1940-50 - CANADA - GOOD SELECTION inc. 6 Feb. 1942 env. registered by North Atlantic Air service from London to Toronto with 6d, 1/- & 5/- paying 5 x 1/3d per oz rate plus 3d registration fee. On the reverse is an almost complete Canada customs wax seal. 6 Feb. 1942 registered censored env. from Bognor to Halifax with 3d & 2/6d brown 10 Sept. 1943 censored env. from London to Halifax with a single 5/- paying the 4 x 1/3d perf. 1oz rate. 8 Sept. 1950 "PARCEL STOPPED FROM TRANSMISSION ABROAD" form from Montreal to London bearing 9d & 10/- dark blue removed from a parcel sent to Montreal. (6 items)Cross Reference: CANADA, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

1941 - LONDON TO CANADA - AMAZING COMMERCIAL FRANKING: 3 May 1941 a large env. (362 x 275 mm) sent "via north atlantic air service" between banks from London to Montreal bearing 2½d (34), 3d (34), 4d (27), 6d (6), 5/- (7) and 10/- dark blue (7) paying the 107 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. Some creasing to cover and one 4d damaged. Stunning. Cross Reference: CANADA (Image)

1941-47 - CANADA - UNUSUAL GROUP inc. 8 May 1941 censored env. from FPO 120 (Palestine) to Ontario franked 2/6d brown pair. 22 Dec. 1943 front from UK to Canada with 2½d, 6d & 2/6d green with duty free hs and a torn red "TO BE TRANSFERRED TO CUSTOMS/AT PORT OR OUTPORT NEAREST TO PLACE/OF ADDRESS. DO NOT DELIVER UNTIL/STAMPED BY CUSTOMS EITHER "DUTY/PAID" OR "DUTY FREE" label. 18 Feb. 1945 env. from the Swedish Legation in London to Montreal bearing 3d & 10/- ultramarine paying the 8 x 1/3d per ½oz plus 3d registration fee. 18 Mar. 1947 env. from Newton Abbot to Newfoundland bearing 1/- & 5/- paying the 6 x 1/0- per ½oz rate. (6 items) Cross Reference: CANADA (Image)

1951-54 MAIL TO CANADA inc. 24 Aug. 1951 env. from Glasgow to Winnipeg bearing a single 10/- dark blue paying the 10 x 1/- per 1 oz rate. 31 Oct. 1953 env. registered from Liverpool to Ontario bearing 6d and festival 5/- pair. 25 Nov. 1954 env. from Newcastle to Vancouver franked with QEII 3d & 1/-, festival 2/6d and 5/- (2) paying the 11 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. Also two other covers bearing festival 2/6d green. (5 covers) Cross Reference: CANADA (Image)

1952 GIANT PAGE TO CANADA: 21 July 1952 giant (360 x 267 mm) "British Ropeway Engineering Co., Ltd" env. from London to Toronto bearing 2½d block of twelve, 3d (22, inc. blocks of twelve & eight), 4d irregular block of nine, 6d (7), 1/- blocks of four (2), festival 5/- (2) and £1. Paying the 42 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. The cover has a light vertical fold, but fine for such an item. Cross Reference: CANADA (Image)

1940-41 USA - INCLUDING HAWAII; An interesting group of covers (8) inc. 2 Oct. 1940 censored env. from London to Ohio bearing 2d pair, 2½d (2), 6d and 2/6d brown for the 3 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. 9 Nov. 1940 censored env. from London to New York with 2/6d brown (3) and 10/- dark blue paying the 14 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. 13 Nov. 1940 censored env. (torn) from London to Honolulu bearing a single 2/6d brown paying the rare special single rate of 2/6d per ½oz. 20 Nov. 1940 another cover to Hawaii at the rare special 2/6d per ½oz rate. 20 Jan. 1941 env. from London to The White House, Washington with a single 5/- paying 4 x the 1/3d per ½oz rate. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1940 USA - FOUR EXPRESS DELIVERY COVERS: Four large envs. (228 x 180 mm) censored from London to New York inc. 6 Mar. 1940 bearing 1d, 2d, 1/- and 2/6d brown block of four paying the 9 x rate. 11/3d and a USA special delivery 10c applied on arrival. 7 Mar. 1940 similar env. but with 3d (3), 1/- (4), 2/6d brown and 5/-. 11 Mar. 1940 "Wide World Photos" env. sent express with perfinned 1/- pair, 2/6d brown and 10/- dark blue paying the 2oz rate plus express fee. (4 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

