Auction España, Dep. Postales y Extranjero - II Sesión

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1851 (April 9). GIBRALTAR to CADIZ. Entire letter with very fine (partly albino) tiny red arc-framed GIBRALTAR, hand struck in red 1R. arrival charge, endorsed ´Por Estafeta´. This very rare mark is used by the postmaster in Gibraltar only on letters that he dispatched by private foreign ships. This the latest known date of the very few letters recorded. Cert. RPS´2006.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1856-64. SPANISH OVERLAND MAIN. 5 covers franked by 4 cuartos stamps diverse S. ROQUE cds.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1857. GIBRALTAR a JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. Encaminada hasta Cádiz, manuscrito ´Care of Mes. Lacave y Echecopar, Cadiz´, quien la entregó al cosario PAUSADELA/Y/COMPAÑIA que la transportó a Jerez. MUY RARA. GIBRALTAR to JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA. Forwarded up to Cádiz. Manuscript ´Care of Mes. Lacave y Echecopar, Cádiz´, who delivered it to the ´cosario´ PAUSADELA/Y/COMPAÑIA and conveyed it to Jerez. VERY SCARCE.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1857-58. GIBRALTAR a CÁDIZ y JEREZ. 2 cartas con fechadores de GIBRALTAR y sello de 4 cuartos rojo, matasellado a la llegada en Cádiz.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1857 (April 22). Mixed franking. Cover to Cadiz endorsed ´por Vapor Pansamiento´ and prepaid ´2d.´ in red manuscript with Gibraltar cds in blue; additionally franked by Spain 4c. red tied on arrival in Cadiz by eight bar grid cancel in black.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Ed. 48 (4). 1857. GIBRALTAR a CÁDIZ por vía marítima. 4 cuartos rojo tira de cuatro. Mat. a la llegada a Cádiz, fechador GIBRALTAR de doble círculo y ´8´ peniques pagados en metálico en origen para el pago del porte Británico de SHIP LETTER ´Algerie´. MUY RARA combinación de franqueo.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Ed. 48 (5). 1859. GIBRALTAR a CÁDIZ. 4 cuartos rojo (5). Mat. R.C. 63 de San Roque. Precioso y MUY RARO franqueo.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1859 (May 14). Cover to Lynn, Norfolk from Private William Lunk with GB 1d. red star tied by A26 obliterator of Gibraltar with blue cds of despatch alongside. Countersigned by Commanding Officer at lower left. Adhesive with faults but scarce.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1859. GIBRALTAR to CADIZ. Endorsed ´Por Vapor Pensamiento´, manuscript ´2´ pence ship letter rate paying in cash and spanish 4 cuartos red paying the local internal rate. Blue GIBRALTAR cds, fine mixed franking cover.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1859-60. TWO covers sent to GRAT BRITAIN with 6d. lilac and 6d+6d lilac stamps tied by A26 cancel. Faults but fine presentacion.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Ed. 58. 1861. GIBRALTAR to CÁDIZ. Envuelta circulada con sello de 4 cuartos castaño, entregada directamente al Ship Letter ´Vapor San Servando´ evitando pagar los ´2´ peniques al correo Británico. Al llegar fuera de la saca con el correo oficial se mataselló el sello con aspas a tinta. EXTRAORDINARIAMENTE RARA. Cert. GRAUS.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1861 (March 6). Mixed franking. Entire letter from Gibraltar to Jerez la Frontera endorsed ´por Adriano´ with manuscript ´2´ (pence) Ship Letter charge in red prepaid on departure and franked by Spain 4c. orange on green tied by circular ´3´ numeral of Cadiz. A fine and scarce entire.

✉ ESPAÑA. Ed. 80 (2). 1866. GIBRALTAR a MADRID. 2 cuartos rosa (2). Mat. R.C. 63 y fechador de San Roque. RARO franqueo.

✉ ESPAÑA. Ed. 81 (2). 1866. GIBRALTAR a PARÍS. 4 cuartos azul (3). Mat. R.C. 63 de San Roque. RARO franqueo.

