Gibraltar 1786 entire to London via Spanish overland route

Gibraltar 1786 entire to London via Spanish overland routeGibraltar 1786 (24 Sep) entire letter from Gibraltar, addressed to the famous naturalist Sir Joseph Banks [then president of The Royal Society], London, sent by the Spanish overland route, with a fine strike of the rare "ANDALUCIA VAXA" handstamp in black on face. Rated "8"(d) on arrival, with very fine "OC 20" Bishop mark on back flap (which would open out for display). Sir Joseph Banks accompanied Captain James Cook on his first great voyage from

Plate 3 is recognised as the printing plate which produced the finest impressions of the penny black

indicating date of striking the 120 leads for each plate

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Great Britain 1912 ½d Green (Watermarked Multiple Cypher)

Some of the more sophisticated forgeries require the use of highly specialised equipment

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nicely centred block of 4

A collection of signed photographs from each of the 12 astronauts to walk on the Moon

A couple of scuff marks (see image) at the bottom of the slip otherwise in very good condition

Goyathlay aka Geronimo (1829 -1909) was a prominent Native American leader and medicine man of the Chiricahua Apache