1900 taxed envelope with enclosed seven page letter from a trooper in the 3rd NZ Contingent addressed to Christchurch. Cancelled 'ARMY P.O. 53 S AFRICA' c.d.s. 'SP 3 00' The envelope overweight hence the deficiency charge handstamp. Franked horizontal pair 1d postage dues tied 'CHRISTCHURCH' c.d.s. '10 OC 00'
1899 stampless taxed 'On Active Service' envelope from Trooper J Litchfield No 2264 of the 5th NZ Regiment, countersigned by thw commanding officer B Squadron. Addressed to Palmeston North. Cancelled 'FIELD POST OFFICE BRITISH ARMY S AFRICA' Deficiency handstamp crossed out.
1961 envelope from Bombay addressed to Bermuda. Straight line 'MISSENT TO BRITISH HONDURAS' struck in violet. Belize cancellation on the reverse.
1871 imprint envelope "International Exhibition Melbourne 1880 / United States Commission" addressed to New York. Franked 2d & 4d adhesives tied 'MC /97' A rare strike of the 'EXHIBITION VICTORIA' unframed c.d.s. 'NO 2 80' Carried on 'PMSS City of New York' from Sydney to San Francisco (Dep Nov 4 arr Nov 30th)
1928 registered envelope addressed to Chicago franked 1/- Elephant adhesive tied oval 'REGISTERED G.P.O.GAMBIA' c.d.s. '7 MR 28' Mailed via London. Transit and receiving cancellations.
1929 envelope addressaed to Glasgow franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'SAN SALVADOR BAHAMAS' T.R.D. 'FEB 25 1929' struck in blue. A further strike alongside. The latest date of usage.
1924 2d registered stationery envelope (G) addressed to Chicago franked 1d adhesive cancelled 'THE FERRY. EXUMA' c.d.s. '23 AUG 24' Local registration number '26' in red crayon, re numbered '12436' in Nassau.
1918 envelope addressed to Chicago franked 1d adhesive tied 'LONG CAY' c.d.s. '14 JAN 18 (Type D3)
1953 envelope addressed to Scotland franked 2d & 1 1/2d adhesives tied 'ORANGE CREEK' T.R.D. 'MAY 14 1953' a further strike alongside. Orange Creek is situated on Cat Island.
1953 taxed underpaid envelope addressed to Scotland franked 3d adhesive tied 'FAIRFIELD' T.R.D. 'MAY 23 1953' Nassau transit cancellation. Faifield is loicated on Crooked Island.
1908 American Philatelic Association advertising envelope underpaid envelope addressed to Georgetown. 'POSTAGE DUE' in violet rectangular box, blue manuscript '6' Edge faults.
1931 multi franked registered flight envelope carried on "Pan Am" addressed to Australia adhesives tied 'ST KITTS' c.d.s. '7 OC 31' Transit and receiving cancellations.
1928 envelope franked 1d stationery 'cut - out' cancelled 'WELLINGTON' slogan d/s '9 MAY 1928'
1927 envelope to Napier franked 1/2d & '1/2d' on '1 1/2d' stationery 'cut outs' tied 'AUCKLAND' slogan d/s '22 DEC 1927'
1917 registered envelope addressed to New Zealand franked Great Britain overprinted 4d & 2d adhesives tied 'P.O. PLEASANT ISLAND' c.d.s. 'MR 16 17' Registration handstamp on the front. transit and receiving cancellations.
1948 multi franked registered envelope addressed to New Zealand adhesives tied 'JESSELTON' c.d.s. Hanstamped "A V 2" in black.
1889 C.G.H. 4d (C1) Registered stationery envelope with "PROTECTORATE" under the orginal overprint. An extremely scarce essay. The flap is not stuck down.
1944 local government envelope addressed to Tunisia. Franked Great Britain overprinted 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'NALUT TRIPOLI' c.d.s. '30 6 44' Receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1943 censored envelope addressed to Garian franked Great Britain overprinted 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'CRISPI MISURATA' c.d.s. '25 11 43' a further strike below. 'OPENED BY EXAMINER ZA / 18374' label.
1898 1p stationey envelope addressed to Sussex redirected. Endorsed 'NILE EXPEDITIONERY FORCE, SUDAN. 3 11 98' Cancelled 'BERBER' c.d.s. 'MY 7 98' The envelope has been opened out for the sender to write his letter. Halfa transit cancellation on the reverse.
1916 Censored taxed On Active Service envelope addressed to Chicago sent by Signaller A Russel 82A Coy endorsed Capt James N.R.P.. Rectangular "Base 9" cachet in violet. 'ARMY POST OFFICE NORTHERN RHODESIA/1' c.d.s. '1 AUG 16' Kasama squared circle d/s on the reverse July 31st. On arrival pre cancelled U.S. 2c postage due paying the chasrge. Free postage did not apply to the U.S.A.
1932 envelope addressed to London franked 2d adhesive tied 'KAPIRIMPOSHI' c.d.s. '1 OCT 32'
1911 postcard addressed to South Africa franked 1/2d Double Head tied 'VICTORIA FALLS' c.d.s. '6 JUN 1911'
1962 taxed envelope addressed to Bulawayo franked 1d adhesive tied 'BROKEN HILL' slogan d/s '8 JNE 1962' On arrival 4d postage due applied paying the charge tied 'BULAWAYO' cancellation.
1963 envelope addressed to Chessington locally redirected. Franked '1d POSTAGE' on Revenue adhesive paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'LIMBE' machine d/s '6 NOV 1963' A scarce single usage.
