1945 envelope franked horizontal pair 1d adhesives franked 'GWELO' c.d.s. '2 APR 45' addressed to Livingstone. The envelope re-used with a 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'LIVINGSTONE' c.d.s. '20 IV 45' addressed to Johannesburg.
1935 stampless wrapper addressed to Salisbury cancelled 'CHIEF ENGINEER G.P.O. S.RHODESIA' c.d.s. '22 NOV 1935' Closed punch hole ast left.
1937 card addressed to Peter Falk Gwelo franked 1/2d adhesive tied 'RUSAPE' c.d.s. '29 JU 1937 A seldom seen commercial Falk!
1908 1d stationery card with message addressed to Transvaal cancelled 'WANKIES S.RHODESIA" c.d.s. 'MY 12 8' Bulawayo transit cancellation.
1901 censored 1d stationerey card with message from M. Le Galle a soldier in the French contingent addressed to Paris. Cancelled by a cork cancellation 'ST HELENA' c.d.s. alongside 'DE 24 01' 'PASSED BY / CENSOR / DEADWOOD' cachet initialed 'EW' (Mr E B Walton)
1917 censored envelope addressed to Red Cross Society, Geneva. Franked 2c (Coil) and 2c adhesives tied 'FERNIE' duplex 'AU 30 1917' 'Passed by Internment , Censor MORRISEY B.C.' cachet in red dated 'AUG 29 1917' initialed in pencil. Morrisey camp housed individuals deemed "enemy-aliens" by the Canadian Government.
1942 multi censored Prisoner of War wrapper from Camp 21 (Espanola (Ontario)) addressed to Germany. Frankedd 10c & 20c adhesive paying the airmail fee tied 'BASE A.P.O. CANADA' machine d/s 'OCT 7 1942' German censor on the front. Redirected locally.
1942 multi censored stampless Prisoner of War card from Internment Camp 20 (Mimico (Ontario)) addressed to Germany cancelled 'BASE A.P.O.' ,machine d/s 'NOV 19 1942'
1943 multi censored stamplessa Prisoner of War card from Internment Camp 23 (Monteith Canada) from a sailor in the Kreigsmarine. Cancelled 'P.O.W. 23' c.d.s. 'JUL 18 43'
1923 envelope addressed to Birmingham franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'MANGAIA N.Z.' c.d.s. struck in blue-black '5 JE 23' a further strike alongside. A late usage of the cancellation.
1917 1c stationery card from a German Prisoner of War addressed to Dresden. Crown boxed 'PASSEDS BY / HONG crown / CENSOR' struck in black. German manuscript taxe marking on the front.
1915 stampless envelope from a Prisoner of War addressed to Canton cancelled 'HONG KONG' c.d.s. '29 MAY 15' 'Letters Prisoner of War /Free under / Convention' in triangle, oval 'PROVOST MARSHALL HONG KONG / No...' struck in violet with facsimile signature. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1901 underpaid envelope addressed to Philadelphia franked 2d adhesive tied 'WELLINGTON' machine d/s 'MAY 25 1901' On arrival 2c postage dueapplied paying the N.Z. deficiency charge.
1921 Crown Agents inspectors slip completed when a shipment of stamps was received from the printers for distribution to the countries P.O.. This example dated 19th August 1921 for 50 sheets of the 75c (Crown C A) signed by J Rayner C.A. inspector.
1927 photographic postcard from a German missionary addressed to Germany. Franked 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'SAMARAI E.C.' c.d.s. '11 JUL 27' A further strike alongside.
1857 1d stationery envelope (Type 1) The flap is not stuck down. Small tone on reverse flap.
1937 envelope addressed to London franked Great Britain adhesives overprinted in the French currency, cancelled BRITISH POST OFFICE RABAT' c.d.s. '2 FE 37' '
1937 envelope addressed to Sweden franked blockn of four and a horizontal pair Great Britain overprinted 1d adhesives cancelled 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '6 FE 37' On the reverse Tuberculosse label. Carried French airmail via Paris.
