1954 envelope from Coventry with label inscribed "This item was amongst mail/salvaged from B.O.A.C. Comet/Galyy which came down in the/sea north of Stromboli on/8th April 1954" cancelled 'SUDAN AIR MAIL KHARTOUM" c.d.s. '29 IV 54' A further strike on the reverse. On 8th April the Comet G-ALYY left Rome for Cairo. It came down north of Stromboli. Later two bags of mail came to the surface, containing mail for Sudan. One was processed in Khartoum, the other in Rome.
1945 30c registered stationery insured envelope (H) addressed to North Wales. Franked single 2/- 1/- and two x 3/- On the reverse 20c adhesive tied 'BUKOBA' c.d.s. '12 NO 45' The packet is insured for 480 Shillings. Black/Red insured label.
1906 photographic illustrated envelope (Port Victor, Adelaide) addressed to Germany. Franked 2d & 1/2d adhesives tied indistinct squared circle dated 'JU 26 06' Adelaide Transit cancellation.
1940 taxed envelope from Habana Cuba addressed to Georgetown. On arrival block of four and two x 1c postage dues applied paying the charge, tied 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. '29 APR 40'
1885 Penny Half Penny stationer cared with message addressed to Berlin. Cancelled 'A07' 'DOMINICA' cancellation on the front '26 JA 85' together with a receiving cancellation.
1901 registered envelope addressed to London, redirected to Northampton. Franked 4d & 7 1/2d adhesives tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. 'DE 3 01' Routed via San Francisco & New York where the Registered/Exchange' label applied. In London 'V crown R Found Open and Officially SEALED' label applied. Manuscript 'POSTED OUT OF COURSE' Full of character.
1930 envelope stationery Nukualofa Club addressed to London. Franked 2d adhesive. Carried by ship to Apia Samoa where the adhesive cancelled by the "dumb" cachet, used by the post office for transfer ship mail. 'APIA' c.d.s. alongside '11 DE 30' A scarce usage.
1924 registered envelope addressed to Sydney. Franked horizontal pair 'TWO PENCE' on '5d' and a single 'TWO PENCE' on '1/-' tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '5 JY 24' Oval registration cachet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1895 registered envelope addressed to Germany. Franked two 'FIVE PENCE' on '4d' Orange adhesives tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '20 MY 95' Light oval registration cachet numbered '712' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1950 registered airmail envelope addressed to Los Angeles. Franked horizontal pair 5c and a single 3d tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '27 AU 50' Vertical pair 5c postage dues applied paying the customs duty.
1898 registered envelope addressed to Switzerland. Franked 4d adhesive cancelled 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. 'MR 15' year omitted (Type 3) New York/Exchange' registration label applied in transit. Mailed via San Francisco, New York. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1917 registered envelope addressed to Denmark. Franked 6d & 2d 'Roo' adhesives tied 'SPRING VALE' c.d.s. '21 SE 17' Manuscript registration. Transit and receiving cancellations. The 6d is scarce on cover.
c.1944 Air Mail letter addressed to Chicago from P.O.'s Mess R.N.B. Livingstone, Kilindini. East Africa. Letter not dated, stamp's washed off. On the reverse label (RO 11643c3/44 5m) applied denoting Air Mail letter recovered from the sea.
1898 envelope addressed to Berlin. Franked Great Britain 1/2d adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate, tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE SMYRNA' c.d.s. 'FE 5 98'
1892 1d + 1d stationery postcard overprinted SPECIMEN Superb.
1908 taxed postcard from Hobart addressed to France. '10/CTMS/T' struck in black. On arrival 10c postage due applied paying the charge.
1936 registered envelope from Wandsworth, London addressed to Demerara. Envelope franked 6c paying redirection to Barbados, tied 'REGISTRATION BRITISH GUIANA' c.d.s. '4 MR 36'
1943 stampless envelope from Fanning Island addressed to the U.S.A. Cancelled 'U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE A.P.O. 967' d/s 'NOV 9 1943'
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'
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'
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'
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.
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.
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.