Postal History & Important Documents - Featuring Original Royal Photographs by Anthony Buckley & Cecil Beaton

Bahamas 1903 Usage of Queen Victoria 2d postal stationery registration envelope to Switzerland with 1902 King Edward VII 1d to 1s, all with Nassau...

Australia 1919 (Aug 11) Pictorial Souvenir Aerial Post Card.(minor creasing) to Port Pirie, flown by Captain Henry Butler from Minlaton to Adelaid...

Aden 1884.Registered cover (edge faults, with enclosed letter) to Bombay bearing QV 2a (faults) and 3a tied by "ADEN / B-22" duplex (KD11) with a ...

Bahamas 1920 Peace set of five values, SG 117-121 with slight crease but otherwise fine unmounted mint. Each with a worn sans-serif "SPECIMEN" ha...

Belgium Antwerp 1600 Entire letter dated September 1600 merchants Giuseppe Lorenzo Amolfini and Bonaventura Pompeo Micheli in Antwerp to Bartolome...

Bechuanaland 1889 Size H 4d registration envelope handstamped "SPECIMEN" showing the error of spelling "SPECIMEN".     Size H 4d registration enve...

Basutoland 1926 South African King George CV postal stationery post card with superb Mafeteng datestamp, addressed to Morija. South African King G...

Barbados 1897 Official 'On Service' Wrapper from the Clerk of the General Assembly used locally with Barbados code B c.d.s. A very attractive ite...

Bahrain 1944 Cover bearing Bahrain 8a cancelled by violet circular. "MAIL OFFICE / R.N. BASE, BAHRAIN" with dated naval censor cachet. A rare can...

Bahamas 1968 Tourism set of four values in imperforate proofs on gummed paper affixed to Bradbury Wilkinson card stamped 20 JUN 68 on reverse. At...

Denmark 1905-06 1ö, 2ö, 3ö, 4ö, 15ö, affixed to small piece each handstamped "SPECIMEN".in violet (Samuel type NA2) by the Natal Post Office on re...

Danish West Indies 1813 Wrapper to London endorsed "p packet" and charged 4/4. with superb "ST THOMAS" large fleuron datestamp of the British Pos...

Crash & Wreck 1900 (Apr. 4) Picture postcard from Lady Grey Bridge to Germany bearing a Cape 1/2d, water damaged with two other stamps washed off,...

British Solomon Islands 1976 First Currency set: Original De La Rue artwork of two se-tenant pairs mounted on thin brown card, prepared for a New ...

British Bechuanaland 1903 Cover to Wales franked 1897 1d lilac and 2d pair cancelled by "SEROWE / B.P." c.d.s. Cover to Wales franked 1897 1d lila...

Belgium - Corsini 1596 Entire letter dated 1st November 1596 from Giouvanpaulo Dorcho. an Italian merchant in Antwerp to Bartolomeo Corsini in Gra...

France 1927 First International Aviation Display six stamps SG 455-56 affixed to part ledger page cancelled by large red double circle "POSTS ET T...

Egypt / Sudan 1898 (Apr. 2) Stampless cover endorsed "Active Service, no stamps available".posted from Halfa to the War Office in Cairo, handstamp...

Egypt 1864 Printed "TELEGRAM. / Per ALEXANDRIA, CAIRO & SUEZ TELEGRAPH" envelope sent to Bombay with G.B. 1862 1/- cancelled "B02" with the "SUEZ"...

Malaya - Negri Sembilan 1896 Registered Cover from Seremban to Singapore franked Sungei Ujong 1891 .2c rose, 1893 5c blue, 1894 2c orange, 1894 1c...

Malaya 1986 5c postage due IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL marginal block of four in cerise on glazed paper. 5c postage due IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL marg...

(Mafeking) / World War I 1917 Autograph letter of condolence and cover from APO2 (France) to the daughter of Col. F.W. Panzera, former CSO, Mafek...

Mafeking 1893 Licence of Appointment of S.J. Ellis as Church Rector in Mafeking, printed on parchment and signed by John Hicks, Bishop of Bloemfo...

Libya 1948 Cover to Germany from a German P.O.W., bearing M.E.F. 2d and 2.1/2d cancelled "BENGHAZI / AIR MAIL" c.d.s., with "POW / AIR MAIL" cache...

Levant 1913 Cover (minor faults and tears at upper edge) with KGV Levant 1d cancelled at the British P.O. Constantinople, handstamped violet "PAQ...

Japan / France Used Abroad 1875 (Oct 11) Entire to France bearing 1870-71 40c orange-yellow and 1871-76 large numerals 30c grey-brown pair (round...

Jamaica / Germany / United States 1903 Jamaica 1d postal stationery Post Card to Germany cancelled by neat sans-serif straight-line "ADIRONDACK" i...

Gold Coast 1902 2d Postal stationery registration envelope to England bearing QV 1d cancelled by manuscript "Dodowah / 2.5.02" backstamped at Accr...

Gilbert & Ellice Islands 1912 (June 19) Picture postcard to a catholic priest in Tarawa, the message requesting a prayer for a recently deceased f...

Germany / U.S.A. c.1871 U.S.A. 3c postal stationery envelope from Leicester to Constantinople the stamps cancelled by pen strokes with Leicester...