✉ ESPAÑA. Ed. 82 (2). 1866. GIBRALTAR a PARÍS. 12 cuartos naranja pareja. Mat. mixto P.D. y R.C. 63 de San Roque. RARÍSIMO doble porte a Francia, probablemente único conocido en esta emisión.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1869. GIBRALTAR to NEW YORK. 3d. rose and 4d. orange (2) tied by A26 cancel, GIBRALTAR cds., charged 2 cents. on arrival.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1877. GIBRALTAR to LA VALLETTA (Malta). 1/2 d. red and 2 d. blue tied by A26 cancel.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1879 (Dec 5). Cover to ´HMS Alaska´ in Panama, franked by Great Britain 1875 2½d. rosy mauve pl. 16 tied by Gibraltar /A26 duplex. Framed red ´Returned / Deficient Postage´ and franked (over-paid?) by Great Britain 1s. green pl. 13 tied by heavy obliterator cancel in black applied in London. Red London transit (Dec 12) and British P.O. ´Panama´ arrival cds (Jan 23, 1880) in black. A rare and most unusual cover. SG Z26,Z64.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. Z15+Z22. 1879 (March 16). Cover from GIBRALTAR to NICE franked by Great Britain 1858 2d. blue pl. 15 and 1870 bantam ½d. lake red tied by GIBRALTAR-A26 duplex in black. Reverse with Madrid transit cds (March 18) and Nice arrival cds (March 20). An attractive cover.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1889. GIBRALTAR to PORT SAID (Egypt). 50 cts. on 6 d. lilac. Registered cover rare destination, arrival cds on reverse.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 25, 28. 1896. GIBRALTAR to FRANCE. 20 cents. red, registered envelope (Size H) uprated with 20 cts. olive and 50 cts. lilac stamps, arrival on reverse.

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

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1897 (Nov 26). Cover to MANCHESTER franked by Spanish currency 1896 20c. olive green & brown tied by ´A26´ obliterator with unaccepted diagonally bisected 10c. carmine-therefore taxed with ´T´ mark on despatch and on arrival with ´1d./FB/C´ in black. Manchester cds on reverse (Dec 1). A scarce cover. SG 23,24.

✉ GIBRALTAR. Sg. 26 (3), 28. 1897. GIBRALTAR to BELGIUM. 20 cts. red registered envelope (Size H) uprated wtih three 25 cts. blue and 50 cts. lilac stamps, arrival on reverse.

* GIBRALTAR. Sg. 54. 1903. 8 sh. dull purple and black, hinged.Stanley Gibbons 160£.

* GIBRALTAR. Sg. 62/62a. 1904-08. 2 sh. green and blue, 2 stamps light hinged.Stanley Gibbons 220£.

✉ GIBRALTAR. 1909. GIBRALTAR a SAN SEBASTIÁN. Entero Postal español de 5 + 5 cts. verde (Ed. 44) circulado a la ida, no aceptado por el correo de Gibraltar y tasado con 10 cts. Fechador de salida de Gibraltary llegada a San Sebastián.

✉ GILBERT Y ELLICE. (1930 CA.). TIBUTEUA to U.S.A. 3 cents US reply card uprated with 1 d. carmine cancelled by violet GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS COLONY/P.O. TABITEUEA. Some stains and folds. A very rare item.

✉ 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. 1884 (May 5). Registered cover to London at quadruple rate (1sh. 4d. for 2 ounces + 2d. registration) ex ´Midshipman Long´ correspondence with manuscript ´Paid´ in red and notation of ´1/6d.´ in blue crayon (total charge) and ´1/1d.´ (Credit to G.P.O., with 5d. to the Colony), two Axim cds´s in black. Liverpool and London June 2 registered arrival datestamps also on obverse of fine and rare cover, one of only three recorded by Sacher, page 197.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1887 (June). Woerman Line cover to Reilstein, manuscript ´Accra´ at upper left in blue, franked by Germany 1885 10pf. rose carmine pair tied by bold ´Aus West-Africa / mit / Hamburger Dampfer´ in black; reverse with Marbach arrival cds July 18 in black. A fine cover.

