Auction Stamps and Covers of the World

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1860. GIBRALTAR to GLASGOW. Envelope franked with six 1d. red stamps tied by A26 cancel and blue GIBRALTAR cds. Veru fine, unusual franking.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1861. GIBRALTAR a OPORTO (Portugal). Fechador GIBRALTAR circulada por vía terrestre, tasada a la llegada con "45" reis. Manuscrito "Por España".

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1861. GIBRALTAR a CÁDIZ. Circulada por vía de mar, porte británico de 2 penny pagados en metálico, "2" manuscrito y porte español de 4 cuartos matasellado a la llegada con R.C. 3 en azul-negro de Cádiz. Manuscrito "pr. Sta. Justa".

✉ GIBRALTAR. Ed. 98. 1870 (5 Febrero). GIBRALTAR a CÁDIZ. 50 mils. violeta mat. R. C. 69 de SAN ROQUE. Muy raro circulado fuera del plazo de válidez postal (31-XII-69).

✉ ESPAÑA. Ed. 133 (4). 1873. GIBRALTAR a LYON (Francia). 10 cts. verde, tira de cuatro. Muy raro franqueo en carta procedente de Gibraltar, probablemente única conocida.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1873 (Nov 22). Cover to CAPE OF GOOD HOPE with three colour franking of Great Britain 1d. red pl.117, 4d. vermilion pl. 13 and 1sh. green pl. 8 all tied by GIBRALTAR-A26 duplexes. London transit cds in red (Dec 1) and Cape Town/Cape Colony cds of receipt (Dec 31) both on obverse of cover, alongside handstruck 1d. Captain's fee marking. Some toning but a charming 1/5d. rate cover. SG Z19,Z37,Z64.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1874. GIBRALTAR to ENGLAND. Envelope franked with GB 1 d. red (2) and 4 d. orange (contemporany light fault) cancelled by duplex GIBRALTAR/A 26. FINE.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1877. GIBRALTAR a MADRID. 1 d. rojo, mat. GIBRALTAR y A-26.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1878. LA LINEA (Cádiz) a BARCELONA. Entero Postal de GB 1/2 p. lila con mat. duplex de GIBRALTAR/A26. Rara circulada a través del correo británico.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1880. GIBRALTAR to FRANCE. 1/2 d. red and two 1 d. red brown tied by A26 cancel.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1887. GIBRALTAR a GENOVA. Entero Postal de one penny rojo habilitado GIBRALTAR, fechador GIBRALTAR/SOUTH DISTRICT.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 27. 1890. GIBRALTAR to CEYLON. O.H.M.S. envelope franked with 40 cts. red brown by GIBRALTAR/A26 cancel, arrival on reverse. Rare destination.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 22 (4). 1890. GIBRALTAR to MADRID. 20 cts. red registered envelope (Size F) uprated with four 5 cents. green stamps, arrival on reverse. FINE.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 22, 29. 1890. GIBRALTAR to GERMANY. 5 cts. green and 75 cts. olive on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 23 (2), 26 (4). 1891. GIBRALTAR to GREAT BRITAIN. 10 cts. red (2) and 25 cts. blue (4) on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 23. 1891-96. Two covers to MADRID (Spain) and LARACHE (Morocco) franked with 10 cts. rose stamps.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 29. 1891. GIBRALTAR to GREAT BRITAIN. 75 cts. olive on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 22 (5). 1892. GIBRALTAR to GERMANY. 20 cts. red registered envelope (Size F) uprated with five 5 cents. green stamps by GIBRALTAR-SOUTH DISTRICT cds, arrival on reverse. FINE.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 26. 1892. GIBRALTAR to BOMBAY.25 cts. blue by GIBRALTAR/A26 cancel. Taxed, "1/15" arrival cds on reverse. Unusual destination.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 22 (3), 23. 1893. GIBRALTAR to SWITZERLAND. 20 cts. red, registered envelope (Size H) uprated with three 5 cts. green and 10 cts. rose stamps, arrival on reverse. FINE.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 22, 27, 28. 1895. GIBRALTAR to ENGLAND. 5 cts. green, 40 cts. red brown and 50 cts. lilac on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 32. 1896. GIBRALTAR to GERMANY. 2 pts. black and red on registered cover arrival on reverse.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 28 (2). 1896. GIBRALTAR to GERMANY. 50 cts. lilac (2) on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 26. 1897. GIBRALTAR to WIEN. Ilustrated H.A.P.A.G. envelope franked with 25 cts. blue stamp. FINE.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1897 (July 26). Colour postcard (view of Gibraltar) to ZURICH, franked by 1889-95 10cs. rose, posted in Teneriffe and struck with "0" marking in violet (unaccepted) and struck with circular "T" and "10" alongside. Circular SOUTHAMPTON SHIP LETTER datestamp of transit (July 24) and taxed on arrival; with Postage Due 20c. tied by ZURICH cds. A fine and unusual card.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 22, 24. 1896-97. Two envelopes to LONDON and MUNICH franked with 5 cts. green and 20 cts. olive.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 27, 31, 32. 1898. GIBRALTAR to NETHERLANDS. 40 cts., 1 pta. and 2 pts. on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 43, 44. 1902. GIBRALTAR to U.S.A. H.M.S. envelope franked with 4 d. and 6 d. sent registered, arrival on reverse.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 54, 72, 73. 1910. GIBRALTAR to GERMANY. 2 sh., 4 sh. and 8 sh. very nice hight franking, arrival on reverse.

✉ GILBERT Y ELLICE. Sg. 12, 13 (4). 1940. ABEMANA to ENGLAND. Fine franking with stamps with plate number on registered cover, arrival on reverse.

