1904 registered On Her Majesty's Service / Avis De Reception' envelope addressed to Baltimore. Cancelled oval 'REGISTERED SIERRA LEONE' d/s '16 DE 04' Registered London transit cancellation. Straight line '14979' and '69409' U.S. registration numbers U.S. transit cancellations on the reverse.

1893 1d stationery card with message addressed to England cancelled 'GEORGETOWN' c.d.s. 'JU 2 93' with sideways 'C' a further strike below, together with a Kingston transit cancellation of the same date.

1895 1d stationery card with message addressed to England with 'LAYOU' c.d.s. 'SP 6' year omitted on the front 'KINGSTON' transit cancellation of the same date.

1915 envelope addressed to New Jersey. Franked horizontal pair New Zealand overprinted 1d 'Dominion' adhesives, together with a single 2 1/2d tied 'PAGO PAGO SAMOA' dumb duplex 'MAR 19 15'

1941 censored envelope addressed to Switzerland franked horizontal strip of three 1d adhesives tied 'JOHANNESBURG' machine d/s '176 X1 41' Rectangular boxed 'DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER' struck in violet. From an unidentified ship.

1862 envelope with enclosed letter addressed to London. Franked with a portion of an Indian 4a adhesive, the rest of the stamp along with another being washed off. The cover originated in Akyab Burma with a cancellation dated 'NO 1 62' 'CALCUTTA INDIA PAID' cancellation 'NO 7 62' Carried on the Colombo which was wrecked on Minicoy Island the most southern of the Laccadives a group of islands in the Indian Ocean 400 miles off the Southern tip of India. "Saved From the wreck of / the Colombo" boxed cachet in black on the reverse. Believed the only cover from the wreck of the Colombo that originated in Burma.

1899 registered envelope addressed to St Gallen, Switzerland. 'INYANGA RHODESIA" c.d.s. on the front 'JA 16' year omitted. Manuscript registration. On the reverse single 4d, 6d & 1/2d Die 2 large Arms adhesives cancelled in transit' UMTALI' c.d.s. 'JA 20 99' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

Undated WW11 multi censored airmail envelope from Rome addressed to Italian P.O.W. Egypt. Redirected to Australia with violet two line 'P.O.W. / MURCHISON, VIC' cachet.

1923 1/2d stationery postcard overprinted 'SPECIMEN' additionally handstamped 'COLONIAS' in violet, applied by the Portuguese Post Office before distribution to the colonies.

1922 Great Britain overprinted 4 1/2d registered stationery envelope (G) with "ET" date code. with full stop after "SIDE." The flap is not stuck down. Superb unused.

Undated parcel tag from John Chambers & Son Ltd addressed to Utiku cancelled 'POSTAGE PAID / N.Z. 164 / 5d / CHRISTCHURCH' red meter cachet, partly overstamped 'CH' in circle Christchurch parcel cancellation. Fold top left corner.

1909 1pi stationery envelope with additional 1pi adhesive handstamped boxed 'AR' struck in black.'NUMBER SIX SUDAN' hatched c.d.s. '29 Vi 09' On the reverse 'ATABARA' c.d.s. A rare combination of cancellations.

1940 taxed airmail envelope addressed to London cancelled Windhoek S.W.A. 1/- meter cancellation (Ziegler) '21 V 40' On arrival single 4d and a horizontal pair 1d postage dues aplied tied 'LONDON E.C.' c.d.s. '5 JU 40'

1959 registered airmail AV2 envelope addressed to Singapore franked 6d and a horizontal pair 1/- adhesives tied 'SUVA FIJI REGISTERED' c.d.s. '25 MY 29 'AV / 2' in double violet circle.

1947 school card addressed locally cancelled 'POSTAGE PAID / 1/4d / MALTA' c.d.s. 'MR 31 47' struck in red paying the internal printed matter rate.

1923 stampless envelope addressed to Kitty cancelled boxed 'LONDON / JUN 15 / 1923 / M.O.D.' Georgetown receiving cancellation on the front '12 JY 23' together with 'OFFICIAL / PAID / B GUIANA' cachet in violet. The London Money Order Department cachet was used to cancel mail containing money orders, such mail was treated as "FREE"

1893 Indian Quater Anna stationery card with message, uprated One Anna Six Pies adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' squared circle d/s 'JU 5 93' Aden transit and receiving cancellation on the front.

1945 formula airletter with message addressed to Scarborough franked 30c adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '9 AP 45'

1935 registered envelope addressed to Czechoslavakia franked 2 x 20c 'Jubilee' adhesives perfin "MCB/M" (Mauritius Commercial Bank) tied oval 'REGISTERED G.P.O. MAURITIUS' d/s '5 JY 35'

1936 envelope addressed to Hampshire franked 1d 'Jubilee' adhesive tied boxed 'K.N.S.M. / M.S. COLUMBIA / 2 MR 1936' The Columbia was a ship of the Royal Netherlands Steamship Company.

c.1890 Overseas Parcel Label for Bombay manuscript listed entry number "554"

1926 Three Pence + Three Half Pence registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Switzerland, additional 1 1/2d Elephant adhesive applied tied oval 'REGISTERED G.P.O. GAMBIA' c.d.s. '13 NO 26' Registered London transit and receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1951 parcel tag franked Newfoundland 30c & 18c in combination with Canada 1c adhesives tied 'VANCOUVER B.C.' c.d.s. '11 21 51' c.d.s.

