Royal Memorabilia, Historical Documents & Postal History I Featuring letters from H.M King Edward VII & Grand Duchess Xenia.

Bechuanaland  1901 Cape of Good Hope Registered Envelope from Taungs, Bechuanaland, with three very fine strikes of the "TAUNGS/C.G.H." c.d.s.Tyin...

Basutoland 1894     Cape 1.1/2d postal stationery Post Card written from Hermon to Paris, cancelled with indistinct numeral "156" and superb Mafet...

Barbados 1857  Envelope addressed to Philadelphia, bearing a good strike of the crowned circle "PAID/AT/BARDOES" in red overstruck by black circul...

Bahamas 1909  Picture Postcard franked 1d from Nassau to Governors Island with superb "GOVERNORS HARBOUR / BAHAMAS" arrival datestamp.---- Conditi...

Palestine - German P.O. 1909  Picture Post Card to Germany franked 10 centimes cancelled Jaffa with oval cachet alongside "TEMPEL-KOLONIE / HAMIDI...

Orange Free State 1878  Issue 4d Die Proof in black on glazed card handstamped "BEFORE HARDENING" and "Aug 29 1877". A scarce proof in very fine ...

Orange Free State 1863  Entire letter from Bloemfontein to Beaufort prepaid 6d OFS postage, charged 6d Cape postage upon delivery, backstamped by ...

Nyasaland 1919 (Jan 6)  Stampless O.A.S picture postcard from Zambia, unusually addressed to Australia, with "F.P.O/1" c.d.s, oval dated "MECHANIC...

New Zealand 1890  Queen Victoria 2.1/2d Bock & Cousins PROGRESSIVE DIE PROOFS in black on unwatermarked paper - set of six numbered 3, 5, 6, 9, 10...

New Hebrides 1899     Registered cover to Sydney with registration number "37" bearing New South Wales 1/2d and 2.1/2d (2) each tied by "NEW HEBRI...

Morocco Agencies 1902  5c Gibraltar postcard with "Morocco/Agency" overprint, posted within Tangier.This "Agency" overprint was applied by the Gib...

Mauritius 1872  Progressive DIE PROOF in black on thin card of the 1/8 envelope stamp, the head and frame embossed but struck before the ornaments...

Malta 1922  Melita issue Master die proof with blank value and country tablets, in brown on white glazed card.---- Condition:Used Location:W1D Shi...

Malta 1891  Covers with endorsed "Guaranteed Pure Kaisar-I-Hind Hand Made Prize Medal Cigarettes" advertising squares around the stamps and an ill...

Leeward Islands 1897  Sexagenary set, S.G.9-16, mint, 1d creased, a few others with stains but all of good to fine appearance.This set was from th...

France - Siege of Paris / Monaco 1871 (Jan 4)     "Boule de Moulins" flimsy envelope and letter written from "Villa Auguste, Monaco" to Paris "par...

Crash and Wreck Mail 1886  Cover from London to Ontario, the stamp washed off, the reverse bearing the explanatory label "This letter is a portion...

Cayman Islands / Jamaica 1900 (May 28)     Jamaica 1d red cancelled by a virtually complete "GRAND CAYMAN / CAYMAN ISLANDS" c.d.s.S.G. Z12.     --...

British Columbia 1865  Cover (minor faults) from New Westminster to Killyleagh, Ireland with postage to San Francisco paid by British Columbia 186...

Belgium Congo - Lado Enclave 1900  Cover endorsed from Ch de Moreau at Kero (the most northerly settlement on the Nile inside the Lado Enclave) ad...

Basutoland/Orange Free State 1859  Entire Letter written in French and Afrikaans from Pasteur S. Rolland at the Beersheba Mission Station (then in...

Bahamas 1902  King Edward VII, watermark Crown CA, overprinted "SPECIMEN", the 1d to 5s, in vertical pairs and scarce thus, with a single of the £...

Bahamas 1948  Tercentenary of Settlement of the Island of Eleuthera Issue - Canadian Bank Note Company Frame DIE PROOF of the final or ninth state...

Autograph Letters / United States c.1935  Franking privilege, stampless Cover in the hand of, and signed Free / Helen H. Taft by the widow of the...

Austria  Small imitation Austria 2kr reply card with imitation postmarked 'stamp' probably produced for a children's game, posted from Rome to Eng...

Austria  1749 Entire Letter from Cles (S. Tyrol) addressed to Venice, bearing handstruck "6" Tax mark in red.This item was transported by the Germ...

Australia 1945  1944 6d Blue AIR MAIL FEE postal stationery Post Card (slight corner crease) for use by enemy Prisoners of War held in Australia, ...

Australia 1930 (Feb 19)  Cover franked KGV Head 1d and Air 3d flown on the first flight from Brunette Downs to Daly Waters by Australian Aerial Se...

Ascension 1977  Queen Elizabeth II Silver Wedding set, S.G. 222-224, handstamped large sans-serif "SPECIMEN" (15 x 3mm) in black, affixed to piece...

