RMSP 1866: Registered entire letter from Manchester to Montevideo at double rate endorsed "per Southampton Mail Reg'd", franked by 1858/76 2 d. blue pl. 9 in a horizontal pair, 1865/67 3 d. rose pl. 4 pair, 6 d. lilac pl. 5 single and pair all cancelled by "498" obliterators with oval framed "Registered / Manchester" and London in red (Aug 8 and 9) below. One or two faults to the adhesives but a fine and most unusual registered three colour...

1863/64: Covers from London (2) to Lima, Peru each franked by horizontal pairs of 1862/64 1 s. green pl. 1 = pl. 2, earlier cover endorsed "per Tasmanian" with double arc PANAMA cds (Nov 6) in black and oval "CONDUCCION / DEL CARTERO / GRATIS" (free delivery) cachet in blue applied on arrival (early usage of this cachet is in blue-scarlet); 1864 similar cover but with the free delivery cachet applied in black.

1882: £ 5 orange on blued paper, wmk Large Anchor, an unused example optd. SPECIMEN in black, of fine colour, large part og. Gi = £ 3'000.

1882: £5 orange on white paper, lettered 'BD', centrally cancelled "THREADNEEDLE ST ", scuff marks and odd short perforation, scarce stamp (Gi = £ 3'500).

1880/83: 4 d. grey-brown, plate 18, a used example tied to 1 d. pink postal stationery envelope endorsed 'via Brindisi' by "Fulham / 46B" duplexes in black (April 20, 1883). Reverse with "Sea / Post Office / F" cds (April 26) and carried on the "Venetia" from Suez to Bombay (May 8). The envelope with slight trim at right but an unusual combination.

1891 £1 green, wmk "CROWN", lettered 'CC', cancelled by "LONDON CHIEF OFFICE", and a faint further mark,well centred copy and 1902 £ 1 green, KEVII,  cancelled "GUERNSEY", very fresh copy (Gi = £ 1'625).

1882: £1 UPU black, large part og. slightly discoloured paper and gum, scarce stamp (Gi = £750).

Great War 1914/18: Album of covers/cards (27 used items + further cards) with interesting range of Instructional markings including Xmas Day 1914 cover from "Army Post Office / 33", taxed and Censored and mailed to "Puntas Arenas, Straits of Magellan", stampless 1914 cover with framed "Posted by WOUNDED SOLDIER / 2nd. WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL" in red and another with circular cachet of "2nd. Western Hospital / Manchester / Posted by a Wounded...

Gallipoli Campaign / Royal Navy 1915/16: The two volume collection with covers/cards sent stampless or with GB adhesives from ships serving in the Dardanelles, many of which were damaged or sunk, with Censored covers from the following ships: HMS Albion (2), Amethyst (3), Bacchante (3), Ben-My-Chree, Beryl, Blenheim, Dartmouth (2), Earl of Peterborough, Edgar, Europa (2), Exmouth, Gloucester, Gloucester Castle, Hannibal, Hector, Hibernia,...

Royal Navy in the Great War 1914/18: The collection of Royal Navy covers primarily bearing British adhesives (but even a Zanzibar usage) with covers linked to postcards of the ship concerned, with variety of handstamps and Censor cachets including the following ships: HMS (or HMHS) Agadir, Agincourt, Amazon, Assistance, Attentive, Barham, Benbow, Birkenhead, Blonde, Broke, Calliope, Campania, Canada, Chester, Collosus, Commonwealth, Conqueror...

British Military Mission to Siberia 1920: Printed POW / Red Cross concessionary card used from Vladivostock to Vienna from POW in West Barracks, British Military Mission, cancelled by bold strike of rare "FIELD POST OFFICE / 201" in black (March 1), the latest recorded date of use (see E.B. Proud 'History of the British Army Postal Service, Vol. II, page 108).

1916/34: Collection with original photographs taken by S.G. Hudson, a mechanic with the Royal Flying Corps (together with his two Medals and RFC badge) in the Great War and later for Instone Airlines and Imperial Airways, with 1922 opening Flight photo for the initial London-Brussels-Cöln flight, photograph of interior of the R34 Airship (1919) and further rare Instone photographs (7), 1926 photographs with Handle-Page (5) and 1927 'City of...