1903 cover addressed to England ex Hospital ship, franked 1a adhesive, tied by the rare 'BASE OFFICE/OBBIA/18 MY 03' c.d.s, ADEN (MY 19) transit b/stamp and PORTSMOUTH (MY 30) arrival. Rare. (Image)

1915 censored cover to Madras, India, franked 1a, tied 'BERBERA/12 DE 15/SOMALILAND' c.d.s, violet 'passed by censor' h/stamp below applied in Somaliland. Various Indian b/stamps. Scarce. (Image)

1939 French correspondence cover, with contents, sent to Ireland by Capt. Humphrey French with the Somaliland Camel Corps, Kings Africa Rifles, franked 2As tied 'BERBERA/16 OC 1939' c.d.s, rare violet triangular 'PASSED BY/1/CENSOR/BERBERA'. (Image)

1945 commercial air letter addressed to England bearing 3As, tied 'E.A/A.P.O 71/3 VI 45' of Berbera, violet boxed PASSED BY BASE CENSOR.E.A. No. IV/01.' Violet shield censor also on front '0/18' in violet censor on reverse 'E.A/A.P.O 65/5 VI 45' transit b/stamp. 'Army Form W 3424/OPENED/BY/CENSOR' tape at top with m/s 'No.314' presumably applied by censor. Very scarce. (Image)