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We are specialized in worldwide postal history from prestamp to 1940s'

We also have an extensive, mainly topographical postcard stock that is not yet fully uploaded to the website, scans on request.

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GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR: 1861 (11 Ja) Entire to Lisbon franked GB 2d blue plate 8 tied by A26, with Gibraltar cds alongside, oval C.Est de N hs (Carta Estrangeira de Navos), rated 80 alongside, endorsed Per Ville de Paris, very fine

GIBRALTAR

Covers and stamps / Gibraltar

£125

GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR: 1801 (14 Dec) entire to San Sebastian with red S.ROQ/ANDALUCIA/VAXA hs (EARLIEST KNOWN DATE) with ms arrival  JA 1802, fine

GIBRALTAR

Covers and stamps / Gibraltar

£165

GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR: 1841 (29 Jan) Entire from Trinity House in London to the Governor of Gibraltar concerning the delivery of a lightening conductor for the Light HOUSE at Europa Point in Gibraltar, shipped by the

GIBRALTAR

Covers and stamps / Gibraltar

£75

GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR: 1856 (24 Mar) entire to Porto (Portugal) per Sultan blue Gibraltar double arc dispatch and 6 accountancy mark, , P &)O Sultan sailed to Southampton arriving on May 2 but the letter was not offloaded, and believing this to be an unpaid letter for Porto a boxed Returnfor/Postage hs in red applied in London, arriving May 13. Taxed small 350 (reis)

GIBRALTAR

Covers and stamps / Gibraltar

£85

GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR: 1856 (19 May) folded cover to Fox Son & Co, Plymouth with blue 6 accountancy mark at the ship letter rate of 6d, 3 line GIB/19 MY 1856/SHIPLETTER in blue, square boxed LIVERPOOL SHIP MY 25 transit, Plymouth (My 26) double arc arrival, Carver Brothers Company cachet on front, endorsed Per Taurus, 2 vertical creases otherwise fine

GIBRALTAR

Covers and stamps / Gibraltar

£125

GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR: 1824 (5 Aug) Prices current to Schiedam, Holland with small DE GIBr/S.ROQUE.ANDAa BAXA red hs, routed Espagne Par Bayonne (earliest known use of this hs), fine

GIBRALTAR

Covers and stamps / Gibraltar

£95

HONG KONG HONG KONG: 1935 (5 Mr) large preprinted envelope R.CONSOLATO GENERALE DITALIA /HONG KONG insured for Thirty Dollars addressed to Chinese Maritime Customs, Amoy, Fukien, China franked KGV 10c blue (7 - 3 on reverse), ms 45 1/2 grs, Swatow transit (7/3), Szeming Amoy (9/3), fine & very scarce INSURED./Valeur Declaree label alongside, 5 large intact consulate seals on reverse

HONG KONG

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong

£475

MALTA MALTA: 1938 (11 Apr) Incoming cover to Malta franked GB 1 1/2d Coronation, taxed on arrival 2 1/2d orange postage due pair tied by Valetta Ap 14 cds, various manuscript tax annotations , undelivered, not known at..., refused and returned to Huddersfield

MALTA

Covers and stamps / Malta

£125

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