Number of results: 20
1116
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1769 (Jan. 3) entire from Gilles Richard to the Frères Roux in Marseille with good strike of ''Andalucia/Alta'' applied probably in Malaga, charged ''20'', folds. Ex Osborn. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1117
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1778 (Sept. 28) entire from Gilles Richard to the Frères Roux in Marseille with good to fine strike of ''Andalucia/Alta'', charged ''20'', horizontal fold. Ex Osborn. At this time France was providing support for the American rebels and tension was mounting between Egland and Spain yet the border remained open and letters to France continued to get through. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1118
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1779 (Feb. 11) entire from Sir William Green, sent five months before the Great Siege, to Cuthbert Fisher, treasurer of the Ordnance office at the Tower of London, with a fine strike of ''Andalucia/Alta'' applied in Seville ahead of the opening of the San Roque post office later this year, charged ''8'' with ''MR/8'' Bishop mark on reverse, a little fragile. Ex the 'Barclays' collection. General Sir William Green, 1st Baronet (1725-1811 was chief engineer on the Rock, designing and executing a number of military works and creating the Soldier Artificer Company, predecessor to the Royal Engineers. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
1119
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1786 (Sept. 25) entire from Lt. Col. Robert Pringle to the naturalist Sir Joseph Banks in London with fine strike of the rare ''ANDALUCIA/VAXA'' in black, charged ''8'' with London ''OC/20'' receiving Bishop mark on reverse, clean and attractive. Pringle apologises for the inclusion of a castrate amongst a shipment of rams and gives news of the Governor's gout. Ex Osborn. Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) was President of the Royal Society and had accompanied Captain James Cook on his first great voyage from 1768 to 1771. He is credited with introducing the eucalyptus, acacia and (named after him) the Banksia to the Western world. Approximately 80 other species of plants also bear his name. Photo. Price Realised £480 |
1120
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1790 (Mar. 16) entire from Robert McFarlane (later General Gen. Sir Robert Henry MacFarlane, 10th of Gartartan, K.C.B., G.C.H., G.C.St.F., 1771-1841) to his uncle in Edinburgh endorsed ''via Londres'' with good strike of the rare ''ANDALUCIA/VAXA'' in black, charged ''8'' amended to ''2/1'', with London transit and red ''AP/127'' receiving mark on reverse. Interesting contents, ''we have been wholly engaged here with the arrival of Prince Edward; his Majesties fourth son, who it seems, intends making some stay in the Garrison'', etc. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1121
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1790 (Oct. 14) entire from Robert McFarlane (later General Gen. Sir Robert Henry MacFarlane, 10th of Gartartan, K.C.B., G.C.H., G.C.St.F., 1771-1841) to his uncle in Argyll, Scotland, endorsed ''via Londres'' with good strike of the rare ''ANDALUCIA/VAXA'' in red, charged ''8'' amended to ''2/6'', with London transit marks on reverse. Interesting contents, ''The Spaniards have collected a formidable naval force in this ay, which they say, are intended to act against the Moors with whom they are now actually at war . . . so large a force cannot be immediately intended for so petty an enemy as the Moors - and they here that in case of a War they meditate an attack on this Garrison'', etc. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1122
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1791 (July 11) entire from Henry S. Blanchley of the 31st Regt. to his father-in-law Charles McIntosh in Bath with a fine strike of the rare ''ANDALUCIA/VAXA'' in red, charged ''8'' amended to ''1/3'' then ''1/11'', with London ''AU/5'' Bishop mark on reverse. Interesting comments on property in Irish Town, etc. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1123
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1801 (Dec. 2) entire from John Michell (later Brigadier General Sir John Michell, KCB, 1781-1866) to his sister Maria at Huish, Somerset, endorsed, dated and initialled and with good strike of ''S. Roq./ANDALUCIA/VAXA'' in red, charged ''1/10'' amended to ''2/6'', arriving London Jan, 2 with Foreign Office and Bishopmark backstamps. Vertical fold, some staining and fragility but most interesting contents. Very early use of this handstamp, scarce on English overland mails. Photo. Price Realised £250 |
