Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1806 (July 3) “Act for granting Rates of postage on the Conveyance of Letters and Packets to and from Gibraltar and the Island of Malta”, establishing the packet service from Falmouth, printed in London by Eyre & Strahan. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 2,250 lots, featuring the remarkable Mike Phelan collection of Persian Gulf; the exceptional ‘Tuanjai’ collection of Fiji; a further offering from the outstanding ‘Moore & Moore’ collection of Gibraltar; British East Africa stamps and cancellations from the fine collection of Michael Ensor CMG, OBE; Egypt including fascinating material gathered by the late Stanley Horesh; the Frank Deakin collection of British Empire; India and States with the fine ‘Hambledon’ collection of Bundi; the unusual Peter Clough collection of German poster stamps and the second part of the superlative collection of British Levant postal stationery formed by Dr Alan K Huggins MBE, RDP, FRPSL
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Lot #1136 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Lot #1137 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1807 (May 18) entire from Edward Michell (later Brigadier General Sir Edward Thomas Michell, CB, 1787-1841) to his mother at Huish, Somerset, with first type “GIBRALTAR” arc unusually in a mixture of red and black ink, the transition from black to red ink taking place at this time, charged “2/6”, vertical fold and small tear at top. Interesting contents tells of the fears of Spanish invasion and a regimental...
Lot #1138 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1807 (June 5) entire from Edward Michell (later Brigadier General Sir Edward Thomas Michell, CB, 1787-1841) to his sister Eliza at Huish, Somerset, with light strike of first type “GIBRALTAR” arc in black, charged “2/6”, vertical fold. Interesting contents decrying quality of local entertainment. One of only two known examples of the unpaid “GIBRALTAR” arc struck in black. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-500]...
Lot #1139 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1810 (July 3) wrapper to Guernsey, 1821 (Jan. 8) entire to Edinburgh and 1827 (Apr. 7) part printed entire to London, each with good to fine strike of curved framed “GIBRALTAR” arc in red, the first originating from Port Mahon, Minorca, forwarded by Dobree, Price & Co. with ms. notation, the second sent by Acting Governor Sir George Don and showing additional “1/2” (arc crossed by soiled fold), the last from...
Lot #1140 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1811 (May 4) entire sent from Tarifa via Gibraltar by Edward Michell (later Brigadier General Sir Edward Thomas Michell, CB, 1787-1841) to his sister Eliza at Huish, Somerset, with fine strike of first type “GIBRALTAR” arc in red, the letter redirected to Gloucester with “SOMERTON” mileage mark, charged “2/6” amended to “3/2”, vertical fold. Michell had been shot through the shoulder at the Battle of Barrosa on...
Lot #1141 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1811 (June 10) entire sent from Tarifa via Gibraltar by Edward Michell (later Brigadier General Sir Edward Thomas Michell, CB, 1787-1841) to his father at Gloucester, with good strike of first type “GIBRALTAR” arc in red, the letter redirected to Huish, Somerset, with “GLOUCESTER/III” mileage mark, charged “2/7” amended to “3/3”, slight peripheral staining and vertical fold. Michell had been shot through the...
Lot #1142 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1812 (Feb. 7) and 1814 (June 26) two entires to Palermo. Sicily showing curved framed “GIBRALTAR/PAID” in red, the first a fair strike with ms. “Paid 1/-”, the second fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1143 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1812 (Aug. 18) wrapper to Nathan Rothschild in London with good curved framed “GIBRALTAR” arc in red, endorsed “p. Windsor Castle/packet”, rated “2/10” and with Foreign Office Sept. 12 arrival on reverse, the mail not delayed although the vessel was sent to perform quarantine. The “Windsor Castle” had participated in the Batles of Genoa (1795) and Cape Finisterre (1805) as well as the Dardanelles Operation and...
Lot #1144 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1814 (June 9) entire to Palermo, with good to fine strike of first type “GIBRALTAR/PAID” arc in red, horizontal fold. Photo
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1145 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1814 (Nov. 21), (Dec. 16), 1815 (Jan. 16) three entires from the ‘Huth’ correspondence sent by Alexander Farquhar to London showing mainly strikes of curved framed “GIBRALTAR” arc in red, Foreign Office receiving backstamps, the last at single rate “2/10”, the others at double rate “5/8”. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1146 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1832 to 1845, selection of six entires comprising 1832 (Jan. 12), 1839 (Feb. 20) and 1845 (Nov. 15) to London each with curved framed “GIBRALTAR” in black, the first with “2/10” rating overstruck by inspector’s crown and amended to double rate, 1835 (Dec. 18) to London, 1836 (Feb. 21) to Birmingham and 1845 (Dec. 4) to Stirling, Scotland, showing curved framed “GIBRALTAR/PAID” in black, the first and second rated...
Lot #1147 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1834 to 1855, selection of eleven items, the first a prices current to Lisbon, carried on the “La Rooa” and disinfected, the others to Oporto with eight showing fair to fine curved framed “GIBRALTAR” arc in black, three with oval framed “C. Est. de N”, the others with framed “P/BRIT”, range of handstruck charge marks.
[Proposed price: £140-160]
Lot #1148 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1836 (July 28) entire to Edinburgh showing on reverse the rare Falmouth “GIBRALTAR/F” without date, a very fine strike in a vivid shade, red “AUG/C 31 E/1836” alongside, rated “3/1” and with framed additional “1/2” on address side, the partially crosswritten message headed “H M Ship Asia/at sea July 28th 1836” written by Thomas Cochran on approach to Gibraltar. The Falmouth handstamp, originally with dateslugs,...
Lot #1149 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1837 to 1854, selection of eleven entires to Cadiz (one originating in Marseille), London, Oporto or Malta, three with curved framed “GIBRALTAR” in black, three with curved framed “GIBRALTAR/PAID” in black, variously rated incl. large “9q” (2), “1R” (2, one in blue) and “3R” Cadiz local charges.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1150 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1838 to 1846, four entires showing mainly fine strikes of curved framed “GIBRALTAR/PAID” in black, comprising 1838 (Feb. 20) to Malta, 1841 (May 13) with large “9q” mark in red 1842 (Nov. 3) to Cadiz, and 1846 (Mar. 4) to Edinburgh. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1151 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1841 (Aug. 6), 1842 (Dec. 22) and 1843 (Feb. 2) three entires to Porto via Lisbon, each with curved framed “GIBRALTAR” in black and boxed blue “P. BRIT”, the first rated “300”, others “120”, endorsed carried by the “Iberia”, “Montrose” and “Lady Mary Wood” respectively with photos of engravings of the vessels. Ex Robertson.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1152 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1849 (Aug. 15) entire from Moses Nehemias to Daniel McPherson in Cadiz “Per Packet” showing fine strike of short-lived double arc “GIBRALTAR-PAID” handstamp (PD3), ms. “5” packet fee with “15” (cuartos) unpaid rate added at Cadiz, ‘baeza’ Aug. 16 arrival on reverse. Interesting comments regarding mails for China. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1153 - british empire and foreign countries gibraltar: the packet agency - postal history
Gibraltar: The Packet Agency, 1856 (May 25) small envelope with enclosed letter to London, sent from the HMS “Simoom” and carried on the “Madrid”, sent unpaid with very fine strike of large handstruck “6” (A14), backstamped double arc despatch and June 3 red arrival datestamps. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
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