1925 30c, size H, ‘Giraffe’ registration envelope diagonally overprinted SPECIMEN on reverse, front bearing archival 1926 at top; central vertical crease
1925 30c, size H, ‘Giraffe’ registration envelope diagonally overprinted SPECIMEN on reverse, front bearing archival 1926 at top; central vertical crease
1928 (DE 6) 4½d. registered postal stationery envelope with manuscript endorsement for £20 and red label affixed at top, further endorsed “Deficiency reported” and signed, uprated then with two 1d. tied Steeles Road, Haverstock Hill cds, reverse with Registered date stamp.
1930s fine colour unsealed illustrated envelope of Mount Etna to Czechoslovakia franked 25c. tied Messina Ferrovia slogan Mostra Rivoluzione Fascista Roma; fine and attractive.
1932 (30.9.) registered airmail cover from Milano, Italy, carried by Imperial Airways as part of the new route from London to India, arrival backstamps; a fine and rare acceptance.
1934 (17.8.) airmail cover to New york franked 1934 Football World Cup postage 1L.25 and Air 50c and 75c tied Posta Aerea Roma Ferrovia. The aircraft was forced to land in Wales and a Newport Pembrokeshire cds of 19 AU added before journey resumed; some toning around perfs
1934 fine colour illustrated legal size envelope by Hotel Plaza, Havana promoting tourism to the Island with various images including the Casino and Race Track, franked 10c. on 25c Correo Aereo Nacional tied Habana – Miami slogan cancel, two vertical filing creases, attractive.
1934 registered airmail cover to Switzerland bearing single franking Leeward Islands 1912-22 Wmk Mult Crown CA 5s green and red/yellow (SG 57), a bottom plate marginal tied Nevis cds, annotated “By Air Mail St Johns – New York”, backstamped San Juan P.R. and New York transits plus Bulle arrival.
1935 Silver Jubilee registered palin airmail first day cover, the 1 ½d. showing variety ‘kite and vertical log’ (SG 62k) tied St Kitts cds, to Maidstone with arrival backstamp.
1936 (4. IV.) registered insured envelope for 2350 Lt to Manchester, the value interpreted in manuscript to “Valeur declaree 1175 fr. d’or”, franked front and back with 5c., 40c. and 1L (5) tied Kaunas cds, ‘Valeur declaree’ bilingual pink label, black on red INSURED label applied in England, framed registration handstamp, five fine red wax seals on reverse; envelope opened out for display.
1938 air mail cover to PAYENNE, Switzerland franked postage 1L. and 1L.25 together with Express 2L.50 tied 'POSTA AEREA/RODI (EGEO)' cds; without backstamp and some staining at base.
1939 A.R. registered money letter envelope to Shanghai franked Japan white paper 50s pair and 6s pair tied Keizyo TyoSen cds, insured for the maximum admitted amount of 1000Y, large bold framed A.R. at centre, Shanghai arrival cds backstamp of 3.7.39. A fine and attractive cover.
1940 (AU 2) cover to San Nicolas, Aruba, Netherland West Indies bearing single franking 2½d. tied Georgetown double ring cds, with to left ‘Opened by Censor’ apple green label with stop (a late date), reverse with Curacao transit (28.8.) and arrival cds (30.8.). Some glue staining around label, scarce
1940s illustrated envelope of 'THE HONG KONG MOTOR ACCESSORY CO LTD.' to New York with spark plug illustrated on front, reverse with enamel paint, wheel hub, Acme Paint and Oxidite Battery plus a radio.
1942 two censored cover sent from Corfu to Athens both franked with Italian Occupation for Ionian Islands stamps in combination with Greek 1934 Charity stamps. Censor cachets and labels.
1944 registered insured cover for 125 rupees to Calcutta franked on reverse with India 1a. (2) and 12a. tied British Legation (Nepal) date stamps, various wax seals and arrival, front bears handstamped registration label, a list of contents added later.
1946 censored cover to Buenos Aires franked strip of three L1,a L5 and L10 Imperiale together with L50 Cemocratica overprinted ‘AMG-VG’ and tied by Gorizia date stamp
1950 airmail cover to United States bearing single franking 6d. tied St John’s cds, redirected from USA to Poste Restante in Israel with this fee paid for with 20s and 30s Postage Dues tied cds.
1965-66 group of 61 Courvoisier imperf progressive and finished proofs for Marine Life series including Crustaceans in groups of five plus 40c Mantis Shrimp with four different colour bodies in unissued colours resulting in four unissued colour final proofs, fish set of three with two groups of 25c, one with unissued yellow-orange shade and Shells values in groups of five. A fine and unique item.
Cape of Good Hope: 1900 1d. red card with colour views 'Fish Market', 'Long Market Street' and untitled general view; used from Alfred Docks to Germany. A little irregularly cut