Royal Navy & Royal Marines. 1914-20 Covers and cards with "RECEIVED FROM H.M SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED" handstamps (15, also machines with inverted town or slogan die, and a manuscript version), "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / NO CHARGED TO BE RAISED" (2) or "On Active Service / No stamps available" handstamps, also pieces from parcels with "FROM H.M SHIP" (4) or boxed Fleet Post Office A datestamp, and a parcel post label with censor and 9d cancelled "H.M SHIPS". An excellent study, many scarce types, one card with a Fiume stamp. (27)

1914-20 Covers and cards with Fleet Mail Office or security cancels, all unusual or scarcer selected examples including mutilated Lerwick obliterator (2), scarce "NAVAL POST OFFICE B" c.d.s on registered cover, machines with rubber blocks replacing the town/date dies (2), "FLEET / POST OFFICE A" roller (front), "INVERNESS A.M.O" single or double ring c.d.s (2), similar Inverness A.M.D.O c.d.s, "A.M.O" barred circle (2), "FLEET POST OFFICE / KIRKWALL" c.d.s on 1917 telegram, etc., also a piece with 1d cancelled boxed "ADMIRALTY / MAIL OFFICE / SOUTH QUEENSFERRY" datestamp. (20).

H.M Submarine E5. 1916 (Mar 14) Cover franked 1d from Portsmouth to H.M. Submarine E5, redirected to "Dead Letter Office", the reverse endorsed "not on commission" with London and Harwich datestamps and a Return to Sender cachet. Submarine E5 was sunk in the North Sea on March 7th while serving with 9th Submarine Flotilla at Harwich.

H.M Submarine L55 - Ceylon / Russia. 1919 (May 22) Picture postcard from Ceylon to H.M Submarine L55, endorsed "addressee reported to have lost his life on naval service", returned with Colombo Returned Letter Office c.d.s (Aug 5). H.M Submarine L55 was serving in the Baltic when sunk by a Russian destroyer in Petrograd Bay on June 4th; in 1928 the submarine was salvaged and repaired, and taken into the Russian fleet. Also a postcard of H.M.S "Champion" returning with the bodies of Submarine L55's victims. (2). Photo on Page 110. (Image1)

Hospital Ships. 1919 (Jan - July) Stampless O.A.S picture postcards from the same correspondence, all with circular "HOSPITAL SHIP / R.A.M.C" cachets, three cards depicting Salonica all with cachet number "P.C 20", the other two cards written from Marseille or Constantinople both with cachet number "P.C 3" used on the "Glengorm Castle". (5).

1915-18 Covers and cards (15) and fronts (4) mainly from shore establishments, censors on cover or card include triangular "CENSORED / FAIR ISLE / DIVISIONAL OFFICER", circular "SEA DIV. SHOTLEY / CENSORED" (2, one card with faults), oval "CENSORED / HOLM" and "CENSORED / HOXA", "CENSORED" on cover with KGV 1d tied by "ASCENSION" c.d.s, boxed "CENSORED" on cover from Dunkirk (2), oval cachet of Senior Marine Transport Officer I.E.F. 'A' at Marseille, etc. (19). Photo on Page 118. (Image1)

1914-18 Covers and cards (27) and fronts (6) all with named ship censor cachets, complete covers and cards include cachets of H.M.S Laconia, Mixol, Hardinge, Sprightly, Borodino, Mary Rose, Rowan, Maid of Honour, Agadir, Dogoma, etc., also 3d registration envelope and front with manuscript registration endorsements of H.M.S Flying Fish or Osprey. (33+).

Royal Marines. 1915-19 O.A.S Covers and cards (11) and a front from France with various Royal Marines censor or other cachets including "No. 4 / GUN / R.M.A", also R.M.A Howitzer Brigade, Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Workshops, etc. (12).

Aegean. 1916-19 Covers and cards from the 1st Naval Brigade or 2nd Royal Marine Battalion in the Aegean including Field Post Office N.L.1 c.d.s, official covers with Army Telegraphs c.d.s code "MW" of Mudros (4, three with Royal Marine Battn and H.M.S "Europa" cachets), also a correspondence of Field Service cards from Marine G. Hill with A.P.O SX3, F.P.O 85, London or H.M. Ship cancels. (21).

East Africa. 1915-19 Stampless picture postcards of Lindi, Kilindini or Mombasa with London "Received From H.M Ship" machines and naval censors (two from H.M.S "Laconia"), 1919 cover posted from Beira to London franked Mozambique 7½c on 75c with enclosed letter from H.M.T "Ipu" referring to transporting troops, etc. (5).

1920-39 Covers and cards from or to H.M Ships including H.M Ship datestamps of Plymouth, London or Southampton, 1920 picture postcard of H.M Submarine M2 written from the submarine at Helensburgh, unpaid 1928 postcard from H.M.T "Dorsetshire" charge 1d single rate postage due, also a 1921 cover from Heligoland with cachet of Heligoland Sub-Commission, Naval Inter-Allied Commission of Control. (42).