1921 envelope addressed to Germany. From Rev. Franz Gieiss a Missionary at Wuga. Franked single 3c and two 6c overprinted adhesives tied 'WILHELMSTAL' c.d.s. '3 MR 21' Carried on the S.S. Kalyan. During unloading in Marseille a quantity of mail was found to be water damaged due to gales in the Mediterranean which had penerated the ventilators of No 2 hatch. Boxed 'DAMAGED BY / WATER' struck in violet. (Kalyan type 3 cachet)
1942 censored envelope from a Captain in the Australian Forces addressed to British Solomon Islands Protectorate Govt in exile in Sydney. Franked 2d adhesaive tied three line 'POST OFFICE / TULAGI / 16/4/42' in blue manuscript. Boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR'
1930 3m stationery card with message addressed to Denmark cancelled 'MEROWI' c.d.s. '7 APL 30' Boxed 'T" manuscript '20c' The charge marking applied in UK transit has been blacked out.
1899 overprinted Egyptian stationery card with message addressed to Constantinople. Cancelled 'OMDURMAN' c.d.s. '8 1X 99' Transit and receiving cancellkations.
1949 taxed envelope addressed to Milwaukee. Type 1X cachet struck in violet. Carried on MFV Pequena to Cape Town where the envelope put in the mail. CAPE TOWN PAQUEBOT' c.d.s. '14 X 49' 'T/15c' charge marking.
1951 registered envelope addressed to Grimsby. Franked 3c & 10c adhesives tied oval 'BAKING POINT B.H.' T.R.D. d/s '12 OCT 1951' struck in violet.
1951 registered envelope addressed to Grimsby. Franked 3c & 10c adhesives tied oval 'BOMBA B.H.' T.R.D. d/s 'SEP 29 1951' struck in violet.
1951 registered envelope addressed to Grimsby. Franked 3c & 10c adhersives tied oval 'ROARING CREEK B.H.' T.R.D. d/s 'SEP 28 1951 struck in violet.
1951 registered envelope addressed to Grimsby. Franked 3c & 10c adhesives tied oval 'STAN CREEK VALLEY B.H. d/s 'JUN 20' T.R.D. struck in black.
1951 registered envelope addressed to Grimsby. Franked 3c & 10c adhesives tied oval undated 'BARRANGO B.H. T.R.D. struck in vioilet. Punta Gorda transit cancellation on the reverse.
1951 envelope addressed to Grimsby. Franked 3c & 10c adhesives tied oval 'BURRELL BOOM B.H.' 'SEP 13 1951' T.R.D. struck in violet.
1846 Entire Letter rated 1/- addressed to Paris. On the reverse 'ANTIGUA' double arc 'AU 27 1846' Boxed 'COLONIES /&cART 13' struck in red. Rated '10 decimes' in manuscript.
1942 censored envelope from Sydney addressed to Rev. Linggood, Rabual New Guinbea. Two Line 'NOT TRANSMISSIBLE / SERVICE SUSPENDED' struck in red, applied in Sydney. Rev Linggood was an English Methodist missionary, who was captured when the Japanese occupied Rabual on 23rd January 1942. The prisoners were loaded on the "Montevideo Maru" On 22nd June and sailed for Hainan Island. On 1st July the ship was torpedoed by a submarine. There were no survivors.The ship sank in 10 minutes.
1934 underpaid local envelope franked 1/2d adhesive tied 'BARBADOS G.P.O.' c.d.s. '2 JA 34' Large 'T' in circle. 1d postage due applied paying thye charge, tied by acancellation of the same date. The first day of usage of this postage due.
1898 3c stationery card 'REPLY' crossed out, addressed to Singapore uprated overprinted 1c adhesive tied 'LABUAN' c.d.s. '28 AUG 98' The commnercial message is written by R Little at Government House.
