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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Siam 1906 4a on 1 1/2a Postal Stationery Post Card with embossed coat-of-arms (HG 11), handstamped "ULTRAMAR" in violet across the impressed stamp...

St Lucia 1892 Registered cover from Castries to London franked by die II 1/2d green strip of six, each cancelled "ST LUCIA/C" c.d.s., with "R" reg...

St Lucia 1888 Registered cover from Castries to Germany franked by die I 1/2d green block of eight 1d dull mauve and 2.1/2d blue pair each cancell...

Spain 1905 Picture postcard sent within Barcelona, carried by the private local bicycle post created by Federico Gorilla, bearing 10c Barcelona P...

South West Africa / G.B. - Airmails 1933 (Feb. 6) Cover to Walvis Bay with G.B. 1 1/2d cancelled at Cranwell, with "WALVIS BAY" arrival c.d.s. (F...

South West Africa / Red Cross 1905-07 Stampless picture postcards from German soldiers posted during the Herero rebellion, all to Germany with da...

G.B. - Crimean War 1854 Cover to England bearing GB die I perf 16 1d red strip of three cancelled by two strikes of the scarce crown between stars...

G.B. - Channel Islands 1847 Entire letter prepaid 1/8 from Woolwich to Germany, handstamped with "GUERNSEY" datestamps on both sides, the datestam...

G.B. - Greenock & Ardrishaig Packet 1879 (July 25) Cover to Lossiemouth with a 1d red cancelled by "GREENOCK & ARDRISHAIG PACKET / 163" duplex cod...

Tristan Da Cunha 1925 Cover to Liverpool with Tristan type II cachet in violet on the reverse carried on the Steamer "Ramon de Larrinaga" to Durba...

Transvaal 1896 1d Postal stationery postcard with printed "Scene in Simmonds Street" relating to the. Jameson Raid. 1d Postal stationery postcard ...

Transvaal 1894 Cover to England posted on the Norvals Pont to Johannesburg Down T.P.O. paid 3d postage + 6d late fee, the postage paid by three 18...

Transvaal 1889 Receipt for Registered letter on yellow paper 185 x 90 mm cancelled by M. Wesselstroom postmark 15th October 1889 and signed by Pos...