1935-43 covers (9) incl. registered Jubilee cover to Canada, registered cover with 1937 Coronation set that has a boxed 'POSTED OUT OF COURSE' cachet & a censored 1943 US A.P.O (877) cover. An interesting group. (Image)

1938 May 12th FDC's (7) franked ½d, 1d, 1½d & 2d blocks of four, singles of 1s + 2/6d & 5s + 10s, fine clean group. (Image)

1939 Sept 13th censored cover to USA franked ½d, 1d & 1½d, tied by fine individual strikes of c.d.s. and red s/line 'CENSORED' h/stamp (Mayo Type I) at lower left (WAR HAD BEEN DECLARED 10 DAYS PREVIOUSLY). (Image)

1939 Sept 18th cover to St. Helena franked by 1937 Coronation set, tied Ascension Sept 18th c.d.s's & beneath a St. Helena receiving c.d.s. for Sept 27th with a diagonal strike of 'CENSORED' in red (Mayo Type I). Scarce inter-island use. (1) (Image)

1939 cover to Sheffield franked ½d + 1½d, tied Oct 26/39 c.d.s's, also bears s/line 'CENSORED' in red, 1938 May 12th registered FDC franked ½d, 1½d & 6d tied oval reg d/stamp, 1938 Sept 29th set of (7) original colours incl. 1d Green Mountain tied oval reg d/stamps. (3) (Image)

1942 cover to St. Helena franked 1d, 2d, 3d black tied Ascension c.d.s's, octagonal censor & St. Helena receiving marks on obverse. (Image)

1942 registered cover to Washington DC franked 1d, 3d & 4d, tied oval Ascension d/stamps with purple 'CROWN/PASSED/XX' boxed censor h/stamp and resealed by 'P.C.90 OPENED BY/EXAMINER 3662' censor label, 2d (corner fault) on cover to Portsmouth bears s/line CENSORED in red, 3d black on cover to Swansea, reverse is censored by officer h/stamp 'Officer Commanding Troops' which he has also signed. (3) (Image)

1942-45 censored cover to Bournemouth franked 1942 1d black & yellow-orange P.13 (3), the upper two tied on arrival by undated 'MARITIME MAIL' slogan, superb boxed CROWN/PASSED/XX' Ascension censor mark in red (Mayo Type III). Scarce. (Image)

1944 Red Formula registered envelope to New Jersey, USA, multi franked with vals from ½d to 6d (8), tied Ascension c.d.s's & at lower right 'CROWN/PASSED/XX' boxed censor mark, transit & receiving marks on reverse. (1) (Image)

1944-45 censored cover to London franked 3d black & grey P.13, tied by boxed 'POSTED ON STEAMER' cachet, applied in transit at Freetown, Sierra Leone, censored both at Ascension with superb boxed 'CROWN/PASSED/XX' in red at lower left and Sierra Leone (faint octagonal) 'CROWN/PASSED/QQ' in violet, senders name on flap, some minor imperfections but very scarce & attractive. (Image)

1939 March 24th Coronation set on registered cover posted on board M. V. Dunbar Castle & tied by Cape Town paquebot cancels, 1939 June PPC to USA with ½d (3), tied double ring 'M.V CITY OF NEW YORK/SEA POST/AMERICAN SOUTH AFRICAN LINE INC' h/stamp, Phoenix Arizona arrival & double ring CAPE TOWN paquebot. Also 1937 Coronation set on Harris cover with forged Ascension c.d.s.'s. (3) (Image)

1942 cover to USA franked 1937 Coronation set, tied 20th Nov c.d.s. with Civilian boxed 'CROWN/PASSED/XX' censor mark in purple, 1946 cover to Glasgow franked 6d tied 12th Aug c.d.s, 1944 Sept 2nd registered cover to Windermere, England, franked 2/6d, 5s & 10s, tied Ascension c.d.s's & bears boxed 'CROWN/PASSED/XX' mark in purple. (3) (Image)

1945 May 6th registered cover to East Africa franked 1d (3) Green Mountain & 3d Long Beach, tied Ascension c.d.s's, also bears boxed 'CROWN/PASSED/XX' in purple, 1946 July 10th cover franked 3d P.13, tied Ascension cd.s. addressed to O.C Troops, St. Helena where it arrived on July 22nd. (2) (Image)

1946 Formula registered envelope size 'F' to India franked 3d black & 4d, tied by reg oval d/stamps. (1) (Image)

1947 Jan 22nd three reg covers to Glasgow, franked lower marginal imprint blocks of four P.13 2d, 3d black & 4d vals, another reg cover to Newquay, franked ½d pairs (2) & 1s pairs (2), tied VF Ascension c.d.s's. (4) (Image)

1950's two Castle Line PPC of S.S 'Rhodesia Castle' & Steamer 'Gloucester Castle' franked 1d Green Mountain & 1½d black & rose carmine posted in Ascension whilst in passage from England to South Africa, also VFU sets of 1946 Victory, 1948 Wedding & 1949 UPU. (2 + 8 stamps). (Image)

1952 PPC of a spikey blowfish on advertising postcard for Plasmarine Recalcifiant addressed to France, franked ½d (2), tied St. Helena c.d.s. 1953 May 26th registered cover to Greenock, Scotland, franked 1d Ascension & 6d St. Helena, tied St. Helena c.d.s's, reverse Greenock receiver (interesting 2 islands combination). 1953 Nov 17th registered cover to Dorset, franked 1½d block of four P.13 & 2d P.14 cancelled fine Ascension c.d.s's. (3) (Image)

1954 March 9th cover to Switzerland franked 3d 'Long Beach' tied Ascension c.d.s, underpaid & hand stamped 'T' & m/s 20c and then changed to 15c * franked by a Swis 15c adhesive as postage due. (Image)

1956 cover to Jamestown, St. Helena franked ½d, 1d Three Sisters, 1½d, 2d & 3d black incl. variety on 1½d Cut Mast & Railings, SG.40db (Cat. £190). (Image)

1956 March 1st 'H' size registered envelope, registered in St. Helena, franked Ascension ½d to 2/6d (9 vals), tied St. Helena c.d.s.'s for March 1st. Clean cover, no back stamps. (Image)

1922-56 VFU collection on leaves incl. 1922 Optd set, 1924-33 set. 1934 Pictorial set, 1935 Jubilee, 1938 set, 1948 Wedding, 1949 UPU, 1956 set. (76) Cat. £1770 (Image)

1938 KGVI Pictorial defins Photographic Essays of ten different values from ½d to 10s each with the head area blank. Very attractive & scarce. (Image)

1938-53 KGVI Pictorial Defin set Perf SPECIMEN, fresh M (10s minor corner fault), SG.38s/47s. Scarce. (Image)

1938 KGVI P.13½ Pictorial defins ½d, 2d & 3d vals each a corner marginal Plate 1 block of four UM (some usual gum bends). Scarce group. (12) (Image)

1938-53 KGVI Pictorial defins in corner marginal Plate blocks of four - ½d, 1d (3), 1½d (2), 2d (3), 3d (2), 4d (2), 6d (2) & 1s mainly P.13 - all UM. Scarce group. (Image)