Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

WW1 - Royal Flying Corps - 1916-17 Stampless covers and cards from the R.F.C in Iraq with cachets comprising red circular "FLYING CORPS" with F.P....

WW1 - Royal Flying Corps - 1917-18 Covers to Captain Cory Wright R.F.C from England (3, two with faults), one returned to the sender, the other tw...

Air Letters & Douglas Gumbley Papers - A scrap album, photos and papers kept by Douglas Gumbley who became Inspector-General of Posts & Telegraphs...

Egypt and Sudan - 1926 (Jan 9) Cover from Abu Suwer to Khartoum franked 5m, with violet "Special Flight / Cairo to Khartoum" and "Khartoum. 11/1/2...

Germany - 1912 (Oct 13) "Viktoria Luise" Zeppelin flights, 50pf card depicting an airship and 1m card depicting a biplane both cancelled oval "WIE...

Great Britain - 1909 Doncaster Aviation contest, the first flying meeting in England, official programme, 12 pages with an attractive red cover, t...

Great Britain - 1917 (Aug 1) Pass issued to a gunner J. Eldes, no. 133414, on an RE8 aircraft from Lympne to St. Omer with cachet of Ferry H.Q, Ly...

- USA. 1933 (July 8) Cover flown in the New York to Los Angeles air race by the winning pilot Roscoe Turner, who set a new U.S transcontinental t...

- Ireland - Battle of Aughrim. 1691 (Jun 15) Entire letter from Thomas Moore in Dublin to his brother in London charged 3d, a fine "IV/22" Bisho...

- Ireland. 1813 (Aug 5) Entire letter from a sailor on a ship in Cove Harbour, sent to Manchester with a "COVE / 110" handstamp, contents includ...

- Java - British Occupation. 1814 (Jan 11) Entire letter from Ivenholm (Scotland?) addressed to "Ensign Wm. Pate Hunter, 78th Regt., Java", hand...

1d Concession Rates - 1814 Printed certificate from Fort Monckton, certifying that Daniel Propert is serving as a Private in Captain Roch's Compan...

1d Concession Rates - 1817 Entire letter addressed to "Henry Moore - Private, M.P Campbell's Co., 52 Regt., British Army, France" prepaid at the 1...

Napoleonic War P.O.W Mail - Launceston. 1807 (Mar 21) Entire letter from Rochefort to Naval Officer Adolphe Chassiron (who was captured on the Fri...

Crimean War, 1854-56 - 1854 (Aug 4) Stampless cover backstamped "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" c.d.s of Varna and in London, unusually addressed to ...

Crimean War, 1854-56 - 1854 (Oct 3) Stampless cover to England charged 3d, backstamped upon arrival, the enclosed letter from Balaclava written by...

Crimean War, 1854-56 - 1854-55 Covers to the Crimea bearing 1d red strips of three, from Teignmouth to "Captain R. Portal, 4th Light Dragoons" wit...

Crimean War, 1854-56 - 1855 Entire letter and a cover from the Crimea to Ireland both with three 1d reds cancelled in London, the entire letter wr...

Crimean War, 1854-56 - 1855 (Jan 24) Cover from Leigh to "Miss Emily Anderson, Nurse, Royal Naval Hospital, Therapea, Constantinople" bearing 1d r...

Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 - Ceylon Contingent. 1900 (Dec 22) G.B 1d Lettercard sent by Trooper W.J.R Hamilton of the Ceylon Mounted Infantry, writ...

Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 - Diyatalawa. 1901 Cover franked 6c, to another P.O.W in Bermuda, E.J.B censor, Colombo and Hamilton backstamps. Mail fr...

Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 - Ragama. 1901-02 Covers from (3) or to (7) the camp including covers from Austria and Holland, a 2c stationery card fro...

Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 - Hambantota. 1901 Cover with Ceylon 5c on the reverse, to "Field Cornet J.H.A Loats, P.O.W, Officers Quarters, Hambanto...

First World War, 1914-19 - 1914 (August) Forces mail comprising covers and cards charged 1d upon arrival in G.B (4, one with straight line "PASSED...

First World War, 1914-19 - Antwerp Operations. 1914 (Oct) Covers and cards with "ARMY POST OFFICE / D" skeleton on cards from the Base Office at D...

First World War, 1914-19 - 1916 Cover from Vice Admiral Lord Charles Dundas carried to England by Kings Messenger with a 1d stamp cancelled red bo...

First World War, 1914-19 - 1914 (Sep 17) Parcel address label from Bristol franked 7d, to H.M.S "Hogue", returned with two strikes of violet boxed...

First World War, 1914-19 - Battle of the Falklands. Stampless cover to London endorsed "From H.M.S Macedonia, stamps not available" with a London ...

First World War, 1914-19 - R.A.F/R.F.C. 1918 Postcard from Lieut. C.G Gilbert, R.A.F, a P.O.W in Graudenz Officers Camp, to England, variously red...

First World War, 1914-19 - Belgian Refugees. 1916-17 Cards comprising postcard from the Belgian Consulate in Sunderland to the Earls Court Refugee...

