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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4361

Gibraltar
The Spanish Overland Mail
Regular arrangements were made, about 1749, for the English Mails to be carried through Spain although the service was suspended in times of war.
1788 (18 Aug.) entire letter to Bath, rated "1/6" and "1/11", showing a superb strike of "andalucia/vaxa" h.s. with two London transit d.s. on reverse; fine and rare

provenance:
Soler & Llach auction, February 1995
Spink auction, April 2010

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Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£140