1941 multi censored envelope from Ireland addressed to Bermuda. 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'BAILE ATHA CLIATA' c.d.s. '27 OCT 1940' Irish and P.C. 90 '3961' censorship. Two line 'RETURNED TO SENDER / SERVICE SUSPENED' struck in violet applied in the U.S.A. Unusual service suspended to Bermuda
1907 postcard (Willoughby Building and 1896 Memorial) addressed to Cape Town. Franked 1/2d small Arms tied 'MATOPOS' double circle c.d.s. '14 JUL 05'
1932 underpaid 5m stationery envelope, uprated 5m addressed to Surrey, tied 'JUBA - EL-OBEID / T.P.O./ No 2' c.d.s. '29 SE 32' On arrival 3d & 2d postage dues applied. Some edge toning, part of the back flap is missing.
1941 multi censored envelope addressed to Australia. Franked vertical pair 1/4d and single 1/2d & 1d adhesives tied 'GRAND TURKS' c.d.s. 'JU 20 41' Straight line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' and 'OPENED BY CENSOR' cachets both struck in black and are the earliest recorded dates of usage.
1897 internal envelope franked 2m adhesive overprinted 'SOUDAN' tied 'ABU FATMAH' hatched cancellation '23 X 97' The latest known usage. One of four known covers recorded with this short lived cancellation. Halfa transit and receiving cancellation.
1933 underpaid envelope addressed to London. Franked horizontal pair 1m and single 3m & 5m adhesives tied 'GALLABAT' c.d.s. '16 JUL 33' On arrival 3d & 1/2d postage dues applied paying the Susan manuscript 45c charge.Boxed 'T' Colourful franking.
1931 underpaid envelope addressed to Bristol. Franked single overprinted 2pi and a vertical pair 4m tied 'SUDAN AIR MAIL KHARTOUM' c.d.s. '11 111 31' On arrival 1d postage due applied paying the Sudan manuscript charge 10c Boxed 'T' in black.
1937 airmail envelope addressed to Somerset. Franked 10m & 15m adhesives tied 'SUDAN AIR MAIL ATABABA'' c.d.s. '23 MY 37' 1d Great Britain adhesive applied paying redirection to Paris.
1941 censored envelope addressed to India. Franked 15m adhesive tied 'PORT SUDAN QUAYS' c.d.s. '12 JLY 1941' Re-sealing label Type 2 NO 10 in green overstamped 'PASSED CENSOR SUDAN / 35' Port Sudan ringed "O" both struck in violet.
1941 censored envelope addressed to London. Franked horizointal pair and a single 5m tied 'PORT SUDAN' c.d.s. '12 DE 41' Signed and dated Tombstone '12/12/41' Boxed 'K' struck in black, both applied at Port Sudan.
1944 censored airmail envelope addressed to South Africa. Franked 5m & 4pi adhesives tied 'FIELD POST OFFICE 718' c.d.s. '3 AU 44' Crown shield censor cachet '1515' countersinged.
1894 Telegram envelope 'The Eastern Telegraph Company Limited' From Tangier to Mazagan endorsed "Steamer" Franked Gibraltar 10c tied 'TANGIER A26' duplex. 'OC 30 94' Unusually sent by ship. B.P.A. certificate.
1933 registered envelope from Tangier. Carried on the 4th South American Zeppelin flight to Pernambuco. Flight cachet in red. Transit and receiving cancellations.
1944 censored 'Christmas Air letter' in the style of the Air Mail Letter Card. Addressed to Yorkshire. R.A.F. censor cachet. Type R12/112' The side flaps are missing.
1939 censored envelope addressed to Poland. Franked 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'HAMILTON' slogan d/s '15 SEP 1939' Two Line 'POSTAL / SERVICE SUSPENDED' struck in violet and boxed 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER' overstruck on return by green censor '8' cachet applied in Bermuda.