1941- USA - INTERESTING GROUP April 1941 from FPO 368 (Greece) via India "Pan American Airways - trans Pacific" to New York bearing 2/6d brown strip of three and censored. The contents include interesting comments regarding high postage rates. 22 April 1941 large press censored env. (faults) from london "By airmail to Lisbon/by boat from Lisbon to New York", bears 5d and 75/- pair paying 25 x 5d per ½oz rate. 21 June 1941 exceptional large (333 x 254 mm) env. from "Time & Life London" "TRANS ATLANTIC/AIRMAIL VIA LISBON" to New York bearing 3d, 6d, 1/-, 5/- and 10/- dark blue paying 13 x 1/3d per ½oz rate plus USA p.due 5c pair (damaged) paying the customs clearance fee. 11 July 1941 env. censored and registered from London to Philadelphia bearing 3d & 5/- paying 4 x 1/3d per ½oz plus 3d fee. (4 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1941 USA - SEVEN CENSORED COVERS inc. 3 Oct. 1941 env. from London to New York bearing a single 5/- paying the 4 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. 9 Sept. 1941 large (264 x 214 mm) printed "Wide World Photos" env. sent express from London to New York bearing 6d, 5/- and a scarce horizontal strip of three 10/- dark blue. 8 Nov. 1941 env. from Wokingham to Los Angeles bearing 6d, 9d & 2/6d brown paying 3 x the 1/3d per ½oz rate. 19 Nov. 1941 env. from London to New Jersey bearing 10d strip of three and 5/- paying the 6 x 1/3d per oz rate. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

1941-42 USA - RARE NEWSPAPER USE: 16 Sept. 1941 "Dziennik Polski" newspaper wrapper to the Polish embassy in New York bearing a single 2/6d brown. Another blank wrapper from London to the French delegation in New york bearing a single 2/6d green. 13 Feb. 1942 O.H.M.S. wrapper from London to New York city with 3d (damaged), 1/- and 10/- dark blue paying the 9 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. 18 Feb. 1942 O.H.M.S. wrapper bearing around the edge a 5/- paying the 4 x rate. (3 items)Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1941-42 USA - FIVE GOOD CENSORED COVERS c.Dec. 1941 The Associated Press env. from London to New York with boxed "MAY BE OPENED/FOR INSPECTION" hs bearing perfined 3d, 6d 1/- pair & 5/- paying the 7 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. 13 Mar. 1942 env. from London to New York bearing 1/- and 10/- dark blue with customs hs. 9 June 1942 env. from London to New York with 3d, 1/- & 5/- paying 5 x the 1/3d per ½oz rate plus a charity label. 27 Aug. 1942 env. from Newquay with 2/6d green with machine cancellation plus "POSTAGE REFUNDED" hs. Plus one other. (5 covers)Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

1942 - INTERESTING COVER FROM ROLLS ROYCE: 14 July 1942 env. from Rolls Royce Derby by R A F Ferry Command to Michigan bearing a single 2/6d green with red "M.A.P./BY BAG" hs. Bears a "EXAMINER 1036" label and has a fine "Routed via:/THE BRITISH AIR COMMISSION/Washington D.C." hs. Rare. Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

