1878 (MR 11) outer letter sheet to Madrid franked two Great Britain ½d, OP & OW, pl.10 tied 'A26' obliterators with cds to left, arrival backstamp; fine and unusual.
1878 (NO 27) cover to Plymouth underfranked with two 1d red, plate 181, NJ and NK, tied by ‘A26’ duplex (early first damaged state, break in circle by ‘B’ of ‘Gibraltar’), nlack handstamped ‘T’ and “3” manuscript charge raised ( ½d. underpayment plus full postage of 2½d.). Plymouth arrival backstamp of DE 2; some repairs to envelope.
1878 (OC 30) outer letter sheet to Madrid franked Great Britain 1d. red, BC, plate 195, tied fine A26 duplex, arrival backstamp.
1878 (SE28) Great Britain ½d violet postal stationery card to Barcelona cancelled fine 'A26' duplex, company handstamp top left and card annotated as from Linea, with message in Spanish; fine early card.
1879 (AU 11) cover to Oratava, Canary Islands franked two Great Britain 1d. red, RI-SI, plate 171, tied A26 duplexes, arrival backstamps.
1879 (JY 21) entire to Genova, endorsed “via Spain” franked Great Britain 1864-79 1d., plate 192 and 1879-79 ½d. vertical strip of three EF-GF, cancelled ‘A26’ obliterators with cds at left, reverse with Madrid transit and arrival cds; some toning around perfs mainly, a less usual franking.
1879 (OC 31) outer letter sheet to Madrid bearing single franking 1d. red, QI, plate 204 tied by Gibraltar ‘A26’ duplex, arrival backstamp of 3 Nov; some slight splitting on folds, fresh condition.
1881 cover to Montpellier, France franked Great Britain 1880-81 1/2d. and 1d. (2) tied A26 duplex, French tpo tying 1/2d., reverse with Estafeta De Cambio Madrid transit and arrival cds.
1882 (AU 4) One Penny Great Britain stationery card used to Dresden, Germany with fine A26 duplex, arrival cds bottom left, full message on reverse, fine condition.
1883 (AU 4) 1d British postal stationery card used to London bearing Gibraltar ‘A26’ duplex with arrival cds below, with short non-philatelic message on reverse; some slight top right corner bending but generally good fresh condition.
1883 cover to Dover bearing single franking GB 2½d, FJ, pl.23, tied duplex. A heavier double rate cover so 'T' applied and a 'type 2' ship '2' applied in error, this being over-struck with a barred oval. The '5' handstamp was applied in Dover; some slight toning and stamp perfs damaged as overlapping envelope.
1884 (SP 2) printed envelope to Paris franked Great Britain 1884 2 ½d. lilac, GK, tied neat ‘A26’ duplex, Spanish transit backstamp.
1885 (FE 14) cover to Erie, Penn., USA franked pair 2½d. lilac, HO-HP, tied A26 obliterator and a duplex. With thick letter enclosed written on Flagship Lancaster paper and addressed as “at Sea”. Small fault at top of right-hand stamp.
1891 20c registration postal stationery envelope to Colchester, uprated 75c on front tied by oval Registered date stamps, London oval below, arrival backstamp.
1891 registered Winch Brothers cover franked pair 10c. and a 1p bistre tied oval Registered date stamps, red transit below and arrival backstamp.
1892 (Sep) Envelope to Germany franked Gibraltar 40c BISECT + 5c tied by Tangier duplex, with Gibraltar & Madrid transits + Germany arrival bs's, corner of 5c creased where overlapping
1893 20c registration stationery envelope up-rated with two 25c to London, 'Registered' date stamps and London cancels at base, from "Station Hospital" with Officer's signature bottom left.
1896 (29 FE) 20c registered stationery envelope to Paris uprated 10c. and three 20c. tied oval despatch date stamps, reverse with Madrid transit and Paris arrival, also showing the small red wax seal of the Postmistress (Miss Cresswell).
1897 (NO 17) mourning cover to Berlin franked 1889-96 5c. and 20c. tied fine index c 'A26' duplex, arrival backstamp; good clean condition
1897 10c 'Souvenir Gibraltar' stationery card with small illustration on reverse of 'The Rock', to Kiel, Germany, written from S.M.S. Oldenburg.