Saint Helena: Incoming Mail, 1875 to 1949, five commercial items incl. small envelope addressed to "Monsieur Aligot/Commandant la frÌ©gate Fran̤aise/La Virginie/ÌÊ l'Ile Ste. HÌ©l̬ne" franked 10c. pair and 80c. cancelled gros chiffres "1611" with "St. HELENA/FE 4/75" receiving c.d.s., 1904 p.p.c. underpaid from Plymouth with ms. "1d" due, 1946 from Cape Town addressed to the Governor, etc. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: Registered Mail, 1901 to 1969, selection of thirteen commercial registered covers variously franked and addressed, incl. 1901 and 1902 at 3d. rate to Salisbury, England and showing registered oval, the first franked 1894 2d. and 1896 1d., the second with 1897 1/2d. pair and 1896 2d., 1916 41/2d. foreign rate to U.S.A., 1934 to Surrey at 5d. rate with Centenary 2d. and 3d., 1940 to London at 7d. rate etc. (Image1)

Saint Helena: Boxed Tax Markings, "T/c" type 3 in black on 1901 (May 6) Solomon & Co. envelope to Salisbury, England underpaid by 1890 1d. with 'oval of bars' type 05.17 dumb cancellation and showing large "2D./F.B." handstamp, "T/c" type 4 in violet on 1902 (Dec. 16) unstamped picture postcard of Broad Bottom Camp to Sussex with small "2D./620" handstamp from Plymouth port of entry, "T/c" type 6 on 1938 (Dec. 20) underpaid cover to Cape Town bearing 11/2d. with South African "T/1D." in circle and 1d. postage due affixed, 1948 (Aug. 27) to California bearing 2d. and 1/2d. pair with "10"(c.) inserted but without further marking and on 1955 (June 28) unstamped cover to Kent with large "6D./I.S./T." mark and G.B. 1d. and 5d. postage dues affixed. (5 items) Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1902 (July 17) picture postcard registered to Jersey franked by 1896 2d. and 1902 1d. tied by neat c.d.s. and showing large "R" in circle, type 3 registered oval and hooded London transit. The general postcard rate became 1d. when the island joined the U.P.U. on Oct. 1 1896, remaining unchanged until 1922, the 2d. registration fee continued until 1926. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1908 (Mar. 25) envelope registered to England, endorsed sent by the Fleet Surgeon on board H.M.S. "Hermes" with long letter on ship's notepaper enclosed, franked 1903 1d. and 2d. with type 3 registered oval, backstamped London transit and Portsmouth Apr. 16 arrival. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1914 (Dec. 23) formula registered envelope size F to Hampshire franked 1912 1d. (3) with London Jan. 16 1915 transit showing on reverse ">PASSED (Image1)

Saint Helena: War Tax, 1916 "WAR TAX/ONE PENNY" on 1d., single franking 1916 (Sept. 13) cover to Somerset (redirected to Devon) with rectangular framed "PASSED BY/CENSOR" type 1, without initials, alongside and vertical pair franking 1919 (Jan. 20) registered cover to Durban, Natal. (2 covers) Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1920 (May 11) envelope franked "WAR TAX/1d." on 1d., addressed to "Captain J.P. Ault/Ship "Carnegie"/c/o Consul General U.S.A./Capetown/South Africa" with interesting enclosed letter from Major F.J. Brill, backstamped consul's framed receiving datestamp of May 19 in blue-green. Captain James Percy Ault (1881-1929) had first joined the crew of the non-magnetic brigantine "Carnegie" in 1909 and in 1914 had appointed captain. The "Carnegie" visited Saint Helena from Mar. 27-Apr. 3 whilst on her sixth expedition cruise of scientific discovery before laying up from 1921 to 1927 for extensive refurbishment. In Nov. 1929, whilst on her seventh cruise the "Carnegie" put into the port of Apia, Samoa and whilst refuelling an explosion occurred which mortally wounded Captain Ault and destroyed the vessel. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1923 (Jan. 25) envelope to Winchester, England at the 2d. imperial rate paid by 1912 1/2d. black and green and scarce 1922 11/2d. rose-scarlet. Ex Heijtz. The Imperial 1oz. rate was increased to 2d. on July 17 1916, remaining unchanged until 1939. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1936 (Dec. 6) envelope (with R.N.E. St. Helena crest on flap) sent by Lt. Stone from the Marine Regt. to his mother in Southsea, Hampshire, franked by 1922-37 1/2d. and 8d. paying correct rate of 2d. letter rate + 61/2d. airmail fee, with blue bilingual "BY AIR MAIL" label, very rare with only a handful of surviving examples recorded. Ex Heijtz. In June 1936 an airmail service via South Africa was introduced, mail being carried by sea to Cape Town and from there by air. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: World War II, selection of five covers to England comprising two O.A.S. from Bdr. W.E. Akam, one showing large type 1 framed "PASSED BY/CENSOR", the other with type A500 crowned circle, 1943, 1944 two commercial covers to London franked 3d., the first with type 2 boxed "(crown)/PASSED/C/....", the second with type 2D resealing label, and O.H.M.S. econony envelope carried by army mailbag with framed "ARMAMENT/DISTRICT, R.A./(ms.) No. RV 204/ST. HELENA" in violet. The first two covers illustrated in "St. Helena: The Postal, Instructional and Censor Markings 1815-2000" by Bernard Mabbett (2002), pp.109, 112. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: Formula Registered Envelopes, 1951 (May 4) size G to Glasgow franked 1940 3d., 4d., redirected to Sussex, 1954 (Feb. 9) size H2 to Kent with 1953 1d., 2d. and 6d., size G 1961 (Oct. 12) to London with 1953 7d. and 1964 (Aug. 24) to Brighton with 1961 7d. (4 covers) Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: Collection of commercial mail from 1902 to 2002 in an Exeter album and loose, covers and cards variously franked and addressed incl. 1d. and 2d. Empire rates incl. War Tax, 21/2d. foreign rate incl. 1911 to U.S.A. with handwritten letter from Bishop of St. Helena, 1935 1/2d. printed matter, picture postcards, etc. (52 items) (Image1)