1917 underpaid 1d stationery envelope cancelled 'ADELAIDE' machine d/s '3 JUL 17' On arrival 2d postage due applied paying the charge tied 'HOCHKIRCH VICTORIA' unframed c.d.,s. 'JL 5 17'

1906 1/2d stationery wrapper cancelled 'CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. 'MR 1 06' l,ocal usage. Straight line 'GONE NO ADDRESS' struck in black. Oval cachet of The German Club. Horizontal fold.

1956 slightly charred Airletter addressed to Scotland franked 6d adhesive tied 'ENUGU' c.d.s. '22 JU 56', Carried on B.O.A.C. Argonaut which crashed on take-off from Kano on 24th June. Struck with the scarcer Nierinck Type c two line 'SALVAGED MAIL EX, / B.O.A.C. ARGONAUT' struck in violet.

1956 charred airletter addressed to London franked 6d adhesive tied 'LAGOS' slogan d/s '23 JNE 1956' Carried on B.O.A.C. Argonaut which crashed on take-off from Kano on 24th June. Thee line 'SALVAGED / ARGONAUT AIR / CRASH, KANO' struck in violet. (Nierinck Type a)

1945 Prisoner of War multi censored lettersheet (a.w. 500m 5/44) from an Italian Prisoner of War Gaythorne Internment Camp. Two line 'PRISONER OF WAR / POSTAGE FREE' struck in black. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1953 Great Britain overprinted 20/- postal order ('6d' on Four Pence Poundage) cancelled 'ASAMANKKESE GOLD COAST' c.d.s. '15 DE 53' The recipicant is in New Delhi. The punch holes, often found on high value postal orders, were to faciliate accounting after the orders were cashed.

1896 5/- postal order (Three Pence Poundage) cancelled 'AXIM' c.d.s. 'AP 7 96' with 'ELMINA' receiving cancellation when cashed. Signed by the Posatmaster and receiver.

1867 entire double rated letter from Nantes addressed to Port Louis marked 'Via Suez Messag ies imp les' (Overland via Suez) On arrival '1/8d / TO PAY' struck in blue. Carried on the Ligne V steamer "Moeris" left Marseille on 9th June reaching Alexandria on 15th Carried on Egyptian Railway to meet Ligne T steamer "Mozambique" at Suez.

1861 entire letter from Liverpool adressed to Mauritius marked 'Via Marseille' and 'Paid' 'PAID LIVERPOOL' c.d.s. '2 AUG 61' in red. Scarce Port Louis '4d 1/2' accountancy marking struck in red. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1874 entire letter headed and dated "St Denis Le 28 Novembre 1874" 'Per Kermalo" addressed to Port Louis. Oval 'L. Gamin & A Ringwald ILLE De La Reunion / St Denis' cachet. Straight line 'Ship Letter' and '3d' both struck in blue. Mauritius receiving cancellation on the reverse 1st December.

1940 censored envelope from Mauritius Red Cross addressed to Geneva franked 20c Coronation tied 'MAHERBOURG' c.d.s. ['17 AU 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER E E / 12' label at left '12' in pencil.

1904 registered envelope addressed to Belgium franked horizontal pair 8c and single 50c & 25c overprinted adhesives tied 'MAURITIUS' c.d.s. 'AU 12 04' Oval Registered d/s '13th August' The envelope is franked 5 x the normal rate of 15c /7 1/2grs (Foreign postal rate) plus 12c registration fee - hence 87c paid. Carried on the "Yangste" via Reunion & Marseille. 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV1' d/s on the reverse, together with a fine General Post Office Mauritius wax seal.

1935 taxed window envelope from Cleveland Tennesse On the front Frankfield Jamaica' receiving cancellation. Straight line 'UNCLAIMED' struck in black. On return New York eye-glass taxe marking, corner marginal horizontal pair 2c postage dues applied.

1936 taxed envelope from the U.S.A. addressed to Port Antonio with eye-glass U.S. taxe marking. On arrival octagonal woodblock '2d' struck in violet applied. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1891 5c Gibraltar stationerey card with message used internally. Uprated additional 5c adhesive tied 'TETUAN-MOROCCO A26' duplex d/s '29 NO 91' partly overstruck 'CASABLANCA' c.d..s.

1895 Gibraltar 20c registered stationery envelope (F) addressed to Germany internally re-directed. Franked 25c adhesive tied 'A26' oval straight line of bars. Oval 'REGISTERED TANGIER' d/s '26 OC 95' Transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1892 Gibraltar 10c stationery card no message addressed to London cancelled 'RABAT A26' duplex 'SP 28 92' Tangier transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1940 censored airmail envelope addressed to Washington D.C. franked 1/- 1 1/2d & 3d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '30 JA 43' Rare 'OPENED BY EXAMINER No 3' label at left side, two overelapping copies of the reduced label. In use for less than a month.

1921 2s (Orange) stationery lettercard (Zoo Adelaide S.A.) with message cancelled 'SYDNEY' machine d/s 'SP 2 1921'

1931 mourning envelope franked 2d adhesive tied 'ADELAIDE' slogan d/s addressed to London, on arrival 1/2d adhesive applied paying redirection to Lausane Switzerland, locally redirected..

1887 Halfpenny Natal overprinted stationery card with commercial message addressed to Barcelona cancelled 'GIBRALTAR A26' duplex 'NO 9 87'

1911 Transvaal 4d registered stationery envelope (G) with additional South Africa SG 1 tied 'MOODERFONTEIN' c.d.s. '26 NO 11' Addressed to Dahomey West Africa, locally redirected. On the reverse a variety of transit cancellations. A rare destination.

