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1828 , D.GIB. / S.ROQUE / ANDA BAXA, red threeliner on folded envelope with ESPAGNE PAR ST.JEAN-DE-LUZ alongside to Schiedam, ms. "Hollanda via Francia", on reverse FRANKRIK PAR BERGEN in red, fine

1851, "GIBRALTAR / SHIP LETTER” blue double arc c.d.s. (Feb 14/1851) handstamped entire to Genoa, endorsed "per Genova”, arrival 19/FEB in red on reverse, very fine and attractive cover

1854, "GIBRALTAR / Oct 28 1854 / SHIP LETTER” on reverse blue handstamped entire to Malta, endorsed "per Delta”, arrival 3/Nov ms. on reverse, fine

1886, QV 1 d. GIBRALTAR overprint on St Vincent 1 d. postal stationery card. This is an early usage of the first GIBRALTAR 1 d. postal stationery, clear GIBRALTAR A26 duplex, addressed to Hamburg with arrival mark, tiny crease, otherwise fine

1865/73, Great Britain 4 d. vermilion, plate 11, tied by "Gibraltar / A26" duplex (AU 3) to cover to Malta, endorsed ‘per Packet’,. on reverse Malta arrival c.d.s. (AU 7). Slight aging on few perfs. otherwise fine and an attractive cover

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1873/80, Victoria 2½ d. rosy mauve, plate 20 (lettered AF, 8.8.78), tied to cover with duplex "GIBRALTAR B - A26" d.s., on reverse Madrid Cambio 11.8.78 transitmark and Napoli arrival pmk., tiny spots and file fold, otherwise fine 

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1873-80, QV 2½ d. blue, plate 20 (lettered ´AL´, 10.1.81) on cover with duplex "GIBRALTAR B JA/10/81 - A26" d.s. to Orleans / France, on reverse Madrid Cambio 13.1.81 transitmark and arrival pmk. tiny spots and crease, otherwise fine

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1860, envelope to Colchester, England, with red despatch cds "HONG KONG PAID C JY 7 60” (Webb type 14) and manuscript "6” (pence) prepayment, with reverse transit and arrival cds, fine, in addition a second cover from the same correspondence with similar red "HONG KONG PAID C JA 29 60” with reverse transit and arrival cds, the envelope a little tatty. A scarce duo

1879, postcards with postcard stamps 3 c. and 5 c., unused, very fine

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1880, new colours with wm. CC, 2 c.-48 c., all 4 values with nice fresh colours, unused with part o.g., very fine

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1898, QV 2 c. pair tied by "HONG KONG C MY 28 98" c.d.s. to Canton postcard to Germany with arrival mark, violet WINDSOR HOTEL HONGKONG cs. alongside, attractive and fine

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1880, Victoria 12c. on 10$ rose-carmine, fresh color, re-distributed gum, otherwise fine, scarce

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1854, lithographs, small collection with SG 1 (repaired) and used ½ a. (8), 1 a. (6), 4 a. (6+unused reprint) and 2 a. (5)

1855/1950 (ca.), unused and used collection including many better sets and single stamps, including SG 147, 191, Gandhi set, etc.

1826/27, group of 7 entires letters, all written from Calcutta to one of the heroes of the Battle of Waterloo (Lt. Col. Edward Kelly, 1774-1828) serving in India and Burma, including 5 entire letters sent to Moulmein, Burma with good to very fine strikes of circular handstamps "CALCUTTA GENERAL POST OFFICE”, together with 2 later entires locally used with large oval calcutta "GPO” handstamps, mostly fine, an interesting lot

1854/90, 26 covers (1 unfranked), including 5 with lithographs and 14 to abroad

1870/1970 (ca.), about 500 covers cards and postal stationery items (also some Nepal), including POW, airmail, registered mail, additional frankings, Mount Everest expedition, etc.

"FIRST AERIAL POST U.P. EXHIBITION ALLAHABAD 1911”, good strike in magenta on Edward ½ a. green on local envelope with despatch and arrival mark on reverse, the stamp small imperfections, the envelope few faults, yet and attractive and scarce entire, certificate RPSL (2023)

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