✉ GILBERT Y ELLICE. (1920 CA.). Envelope franked by 1/2 d. (2), 1 d. (2) and 1 1/2 d. tied by circular GILBERT-ELLICE ISLANDS/NANUMEA/COLONY and boxed FUNAFUTI mark.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1884 (May 10). Cover to London ex the 'Midshipman Long' correspondence at double rate with two strikes of Axim cds of despatch in black; endorsed "Paid" in red and with blue crayon "6" pence credit to G.P.O. and "8" (total including the Gold Coast 2d.). 'Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds in red (June 12) on front and London arrival on reverse. Listed in Sacher, a scarce usage.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1888 (16 Feb.). Envelope to LONDON, bearing 1885 4 d. deep mauve vertical pair affixed sideways and tied by "554" numeral, showing manuscript "8", ACCRA cds and PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET cds in red (16.3) with arrival datestamp on reverse.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1889 (May 23). 2d. postal stationery registered envelope, size G, used to London, endorsed "Containing Sample Beads", up-rated with two 1884 2d. grey tied by rare "SALTPOND", Code C, cds's in black. Liverpool transit June 23 and London arrival on front of fine and scarce cover. SG 13.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1889 (Oct 11). Woerman Line cover endorsed from Quittah to Bremen franked by Germany 1885 20pf. ultramarine tied by framed "AUS / WESTAFRIKA" handstamp in black; reverse with Bremen arrival cds Nov 10. A fresh and fine cover.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1889 (26 Dec.). Envelope to LONDON, bearing 1885 4 d. deep mauve tied by WINNEBAH cds in red with another clear strike alongside, showing red crayon "4", CAPE COAST transit d.s. (28.12) and PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR. PACKET cds in red (27.1). A neat and attractive franking.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. Sg. 27. 1899. KPONG to ENGLAND. 1 d. lilac and red, arrival on reverse.

✉ GRENADA: GRENADINAS. 1789. Entire letter from GRENADA to GLASGOW endorsed "pr. Packet" with reverse showing fine impression of GRENADA - CROWN circular handstamp in black with obverse showing two line LIVERPOOL - SHIP in black. Rated 11d. to pay on arrival. A fine and rare early entire.

✉ GRENADA: GRENADINAS. Ed. . 1858 (Sept 25). Entire letter to LONDON franked by Great Britain 1856 6 d. lilac tied by bold strike of A15 Grenada obliterator in black with LONDON red arrival cds (Oct 15) on reverse. Scarce entire. SG Z4.

✉ GRENADA: GRENADINAS. Ed. . 1912. Registered cover used to USA bearing 6 d. TETE BECHE pair SG 34a tied by the GRENADA cds supported by the Registry label.

✉ HONG KONG. 1884 (4 Septiembre). HONG KONG a LYON (Francia). Circulada con sello francés de 15 cts. azul (tarifa militar), mat. CORR. D. ARM./PAQ. FR. Nº 6 en azul estampado en Hong Kong a bordo del paquebot "Yangtse" (Salles 1949).

✉ HONG KONG. Ed. . 1892. Registered cover to GB franked by 1882 3x2 c. rose, 5 c. ultramarine and 10 c. violet on red all tied B 62 obliterators with HONG KONG cds in black and LONDON transit also on front of fine cover. Sc 36, 40, 44.

✉ HONG KONG. 1897. Large parcel front sent registered to Milwaukee, USA franked by 1882-96 2c. rose, single and two blocks of four of 5c. pale blue and block of eight 10c. purple on red all tied by Hong Kong cds's. Oustanding franking. SG 33,35,38.

✉ HONG KONG. 1901. Red Band envelope to FRANCE bearing Chinese Imperial Post 10 cents green (SG 113) tied by SWATOW datestamp routed via Hong Kong bearing 10 cents blue (SG 59) tied by boxed SWATOW I.P.O. tie-print in red (Webb Type 3) sent by French paquebot with octagonal LIGNE N PAQ. FR No 5 datestamp with RETIERS arrival in France on reverse. Very fine combination cover.

✉ HONG KONG. Ed. . 1906. Registered cover to WASHINGTON STATE franked by 1903-06 1 c., 2 c., 4 c., 5 c., 8 c. and 10 c. all tied REGISTERED-HONG KONG cds´s with registration cachet alongside, reverse with SEATTLE arrival cds. Colourful and attractive cover.

✉ HONG KONG. 1915. Registered postal stationary envelope 10 cents violet upgraded with 4 cents red (SG 93) tied by HANKOW datestamp (Webb 144) with boxed hand-struck REGISTERED (Webb Fig 147) routed via Hong Kong with LONDON REGISTERED arrival. Very fine item of Treaty Port mail.

✉ HONG KONG. 1917. BRITISH POST OFFICES. Registered envelope to IRELAND bearing 2 cents green (SG 2), 4 cents red (pair) (SG 3) and 10 cents blue (SG 6) tied by TIENTSIN BR P.O. datestamp with boxed hand-struck REGISTERED TIENTSIN B.P.O. in red, routed via Hong Kong with DUBLIN arrival on reverse. Very fine item of mail.

✉ HONG KONG. 1897 (Dec 29). Registered cover with complete original contents, endorsed "per P. & O. Chusan" steamer, mailed to BUSHIRE (Persia) franked by 1891 20c. on 30c. grey green, 1882-96 2c. rose red, 4c. grey, 5c. ultramarine and 10c. purple on red all tied by HONG KONG cds's in black. Reverse with Tuticorin cds and Bushire arrival cds. A remarkable and rare cover. SG 33,34,35,38,48a.