1173

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1857 (Oct. 31) ship letter to Genoa franked by 1d. rose-red LC14 pair HG-HH cancelled by two fine strikes of ''G'' cancellations with handstruck ''3'', double arc datestamp in blue and ''VIA/DI MARE/(E)'' in red at right, Giacomo Revello cachet (annotated ''150'') below , Nov. 5 Genoa receiving boxed handstamp in red on reverse, some repairs but a scarce early item, carried on the ''Lebanon''. Photo.

Price Realised £250

1174

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1857 (Nov. 21) ship letter wrapper to Livorno ''pr ''Calpe'' franked by 2d. blue pl. 6 QJ tied by two fine ''G'' cancellations with double arc datestamp in blue alongside, ms. ''6'', backstamped red Dec. 1 arrival, a little faint staining. Early usage of the 2d. value which had arrived only on Oct. 24. Photo.

Price Realised £210

1175

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1858 (Jan. 12) wrapper ''per Packet'' to London franked at double letter rate by wing-margined 1s. green tied by fine ''G'' cancellation with double arc datestamp in blue and London Paid arrival of Jan. 18 in red, the left side of the wrapper missing nevertheless attractive and rare. Ex Osborn. Photo.

Price Realised £420

1176

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1858 (Jan. 25) wrapper ''per 'Alhambra''' to London franked by 1855 2d. blue pl. 6 RK and 1857 4d. rose tied by good to fine ''G'' cancellations with double arc datestamp in blue at foot and red Feb. 3 arrival on reverse, some reduced staining and the lower side of the wrapper missing but very scarce. Ex Moeller. Photo.

Price Realised £260

1177

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1858 (Feb. 27) wrapper ''Per direct Packet'' to London franked by 1856 6d. lilac on blued paper tied by good ''G'' cancellation with double arc datestamp in blue at left and Mar. 5 arrival datestamps in red on reverse. R.P.S. certificate (1949). Rare, the only known example of this stamp used on cover from Gibraltar. Ex Hearn and 'Barclays' Collection. Photo.

Price Realised £400

1178

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1858 (Mar. 7) and (Mar. 18) two wrappers by sea (the latter carried by the ''Tagus'') to the same addressee in London at double and single rates respectively, both franked by 1856 6d. lilac on white paper cancelled by fair to fine ''G'' cancellations with double arc despatch datestamps in blue (late use) and red London Paid arrival datestamps of Mar. 15 and 26. Photo.

Price Realised £260

1179

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1858 (Mar. 12) wrapper ''Pr Steamer 'Derwent''' to London franked by 1855 2d. blue pl. 6 MG and 1857 4d. rose tied by fine ''G'' cancellations and showing two fair to good strikes of three line ''GIBRALTAR/12 MY 1858/SHIPLETTER'', with fine ''SHIP-LETTER/(crown)/MY 20/1858/LONDON'' in red on reverse, slight soiling etc. Ex 'Barclays' Collection. Photo.

Price Realised £450

1180

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1858 (Apr. 13) entire to London franked by 1856 6d. lilac on white paper tied by ''G'' cancellation with small despatch c.d.s. at right and red Apr. 19 arrival backstamp, attractive. Very early usage of the small c.d.s. which was registered in G.P.O. records only on Apr. 3. Photo.

Price Realised £190

1181

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1858 (May 15) two wrappers despatched on the same day to the same addressee in London, carried on the ''Indus'', both franked by 1856 6d. lilac on white paper with good to fine ''G'' cancellations, small despatch c.d.s. in blue at left, red May 21 arrivals, one 6d. with straight edge, the other with minor stain. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

1182

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1858 (July 22) wrapper to London franked by 1856 6d. lilac on white paper tied by fine ''G'' cancellation with three line ''GIBRALTAR/22 JY 1858/SHIPLETTER'' in blue below, red ''PAID/LIVERPOOL/SHIP/JY31/1858/B'' tombstone and London Paid Aug. 2 arrival in red. Photo.

Price Realised £170

1183

Sale number: 90

Gibraltar: Great Britain used in Gibraltar: The ""G"" Cancellations, 1858 (Dec. 19) wrapper by packet to Lisbon ''per Ville de Malaga'' franked by 1857 2d. blue pl. 6 OJ tied by light ''G'' cancellation with small despatch c.d.s., ''160'' charge and ''C. Est de N'' in oval, scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £290