1910 registered multi franked envelope with Great Britain overprinted adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. 'MR 15 10' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1965 multi franked envelope addressed to Germany. Adhesives tied 'ROAD TOWN TORTOLA W.I.' c.d.s. 'SP 2 65' Boxed 'O.A.T. / F.S.' cachet struck in violet.
1896 North Borneo 8c stationery card overprinted 'LABUAN' with long message addressed to Singapore. Cancelled 'LABUAN' c.d.s. 'MR 29 1896' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1901 1d stationery envelope addressed to Germany. Uprated 1/2d, 1d & 2d adhesives tied oval 'REGISTERD OLD CALABAR' d/s 'NO 14 01' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1888 On Her Majesty's Service registered envelope franked locally surcharged '20c' on'6d' tied oval straight line of bars 'O' 'BELIZE' c.d.s. 'JU 9 88' Straight line 'REGISTERED' struck in red. Red manuscript '4' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1918 1m stationery wrapper uprated 1m adhesive addressed to Germany. Adhesives tied 'KHARTOUM' c.d.s. '3 NOV 13'
1939 envelope addressed to Auckland redirected to Fiji. Franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '23 OC 39' On arrival 6d New Zealand adhesive applied paying redirection, tied 'AUCKLAND F.M.B.' c.d.s. '22 NO 39' Suva receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1900 French 10c stationery envelope with message overprinted '1 ANNA ZANZIBAR' addressed to Germany internally redirected cancelled 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '16 JUIN 00' Receiving cancellations on the front. Small mark top right corner.
Queen Victoria Penny Halfpenny stationery cards pack of ten with wrapper.
1920 2d registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to London. Franked 1d overprinted 'WAR TAX' and a single 2d adhesive tied 'HAMILTON' c.d.s. '3 JY 20' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1895 2d registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to San Francisco. Franked 2d & 3d adhesives tied 'ST GEORGES/2' duplex 'AU 5 95' New York transit and receiving cancellations.
1943 Cable And Wireless Limited illustrated TELEGRAM redirected internally. Franked 1pi adhesive tied 'FAMAGUSTA' c.d.s. '20 OCT 42' Nicosia cancellation on the reverse.
1932 envelope carried on the Emergency flight from Broken Hill to Nairobi. Adhesives tied 'BROKEN HILL' c.d.s. '29 JAN 32' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1856 entire letter headed and dated 'Grenada 9 AU 56' addressed to France. Grenada double arc on the reverse '9 AU 56' Boxed 'COLONIES / ART - 18' struck in red. Rated 10 decimes & '12' decimes both cancelled, manuscript '1/2' This is the only recorded strike of the Anglo-French accountancy (18) known on mail from Grenada.
Undated KGV wrapper addressed to Solomon Islands franked 8d adhesive tied 'AK' in circle of dots applied in Auckland. A scarce single usage to a great destination.
1940 censored envelope addressed to Leicester. Franked 2d adhesive tied 'TULAGI' c.d.s. '4 MY 40' boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet in violet.
1940 multi franked censored envelope addressed to the U.S.A. adhesives tied 'VANIKORO BR SOLOMON IS' c.d.s. '18 JUN 1940' Straight line 'PASSED BY CENSOR 4.' cachet in violet.
1940 envelope addressed to Batavia. Franked 1/2d & 3d adhesives tied 'DURBAN' machine d/s '29 OCT 40' Two line bi-lingual 'MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED' cachet.
1925 1/2d stationery envelope 230 x 104mm with tongued groove flap. Addressed to Gwelo cancelled 'RUSAPE' c.d.s. '13 DEC 1923' Salisbury transit on the reversew. A scarce usage.
c.1906 1d illustrated stationery card (Victoria Falls, Rhodesia. 1 Mile Wide, 400 Feet Deep) Superb unused.
1942 Christmas Air Mail letter card inscribed "By AIR MAIL / MALTA G.C. / CHRISTMAS 1942" superb unused. Unused examples are far scarcer than used.
1949 4d registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to Cornwall, additional 1d & 1/2d adhesive tied 'PORT STANLEY' c.d.s. '6 FE 49'
1893 4c stationery card with a long message addressed to France cancelled 'B64' 'SEYCHELLES/C' c.d.s. '17 NO 93' Octagonal French maritime cancellation Ligne No 3
1932 envelope stationery Hotel Cecil addressed to London Franked irregular block of three Great Britain Three Half Pence adhesives tied 'TANGIER' c.d.s. '15 MR 32' One adhesive washed off. Carried on Late 28 Casablanca - Toulouse which crashed into the sea on 16th March of Motril (Southern Spain) On the reverse a duplicated slip applied Paris on 19th March to explain the delay & condition.
1944 Great Britain 6d Airletter dated 22nd August 1944 addressed to Gambia. Carried on B.O.A.C. Douglas D.C.3 G-AGIR (C/n11932) which crashed in Morocco. Two line 'SALVAGED FROM / AIRMAIL CRASH' A scarce destination for the mails.
1919 Three registered envelope franked Great Britain 1916-23 overprinted Seahorses (De La Rue Printing) 2/6d, 5/- & 10/- tied 'P.O. PLEASANT ISLAND (NAURU) c.d.s. The 5/.- & 10/- envelopes with straight line 'CENSORED'
1946 envelope handstamped 'PRINTED MATTER' addressed to the U.S.A. Franked 1/2d adhesive (unsealed printed matter rate) tied 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '18 JA 46'
1934 envelope from Southend On Sea addressed to Tonga. On arrival straight line 'UNCLAIMED' On the reverse 'NUKUALOFA' receiving cancellation '4 NO 34' 'UNCLAIMED' alongside. Return to Sender cachet applied in London on return.
