1940-45 Covers including cover from G.B to Canada with unusual "CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS F.B / CLOSED AGAINST INSPECTION / PLEASE SEE PAGE 81-86 / P.O GUIDE RE." label; 1944 cover from G.B to a Swedish merchant seaman with the cachet "Missing"; 1942 cover from G.B to a merchant seaman on S.S "Josafina Thornton" at New Zealand Ave., Walton-on-Thames, with a Curacao censor and "UNABLE TO EFFECT DELIVERY / TO BE RETURNED TO SENDER"; 1940 registered cover to Canada with oval ""EASTERN ARCTIC / MAIL / SERVICE / R.M.S Nascopie" arrival datestamps (July and Sept.), returned unclaimed; 1941 cover from G.B to Malaya, redirected to Australia and G.B; 1941 cover from USA to Iceland with boxed "Non reclame" and "REBUTS"; 1945 (Feb.) cover from Koniggratz to Prague endorsed "Recipient killed in air raid", etc. An interesting group, most well written up on pages. (17).

1939-45 G.B. Covers and cards to soldiers in the British or Indian army all redirected or returned with various cachets or labels, including Returned to United Kingdom, Addressee Reported Prisoner of War, Addressee Deceased, Addressee Reported Missing, Evacuated, Not with Unit, No Record of Unit in B.L.A, No Trace, No location in S.E.A.C, Left Unit, Repatriated to U.K, etc. A fine lot, well written up on album pages. (52).

Royal Navy. 1940-45 G.B. Covers to forces in the Royal Navy (14) or Royal Marines, all returned or redirected with various cachets, including Returned By Order of Admiralty in View of Time Elapsed Since Writing, Not Known in R.N Barracks Chatham, Redirected Letter H.M.S ....... c/o G.P.O London, Cannot Identify at Admiralty, No Trace in Frobisher Division, Returned Unclaimed in R.N Barracks Devonport, Unclaimed in R.N Barracks Portsmouth, No Trace at Fleet Mail Office, No Trace at H.M.S Lanka, Return to Sender Admiralty Instructions, etc., one cover to the British Fleet Mail Officer on H.M.C.S "Donnacona", all well written up on pages. (15).

Royal Air Force. 1941-46 G.B. Covers and cards to forces in the R.A.F, all redirected or returned with various cachets or labels, including Not Known in Middle East Command, Addressee Returned to United Kingdom, Return To Sender on Air Ministry Instructions, Return To Sender A.M Instructions, Not India Command, R.A.A.F Base P.O Melbourne Unable to Trace as Addressed, Evacuated to UK, R.A.F Overseas, etc., three with "RECEIVED DAMAGED AT / R.A.F RECORD OFFICE", also a piece with a proof strike of "Mail Received Open / Damaged at the R.A.F Post Office at Sutton on Hull", most written up on pages. (23).

Allied Forces. 1940-45 Covers and cards to Australian (5), U.S (10), Canadian (3) or French (3) forces, all undelivered or redirected with various cachets or labels. Included is a 1945 cover from Australia to "Father Bodger, Wedan Mission, New Guinea" with boxed "NOT WITH UNIT, Angau Lae", 1944 cover from Australian Army P.O 0132 (Milne Bay, New Guinea) to "Rev. Bartlett, Methodist Overseas Missions, c/o Angau, Milne Force" redirected to Australia, etc., most well written up on pages. (21).

Germany/Italy. 1940-45 Covers and cards from or to German forces (30) or Italian forces (2), undelivered with various cachets including killed in action (7) or missing (2), incorrect address, awaiting new address, mail to units which had been destroyed in Russia, air service not available to unit, etc., also 1944 card from a Hungarian Waffen S.S Volunteer to another volunteer on the Russian front using the undercover address "Szabadka", most well written up on pages. (32).