✉ 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. 1871 (Nov 5). Envelope, embossed seal ´Spero´ on reverse addressed from D. Patrick Chalmers to Edinburgh with superb ´CAPE COAST CASTLE´ code A (Macrae 7), datestamp in black of despatch. Rated ´5´ pence in red manuscript due to G.P.O. for ½ ounce rate. ´Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet´ cds in red of transit (Nov 29) and reverse with Edinburgh arrival cds. Very scarce: the datestamp in black was used on prepaid letters until Nov. 1871 only; thereafter on unpaid letters. Biro marks at left, nevertheless rare and attractive cover, unlisted by Sacher.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1872 (Nov 10). Envelope, crested ´Spero´ on reverse, addressed from Cape Coast Castle to Edinburgh by D. Patrick Chalmers, with superb ´PAID AT CAPE COAST CASTLE´ double ring cds in red (Macrae 8). Rated ´5´ pence in red manuscript due to G.P.O. for ½ ounce rate and ´1´ penny inland. ´Paid / Liverpool / Br. Packet´ cds in red of transit (Dec 2) and reverse with Edinburgh arrival cds. Very scarce: the datestamp was issued to the Colony in October 1871. Biro marks at left, nevertheless rare and attractive cover.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1890 (April 27). Woerman Line cover endorsed from Accra to Hamburg with Germany 1885 20pf. ultramarine tied by bold ´Aus West-Africa / mit / Hamburger Dampfer´ in black. Ottensen arrival cds on reverse of fine cover.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1897 (Dec 6). ASHANTI EXPEDITION 1897-1900 CAMPAIGN. Cover addressed to Captain de Salis at Lagos, franked at Officer´s rate by 1884 ½d. dull green (5) all tied by ´KUMASI / GOLD COAST´ cds´s. Reverse with Cape Coast transit Dec 13 cds and ´Lagos / W. Africa´ cds (Dec 23). Readdressed to Portsmouth with eventual arrival cds Jan 29, 1898. A fine and scarce cover.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1894 (1 Feb.). ACCRA to HAMBURG (Germany) blue linen-backed envelope from ACCRA to HAMBURG, Germany, marked ´Accra 1/2 94´ and ´33Gr.´ in red ink and bearing 1880-87, 5 pf. purple vertical pair and 1899-1900 10 pf. rose-carmine (5) cancelled with several framed AUS/WESTAFRIKA h.s. (G4) with a further superb strike alongside, arrival c.d.s. (27.2) on reverse; a scarce and attractive franking. Ex. J. L. Castillejo y J. Sacher.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. Sc. 48. 1900 (July 13). Cover endorsed ´Per S.S. Maria Woermann´ to DRESDEN (Germany) endorsed at upper left ´Winnebah 13/7 1900, 7gr.´ franked by 1888 Germany 10pf. carmine pair tied by framed AUS / WESTAFRIKA handstamp in black. Reverse with arrival cds (11/8) and sender´s purple cachet. Rare.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1894. 2 postal stationary cards from Akropong and Abokobi (red) cancellations.

✉ COSTA DE ORO. 1900 (Dec 4). Registered, stampless OHMS cover to London countersigned at lower left ´The Pay & Quartermaster G.C.C., The Cantonments, Accra´ struck with oval ´Official Paid / G.P.O. Accra / Gold Coast Colony´ in black with ´Victoriaborg / Accra´ cds alongside with rare ´R´ in black at left. Reverse with Accra and London datestamps. Rare cover. Note: The Gold Coast Constabulary (G.C.C.) Suffered heavily in the Ashanti War, losing 5 Officers out of 8 and over 80 men lost with a further 50% of the force wounded. They were stationed in Ashanti and the Northern Territories.

✉ GRENADA: GRENADINAS. 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. Sg. 33 (2). 1895. ST. GEORGE'S to USA. Envelope franked with two 4 d. green stamps, arrival on reverse.

✉ GRENADA: GRENADINAS. 1899. GRENADA to U.S.A. 1/2 d. and 1 d. (2) arrival on reverse.

✉ GRENADA: GRENADINAS. 1905-40. 3 postage due cards.

✉ GRENADA: GRENADINAS. 1932. GRENADA to USA. 3 pence registered postal stationary envelope uprated with 1/2 d. (2), 1 1/2 d., 2 1/2 d. and 5 d. taxed on arrival with USA 10 cts. stamp.

✉ HONG KONG. 1863. Cover with manuscript endorsement on front from HONG KONG, struck on reverse with HONG KONG single ring datestamp (July 11) in black. Framed GB/1F 62 4/10 Anglo-French accountancy handstamp in black with Marseille entry mark (Aug 26) in red. Bolsuard arrival cds in red on reverse of a fine cover.

✉ INDIA INGLESA. 1881. SIALKOT to PARIS. 1/2 anna blue and 4 annas grey green, on back local stamp of KASHMIR 1 anna red. Rare combination franking on cover to overseas.

✉ INDIA. 1886. KASHMIR to AMRITSAR. 1 anna brown and 2 annas orange with three local stamps of KASHMIR on REGISTERED cover. RARE mixed franking.