

GIBRALTAR: 1818 (20 OC) Entire written to the British Consulate in Genova, taxed L1.18 hs on front, red s/l A ROQUE/ANDALUCIA/BAXA alongside, 15/11 arrival bs, fine.

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: 1829 (Dec) Entire from Sardisian consul to his French counterpart in Marseille with red GIB / S.ROQUE / AND a BAXA handstamp and 8. ROQUE FRANCA on front with ESPAGNE PAR/ ST JEAN DE LUZ in black, rated ‘12’ and ‘3’ handstamp alongside, arrival backstamps, fine

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 "Emerald" arriving FE 23, creasing, great thematic


GIBRALTAR: 1842 (25 Nov) entire from Malaga via Gibraltar to Boston USA with framed GIBRALTAR arc/PAID, shipped by 'Rock Scorpion' via London (12 Dec) transit, Liverpool (13 Dec), from there Cunard Caledonian to Boston arriving 25 June, with 'SHIP/6' in red applied on arrival, charged 1/8 (8d to UK + 1s from Liverpool), fine



GIBRALTAR: 1849 (9 May) Folded cover to Marseille France with rare small arc ‘GIBRALTAR’ in red,, Outremer c.d.s. entres mark alongside, manuscript ‘P.Cid’ at base, fine rarity, David Brandon Certificate.


GIBRALTAR: 1852 (20 3) Folded letter to Genova with 3 line GIBRALTAR/20MR 1852/SHIP LETTER in blue, Italian maritime Via/DI MARE/E in red alongside, rated '8' in red as paid ship letter rate


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: 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: 1858 (3 De) env. to London franked GB 1857 6d lilac tied by barred G with 3 line GIBRALTAR/8 DE 1858/SHIPLETTER in blue, red tombstone PAID?LIVERPOOL?SHIP JA 6 and London Paid Ja 7 alongside, backflap heavily creased and envelope with two weak corners, Proschold expertisation mark on reverse


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: 1865 (Feb 28): Envelope to Reading, franked Great Britain 1862/64 6 d. lilac with wing margin at left, tied by ‘A26’ obliterator. Underfranked with fine strike of “INSUFFICIENTLY / * / PREPAID” handstamp, manuscript "Deficient postage 6d / fine 6d" and "1/-" handstamp at right. LONDON transit backstamp in red, READING arrival cds (March 7) in centre. The Insufficient handstamp had just been delivered to the Gibraltar Post Office in January 1865. Fine. SG Z42 Provenance: Spink sale 1014, April 2010, lot 447.


GIBRALTAR: 1871 (Feb 25): Envelope from the B. J. Cromwell correspondence to Philadelphia, franked Great Britain 1865/67 4 d. vermillion plate 12 lettered MA and 1 s. green plate 4 lettered CB, neatly cancelled 'A26' duplex with red LONDON transit (March 3) below, receiver backstamp (March 18), rated "4" in red crayon. A fine and scarce double rate cover, the packet rate via Southampton having been reduced to 8 d. per half ounce in 1870. SG Z37 + Z62]


GIBRALTAR: 1874 (Jan 6): Cover to Bermuda franked with Great Britain 6 d. grey plate 13 wing margin pair lettered KC-KD, tied 'A26' duplex and partially by LONDON transit datestamp (July 16) in red, the envelope is endorsed "Via Southampton & New York". There is a manuscript "2" otherwise no indication of transit or arrival beyond London, part of backflap missing. Fine destination from Gibraltar. Z50 Provenance: Collection David Pitts, Spink sale 17025, October 2017, lot 217.


GIBRALTAR: 1876 (Nov 20): Cover of a Sodier's Letter to Mere, England endorsed and countersigned, bearing Great Britain 1 d. plate 172 lettered EB, tied by 'A26' obliterator with GIBRALTAR cds alongside. MERE arrival cds (Dec 1) at bottom left, BATH transit backstamp. The letter was written "From Pr: Thomas Welch No. 1215 of 69th Foot Regiment". Fine. SG Z19


GIBRALTAR: 1877 (AP 19) GB QV 1/2d lilac postal card cancelled small type A26 duplex with Gibraltar Ap 19 dispatch alongside, addressed to Barcelona, very fine


GIBRALTAR: 1879 (Aug 11): Cover to Oratava, Canary Islands endorsed "pr "Les Vosges" SS" franked with two Great Britain 1 d. red plate 171 lettered RS & RI, tied by 'A26' duplexes, arrival "Pto DE OROTAVA / (CANARIAS)" backstamp (Aug 23). Central crease away from the franking, scarce franking to an unusual destination. SG Z19


GIBRALTAR: 1886-7 2d orange registered postal stationery envelope size F imprint M5 ovpt. SPECIMEN, only 4 copies recorded (RP2S/H&GC2s), small imperfections


GIBRALTAR: 1889 (14 My) GB QV 1/2d lilac postal card with larger type Gibraltar A26 duplex, addressed to Malaga, very fine


GIBRALTAR: 1889 (Nov) 20c red registered envelope size F imprint CPT41/2 ovpt. SPECIMEN (RP8aS) variety in red previously unknown on Specimen