1922 cover addressed to Sydney franked 2d adhesive cancelled in manuscript 'NUKUNAU/17.8.22' overstruck 'BERU' type 2a cancellation of the same day. A rare manuscript cancellation from Nukunau which did not have a canceller until 1925
1948 Formula registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Ficksburg. Franked 4d & 1 1/2d adhesive tied 'MAFETENG' c.d.s. '8 V1 48' (Two different types of cancellation) A scarce formula usage.
1930 receipt for premium Mutual Guarantee Fire Insurance Company of British Guiana Ltd with 2c adhesive tied violet firms cachet.
1901 taxed postcard from Rome. On arrival charged '4d' in black circle manuscript 'Refused' 'RETd LETTER-BRANCH G.P.O. MALTA' c.d.s. 'JU25 01' Rectangular boxed 'Charge Cancelled' struck in black. The first example of this charge marking I have seen.
1940 envelope from Oldham addressed to an officer "Somewhere in South Africa" the cover has multi redirections around South Africa, notations include 'Not the Castle" and "Not Killed" 'Officially Sealed in Returned Letter Office' bi-lingual seal.
1902 local envelope franked 1d adhesive tied 'JOHANNESBURG' c.d.s. '29 OC 1902. The envelope addressed to a Police Officer has multi redirections within Transvaal and O.R.C. On the reverse oval 'POST OFFICE "C" division S.A.C.' d/s '15 NOV 1902' and a Victorian 'Found Open an Officially Sealed' label signed by J.H. Walton.
1902 censored registered multi franked envelope addressed to Switzerland, adhesives tied 'REGISTERED JOHANNESBURG' c.d.s. '26 APR 02' British censor seal 'ON HIS MAJESTY"S SERVICE/ Opened under Martrial Law' overstruck oval dated censor.
1901 envelope addressed to London franked Great Britain 1d lilac tied octagonal 'ARMY POST OFFICE NATAL FIELD FORCE / HEIDELBERG' d/s 'MAR 11 1901' The cover appears to have been compuslory registered, manuscript 'Susposed to contain Coin' Reasealing label applied in London.
1898 envelope from United States Consulate, Nassau Bahamas. addressed to New York. franked vertical pair 2 1/2d adhesives vtied 'NASSAU' c.d.s. 'NO 15 98'
1939 (September) censored airmail envelope addressed to London franked 6pi adhesive tied 'SUDAN AIR MAIL JUBA' c.d.s. '29 IX 39' Triangular 'PASSED/CENSOR/SUDAN/13' struck in black. A short lived 6pi rate.
1933 envelope addressed to Cheshire franked horizontal pair 1/2d Centenary adhesives tied 'SOUTH GEORGIA' c.d.s. '24 AP 33'
1903 15c stationery envelope addressed to Switzerland cancelled 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'OC 7 03' Octagonal 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV. No 3' d/s '9 OCT 03' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1938 censored envelope from Dorset addressed to Gibraltar, censored in transit through Spain with a censor's label asking the sender to write shorter letters!
1949 multi franked registered envelope addressed to London tied oval 'REGISTERED BRITISH GUIANA' d/s '19 AU 49' Boxed 'LATE FEE' on the front.
1913 1d + 1d stationery card with message addressed to Hannover uprated 3d adhesive paying the registration fee cancelled 'FREETOWN' c.d.s. '21 JY 13' Boxed registration cachet. Hooded Registered London d/s and receiving cancellation.
1937 local envelope franked vertical strip of four farthing adhesives tied 'PORTSMOUTH DOMINICA' c.d.s. '2 JY 37'
1895 30c stationery envelope addressed to France cancelled 'B64' 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. index '1' on the front 'MY 16 95' Octagonal 'LIGNE T PAQ FR No 3' d/s '17 MAI 95' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1903 'SIX CENTS' on 'EIGHT CENTS' stationery envelope marked 'Book Post' addressed to Germany internally redirected. Cancelled 'SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. AU 7 03' Octagonal 'LA REUNION A MARSELLIE LV. No 4' d/s '8 AOUT 03'
1894 Sailors letter from 'H.M.S. Raleigh, Bathurst. Africa.' addressed to Bristol franked Great Britain 1d lilac tied part 'PLYMOUTH 620' duplex 'AP 1 94' Countersigned at bottom left by the Commanding officer. Horizontal central fold.