1913 envelope addressed to Windhuk franked 2 1/2d adhesive (SG 1) tied 'CAPE TOWN' machine d/s 'FEB 18 1913' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1918 envelope addressed to St Louis franked block of four 1c adhesives overprinted 'WAR" cancelled large 'BELIZE BRITISH HONDURAS' c.d.s. 'AUG 22 1918' The first day of usage of the cancellation, after the fire at the post office on 17th August.

1909 postcard from Bradford addressed to Belize with a fine strike of the BELIZE NEW RIVER SERVICE' c.d.s. 'JU 20 09' on the front. There is a crease on the left side of the card.

1927 registered envelope from Mombasa addressed to London, stamp washed off. Carried on De Haviland "The Pelican" During the 6th flight from Kismu to Khartoum the plane crashed when taking off at Lake Victoria. Three line 'Owing temporary failure / Air Service Mail / forwarded normal route' struck in violet. ' KENYA - SUDAN AIR MAIL' c.d.s. 'MR 12 27' struck in red.

1904 taxed envelope addressed to Holland franked 20pa adhesive tied 'LIMASSOL' squared circle d/s 'SE 22 04' On arrival 15c postage due applied paying the manuscript charge tied 'HAARLEM' c.d.s.

1900 envelope addressed to Amsterdam franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied three line 'Veldpost, ZAR / Newcastle. / 25, April 1900' with a further strike on the front. Receiving cancellation on the reverse. Some toning.

1956 taxed envelope addressed to Rotterdam franked 3d adhesive cancelled 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. '29 MY 59' Handstruck 'T" and '2d' alongside, both applied in Freetown.

1943 Airmail lettersheet from an Italian Prisoner of War at camp 356 Eldorat with printed 'POSTAGE PAID / Sh. / 1/30' in red. Addressed to Italy with Italian censor and transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1888 Parcel Post Declaration for an insured parcel with a value of 15/- cancelled 'KULRI BAZAR' c.d.s. '29 AU 88' India Insured parcel label on the front.

1944 7d Airletter from an Italian Prisoner of War at Cowra cancelled 'P.O.W. P.O. COWRA' c.d.s. '5 SE 46' Two line 'Approved for Transmission / by Camp Commandant' struck nin violet.

1945 registered airmail envelope addressed to Sierra Leone. Franked 3d, 1d, 6d & 9d adhesives tied 'LUCHENZA' c.d.s. '14 DEC 45' Blank registration label manuscript 'LUCHENZA' routed via Kampala. Transit and receiving cancellations.

1905 postcard addressed to South West Africa franked 1d adhesive tied '1266' vertical barred oval 'MISSION SIDINGS' proving strike alongside 'DE 13 05'

1898 German 10pf stationery card (397f) overprinted 'Nur Fur Marine-Schiffsposten' with message addreessed to Germany internally redirected. Cancelled KAIS DEUTSCHE / MARINE / SCHIFFPOST / No 10' c.d.s. '10 9 98' allocated to S.M.S. Condor. Receiving cancellation on the front.

1936 envelope addressed to Chingford franked 2 x 1A Jubilee adhesives tied 'COLOMBO PAQUEBOT' c.d.s. '27 JU 36'

1948 underpaid airmail envelope from Jogjakarta, Central Java, Indonesia addressed to New Jersey, redirected to British Honduras. On arrival 4c & 2c postage dues applied paying the charge tied oval 'MULLINS RIVER' violet T.R.D. d/s 'NO 6 1948'

1965 underpaid envelope from Paris. On arrival single 4c, 1c & 2c postage dues applied paying the manuscript charge tied 'BELIZE CITY' c.d.s. '16 SP 65'

1938 taxed envelope from Mombasa addressed to Zanzibar on arrival 10c postage due applied tied 'REG ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '8 AU 38'

1900 1/2As stationery wrapper addressed to Germany cancelled 'ENTEBBE' c.d.s. 'SE 10 00'

1932 envelope addressed to Canada franked 3c + 3c Belize Relief Fund overprint tied 'BELIZE' c.d.s. '4 JY 32' A scarce single commercial usage.

1929 First Flight envelope carried on Belize - Miami leg franked 4c & 25c adhesives tied 'BELIZE' c.d.s. '23 MY 29' Flight cachet on the front, receiving cancellation on the reverse.

KGV1 undated advertising envelope addressed to New York franked 3d adhesive tied 'M.V. CITY OF NEW YORK / SEA POST / AMERICAN SOUTH AFRICA LINES' cachet.

1892 German 10pf stationery card (902m) with message cancelled 'DAR-ES-SALAAM' c.d.s. '3 12 92' Receiving cancellation on the front.

1921 envelope addressed to Pretoria franked Union 2d adhesive tied 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '2 JUN 21' (Type 8)

1945 registered multi franked envelope addressed to Canada adhesives tied 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '4 1X 45' c.d.s. On arrival directed to Customs with orders not to deliver, instructional label applied.

1912 registered OHMS envelope from the resident commissioner in Mbabane to Witbank in transvaal. Cancelled 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '4 DEC 12' Rectangular boxed registration cachet, this is the first reported use of the R1. Bi-lingual 'UNCLAIMED' Returned Letter Office Johannesburg cancellation on the reverse.

1940 30c registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to New York additional 2/- adhesive tied 'TABORA - MWANZA T.P.O. UP' c.d.s. '27 OC 1940' blank registration label manuscript 'TAB-MINIA - T.P.O.'

1952 20c Airmail Airletter (H&G 3) handstamped 'SPECIMEN' in a black retangular box.

1940 multi censored envelope addressed to Switzerland franked 5c adhesive paying unsealed printed matter rate tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '29 AP 40' Scarce two line 'Passed by / CENSOR' struck in violet. Opened By Examiner label on the reverse.