1901 O H M S folded lettersheet acknowledging receipt of a medal for serving in Rhodesia 1896 addressed to Cape Town redirected to Johannesburg cancelled 'ARMY POST OFFICE BLOEMFONTEIN' c.d.s. 'DE 1 91' On the reverse 'ARMY POST OFFICE JOHANNESBURG' cancellation.
1893 2d registered stationery envelope (H) addressed to Berlin franked marginal example 5/- cancelled 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'SP 165 93' oval 'REGISTERED LONDON' transit d/s 'SP 16 93' Receiving cancellation on the reverse. Small edge faults.
1904 taxed Consignee's letter to London "Per Esk & Orinico" Charged 2d (double the 1d Empire rate) Cancelled 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'AP 8 04' 'T' alongside. Ex Jaffe.
1939 3d registered stationery envelope (H2) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' with additional "B.W. ARCHIVES" handstamp. The flap is not stuck down. Some light markings. Ex Bradbury Wilkins Archive.
1946 airmail envelope addressede to Italy franked Great Britain overprinted M.E.F. 9d adhresive tied 'RHODES' hatched circle '11 4 46'
1945 envelope addressed to Belgium franked M.E.F. overprinted Great Britain 2d & 3d adhesives tied 'RODI (EGEO)' c.d.s. '26 11 45'
1912 envelope addressed to Essex redirected to Ramsgate franked New Zealand 3d adhesive tied 'FANNING ISLAND' c.d.s. 'MY 18 12' a further strike on the front, together with receiving cancellation. Ramsgate cancellation on the reverse.
1941 censored On Active service envelope from Dire Dawa Ethiopia addressed to South Africa. Cancelled Captured Italian cancellation for Dire Dawa '7 MAG 41' Enclosed Censors Comment form (D.A.P.S.S. -1540-1941-200-50 with message 'Opened in error, not for this office' Double circle 'DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD OFFICE / EAST AFRICA NO 1' cachet.
1939 envelope addressed to London with oval flight cachet 'FIRST TRANS ATLANTIC AIRMAIL / JAMAICA TO EUROPE' in violet. Franked 2/- adhesive tied 'KINGSTON' c.d.s. 'JU 1 39'
1940 censored envelope from Choiseul addressed to Washinton D.C. franked 1/- adhesive tied 'SHORTLAND ISLD' c.d.s. a further strike alongside '29 AU 40' Straight line 'PASSED BY CENSOR 1.' struck in black.
1937 registered envelope addressed to Australia franked 2 x 4d and a single 1/2d tied 'MBABANE' c.d.s. '31 X11 37' receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1883 disinfected envelope addressed to Berlin franked 'TWENTY 20 CENTS' on 'SIXTY CENTS' adhesive tied 'COLOMBO' duplex 'NO 28 83' At Colombo it missed the sailing of the P&O 'Siam' The post office put it on board the French M.M. 'Pei Ho' (Ligne N. No 5) She suffered a broken propeller shaft at Aden, so her mails were transfered to P&O 'Khedive" then to the 'Cathay' at Port Said. Arriving 1st January at Venice. The envelope treated as German mail was put on the railway and slit by the Bavarians between Kufstein and Munich. The only recorded Ceylon envelope disinfected in Germany.
1944 taxed airmail multi censored 'Internee Mail' envelope from Stuttgart addressed to Koffiefontein Internment Camp South Africa. 'A.V.2' handstamp struck in black.
1910 5m stationery envelope on granite paper. A superb unused example. This example ex Hass. At the time of the Hass sale in 2007 one other unused example was recorded.
1941 envelope (stamps washed off) addressed to Khartoum, Sudan Cancelled 'EXETER' machine d/s '12 JAN 1941' Carried on the Dutch steamer S.S. Alhena Liverpool to Port Said. The vessel hit the rocks at Pladdy Rock, Northern Island and was a total loss.
1944 censored envelope to Chicago franked 1/- 1d & 6d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '25 NO 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ TT 4' label 'TT 4' in manuscript. (CL6a )
1943 censored envelope addressed to London franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '13 SP 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / TT / 3' label on the reverse '3' in manuscript (CL6)
1944 censored airmail envelope to Reading franked 2d, 1/- & 2/- adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '21 AP 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / TT / 5' label. (CL7)
1944 censored airmail envelope to Reading franked 1/- 2/- & 2d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '15 JY 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / TT / 4' label (CL7)
1944 multi censored envelope to the U.S.A. Franked 3d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '12 AP 44' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / T T / 3' label (CL7V) on the reverse.
1943 censored airmail envelope to Philadelphia franked 1/- 6d & 1d adhesives tied 'CASTRIES' c.d.s. '10 MY 43' 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / C.W.I. / 105' label (L5)
1936 envelope addressed to Switzerland franked single 2c Silver Jubilee paying the unsealed printed matter rate tied 'G.P.O. POST OFFICE TRINIDAD' c.d.s. 'DE 2 36' (The date unclear) but a receiving cancellation on the reverse.
1909 postcard to Smyna with message on the reverse, cancelled Great Britain overprinted 1/2d adhesive tied 'BEYROUT BRITISH POST OFFICE' c.d.s. 'DE 14 09'
1906 Great Britain 1d stationery card with message addressed to London cancelled 'BEYROUT BRITISH POST OFFICE' c.d.s. 'JY 2 06' Receiving cancellation on the front.
1912 Great Britain 1d overprinted stationery card with message addressed to Holland cancelled 'BEYROUT BRITISH POST OFFICE' c.d.s. 'NO 15 12' Paid Said transit and receiving cancellation.