1884 long blue cover (a few age spots) to "Resident Engineer, Public Works Office, Nelson", endorsed "Tender for Lyell Road Improvement Contract". Franked 1882 2d SSF canc very worn & illegible 1855-type obliterator (of Nelson), b/s fine 5-line A-type cds (Craddock Type 6) of Nelson 3 AP 84 (with index "C" at top, not mentioned by Craddock). This d/s known 1878-88. Repaired opening tear.

c1890s-1900s printed "Postage Free" cutouts from Official envelopes on 2 old album pages, incl "Treasury" (Crown in centre) x 7, "P.A.S.D." (ditto) x 8, & with royal device in centre, "VR" x 5, "ER" x 16, also "Audit" (crown in centre) x 1. On various coloured papers. A few with part pmks (38).

c1890s-1920s random accum of postal stationery printed stamp cutouts on 16 well-filled old album pages. Total 254 mounted items, plus 37 loose. Much dupn. Neat square cutouts. Many diff imprints, shades & paper colours. Many with part pmks. Noted 2 albino embossed impressions of GV ½d green envelope cutouts. How they collected 100+ years ago.

1892 long overweight (1oz +) reg'd envelope to England with 2½d SSF horiz strip of 4, p12 x 11½ + ½d Newspaper Stamp tied by 10 SEP 1892 Onehunga duplex cancels, Registered / 10 September 1892 / Auckland transit cancel & 1862 reg'n No in red m/s, to England. Interestingly, the ½d stamp has several small flaws (illustrated). (Image)

c1895-1970s advertising covers x 65+, mostly to domestic addresses & some variable cond.

1905 Heretaunga Mounted Rifles printed formula card (completed in m/s), advising militia member of upcoming company parade. Stampless, with light but legible r/s frank (violet) "L.W. Loveday [facsimile of signature], Major, Comndg. 2nd Welln. Battn., M.R. [Mounted Rifles]. Wellington cds 13 FE 05. Fine & scarce. With photocopy of short biography of Major (later Colonel) Lambert William Loveday (1845-1916).

1915 inwards censored cover ex Gouda, Holland, bearing PASSED BY THE / MILITARY CENSOR / N.Z." purple h/s on front & also on rear tying resealing label. Also bears 13 July 1915 Wellington arrival "C" class cancel.

1916 WWI YMCA OAS stampless cover to Wellington, ex Sling Camp, Salisbury 26 Nov 1916.

1916 WWI commercial advertising cover (Nimmo & Blair) with 1½d GV to San Francisco, bearing red PASSED BY THE / MILITARY CENSOR / N.Z. h/s. Also incl scans of their 1902 (new) & 1912 (gutted) premises.

1917-18 WWI mail view PPC, franked 1d Dominion canc Riwaka H-type cds 27 SP 17. With note from female donor of "a tin of chocs" sent separately to a NZ soldier in 8th Otago Battalion (probably in France). Fine strike (violet) of scarce h/s "Returned to N.Z." (applied in London). Address crossed out & with m/s "Riverton, Invercargill" & large scrawled "N.Z." Wellington transit receipt cds 29 AP 18. Corner of p/c damaged. Interesting relic.

1920s illustrated advertising window envelope featuring orb & stamp-like design of queen's head; text " 'Orb' corrugated / 'Queen's Head' Flat Galvanised sheets / Best by Test". Produced by John Lysaght (Aust) Ltd agent's imprint of "E. Reece Ltd, Christchurch, NZ" (& Moss meter no 48). PU Christchurch 1924. Fine. With info ex internet re Lysaght.

1926 inwards mail reg'd cover to Cheviot, NZ ex Eritrea; 1932 reg'd cover ex Ethiopia & 1934 cover ex Belgian Congo.

1932 "HALF PENNY" ovpt on 1d GV carmine p/c (Samuel AC24a), canc fine strike of Feilding slogan machine d/s "Home is Not Complete Without a Telephone" MR 21 1934. FU.

1937 Express Delivery cover ex Dunedin 25 March, to Blenheim with 2d Pict & 6d p14 x 14½ (somewhat oily cancel), minor age spots. Rear unfortunately has been scribbled on. CP U1d. Cat $500.

1937 inwards PPC ex Prague to Shag Point, with 7 OC 37 "J" class receiving cancel.

1938 Calpurnia crash mail ex Plymouth, Devon 23 Nov with 2 line purple cachet "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION / EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA" with British hexagonal "T" Taxe mark on front & Portobello 13 Jan 1939 "C" class cancel. Cover readdressed to Otakou & bears faint Otakou arrival b/s, & brown resealing tape over large flap, & one side flap only. NZAMC 198.

1940 cover with printed corner text advt "W. Ladd, Philatelist, 1 Endean's Bldgs., next C.P.O. Auckland, NZ". With 1940 2d Cent, canc Auckland 13 MAY. Fine.

1940-2 inwards mail x 3 diff Barclays Bank covers ex Cairo to Wellington, all with censor's h/s & one with "T38" taxe mark indicated in pencil.

1940s-50s advertising covers (mainly) & incl Cycles, Batteres & 1.0.0.F etc.

1940 WWII interned Prisoner of War postage free mail cover, with YMCA NZ logo, to Secretary to the Aliens Tribunal, Wellington, with very fine complete boxed h/s (violet) "Exempt from postage under International Convention regarding treatment of Prisoners of War". Wellington cds 12 AU 40 & circular censor h/s No. 26. On flap, "W.E. Jahnke, Somes Island". A few light tone spots, otherwise fine.

c1940-45 (undated) WWII stampless OAS NPFB cover with YMCA NZ logo. Inter-unit use, canc fine circular generic h/s (violet) "N.Z.E.F. FIELD POST OFFICE" (Pacific theatre), with censor h/s & "N.Z.A.P.O.I.P. 150" m/s. From "64327 J.C. Bright Sgt." to "L. Bdr. A.A. Bright, 49th Battery, B. Troop, 38th Field Regt., NZ Artillery". Good cond.

c1943 small war-time manilla OHMS window envelopes x 22 with mostly Wellington machine pmks. Good cond.

1943 WWII "New Zealand Prepares" printed cover, ex Dunedin 21 May, with 3 x 1d green GVI airmail, to Waiouru M.C, subsequently readdressed to Linton, Waiwera South & Westfield with Waiouru, Burnham & Waiwera South Military Camp transit cancels, & contains original letter. Waiwera South Military Camp (DN, July 1942-Feb 1944) rated "8" by Wooders.

1944 WWII airgraph message & envelope to Burnham Camp, subsequently readdressed to Balclutha, with Burnham Military Camp 12 July J class cds. NZAMC Z16Aa.

1944 WWII stampless OAS folded lettersheet (pale blue). Inside is printed artwork (& printed signature "Peter McIntyre"), showing NZ artillery in action, & map of battle sites in Greece, Crete, N Africa & Italy. Canc fine "M.P.O. / K.W.5" cds 7 OCT 1944, with shield-shaped Censor No. 9556 (red), & partial Tokomaru NZ receipt b/s 28 DE 44. Good cond.