1940 multi censored envelope from a Dutch seaman on S.S. Enggano addressed to Holland. Franked 3 x 2d adhesives tied 'GIBRALTAR' c.d.s. '4 MY 40' Gibraltar censor '2' under German label code 'C' allocated to Colonge.
1941 multi censored postcard from Chicago addressed to Madrid with crown in centre 'PASSED/BY/EXAMINER/NO/6' struck in violet. Rectangular Spanish censorship on the front.
1941 multi censored envelope addressed to the U.S.A. franked 3d adhesive tied 'GIBRALTAR' c.d.s. '4 SE 41' A very fine strike of the 'POSTAL CENSORSHIP DEPARTMENT/GIBRALTAR in double circle struck in red. A slip is enclosed stating that their is no enclosure, with a fine strike 'IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP GIBRALTAR' triple circle struck in blue-green dated in manuscript '11/9/41'
1934 Penny Half Penny Rock stationery card, no message addressed to Berlin cancelled 'GIBRALTAR' slogan d/s '4 AP 34'
1911 Department of Posts and Telegraph's telegram form (1093-10000.4.04) franked overprinted 1d small arms tied 'SALISBURY' c.d.s. '17 JY 11'
1930 envelope from Battersea addressed to Salisbury, where the cover has been redirected to the Royal Signals India franked 2d Admiral tied 'SALISBURY' c.d.s. '14 MAR 1930' Upon arrival 2as 6pi Indian adhesive applied paying redirection to London. Attractive double redirection.
1931 registered Acknowledgement Of Receipt / Avis De Reception' stationery card. Franked vertical strip of three 1d tied 'PARCELS BULAWAYO' c.d.s. '22 AU 1931' Addressed to Plumtree with receiving cancellation.. The registration label is torn, scarce usage.
1920 registered postcard addressed to Hungry franked Great Britain 1/2d, 1 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. '13 OC 20' Blank registration label cancelled by the scarce blank undated 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' cancellation.
1932 taxed local envelope franked 1c adhesive tied 'ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. '20 SE 32' Horizontal pair 2c and a single 6c postage due applied cancelled 'ZANZIBAR' cancellation.
1961 taxed envelope from Woking addressed to Victoria, on arrival 2c & 20c postage dues applied paying thye charge tied 'VICTORIA SEYCHELLES' c.d.s. 'JU 28 61'
1941 airmail envelope addressed to Preston franked 96c adhesive tied by a cancellation with the place of origin and country blacked out, a further strike alongside '1 NO 41'
1928 1 1/2d stationery card with message addressed to Scotland cancelled 'BULAWAYO' c.d.s. '5 MAY 28'
1941 taxed envelope franked South African 3d adhesive with red line around denoting adhesive not valid 'DODOMA' c.d.s. alongside '22 OC 1941' On arrival 40c postage due applied paying the charge tied 'POST RESTANTANTE DARESSALAAM' c.d.s. '24 OC 1941'
1923 envelope addressed to Hawaii franked New Zealand 1d adhesive tied 'FANNING ISLAND' c.d.s. 'DE 22 23'
1951 registered airmail envelope addressed to Montreal Canada franked 1/3d & 3d adhesives tied 'AGBENI' c.d.s. '31 MR 1951' with Nigerian Post Office label (P. & T Pmr's 51.) requesting the return of the envelope. Manuscript 'G.P.O. Lagos'
1907 Parcel Post receipt (G.P.O. P.19) addressed to officer commanding 12 Coy. Harrismith. Franked 1d adhesive tied 'P.O. TEMPE' c.d.s. '5 OCT 07'
1942 parcel post label franked two vertical pairs overprinted 1/- and a single 10/- adhesive tied 'KEETMANSHOOP' c.d.s. '18 V111 42'
Mauritius 1899 18c stationery envelope addressed to Germany uprated veretical pair '6 CENTS' on '18 CENTS' tied 'CUREPIPE' c.d.s. 'JY 4 99' Carried on the Messageries Maritime vessel "Yangste" Octagonal 'LA REUNION A MARSEILLE LV No 1' d/s '14 JUL 99' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1882 wrapper addressed to France franked 17c adhesive tied 'MAURITIUS B53' duplex 'JU 13 82' 'POSS AN PAQ FR No.2' c.d.s. '13 JUIN 82' struck in blue. French T.P.O. receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1940 censored taxed envelope addressed to London franked 4c adhesive tied 'GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS' c.d.s. '12 JU 40' which would have paid the unsealed printed matter rate, however the envelope was sealed. Oval censor cachet in black & violet. On arrival 2d postage due with Charge Not collected cachet, numerous instructional markings.
