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	GIBRALTAR Stamps and Postal History
1822 Entire to Portugal with black rate mark 90	In 1824 the first form of the mark acknowledging that San Rogue routinely handled Gibraltar Mail appeared. Entire letter 27 November 1834 with overlying 9 quartos port payment hand stamp in red This was only used in red ink and was replaced in 1842 by a second form. The characteristic difference between the two forms is the closer spacing of the `S` and the `R` on the second line in the earlier mark. 1848 Entire to Cadiz second type in red and San Roque Baeza on back 1R rate stamp There are minor variations but these are inconsistent. They are probably explouned by differences in degree of inking and or angle and speed of striking rather than different versions of the handstamps. The second form was initially used in red but this was replaced by blue or green (and all shades between) soon after 21 November 1854. First known usuage in blue is on 27 November with last known use in red on 21 November. 1845 Entire to Cadiz Type two, unusually no charges mark In August 1845 the first San Rogue datestamp the `Baeza` type, appears as a backstamp. This is recorded in red, blue and black. The use of the transit mark ceases on 1 July 1856 and the `Baeza` datestamps was replaced on 14 October 1854 with a circular datestamps, 21mm in diameter. This was used for a few weeks in red, then in shades of blue or green, before being replaced by a 20mm diameter black-inked stamp on 8 December 1857. With the demise of the transit mark, later correspondence from Gibraltar can only be identified by the originators address, until Gibraltar postmarks start to appear. Later a variety of smaller (19mm) San Roque backstamps appear. Sign Guestbook View Guestbook

GIBRALTAR
Stamps and Postal History

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1822 Entire to Portugal with black rate mark 90

In 1824 the first form of the mark acknowledging that San Rogue routinely handled Gibraltar Mail appeared.

Entire letter 27 November 1834 with overlying 9 quartos port payment hand stamp in red
This was only used in red ink and was replaced in 1842 by a second form. The characteristic difference between the two forms is the closer spacing of the `S` and the `R` on the second line in the earlier mark.

1848 Entire to Cadiz second type in red and San Roque Baeza on back 1R rate stamp
There are minor variations but these are inconsistent. They are probably explouned by differences in degree of inking and or angle and speed of striking rather than different versions of the handstamps. The second form was initially used in red but this was replaced by blue or green (and all shades between) soon after 21 November 1854. First known usuage in blue is on 27 November with last known use in red on 21 November.

1845 Entire to Cadiz Type two, unusually no charges mark
In August 1845 the first San Rogue datestamp the `Baeza` type, appears as a backstamp. This is recorded in red, blue and black. The use of the transit mark ceases on 1 July 1856 and the `Baeza` datestamps was replaced on 14 October 1854 with a circular datestamps, 21mm in diameter. This was used for a few weeks in red, then in shades of blue or green, before being replaced by a 20mm diameter black-inked stamp on 8 December 1857.
With the demise of the transit mark, later correspondence from Gibraltar can only be identified by the originators address, until Gibraltar postmarks start to appear. Later a variety of smaller (19mm) San Roque backstamps appear.

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