1946 registered parcel label addressed to Wellington New Zealand with New Zealand parcel post blank registration label cancelled 'NIUE' c.d.s. '18 MR 46'

1955 taxed envelope addressed to the weather station Tristan Da Cunha. Franked horizontal strip 1/2d adhesives tied 'SALISBURY' machine d/s '7 SEP 1955' On arrival 1d adhesive applied paying the boxed charge, tied 'TRISTAN DA CUNHA' c.d.s. 'MR 31 55'

Undated envelope addressed to New Jersey franked 3d Coronation adhesive tied 'M.V. CITY OF NEW YORK AMERICAN SOUTH AFRICAN LINE. INC / SEA POST' cancellation in black.

1838 Inter island entire Letter headed and dated 'Brimstone Hill 18th April 1838 rated '4' From an officer at the Garrison addressed to Barbados. Small 'ST KITTS' fleuron on the reverse 'AP 18 1838'

1917 Radion Telegram sent from Wiedhafen to Likuyu, July 1917 before the Germans had left German East Africa. Text is related to postal arrangements in latter. Likuyu Army Telegraphs cachet '23 V111 17'

1917 N.F.F. (Nyasaland Field Force) Military Telegraph posted November 9th 1917 to Lupembe via Njombe regarding the evacuation of German prisoners at Mahenge.

1937 registered envelope franked Coronation trio tied 'WAITANGI CHATHAM ISLANDS' c.d.s. '7 OC 37' Blank registration label with octagonal 'WAITANGI CHATHAM ISLANDS M.O. & S.B. d/s '7 OCT 1937' struck in violet.

1948 censored envelope from "Camp 70 Famagusta" addressed to New York. Franked 1pi & 2pi adhesives tied 'FAMAGUSTA' c.d.s. '28 JU 48' Egyptian censor label and handstamp.

1930 postcard (6 Ascension, Georgetown From Governor's Lodge) addressed to Dartmouth franked 2d 'Badge' tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. '1 MY 30' Slight paper adherance on the front.

1934 postcard addressed to Belgium franked 1/- & 1/2d adhesives tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s.

1905 postcard (Double Rollers, Ascension Island) addressed to Scarborough franked 2 x Great Britain 1/2d adhesives tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. '24 OC 05'

1939 postcard (Gloucester Castle) addressed to Kent franked 1d adhesive tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. '17 AP 39'

1942 censored envelope addressed to Washington D.C. franked 4d adhesive tied 'ASCENSION' c.d.s. '27 JY 42' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 6159' seal at leftside.

1938 envelope addressed to Liverpool franked 2d adhesive cancelled in transit 'HAMMERFEST' slogan machine d/s '14 V11 38' Boxed 'PAQUEBOT' cachet alongside.

1929 1d stationery card with message headed 'Sherbo 7th January 1929' addressed to Germany cancelled oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / LINIE / HAMBURG / WEST AFRIKA / XXX1' d/s '11 1 29' The card was put into the registered mails in Liberia, franked 5c adhesive tied 'RIVERCESS' c.d.s. Receiving cancellation on the front.

1912 registered envelope addressed to Germany franked marginal horizontal pair 5d adhesives (Double rate) tied 'ZUNGERU' c.d.s. NO 9 1912' Registered London and receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1896 1/6d + 1d commission Postal Note cancelled 'BETHLEHEM' c.d.s. '8 AU 98' Uitenhage cashiers cancellation. On the reverse Cape 1d affixed tied 'UITENHAGE' c.d.s. and a large GENERAL POST OFFICE / PAID' handstamp.

Undated 1d stationery wrapper addressed to Munich cancelled '126' numeral cancellation.

Undated 1d stationery wrapper addressed to Pretoria cancelled '1193' numeral cancellation.

1933 airmail envelope carried on Imperial airways to India and the 1st flight India-Burma extention. Franked vertical pair Great Britain overprinted 4d and a single 1/2d tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE TANGIER' c.d.s. '16 SP 33' On the reverse violet Rangoon - Karachi - London flight cachet.

1943 multi censored airmail envelope from a Dutch National London addressed to Gibraltar Camp Kingston, redirected to Curacao. 'OPENED BY EXAMINER 622' blue pencil '1/D' (A Dutch speaking censor) 'GIBRALTAR CAMP' c.d.s. '13 JY 43' Receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1941 censored envelope from the U.S.A. addressed to Istanbul Turkey 'OPENED BY CENSOR 6125 GIBRALTAR' label at left side. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.

1932 taxed envelope addressed to St Lucia franked horizontal pair 1/4d adhesives tied 'BARBADOS' c.d.s. '25 NO 32' On arrival 2d postage due applied paying the manuscript charge tied 'CASTRIES ST LUCIA' c.d.s. '29 NO 32'

1933 envelope addressed to Brazil carried on the third South American Flight. Franked 1/2d and marginal 2/6d adhesives tied 'VALLETTA' c.d.s. 'JU 26 33' Zeppelin flight cachet on the front. Receiving cancellations on the reverse.

1943 censored airmail envelope addressed to South Africa franked 3d and a horizontal pair 6d adhesives tied 'AIR MAIL MALTA' c.d.s. 'DE 7 43' Boxed 'PAR AVION/ JUSQU'A / DURBAN' with "Durban" in blue manuscript.

1938 registered usage of 1 1/2d stationery lettercard with message addressed to Sir Claude Schuster, Lord Camberlains Office, House of Lords, London upated 2 1/2d, 1d & 2d adhesives tied 'NUKULAFOFA' c.d.s. '11 OC 38' Registration label on the front.

1906 taxed illustrated envelope (Hamburg Amerika Line) addressed to the U.S.A. franked 2d (Columbus) and 1/2d adhesive tied 'PORT OF SPAIN' c.d.s. 'MR 16 06' On arrival 10c postage due applied tied straight line 'APR 12 1906'