1836  Entire from New York addressed to Sittingbourne, Kent, showing a very fine step-framed PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER, Robs S14.  LETTER MAKES MENTION OF THE INDIAN WARS.

1845  Entire from Cape Town to London showing a VERY FINE PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LETTER, Robs S16.  Rated 8d.

1886  ROYALTY/RAILWAY 1d Lilac, SG 172, TIED TO 'OSBORNE' HOUSE Mourning envelope to Edinbrugh by a fine PORTSMOUTH SORTING CARRIAGE circular datestamp, W 450.

1886  Way Bill from the" GEORGE INN, Aldermanbury, City.", giving details of "Van & Wagon Office".  Attractive.

1895  2d GREEN LONDON & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY LETTER STAMP TIED TO ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO WIMBORNE BY SUPERB STRAIGHT LINE BROCKENHURST HANDSTAMPS IN VIOLET.  VERY ATTRACTIVE.

1790  VERY RARE DOCKWRA USAGE ON OVERSEAS MAIL Entire from London addressed to Guernsey showing a fine TYPE 4 SOUTHWARK OFFICE DOCKWRA FOR 'S/TU'.  Content mentions "Let paper be rather thin... 

1812  NAPOLEONIC PRISONER OF WAR Entire addressed to AMIENS FROM "M HALOT PORCHESTER" (PRISONER OF WAR CAMP) NEAR PORTSMOUTH TO THE MAYOR OF AMIENS SHOWING MANUSCRIPT "Not paid" in red and charged '9' Decimes (5 Morlaix to Paris + 4 Paris to Amiens).  Letter mentions...

1819  Mexican War of Independence Entire from Vera Cruz to London showing a very fine LYMINGTON/SHIP LRE, Robs S4, with, on the reverse, "Recd 28th Aug^t Hav(an)a by Gray, Fernandez & Brothers & forwarded per Waterloo".  Interesting content relating to the Mexican Revolution, "All this... 

1899  A much-travelled envelope from Winchester to Chester via Belgium cancelled by 5 x 1d Lilac, SG 172,  and tied by WINCHESTER cds.  There are various datestamps on the reverse which has been opened out for display.

c1844  1d Pink Stationery Envelope addressed to Worthing with, on the reverse, a very fine BAUGHURST (Basingstoke) undated circle in Red.

1803  Entire addressed to Kirriemuir with, on the front, a superb Lyndhurst/89 mileage, HA 752. 

1839  Entire addressed to Rye with, on the front, a very fine two-line Horndean/PennyPost, HA 605.

1858  Envelope addressed to Shaftesbury with, on the reverse, a superb WEST-END (Southampton) undated circle in Blue-Green.

1836  A FREE Front addressed to Southwark with a very fine two-line 'Mis.directed/Southampton' in black.

Circa 1780 Reinforced cover addressed to Hatton Garden, London, sent "P CAPT^N REID NOV 19" showing a SUPERB 'LIMINGTON/SHIP LRE', Robs S1.  VERY SCARCE.

1848  Entire to Andover showing a fine BASINGTOKE  UNIFORM HANDSTRUCK 'Pd/𝟐' in Red. 

1882  Envelope addressed to London franked by a 1d Lilac, SG 172, tied by a very fine GLOUCESTER^.STATION Squared Circle and showing on the reverse, a VERY FINE FAWLEY^.STATION circular... 

1847  Cover from Le Havre to London "P^r Steamer via Southampton" showing a fine SOUTHAMPTON BOXED 'M.B' (Moveable Box) in Blue, Robs MB1.  MS 2/6d Treble Rate France to England.  Ex B Jay.

1785  Entire from Spanish Town, Jamaica to London "PR THE LADY JULIANA/CAP^T SAYLE" showing a two-line PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LRE, Robs S1.  Apparently, the "LADY JULIANA WAS CHARTERED IN 1789 FOR USE AS A CONVICT SHIP AND IN 1789 WAS THE FIRST SHIP... 

1780  Entire from HANOVER, JAMAICA to London CARRIED "BY COMMADOR OF THE JAMAICA FLEET" showing a fine PORTSMOUTH/SHIP.LRE, Robs S1, enclosing a Bill of Exchange from Hanover, Jamaica.

1811  Entire from Macksfield Park, Jamaica, addressed to Hythe, Kent, sent "Pr HMS NAIAD" showing a poor oval SHIP LRE/♔/JAMAICA and a fine SHIP-LETTER/♔/PORTSMOUTH, Robs S10.

1903  A beautfiul Hand Illustrated Front from York to Petersfield, Hants.

1905  London and South Western Railway 2d Green cancelled by a STRAIGHT LINE 'SWAYTHLING' (suburb of Southampton) in Violet, addressed to London.

1867  2d Blue Pair, SG 45, Plate 9 and 1d Rose-Red, SG 43, Plate 104, tied to small envelope to Switzerland by FRENCH '1769' NUMERALS IN LOZENGE OF DOTS.  Posted in  a moveable box on ship from Southampton to Le Havre and on to Switzerland.  SUPERB and VERY ATTRACTIVE.