1124
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1804 entire to Tarragona in Italian headed ''Giberta le 5 Marzo 1804'', charged ''11''and with fair strike of ''S. Roq./ANDALUCIA/VAXA'' in red, folds, very scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1125
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1804 (Mar. 31) clean entire to Tarragona endorsed ''via Valencia'' with good strike of ''S. Roq./ANDALUCIA/VAXA'' in red overstruck by ''11'' and ''9'' (in red) handstamps. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
1126
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1804 entire from Turnbull & Co. to Tarragona headed ''Gib 30 April 1804'', charged ''12'' and with good strike of ''S. Roq./ANDALUCIA/VAXA'' in red, folds, very scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1127
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1808 (Aug. 8) wrapper to Cadiz with fine strike of scarce three line ''S.ROQUE/ANDALUCIA/BAXA'' (upper line slanting) and ''6q.'' (6 cuartos) handstamps in red, and with forwarding agent's ms. endorsement on reverse ''Rec. 12. Dic. y encaminada/E.V.'' (E. Viale, illustrated in ''A History of 'The Forwarding Agents of Gibraltar''' by Richardson, p. 20). Photo. Price Realised £250 |
1128
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1809 to 1856, a selecton of fifteen entires to Lisbon, Madrid (4), Genoa (2), Cadiz (7) or Jerez de la Frontera, showing a range of markings incl. 1836 with Cadiz large ''9q'' and three line arrival datestamp, five with three line ''S.ROQUE/ANDALUXIA/BAXA'' (upright letters), two (to Genoa) with ''S.ROQUE/FRANCA'', ''ESPAGNE/PAR BAYONNE'' and ''NIZZA DI MARE'', nine with ''DE GIBR./S. ROQUE/ANDA. BAXA'' (one in blue), three with San Roque 'baeza', ms. and handstruck charge marks. Price Realised £300 |
1129
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1813, 1815, 1817, three entires to Lisbon (2) or Porto, showing fair to fine strikes of red ''S. ROQUE/ANDALUCIA/BAXA'' and black ''HESPANHA'' in oval, two at single ''90'' (reis) rate, the other at ''180'' double rate. Price Realised £100 |
1130
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, Reopening of overland route after Waterloo, 1815 (Sept. 7) entire to Madrid and 1816 (Nov. 4) wrapper to London ''via Paris'' both showing fine ''S.ROQUE/ANDALUXIA/BAXA'' (upright letters) in red, the latter also with ''ESPAGNE/PAR BAYONNE'' in black. Ex Osborn. Price Realised £80 |
1131
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1816 (Nov. 1) entire from Joseph Viale, French Consul, to the Intendants de la Santé in Marseille with good to fine strikes of scarce fancy framed (sun god) ''ANDALUCIA/BAXA'' and ''EZIXA/FRANQEADA'' in red and ''ESPAGNE/PAR BORDEAUX'' entry mark in black. Scarce route via Ecija with very few known examples. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
1132
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, Mail to France, 1820, 1854 to 1863, ten entires variously routed, the first with disinfection slit and good to fine strikes of scarce fancy framed (sun god) ''ANDALUCIA/BAXA'' and ''EZIXA/FRANQEADA'' in red and black ''ESPAGNE/PAR BORDEAUX'', other marks incl. ''DE GIBR./S. ROQUE/ANDA. BAXA'' in red or blue (3), later unstamped mail, etc. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1133
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1825, 1826 (2), 1828, four prepaid entires to Genoa with ''S.ROQUE/FRANCA'' and ''DE GIBR/S. ROQUE/ANDA. BAXA'' marks in red, three with ''ESPAGNE/PAR BAYONNE'' and ''NIZZA DI MARE'' in black (the first unusually with straight line ''CHAMBERY''), the last unusually routed showing ''ESPAGNE PAR/ST. JEAN-DE-LUZ''. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1134
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1832 (Mar. 15) disinfected entire to the Netherlands with single slit, charged ''85'' (stuivers) and showing mainly fine strikes of red ''DE GIBR./S. ROQUE/ANDA. BAXA'', black ''ESPAGNE PAR/ST. JEAN-DE-LUZ'' and Arnhem red ''GEZUIVERD'' (cleaned), backstamped Schiedam Apr. 5 arrival. Photo. Price Realised £95 |
1135
| Sale number: 90 Gibraltar: The Spanish Overland Route, 1836, three entires (one with slight staining) to the same addressee in Cadiz, each with large ''9q'' rate mark and ''DE GIBR/S. ROQUE/ANDA. BAXA'', the first two with large three line arrival ''19 de Marzo'' or ''16 de Av'', the last with boxed ''JUNIO 8''. Price Realised £110 |
