 'PAPUA' cancelled 'TAMATA N.D.' c.d.s. '14 OCT 09' a further strike aloongside. An elusive usage of this casncellation.
1909 envelope addressed to Yorkshire. Franked 2 x 1/2d and 3 x 1d adhesives, a horizontal pair 1d overprinted 'PAPUA' 'Raised PA' variety, together with asingle 1d tied 'SAMARAI E.D.' c.d.s. '31 DE 09'
1930 registered airmail envelope addressed to Sutton Coldfield. Franked 4d & 1d , together with a 3d overprinted 'AIRMAIL' Lakatoi adhesives, tied 'PORT MORESBY' c.d.s. '3 DE 31'
1935 registered envelope addressed to New South Wales. franked 1 1/2d & 1/2d Lakatoi, together with a 3d adhesive tied 'SAMARAI E.D.' c.d.s. '25 NO 32'
1931 envelope addressed to Newcastle on Tyne. Franked 2 x 3d and asinglev 1/- Lakatoi overprinted 'AIR MAIL' tied 'SAMARAI E.D.' c.d.s. '18 JE 31' On the reverse Great Britain 1/2d tied Newcastle cancellation '17 AU 31' This was used to test the airmail service.
1932 registered envelope addressed to Melbourne. Franked 1/3d 4d & 3d Lakatoi adhesives tied 'SAMARAI E.D.' c.d.s. '28 JE 32'
1909 parcel label from Wanigera a small village on Collingwood Bay addressed to Yorkshire. Franked 2 x 2d Lakatoi adhesives cancelled 'SAMARAI E.D.' c.d.s. '19 NOV 09' where the parcel was put into the postal system.
1877 1/2d local provisional stationery card (General Penitenitiary issue) with message. Red 'JAMAICA HALPENNY' cancellation '1877/Paid' Partly ovstamped 'KINGSTON JAMAICA' c.d.s. 'DE 8 77'
1914 registered envelope addressed to Dresden, Germany. Franked 4d, 3d & 4d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERED KINGSTON JAMASICA' d/s 'AU 18 14' Two line 'UNDELIVERABLE / L.P.S.' applied in London 'A red Returned Letter Branch cancellatioon on the front 25th September 1914. The envelope finally delivered 25th March 1920. A nice Service Suspended cover, six years in transit.
1901 envelope addressed to New York. Franked 5c adhesive tied 'PUNTA GORDA' c.d.s. 'OC 2 01' Belize and New York cancellations on the reverse.
1916 censored registered envelope addressed to Bradford. Franked overprinted Australian 9d 'Roo' tied 'RABAUL' c.d.s. '16 NOV 16' German style registration label. Crown oval 'PASSED CENSOR RABAUL' censor cachet '20 NOV 1916'
1939 envelope addressed to Sydney. Franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'BRISBANE PAQUEBOT' machine d/s '3 MAY 1939'
1921 taxed envelope from New York addressed to Kingston. On arrival a superb strike of the 3d woodblock charge marking struck in violet (Type D8M)
1937 taxed envelope from London addressed to Kingston. On arrival a fine strike of the 2d woodblock charge marking applied in violet (Type D8G)
1942 censored envelope addressed to England. Franked 1 1/2d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'G.P.O. BARBADOS' c.d.s. '18 JU 42' On the reverse Yellow/Black publicity label, overprinted Red Cross
1939 envelope addressed to Norfolk. Franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. BARBADOS' c.d.s. '1 AU 39' Orange/black publicity label on the reverse.
1940 window envelope franked horizontal pair 1d adhesives tied 'BARBADOS' slon d/s '18 DEC 1940' On the reverse Orange/black publicity label, overprinted Red Cross.
1915 1d stationery postcard with message from German sailor, Karl Kohler (ex. S/S Chow Tai) interned in German Concentration Camp, Liverpool. N.S.W. The "S/S. Chow Tai" was captured in Singapore on 8th August 1918 and the crew was later transfered to Liverpool internment camp in Australia.
1918 registered multi franked envelope addressed to Adelaide, adhesives franked 'GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY / P.O. ONOTOA ISLAND' cachet. Registration label with inserted Tarawa in manuscript. Receiving cancellation on the reverse November 14th 1018
1940 censored airmail envelope addressed to Denmark. Franked 1/6d adhesive tied legible 'HAMILTON' c.d.s. 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 1701' label oivstamped 'PASSED BY CENSOR BERMUDA / 50' struck in red. German censorship on the reverse.