German Occupation of Poland 1916 Zawiercie 10fen, 200fen, each tied to small piece by violet Zawiercie Stadt Post datestamp of 12 January 1916. Th...

French Somali Coast 1901 (May 4) "Journal Franco - Ethiopian Djibouti" newspaper wrapper.addressed to Shanghai, China, postage paid in cash due to...

French Colonies - Martinique 1851 Cover to France with blue framed "MARIN" (Jamet type 1, recorded 1846-51) on the front together with "FORT-DE-FR...

France - Corsini 1594 Entire letter from Monsieur Teauchoys a merchant in Dieppe to Bartolomeo Corsini in Gracechurch Street, London. In the lett...

Nyasaland / Sierra Leone / Togo 1902 Cover from Funchal franked 130r ( perfin BB/C), originally sent to Cape Town, then much redirected around Afr...

Niger Coast 1900 Cover from Burutu to England bearing a G.B. 1d lilac, handstamped "T" with a blue "O" alongside the stamp to show it was invalid ...

Niger Coast 1898 (Jan 9) Stampless cover (minor faults) to Ireland endorsed "no stamps available W.H. Joiner Lieut W.A.F.F." with violet boxed Bur...

New Zealand 1861 Stampless Cover (slight overall soiling and part of back flap torn away on opening) addressed to England with a good strike of th...

Natal Bambata 1906 Picture postcard posted unstamped by Corporal Edward Abbott of the Natal Carbineers on patrol near Ixopo on 5th March 1906 and ...

Morocco Agencies 1898 5c Gibraltar postcard with "Morocco/Agency" overprint, variety overprint double. This "Agency" overprint was applied by The...

Papua and New Guinea 1963 10s, £1, overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine mint.     10s, £1, overprinted "SPECIMEN", fine mint.     ----   Condition:New   L...

Panama / Canal Zone 1924 This envelope was originally prepared as a 10 cent Registered envelope for the Canal Zone, for some reason it was rejecte...

Palestine / Italy 1918 (Aug 27) GB 2d registration envelope sent to Egypt by a Captain in the Italia Palestine Detachment, E.E.F., the stamp and b...

Palestine / Cilicia / Turkey 1920 Parcel card bearing Palestine 10pi (scissor cut into stamp) cancelled by Adana 3 c.d.s., backstopped at Istanbul...

Palestine 1700 (Oct 9) Entire Letter written in French from Acre in Turkish Syria (now Akko in Israel) to Messieurs Vernaccia & Davansaty in Livor...

Siam 1896 Reuter's Telegram envelope (trimmed 10mm at right) with printed address of "John Barrett Esq., Minister-Resident and Consul General. UNI...

Saudi Arabia 1934 Proclamation of Emir Saudi improve on perf.11.1/2 set (except 1.1/2g) of twelve values. 1/2g disturbed gum, 5g and 10g unused, o...

Saudi Arabia 1926 Cover to Mecca with, on reverse, Nejd Sultanate Post overprint on 1/2pi scarlet (SG.225) tied by bilingual purple Djeddah c.d.s....

Saudi Arabia 1918 Cover from Djedda to a soldier at Bombay, redirected to Calcutta and again to Fort Changer Khal, with Djedda c.d.s. and six Indi...

Rhodesia 1897 Cover from Bulawayo May 26th 1897 to Heidelberg with June 3rd 1897 arrival postmark.The R.P.K. Terug (TPO back/up) datestamp with fl...

Rhodesia 1896-97 Arms Die II 4d, 2s, 2s6d, 5s, 10s - the five values with local "SPECIMEN" overprint type R3. Arms Die II 4d, 2s, 2s6d, 5s, 10s - ...

Queensland 1889 Cover to England franked 1d single and strip of five each with an indistinct numeral cancel, with a Brisbane datestamp and scarce ...

Portuguese East Africa / Nyasaland Field Force 1918 (Mar 9) Stampless O.A.S. cover (opening/corner faults) to Scotland, endorsed "From J.C Rhynas...

Portugal 1926 Ceres 10 Escudos DIE PROOF of the design engraved by Meronti for the De La Rue issue, printed in black on glazed card stamped "AFTER...

Pitcairn Islands 1924 Stampless cover to the U.S.A., handstamped "POSTED IN PITCAIRN ISLAND/1924' NO STAMPS AVAILABLE" (Kitching type 1.8). From t...

South Africa Darmstadt trail printings - dummy cigarette duty labels large part Proof in English black ink on unguided coated paper. Dix number 3....

South Africa 1918 (Oct. 7) Red Cross Aerial Post Card with large R.A.F. wings in blue, flown on the first Cape Town flight, from Winberg to Green ...

South Africa 1918 (Oct 7) "Make Your Sixpence Fly" second type Aerial Post card (creasing) bearing an "Our Day" Red Cross Fund label but with post...

Saint Vincent 1893 Registered cover to Germany bearing 1892 5d 0n 4d, posted at the village of Peruvian Vale where the small "ST VINCENT/A" c.d.s...

Saint Lucia 1878 Entire (rebacked) from Castries to Bordeaux franked 1876 perf 14 1/- orange unusually applied over the "ST LUCIA" double arc date...