First World War, 1914-19 - Nyasaland Field Force. 1917 (July 3) Stampless O.A.S cover to South Africa signed by G.A. MacDowall, with "F.P.O / 4" c...

First World War, 1914-19 - 1914-19 Covers and cards including items from or to German P.O.Ws in Japan (3), 1919 P.O.W lettersheet from Italy with ...

First World War, 1914-19 - G.B - P.O.W Ships. c.1915 Stampless P.O.W covers to Germany (3) or Holland all with circular "POST FREE / P.C. / PRISON...

First World War, 1914-19 - G.B - P.O.W Ships. 1914-15 P.O.W envelopes from the prison ships "Lake Manitoba", "Tunisian" or "Uranium" all at Ryde o...

First World War, 1914-19 - Ireland - Oldcastle. c.1916 Stampless P.O.W covers from Oldcastle, all to Austria, three with circular "POST FREE / P.C...

First World War, 1914-19 - G.B - 1914 (Sep. - Dec.). Covers and cards from (4) or to (3) P.O.Ws or internees comprising two covers from Dorchester...

First World War, 1914-19 - G.B. 1915-19 P.O.W Covers or lettersheets from Knockaloe (letter enclosed, boxed "W.M.B" censor), Islington or Catteric...

First World War, 1914-19 - Malta. WW1 Stampless P.O.W cover to "The Commanding Officer, War Prisoners Camp, Malta" with scarce circular "FROM PRIS...

First World War, 1914-19 - Norway. 1915 (Nov 2) Picture postcard to England bearing red "PASSERER" label tied by a red London F.S Paid machine wit...

First World War, 1914-19 - Turkey. 1918 Stampless covers from J.W Blake, a Royal Flying Corps Officer in the 63 Squadron captured at Kut, sent fro...

Inter-War Forces Mail, 1919-40 - 1920-35 Covers and cards including 1923 covers from Waziristan with Indian F.P.O 144 (2); 1927 (Mar 21) postcard ...

Inter-War Forces Mail, 1919-40 - 1937 Picture postcard from Northampton franked 2d, to "Legionary P.M Lonergan, 13 Coy 15 Bandera, Irish Brigade, ...

Inter-War Forces Mail, 1919-40 - German Naval involvement. 1937-39 Covers and cards including 1937 Deutsch Schiffspost datestamps from the "Deutsc...

World War Two, 1939-45 - 1939-41 Service Suspended covers all returned to the sender comprising covers from G.B to Germany, Holland (with an enclo...

World War Two, 1939-45 - Norway. 1940 (April 20) Field Service postcard with superb F.P.O 115 c.d.s, used at Harstad in the Lofoten Islands. The e...

World War Two, 1939-45 - 1939-45 Covers illustrating notable events of the war including Dunkirk, murder of Polish Officers by the Russians in the...

World War Two, 1939-45 - 1939-44 Covers, cards and airgraphs including 1939 card and cover flown from France to Abingdon by the R.A.F and then pos...

World War Two, 1939-45 - Undercover Addresses - Thomas Cook. 1941-43 Covers from France or Hungary to P.O Box 506, Lisbon, the undercover address ...

World War Two, 1939-45 - Propaganda Forgeries - Operation Cornflakes. 1945 Cover produced by the US Office of Strategic Services and dropped near ...

World War Two, 1939-45 - Propaganda leaflets (28) dropped over Germany, France, Italy, Holland or G.B, and similar Korean War propaganda leaflets ...

World War Two, 1939-45 - 1936-45 Covers and cards, the written up display collection showing the postal history of the German army, air force and ...

World War Two, 1939-45 - Afrika Korps. 1941-43 Registered Official Feldpost covers (23, also one other ordinary cover) mounted on pages, all with ...

World War Two, 1939-45 - Great Escape - Stalag Luft 3 / Colditz. 1942 Lettersheet from Fl. Lt. R.S.A Churchill at Stalag Luft 3, one of 76 Officer...

World War Two, 1939-45 - 1940-44 Covers and cards from British P.O.Ws or internees including 1940 (Feb. 12) cover from F/O Kempster interned at Bo...

World War Two, 1939-45 - 1940-47 Covers and cards from German or Italian P.O.Ws or internees including covers to or from crew members of the "Colu...

World War Two, 1939-45 - Australia. 1943 6d Air Mail Fee P.O.W postal stationery postcard from Dhurringile Camp, Victoria, to Germany, Australian ...

World War Two, 1939-45 - Gripsholm Repatriation Ship. 1943-44 Covers to American civilians being repatriated on the "Gripsholm" at Rio de Janeiro ...

World War Two, 1939-45 - 1945 Covers to or from liberated P.O.Ws in the Far East, with US 6c envelope from "liberated UK P.O.W D.C May, H.Q 3 Aust...

World War One & O.E.T.A Period Postal History, 1917-20 - 1917-19 British forces mail, covers and cards with F.P.O or A.P.O datestamps all illustra...

World War One & O.E.T.A Period Postal History, 1917-20 - British West Indies Regt. 1917 (Nov 29) O.A.S cover to Barbados with F.P.O H21 skeleton o...