1935 minature envelope addressed locally, franked 5c 'Jubilee' paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'CUREPIPE' c.d.s. '8 MY 35' On the reverse boxed 'DELIVERY/CUREPIPE' d/s.
1926 12c stationery envelope addressed to Chicago uprated block of four, vertical pair and a single 4c adhesive paying the registration tied 'PORT LOUIS CENTRE MAURITIUS' c.d.s. '25 MR 25'
1928 registered envelope addressed to Chicago franked marginal blocks of four 6c & 20c adhesives, the 20c Plate '17' tied 'GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS' c.d.s. '3 AP 29'
1897 3c stationery wrapper addressed to Bordeaux uprated 1c adhewsive tied 'MAURITIUS/3' c.d.s. 'NO 29 97' Carried on the Messageries Maritime vessel "Djemnah" on Ligne 'V' which left Port Louis 29th November arriving Marseille 24th December. The Djemnah was built in France in 1875 making 58 voyages on Ligne 'V' and 'U' between 1895/1912 She was torpedoed on tyhe 14th July 1918 in the Mediterrean.
1902 2d registered stationery envelope (F) additional 2d (Columbus) and 1/2d adhesives tied 'REGISTRATION TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'NO 22 02' Addressed to German East Africa with London transit and receiving cancellations on the reverse. Great destination.
1900 registered envelope addressed to London franked 2d (Columbus) and 1d adhesives tied 'REGISTRATION TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'SP 13 1900' Registration label and receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1916 'Tonga Government Gazette' wrapper addressed to Sydney, locally redirected. Tonga Government free frank, partly overstruck 'NUKUALOFA' c.d.s. '5 AP 16' Initialed 'TONGA GOVERNMENT/PRINTING DEPARTMENT' cachet struck in violet bottom left corner.
1973 Great Britain overprinted 7 1/2p / Poundage 17 cents postal order with attached counterfoil, cancelled 'G.P.O. ST KITTS M.O. DEPT' c.d.s '9 MR 73'
1972 Great Britain overprinted 30p / Poundage 7p postal order with attached counterfoil cancelled 'G.P.O. ST VINCENT T.W.I' c.d.s. '20 SP 72'
1946 censored Post Free card from Kassel addressed to a German P.O.W. at Camp 130 (Seebe, Alberta) 'CANADIAN POSTAL CORPS NO 6' c.d.s. 'MY 8 46' Red Canadian censorship. The addressee Karlheinz Metz was in the Luftwaffe.
1944 photographic P.O.W. card showing marine P.O.W.'s addressed to Germany cancelled 'P.O.W.133' c.d.s. 'MR 14 44' The card is written by 1st Matrosen-Obergefreiter Hans Alseben at Letbridge (Alberta) camp. Taken P.O.W. from U 93 which was sunk by H.M.S. Hesperus on 15th January 1941 off Maderia.