1913 envelope addressed to London franked overprinted Great Britain 1d adhesive tied 'GIBRALTAR' c.d.,s. '11 AP 13'
1884 Great Britain 2d stationery postcard written on board 'S.S. Scotlef' 23rd October 1884 with message addressed to Surrey. Cancelled 'MALTA A25' duplex 'OC 24 84' The Malta post office was not supplied with the 2d stationery card, which was mailed from the arriving vessel.
1934 airmail envelope addressed to Argentina franked 1/2d, 2d, 4d & 6d Great Britain overprinted adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '11 JU 34' Mailed Via Paris. transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1911 underpaid postcard from Transvaal addressed to Dedza. Handstruck 'T' and '1d' applied in transit through Chinde. Transit and receiving cancellations. Scarce Taxe markings.
1917 1d stationery card with message addressed to a soldier in the 31st Inf Battalion. A.I.F. a Prisoner of War in Germany, cancelled 'BAYSWATER VICTORIA' c.d.s. '28 JE 17'
1946 7d Airletter addressed to Singapore carried on Re-Opening of the Australia - England Empire, Air Route, via Singapore. Cancelled 'G.P.O. SYDNEY' c.d.s. '7 AP 46' Signed by Captains A Furze & J Moxham. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1927 Irish 1/2d stationery card uprated vertical pair 2 1/2d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'BAUE ATHA CLLATH' c.d.s. '8 MR 27' addressed to Uganda marked 'Per 1st Flight from Cairo. On the reverse 'KENYA - SUDAN AIR MAIL' c.d.s. 'MR 31 27'
1927 airmail envelope from London addressed to Uganda. Carried on the 6th flight from Kisumu to Khartoum the plane a De Havilland "The Pelican" crashed when taking off at Lake Victoria with cachet. Transit cancellations on the reverse.
1927 multi franked envelope addressed to Derbyshire cancelled Nairobi slogan d/s '14 FEB 27' 'KENYA-SUDAN AIR MAIL' cachet '1st / FE 15 27' struck in red brown on the front. Kisumu cancellation on the reverse.
1940's WW.11 envelope from Hampshire 'Via Lisbon' addressed to Gibraltar. Boxed 'DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER' cachet on the front. On the reverse4 'RETURNED LETTER SECTION' Officially sealed label.
1884 1d + 1d stationery postcard. In 1910 a small number of the cards were overprinted 'ON OFFICIAL SERVICE ONLY' in bold serifed underlined letters at a 45 degree angle. 'Signature of Officer' in lower left corner. Superb.
1896 1c stationery wrapper addressed to Surinam cancelled by a fine strike of the 'AMSTERDAM - W'INDIE NEDER PAKETBOOT' d/s '10 JUL 96' applied on the Prins Maurits, identified by two dots between 'W' & 'Indies' a further strike bottom left corner. Rarely seen cancelling British Guiana mail.
1904 underpaid envelope addressed to Paris franked 2c adhesive tied 'NEW AMSTERDAM' c.d.s. '11 JAN 1904'On arrival 30c postage due applied.
1905 underpaid 2c stationery envelope 'Per R .M.S.' addressed to Germany cancelled 'FORT WELLINGTON' c.d.s. '18 SEP 1905 ''T' in violet circle.
1911 1/2d Arms stationery card with long message addressed to Port Elizsabeth cancelled 'INYATI S RHODESIA' c.d.s. '21 OCT 1911' a further strike alongside, transit and receiving cancellations.
1902 censored envelope addressed to Amsterdam franked horizontal pair 1a and a single 1/2a tied 'UMBALLA' c.d.s. '26 FE 02' A fine strike of the Inverted double triangle with double border censor cachet. Sea Post Office/B' and receiving cancellations on the reverse.