1908 A very early registered envelope from the Resident Commissioner addressed to Liverpool. Franked horizontal pair and a block of four Transvaal 1d adhesives tied 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '21 NOV 08' Earliest reported usage of the straight line 'MBABANE' registration cachet. The envelope returned from Liverpool after two days. 'Returned Letter Office Johannesburg' cancellation on the reverse.
1894 2d registered stationery envelope (H2) addressed to Germany. Franked 1d & 4d adhesives tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'NO 30 94' London Transit and receiving cancellations. Vertical fold at far left.
1931 internal registered envelope. Franked 2c, 6c, 1c & 4c adhesives tied 'NEW AMSTERDAM' c.d.s. '21 JY 31' Red/Black 'EXPRESS' label (Type H) On the reverse 'S.O. SUPT B GUIANA' c.d.s. '22 JY 31'
1944 censored lettersheert from an Italian civilian at Evacuee Camp Number 1 addressed to Italy. Boxed 'CIVILIAN INTERNEE / MAIL' struck in violet, very few examples are known. Partly overstamped 'P W MIDDLE / EAST 122' cachet.
1944 censored envelope addressed to Ppor Malecki Justin, Polish Forces 606, C.M.F. from the Polish settlement Koja, P.O. Mukomo, Franked 1/- & 30c adhesives tied 'KOJA KAMPALA UGANDA' c.d.s. '7 JY 44' Polish Forces censor (52) struck in violet.
1922 stampless envelope addressed to Ramsgate cancelled Type 2 cachet, additional 'S-R ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION' c.d.s. 'MY 22 22' Carried on the "QUEST" on its return from The Antarctic Expedition - The Shackleton-Rowett Expedition. On arrival 1d & 1/2d postage dues applied paying the charge.
1918 Formula registered envelope (F) addressed to Surrey. franked irregular block of four 1d WAR STAMP and block of six 1/2d WAR STAMP on the reverse, tied 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' c.d.s. '8 JY 18' Small water stain bottom left corner.
1850 entire addressed to Edinburgh rated '2/-' Unpaid RMSPC mail via Grenada & Bermuda. 'TOBAGO' double arc 'MR 22 1850' Edinburgh arrival '21st May.
1952 taxed envelope from Papua New Guinea . Franked horizontal pair Australian 1/2d adhesives tied 'FINSCHAFFEN PAPUA NEW GUINEA' c.d.s. '16 JA 52' Two line 'INSUFFICIENTLY / PRE PAID' On arrival single 1/2d, 2d & 1d postage dues applied paying the manuscript charge tied 'MADINARE' c.d.s. '8 FE 52'
1907 1d illustrated stationery card (The British Residency, Tonga) addressed to London. Cancelled 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '12 AY 07'
1907 1d illustrated stationery card (Nukualofa Tonga) addressed to Blenheim. Cancelled 'HAAPAI' c.d.s. '11 N0 07' Nukualofa transit cancellation.
1907 1d illustrated staionery card (Pine - Apple plantation, Tonga) Addressed to Dunedin. Cancelled 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '30 JE 06'
1909 1d illustrated stationery card (The Orange Groves of Tonga) addressed to Germany. Cancelled 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '5 SP 09' Suva transit cancellation.
c.1909 1d illustrated stationery card (Blow Holes Houma - Tonga) addressed to London. Cancellede 'VAVAU' c.d.s. 'MY17' No year expressed.
1909 1d illustrated stationery card (Stripping Bark for Tappa making, Tonga) addressed to England cancelled 'VAVAU' c.d.s. 'MR 9' San Francisco transit cancellation.
1910 1d illustrated stationery card (Nukualofa, Tonga) addressed to New Zealand. Cancelled 'HAAPAI' c.d.s. 'JE 11 10' Nukualofa transit cancellation on the reverse.
1910 1d illustrated stationery card (Nukualofa, Tonga) addressed to Italy, internally redirected cancelled 'AUCKLAND LOOSE LETTER' c.d.s. '7 SP 10' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1918 censoed Prisoner of War Easter postcard from Alois von Weibmann (1037) at St Clements Camp addressed to Austria. Oval 'FREE FROM PRISONERS OF WAR / P.C.' struck in violet. Red Austrian censor. A very rare 'Bunny' Easter card.
1936 envelope addressed to London franked 1d & U.S. 6c Air Mail adhesive tied 'HONOLULU HAWAII OAHU' duplex 'JAN 20 1936' The U.S. airmail adhesives pays the airmail fee from Honolulu to the West Coast. A scarce origin.
1901 '18 CENTS' on 'Thirty Cents' stationery envelope addressed to Germany. Uprated 2c adhesive tied 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'JY 5 01' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1942 censored envelope from The Bishop of New Guinea addressed to Sydney. Cancelled 'FIELD P.O. 0139' c.d.s. '10 AU 42' 'Opened by CENSOR' blue/white label at left, overstamped crown 'PASSED BY CENSOR 174' cachet in violet. As the civil post office ceased to opertate as much as the island was under Japanese control, the few missionaries left behind were allowed to use the Free Service provided by the Australian Army. Vertical fold and light toning.
1943 O.A.S. censored envelope addressed to Wellington cancelled 'N.Z.E.F. POST OFFICE / N' c.d.s. '15 MR 43' 'SERVICE / NO / CENSOR / 85' in vioiet triangle signed by the censor. From an Officer serving in the New Zealand forces.