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Auction: 19045 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 501

Gibraltar
The Spanish Overland Mail
Regular arrangements were made, about 1749, for the English Mails to be carried through Spain although the service was suspended in times of war.
1792 (5 Apr.) entire letter to Bathford, Somerset, rated "2/9", showing fine "andalucia/vaxa" h.s. in red with London transit datestamps on reverse. Neat and attractive. Photo

provenance:
"The Rock", December 1998

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Estimate
£500 to £600

Starting price
£400