1796 entire letter also containing a duplicate letter dated 13th August 1796 Addressed to London rated '3/-' On the reverse a fine strike of the "IAMAICA": handstamp and London arrival datestamp.
1942 censored envelope from William Marchant, the Resident Commissioner of the British Solomon Islands addressed to Trinidad. Franked vertical pair 1d tied manuscript 'POST OFFICE TULAGI /13/4/42' Marchant played a key role in the region during WW 2 He was responsible for evacuating European settlers from the islands before the Japanese occupation, and he organised coastwatchers units to support the Allied cause.
1935 registered envelope addressed to Prague franked Great Britain adhesives overprinted in the French currency tied oval 'REGISTERED BRITISH POST OFFICE CASABLANCA' d/s '19 OC 35. Franked at Fr. 2.40 for a 40g registered letter. Small tear bottom right corner on opening.
1902 envelope addressed to London franked overprinted Gibraltar adhesive btied 'CASABLANCA A26' duplex 'JA 19 03'
1917 censored envelope addressed to New York. Franked overprinted Great Britain '25 CENTIMOS' on '2 1/2d' adhesive tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '7 MR 17' 'OPENED BY CENSOR 1723' label at right side. Mail posted in Tangier was censored by the British Consulate in Tangier.
1901 envelope franked 1d adhesive tied 'NEWCASTLE' c.d.s. 'AP 26 1901' addressed to Scotland. Great Britain 1d adhesive applied paying redirection to France tied 'DUNKELD' c.d.s. 'MY 19 01' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1900 envelope franked 1d adhesive tied 'G.P.O. CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. '15 APR 00' Addressed to Scotland. Greast Britain 1d lilac applied paying redirection tied 'LONDON W.' c.d.s. 'MY 7 00'
1943 censored airmail envelope addressed to Los Angeles franked 3d and a horizontal pair 6d adhesives tied 'THE CREEK CAYMAN BRAC C.I.' c.d.s. 'MR 12 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER D /' with boxed '42' handstamp.
1942 censored envelope addressed to Glasgow franked 1/2d and a vertical pair 1d adhesives tied 'LITTLE CAYMAN CAYMAN ISLANDS' c.d.s. 'SE 3 42' The date is inverted. Octagonal crown 'PASSED / D / 42' struck in violet.
1899 £1 Postal Order (Drie Pence poundage) printed on brown paper cancelled 'FRANKFORT O.V.S.' d/s '19 JUN 99' Cashiers datestamp 'M.O.O. DURBAN / 29 JU 99' On the reverse irregular block of three 1d adhesives tied 'Money Order Office Durban cancellation.
1928 underpaid envelope addressed to Slough franked 1/2d & 1d badge adhesives tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. '4 JA 28' On arrival 1d postage due applied paying the charge, tied 'SLOUGH' c.d.s. '20 JA 28'
1937 envelope addressed to Vancouver cancelled by Neopost 6c, 12c, 24c & 4c meter cancellations T Geddes, Grant Ltd Georgetown '1 V 37' Air mail cancellation on the front.
1900 envelope addressed to The Duke of Atholl, Scotland. Franked 1d lilac tied 'FIELD POST OFFICE BRITISH ARMY S. AFRICA / 17' c.d.s. 'JU 17 00' Two line 'RECOVERED FROM MAIL / LOOTED BY THE ENEMY' struck in red.
1901 envelope addressed to Tunis franked 1d stationery cut out and 1/2d & 1d Universal adhesives tied 'PALMERSTON NORTH' squared circle d/s '5 MR 01' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1941 envelope from Australia addressed to Maroao Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Two line 'NOT TRANSMISSIBLE / SERVICE SUSPENDED' struck in violet. On the reverse Sydney Returned to Sender label from Dead Letter Office Sydney.
1955 underpaid envelope addressed to Switzerland franked 20c adhesive tied 'DAR ES SALAAM' slogan d/s '1 MAR 1955' On arrival 5c & 20c adhesives applied paying the manuscript charge cancelled "T" in circle.