Air Mail / Spain / U.S.A. 1932  Cover to California franked by Spain 1931 5c and 25c to pay the surface rate to New York in combination with U.S. ...

Afghanistan - Second Afghan War 1880 (Mar 7)  Letter from the 'Miss Davis' correspondence, written at Jelalabad, the envelope (flap missing) frank...

Aden 1906  Picture postcard of Aden posted at Sea with G.B 1d tied by "SEA POST OFFICE / A. SET" double ring c.d.s, "SEA POST OFFICE" single ring ...

Aden / GB - Military 1884  Cover from Lt. H.Hay, R.N. to his father (24th letter of the correspondence) in England via Brindisi franked by G.B. 18...

South West Africa / Namibia 1981  Fish River Canyon set: original full colour artwork for the 25c value, with titling and denomination.Signed by t...

United States 1995  32c Flag over Porch in full sheet showing variety imperforate Scott 2897a in 20 pairs, with a further 10 pairs partly perforat...

G.B. - Mulready 1840 (May 8)  1d Lettersheet stereo A25 with the retailors name "Webb, L'pool" printed on the flap (partly obscured by the wax se...

Italy / G.B. - Telegraph Stamps 1874 (May 20)  De La Rue appendix page headed ‘Colours used by the Officina’, with imperforate “U K Electric Teleg...

G.B - Telegraph Stamps / Surface Printed 1874 (May 20)  De La Rue appendix page headed “New Colours not hitherto used by the Officina” with imperf...

The Scottish Women's Hospital. 11 cards from Martha Jackson in Russia and Romania     It would appear that there was either some suggestion, perha...

Saudi Arabia 1965 (April 28)  Visit of President Bourquiba of Tunisia 4p, Essay in the issued design.---- Condition:Used Location:W1D Shipment:Col...

The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies. (NUWSS).  When war was declared on 4th August 1914 no one could remain detached from the inevita...

The Serbian Relief Fund. Greece-Sorovic'-Hampshire-United Kingdom  A French Military Postcard from the SRF Hospital Unit 6 at Sorovic' to Hook in ...

The Serbian Army - In Exile on Corfu - Postal System. Corfu-Zurich-Switzerland.  When Corful became the seat of the Serbian Government in Exile in...

The Serbian Relief Fund. Corsica-Bocognano-Corfu-Sorovic'-Greece  A French Army Postal Card from the refugee village at Bocognano on Corsia to the...

The Scottish Women's Hospitals. France-Sallanches-Bouches-du-Rhone-France  A decision had been made to open "A Elsie Inglis Memorial Hospital" in ...

The Anglo Serbian Hospital - 2nd British Red Cross Mission. Serbia-Belgrade-Bath-United Kingdom  A 'map' postcard of Belgrade with 10para King Pet...

Serbia - The Christitch Mission. Serbia-Valjevo-Sussex-United Kingdom.  By February of 1915 Madame Elisabeth Christitch, a member of the Serbian R...

Serbia - Skopije The Main Post Office. The Horse Guard of the Kingdom of Serbia.  A Bulgarian soldier used this postcard after they took over the ...

Serbian Relief Fund. Serbia-Kremjan-Hampshire-United Kingdom.  This official Serbian Relief Fund stationary envelope from Kremjan to Hook in Hamps...

The Serbian Army - In Exile on Corfu - Postal System. The Serbian Ministerial Postal System.  The French military postcard used at the Serbian Pos...

The Turkish - Balkan War. 18th October - 13th December 1912. Serbia-Medua-London-United Kingdom.         A postal stationary card from San.Giovann...

The Scottish Women's Hospitals. Yugoslavia - The SWH Ambulance Transport Column.  A Picture Postcard of Belgrade with a manuscript 'O.A.S.' and 'p...

Serbian 'Military' Post  The Serbian Military Postal Service began its operation in Salonika in the second half of 1916 when the first Serbian Tro...

The Serbian Relief Fund Greece-Sorovic'-Hampshire-United Kingdom  A Serbian Post Office operated at BITOU from the time of its liberation in Novem...

Serbia Scottish Women's Hospitals Medals Ephemera Postcards  Interesting group of Serbian stamps; ephemera; postcards relating to the Salonika cam...

Boer War 1902  Army Post Office Letter Bill passing mail from the A.P.O. at Heilbron to the Civil post office, with despatching c.d.s.Of the Army ...

Bechuanaland / G.B. 1847  Entire letter (some staining) from London to "Mr R. Moffat, Revd J.C. Bruces, Percy St, Newcastle on Tyne" franked 2d, w...

SOUTH WEST AFRICA / NAMIBIA 1977 Historic Houses set: original full colour final artwork for the 20c   Historic Houses set: original full colour f...

SOUTH WEST AFRICA / NAMIBIA 1977 Final full colour artist's essay for the 20c J.G. Strijdom Airport   Final full colour artist's essay for the 20c...

SOUTH WEST AFRICA / NAMIBIA 1981 Head-dresses set: original full colour artwork for the 25c Kwanyama   Head-dresses set: original full colour artw...