1941 censored envelope addressed to France. Franked 3c adhesive tied 'MONTREAL' machine d/s 'APR 15 1941' Two line 'MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED / SERVICE SUSPENDU' cachet. On the reverse double circle oval 'Canadian Postal Censorship Ottawa,- Ont' d/s 'JUNE 10 1941'
1949 Great Britain 5 1/2d overprinted 'B.M.A. SOMALIA / 40 CENTS' registered stationery envelope (F) 'McCORQUODALE & CO LTD' under the flap which is not stuck down. On the reverse '23 FEB. 1949' handstamp applied by the U.P.U. in Berne.
1923 Great Britain overprinted registered stationery 7 1/2 pi (Red) envelope (G) Code 'L Q" under the flap, addressed to London. Additional two overprinted 7 1/2pi adhesives tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. '11 JU 23'
1922 Great Britain overprined 7 1/2pi registered stationery envelope (H) Code 'F P' under the flap, not stuck down. Blue printers band. Superb.
1919 censored 2d Great Britain registered stationery envelope (G) Code 'C M' under the flap addressed to Manchester. Additional 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'BRITISH A.P.O. CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. '14 AU 19'
1919 censored Great Britain 2d registered stationery envelope (G) Code under flap 'D N' addressed to Manchester. Additional 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'BRITISH A.P.O. CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. '14 AU 19'
1920 multi franked envelope addressed to Leeds. Adhesives tied 'BRITISH A.P.O. CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. '3 MY 20' Former Army Post Office cancellation.
1921 Great Britain Postage 2 1/2d Registration Fee 2d registered stationery envelope (H) Flap Type 6 Addressed to Liverpool. An additional 1/2d adhesive tied 'BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE' c.d.s. '9 FE 21'
1877 envelope addressed to Cincinnati franked vertical pair 1d adhesives tied barred numeral "1" Oval 'ST GEORGES BERMUDA' datestamp 22nd August. The cover carried on the "Canima" arriving in New York 26th August.
1947 envelope addressed to Canada. 'Visit British Guiana / Bookers' 4c neopost meter '25 1X 37' in red
1951 underpaid envelope from St John's Antigua. On arrival 4c, 2c & 2c postage dues applied tied 'BANANA BANK' oval T.R.D. 'JAN 12 1951'
1916 censored envelope addressed to the U.S.A. Franked Great Britain overprinted 2 1/2d adhesive tied 'SEROWE BECH PROT' c.d.s. '20 JAN 16' Violet censor cachet 'C 1'
1947 local envelope franked 1/2d adhesive tied by fine strike 'DEEP CREEK, ELEU BAHAMAS' c.d.s. 'MAR 25 1947' a further strike alongside, struck in violet.
1915 censored 1d Transvaal stationery card with message addressed to Palestine cancelled 'CAPE TOWN' c.d.s. '5 FEB 15' Straight line 'PASSED CENSOR' and rare 'UNDELIVERABLE / (ENEMY COUNTRY) / RETURN TO SENDER' cachet, struck in black.
1936 envelope addressed to California. Franked French 20c and a horizontal pair 5c adhesives tied 'OFFICIAL PAID ZANZIBAR' c.d.s. and a :PAQUEBOT ZANZIBAR' c.d.s.alongside, both dated 5th September.
1896 overprinted Ia Indian stationery wrapper addressed to Hamburg, cancelled 'ZANZ BAR' hatched circle c.d.s. '12 JL 96' with 'I' omitted in 'ZANZIBAR'
1906 postcard addressed to Rhodesia. Franked 1a adhesive tied 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST / AFRIKA LINIE / HAUPTLINIE 7c' c.d.s. '9/5/06' Zanzibar cancellation 11th May. Beira transit & receiving cancellations.
1939 envelope from New Zealand addressed to Kehili Buin. Boxed 'Passed by Censor / T.N.G. No. 8' struck in violet.
1941 censored envelope addressed to the U.S.A. Franked 1d, 1 1/2d & 1/2d adhesives tied 'PORT MORESBY' c.d.s. '1 SP 41' Censor label at left in the scarce Ventian Red shade, together with octagonal censor cachet.