1905 envelope stationery "Zanzibar Railroad Co" addressed to New Jersey, locally redirected. Franked 3as adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' squared circle d/s '25 JY 05'
1907 1d stationery card with long message addressed to Germany. Cancelled 'MONTSERRAT' c.d.s. 'MY 11 1907' Receiving cancellation on the front. Commercial usage.
1d illustrated stationery postcard (Circulating Library-Adelaide) Superb unused.
1890 envelope addressed to Georgtown. Franked 2c adhesive paying unsealed printed matter rate tied 'MAIL BOAT DEMERARA RIVER' c.d.s. 'JL 29 1890' (Type 5) Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1912 postcard from Georgetown addressed to H.M.Prison at Massaruni. Receiving cancellation on the front '14 MAY 12'
1887 envelope addressed to London. Franked Great Britain overprinted '40 PARAS' on 'THREE PENCE HALFPENNY (JH-HJ) tied 'C' oval straight line of bars. BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPOLE' c.d.s. on the reverse 'MR 26 87'
1913 postcard addressed to Devon headed and dated "H.M.S. Pegasus at Zanzibar/2 July 1913" Franked 6as adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' squared circle d/s 'JY 3 13' Pegasus was attacked and put out of action by the German cruiser Koenigsburg in September 1914 while at Zanzibar.
1941 censored envelope addressed to Newark, New Jersey. Franked 2pi & 10pi adhesives tied 'SUDAN AIR MAIL KHARTOUM' c.d.s. '17 X 41' Triangular civil censor type 378 'PASSED CENSOR 17' in black. 'SUDAN 9 CENSORSHIP' label. Carried on the transpacific route. Receiving cancellation on the reeverse.
1934 15c registered stationery envelope (H) with printers band (Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1931 15c registered stationery envelope (K) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1934 15c registered stationery envelope (K) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1928 15c registered stationery envelope (H) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1921 12c registered stationery envelope (H) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1913 10c registered stationery envelope (H2) Uprated 2c adhesive, paying the 12c rate. The Flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1928 15c registered stationery envelope (H2) The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.
1921 12c registered stationery envelope (H2) Superb unused. The flap is not stuck down.
1914 censored postcard addressed to Berlin. Franked 6c adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' squared circle d/s 'JY 31 14' Zanzibar triangular censor. The card reached London where two line 'UNDELIVERABLE / L.P.S.' applied struck in violet. War with Germany was declared on 28th July.
1927 local envelope addressed to Mykoan (Pemba) Franked 3c adhesive tied 'CHAKICHAKI PEMBA' c.d.s. 'FE 17 27' A scarce 3c local Pemba island usage.
1926 envelope addressed to Chicago. Franked horizontal pair 3c adhesives tied 'MOMBASA PAQUEBOT' c.d.s.' 8 SE 26' Part of the back flap is missing.
1926 multi franked registered envelope addressed to New York, adhesives tied 'ZANZIBAR/REG' c.d.s. 'NO 2 26' Mailed via London transit and receiving cancellations.
1923 registered envelope addressed to Berlin. Franked horizontal pair 20c adhesivesd tied 'ZANZIBAR/REG' c.d.s. 'DE 4 23' Boxed registration cachet, receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1944 taxed envelope addressed to Kent. Franked 25c & 1/- adhesives tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '11 AU 44' 'T' in black circle '2/310 CENTIMES' in pencil alongside. The back flap is missing.
1935 airmail envelope addressed to Maidstone franked 6d & 3d Leopard adhesives tied 'FORT MANNING' c.d.s. '28 2 35'
1911 postcard addressed to Northumberland franked 1d adhesive tied 'CHIROMO B.C.A. squared circle d/s '26 JU 11'
1949 registered envelope addressed to Southern Rhodesia. Franked set of four U.P.U. adhesives tied 'ALOR STAR' c.d.s. '10 OCT 49' Straight line 'A.V.2' struck in black, applied in Cairo during transit.
1961 taxed envelope addressed to Johannesburg. Cancelled 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '14 11 61' The first day of decimalisation, charge was double the 2 1/2c rate.
1889 Penny Halfpenny stationery card with message addressed to Holland. Cancelled 'A67' Port Royale proving cancellation on the front '27 MR 89' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1945 censored Great Britain overprinted 3d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Italy. Additional overprinted 1/- 2d & 3d adhesives tied 'MOGADISCIO' c.d.s. '8 3 45' Straight line 'A.V.2' struck in violet. On the reverse '3' blacked out and '2' inserted in compensation value.