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Auction: 21010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 4385

Gibraltar
Mail to or via Gibraltar
1842 (23 Nov.) entire letter from Malaga to Boston USA, marked "Via England", rated "1/8" in red, showing fine curved-framed "gibraltar" over "paid" h.s., London Paid c.d.s. (2.12), Liverpool d.s. (13.12) and U.S. "ship/6" h.s. in red; 1840 (1 Oct.) entire letter from London to Seville, marked "p Mary Ann & Arabella", carried privately to Gibraltar, showing "de gibr/s.roque/anda baxa" h.s. and handstruck "6", both overstruck by "11R" h.s., all in red; 1861 (24 Apr.) entire from the Italian Consul in Malta to his counterpart in Gibraltar, rated "4", showing framed "to/pay" in black, arrival c.d.s. (5.5) and, on reverse, superb despatch c.d.s.; and 1862 (6 May) envelope from London to Gibraltar, marked "Paris & Madrid", bearing GB 1d. and 6d. (the former paying a late fee), showing oval-framed "pd" in red, circular-framed "s" in black (indicating transit via Spain" and arrival c.d.s. (13.5) with red despatch c.d.s. on reverse.

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Estimate
£500 to £600

Starting price
£400