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.
1945 (JY 20) ‘Healey & Wise’ envelope franked Leeward Islands set of the 13 current values tied by nine strikes of Barbuda cds, various printings including the original chalky 5/-, the very scarce 10/- (SG 113a) and £1 (SG 114b); some slight staining from the envelope glue.
1945 long O.H.M.S. envelope (355mm centrally folded) sent from Radio Nuku’alofa to Auckland, New Zealand franked at 7d., 3 to 4 ounces rate, with 1d. and 6d.; without any backstamps. Surely one of the largest OHMS covers.
1945 long registered cover to New York franked three 2d., two 2 1/2d., 3d., 2/6d. Parrot and 5s., arrival backstamp;generally good fresh condition.
1945 registered stationery envelope uprated with two 3a., insured for Rs. 100 to Bombay, British Legation (Nepal) cds, front bearing two-line registration handstamp.
1946 (11.4.) envelope to Odense with ‘Interneret Brev’ label tied by Esbjerg B. cds, red Red Cross cachet at left; fine and fresh showing outer frame of dots on each side.
1946 (15.1.) registered airmail cover to New York franked on front three 5c. Roosevelt and, on reverse further example plus pair of scarce airmail 30c. on 4c. tied Monravia cds and those on reverse by New York cancels; scarce commercial airmail.
1946 (16.6.) Germany 6pf uprated stationery card with good mixed franking, addressed to Tientsin with address erased in red manuscript and two violet framed bilingual handstamps applied Parti/ Gone Away and Retour/ Returned to, a couple of small tears in margin and vertical filing crease.
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
1946 incoming underfranked airmail cover from London to Bridgetown, Barbadoes with hexagonal framed ‘T’ and on reverse 1934-47 1d. black Postage Due in horizontal strip of six cancelled by three Official Paid cds with Circulation Branch cds below.
1946 registered airmail cover to New York franked on reverse India overprinted 2a. (2), 4a.(2) and 6a.(4) tied double-ring cds, Cairo transit and arrival cancels, the front showing small straight-line registration handstamp with red manuscript number; fine and clean condition.
1946 Walvis Bay to Cape Town cover franked 1d. (2) and 2d. tied by two large double oval violet railway cancels with a clearer full strike on reverse.
1947 (1 Sep) envelope to England franked 1945 ‘white background’ ½a. strip of three and 1a. pair tied by three double ring Kuwait Persian Gulf cds, reverse with Basrah (5 Sep) transit; fine and clean with clear legible cancels.
1947 Express Letter 20c American Bank Note Co. Die proof in issued colour of Cyclist Messenger and Post Office, with index number at top 89333; fine condition.
1947 International Reply Coupon imperforate proof block of four fine unused, unique example in private hands, presented to Eugene Thomas at the 1947 U.P.U. Congress in Paris.
1947 registered pink envelope to New York bearing single franking Antigua 2/6d. ‘Fort James’ tied single cds, registration label at left, reverse with further despatch, St John’s Antigua transit, New York transit and Staten Islands arrivals.
1948 (1 APR) cover to New York bearing corner plate block of four 2s. tied Hamilton cds, with small identified plate flaw.
1948 15s registration stationery to Melbourne, Australia additionally franked with pair of 80s., endorsed “Sample Mail”, green label applied after folding over the envelope and tied three violet cachets with two punch holes, further green label stating contents as ‘Silver clip’, this tied by a Singapore transit; unusual.
1948 airmail envelope to Celje, Yugoslavia franked on reverse1942-45 overprinted India KGVI white background 3p. (8, block of seven and single) plus three 4a. tied double-ring datestamps with arrival cds at base.
1948 cover to Kuching bearing single franking 8c ‘Crown Colony’ overprint cancelled by reddish violet PAQUEBOT, Kuching cds of same date front and back; damage to top left corner of envelope.