1884  A Hand-Illustrated envelope from Farnborough to London depicting, in pen and ink, a Frog/Toad?

1797  SAILOR'S LETTER FROM CHRISTOPHER BELCHER (MIDSHIPMAN RN) ABOARD THE "PIERCER GUN VESSEL" IN PORTSMOUTH to his father in Farringdon correctly COUNTERSIGNED BY...

1841  1d Red-Brown, SG 8o, lettered L-C.  A four-margin copy cancelled by a FAREHAM circular town datestamp.  Very Rare.

1799  FREE entire from Andover franked "Winchester", addressed to Aylesbury and showing a fine ♔/NO 18/99/FREE datestamp, L788.  ONLY USED FOR 2 MONTHS.  VERY SCARCE.

1847  Entire to Sherborne from Portsea showing a very fine "Missent to/London" in black.

1848  Cover from Leghorn to London "par Pachal" showing a fine SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP-LETTER, Robs S 12, in Blue.

1884  1d Lilac, SG 172, tied to HAND ILLUSTRATED envelope to London by a fine Farnborough '023' duplex depicting a "Before" bearded gentleman and "After" clean-shaven gentleman.

1896  1d Lilac, SG 172, tied to Pen and Ink Hand-Illustrated envelope to St Margaret's, Twickenham by a Southampton CDS.  Illustration depicts Dogs' faces.

1831  Entire from "Mount St Thomas" Madras to Launceston redirected to Arlesford and showing a very fine boxed INDIA LETTER/BRIXHAM, Robs IN1, in black.  Interesting content about a voyage from England to India - transcript included.

1829  Entire from Portsmouth to London showing a very fine INSPECTOR'S CROWN CHANGING RATE FROM '8' TO '1/4'.

1907  Postcard from Barbados to South Farnboro' showing a very fine SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP-LETTER cds, Robs S 14.

1841  Envelope from Guernsey "per Private Steamer Southampton" to East Bergholt "via Manningtree" with, on the reverse, a SOUTHAMPTON/SHIP-LETTER, Robs S 10.

1859  Local 1d Pink envelope to Basingstoke showing on the reverse a very fine SHERFIELD-GREEN (Basingstoke) undated circle.

1861  Neat envelope addressed to Calcutta "via Marseilles" franked by a Pair of 4d Rose, SG 66, a 2d Blue, SG 45, Plate 9 and two 1d Rose-Red, SG 40, all tied by FARNBOROUGH STATION '023' duplex...

1810  Entire from Southampton to Kerrimuir, Scotland.  Letter mentions a boat trip from Southampton to Spithead and attempting to board a larger ship - the small boat was sent to the bottom!  One was unable to swim and had to be rescued and INSTEAD OF THANKING HIS SAVIOUR, EXCLAIMED, "T'WAS A HELL OF A DOSE"!!!

1844  Entire from the Cape of Good Hope addressed to ORKNEY.  Landed at Portsmouth showing a PORTSMOUTH/SHIP-LETTER, Robs S and KIRKWALL boxed arrival datestamp.

1902  SOUTH FARNBOROUGH (XEF) (UNDER FARNBOROUGH, HANTS) Parcel Post Label franked by a 1d Sdarlet, SG 219 and a 10d Dull Purple & Carmine, SG 254.

1771  Entire from CHARLESTOWN, JAMAICA TO LONDON "p^r The Ship Peter & Ann Thomas Blundell Master", regarding the importing of wine, showing a very fine PORTSMOUTH/SHIP LRE, Robs S 2.

1839  Printed Entire from "The Manor of Ringwood" at Wimborne demanding the payment of arrears which were "4 pence due at Mich'as 1838".  On the front in manuscript - "Dead many years".  Charged... 

1843  Entire addressed to Hayle, Cornwall, franked by FOUR four-margin 1d Red-Brown, SG 8, ALL Plate 31, S-D double letter 'D', R-B and R-H "P" CONVERTED TO "R" and L-K, Spec BS20a and b...

1855  1d Red-Brown, SG 17, Strip of Three, N-G/N-I, tied to envelope from the CRIMEA and addressed to Basingstoke "via Marseilles", cancelled by London twin '46' numerals.  On the reverse...

1868  Envelope addressed to "CAPTAIN THE HON^R ERNEST COCHRAN /H.M.S. PETEREL/CAPE OF GOOD HOPE/AFRICA", sent "VIA SOUTHAMPTON", franked by Six 1d Rose-Red, SG 43, Plate 104, tied...

1888  PUNTA ARENAS - SHIP BAG USAGE OF 4d DULL GREEN, SG 194, D-H on envelope to Ringwood via Portugal tied by a partial London Transit CDS.  Ex Geoffrey Osborn.

1858  Envelope from Gosport to Enniscorthy, Ireland with, on the reverse, a v ery fine ALVERSTOKE undated circle in dark blue.

1835  ½d Green Stationery envelope to Kingston, Surrey, franked by two 1d Scarlet, SG 419 and tied by HOLLAM DN BARN/CAMP HANTS skeleton circular datestamps.

1849  Entire to Poole showing a fine "CRISTCHURCH/FE 10/1849/5" skeleton datestamp in blue - Note Spelling.  Very Scarce.