Tristan da Cunha: 1909 stampless envelope to Dover, England with exceptionally strong early strike of type I cachet in violet, showing Cape Town "JU 11/09" transit, hexagonal "T/10c", handstruck "1D." due marking obliterated and replaced by "2D." when redirected to Bournemouth with Dover "JY 5/09" despatch c.d.s. Ex Flaat. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1918 'Davies' cover to Lancashire with light strike of type I cachet in violet, carried on the S.S. "Clan Macmillan" and transshipped at Buenos Aires, showing hexagonal "T" and "1D.F.B." tax marks with G.B. 1d. postage due tied by Widnes "28 JA/19" c.d.s. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1922 islander's stampless envelope to Hampshire showing fine type II cachet and carried by the R.Y.S. "Quest" on its way home from the ill-fated Shackleton-Rowett Expedition with fine "S.R. ANTARCTIC/MY 25/22/EXPEDITION 1921" c.d.s., "11/2D/F.B./D" due marking, G.B. 1/2d. and 1d. postage dues cancelled Botley "11 JY/22", slight creasing. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1926 stampless envelope to Bournemouth and carried on the Norwegian barque "Asalea", with interesting enclosed letter written by Tom Rogers dated Feb. 8, showing type II cachet, "T/20c." due marking applied at Port Elizabeth cancelled by numeral obliterator, backstamped May 3 transit. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1928 stampless envelope from the 'Davies' correspondence, departing the island on Feb. 26 1928 on the "Empress of France" but enclosing blunt letter from Tom Rogers regarding the islanders' needs dated Apr. 12 1927, showing fine strike of type IV cachet in violet, "11/2D/I.S./B." due marking, G.B. 1/2d. and 1d. postage dues cancelled by Widnes "20 MR/28" c.d.s's. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1928 islander's stampless envelope to Liverpool showing two good to fine strikes of type II cachet with "11/2D/TO PAY/465" due marking, G.B. 1/2d. and 1d. postage dues cancelled by Lark Lane "4 DE/28" c.d.s's. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1929 islander's stampless envelope to Warwickshire showing fine strike of type IV cachet in red just touched by London Paquebot "26 JU/29" c.d.s. having been carried by the "Halesius" and trans-shipped at Buenos Aires, with "11/2D/F.B." due marking, G.B. 1/2d. and 1d. postage dues strip of three cancelled by Hockley Heath "22 JU/29" c.d.s's. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1929 stampless envelope to Albert Rogerson in Lancashire with fine strike of type III cachet in blue-black partly overstruck by London Paquebot "26 JU/29" c.d.s. having been carried on the "Halesius" and transshipped at Buenos Aires, "11/2D/F.B." due marking, and G.B. 1/2d. postage due strip of three cancelled by Flixton "27 JU/29" c.d.s's. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1930 to 1934, four stampless islanders' covers addressed to Mrs. C. Dent in Devon, each with 11/2d. due mark and with G.B. 1/2d. and 1d. postage dues affixed and cancelled by Axminster c.d.s's, one sent during the 'no cachet' period in 1932 with ms. endorsement "Tristan da Cunha/South Atlantic" and despatched on the "King William", the others showing type V cachet, the first in violet and sent in 1930 on the "Monsunen", the second in black and sent in 1932 on the "Carlisle", the last in blue and sent in 1934 on the "Ponape". The addressee, Mrs. Charles Henry Dent was a supporter of the islanders whom she aided by means of gift parcels. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1938 unusual whaling p.p.c. sent by Harald Westernhagen of German whaling factory ship "Wikinger" to his wife in Germany with message headed "Tristan da Cunha 30.11.38" and showing fine strike of type VII cachet, departing on the "Viceroy of India" Feb. 12 with G.B. K.G.VI 11/2d. definitive cancelled by London F.S. 59 c.d.s. for onward transmission. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: 1944 censored stampless cover addressed to Sgt. Major Allan Crawford in Pretoria with tombstone naval censor in blue-black initialled "H.C." by Lt. Cdr. Harry Seymour Alleyne Corfield, Senior Naval Officer in charge of the Detachment Station, and dated "25/12/44", showing double ring "PAQUEBOT" handstamp and with boxed "30-1-45/V/John Lavarello" in pencil on reverse, locally readdressed. Photo. (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: A collection of covers etc. from 1932 to 1972 in an Exeter album and loose, selected for mainly commercial usage incl. cachet type V on stampless p.p.c. sent 1932 to Ascension by the Bishop of St. Helena at the start of the 'no cachet' period, types V and VII (2) used in 1937, all sent on H.M.S. "Carlisle", type VII on four islander's covers to England, three bearing G.B. 1/2d. and 1d. postage dues (one carried on H.M.S. "Hawkins" with enclosed letter from Agnes Rogers), type IX (2), one on 1949 cover to Salisbury with enclosed letter showing multiple signatures, type X (2), later variously franked and addressed, Gough Island Scientific Survey (3), etc. (approx. 50 items) (Image1)

Tristan da Cunha: Mainly fine used collection from 1952 to 1972 in an Exeter album, incl. 1952, 1954, 1960, 1961 and 1965-67 definitive sets etc. (178)