c1943 USA - INTERESTING GROUP OF CENSORED COVERS inc. 1942 "New York Times Photos" env. (263 x 215 mm) from London to New York bearing 1/-, 2/6d green, 5/- & 10/- paying 7 x 2/6d per ½oz rate plus 6d special delivery and 6d express fee. 22 Mar. 1943 env. from Barnet to New York bearing 1/- & 2/6d green. 1942-43 envs. (3) to USA bearing a single 2/6d green paying 2 x the 1/3d per ½oz rate. 15 Jan 1943 env. from FPO 562 (Syria) by Panam clipper to Boston with 1- (3) & 2/6d green pair. All have been censored. (8 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1944-49 USA - LATE WWII & POST WAR ITEMS inc. 24 April 1944 honour env. from the Belgium embassy London to Louisiana bearing 2/6d green strip of three paying 6 x the 1/3d per oz rate. 9 Dec 1944 env. registered and censored from London to new Jersey with a large pink "FRAGILE" label and bearing 3d & 2/6d green. On reverse is an officially sealed label. 29 Nov. 1945 5½d registered env. uprated with 1d, 2½d, 1/- (2) & 5/- used from London to Maine. 27 Feb. 1947 parcel card used from Stoke to New Jersey with 9d (3), 2/6d green & 5/- paying the 9/9d fee for a 11-22lb parcel. 31 Jan. 1949 5½d registered env. frim Aberdeen to Hollywood with ½d, 3d & 2/6d green paying the 3 x 1/- per ½oz plus 3d registration fee. Also bears USA 10c due for customs charge. (7 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BELGIUM, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

1947 - 48 - TWO RARE EXPRESS COVERS: 23 Sept. 1947 env. sent express from London to New York bearing a single 2/6d green paying double the 1/- per ½oz rate plus 6d for express. With a large "SPECIAL DELIVERY" hs below. 10 August 1948 env. (small fault at right) sent express from Leeds to California bearing a marginal 1948 RSW £1 (small surface rub). A good pair. (2 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1948 - UNUSUAL CONTAINER FOR DIAMOND GRIT: 11 June 1948 an unusual cloth container / bag registered from London to N York bearing 9d, 1/- and RSW £1 block of six. The parcel originally came from South Africa and contained diamond grit. Also a piece from this or a similar container bearing 3d, 5/0 and RSW £1 block of six. (2 items)Cross Reference: SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

1949-50 USA - GROUP OF COVERS inc. 29 March 1949 env. from London to Alabama bearing a single 10/- ultramarine paying the 10 x 1/- per ½oz rate. 16 Sept. 1949 env. registered from Mark Beech to Boston franked with 4d, 1/- (2) and 2/6d green marginal block of ten (2 x 5). 14 Mar 1950 env. from Woking to California bearing 10/- ultramarine pair paying the 20 x 1/- per ½oz rate. 1950 parcel address card (damaged) from Reading contains crude mineral specimens to New York bearing 1/- (2), 2/6d green & 5/-. Also one other. (5 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

1952-55 USA - FESTIVAL HIGH VALUES ON COVERS inc. 6 Oct. 1952 8½d registered env. uprated with 3d, 1/- and 5/- . 16 June 1953 env. registered from London to Portland with 9d, 1/- & 2/6d. 24 April 1954 8½d registered env. uprated with 3d, 5/- vertical pair and QEII ½d & 1/- (2) paying 10 x 1/3d per oz plus 6d registration fee. 21 Feb. 1955 env. from London to New York bearing QEII 1/3d (8) and festival 2/6d (6) paying the 20 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. (6 covers + a front) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

1953-55 USA - FESTIVAL HIGH VALUES ON COVERS inc. 1 Dec. 1953 env. from London to Philadelphia bearing a single 10/- paying the 8 x 1/3d per ½oz rate. 22 July 1952 part box front from Glasgow to Urbana bearing 6d, 1/- and 2/6d (5) paying the 11lbs rate. 1954 part env. Manchester to Newton, Mass bearing a single 5/- with boxed "SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT CRASH/PRESTWICK 25-12-1954" hs. 18 April 1955 env. from London to New York bearing QEII 1/3d plus KGVI 2/6d and 5/- (5) paying the 23 x 1/3d per oz rate. (6 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)