GIBRALTAR 1860 soldier's cover

GIBRALTAR 1860 soldier's coverGibraltar 1860 (Mar) soldier's cover addressed to 'His Grace, Duke of Norfolk, No 21 St James Square, London, England', correctly endorsed from 'J. Cunniff Boy. On Board H. M. S. James Watt. Gibraltar' and countersigned by Lt Lawson in place of the Commanding officer, franked at 1d concessionary rate by GB 1856 58 1d rose red. Tied by London Foreign Branch '30' numeral with red London 'BO LONDON MR 20 60' arrival backstamp. Carried per P&O "Ceylon"

A superb unused original gum four margin bottom left hand corner marginal plate block of ten lettered SA-TE

virtually full original gum and rarely seen in such quality

Command Module Pilot Michael Collins inscribes his name along with “Apollo 11”

A very fine used example uprated to the 6d per 3oz rate with four additional 1d blacks from plate 8 lettered 'QA'

military authorities improvised by using existing stocks of Transvaal stamps

example with ochre omitted

while Bill Justice

Signed "Picasso" in pencil to the lower border and numbered 42 from a limited edition of 75

This 1977 12" single was only released in Jamaica on Marley's own Tuff Gong record label

OVERPRINT IN ORANGE

A superb unmounted full original gum imperforate horizontal pair lettered FF-FG

proves that at least two sheets must have existed