Postage stamps and postal history of Gibraltar
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Gibraltar.
Gibraltar is a
First stamps
The first stamps specifically marked Gibraltar were stamps of Bermuda overprinted as such and issued in January 1886. Before that British and Spanish stamps were used according to the type of mail and other arrangements were in place before the invention of postage stamps. British stamps used in Gibraltar may be identified by the use of cancels containing the numeral A26 or the letter G in oval bars.[1]
Queen Victoria
From November 1886 Gibraltar had its own stamps including the word Gibraltar in the design with seven values from 1/2d to 1 shilling. From 1889 these stamps were overprinted in centimos until British currency began to be used again in 1898.
The Four Kings
Between 1903 and 1950 a variety of definitive and commemorative stamps were issued for the reigns of King Edward VII, George V and George VI. No stamps were issued by Gibraltar for King Edward VIII.
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Gibraltar two and a half pennyKing Edward VIIstamp of 1903
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Gibraltar half pennyKing George V stamp of 1918 overprinted war tax
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Gibraltar three half penceKing George VIstamp of 1943
Queen Elizabeth II
The first stamp of Gibraltar for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II was the 1/2d Coronation commemorative omnibus stamp issued on 2 June 1953.
The post in Gibraltar is currently run by the
Post & Go stamps for Gibraltar were first issued in 2015.[3]
Postal stationery
In 1886 three items of
In 1898 British currency was reintroduced; all the postal stationery was printed and issued in British currency. Newspaper wrappers were last issued in 1938 and discontinued when stocks run out.
See also
References
- ISBN 0-356-10862-7
- ^ a b "Postal and Philatelic". Government of Gibraltar. Archived from the original on July 15, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
- ^ "Post & Go. Gibraltar's first Post & Go stamps". Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ a b Higgins & Gage World Postal Stationery Catalog
Further reading
- Burton, R.G.W. Gibraltar: Errors and varieties, 1886-2000. s.l.: Gibraltar Study Circle, 2000 ISBN 0-9509947-3-1
- Chambers, Edmund. Gibraltar: Collecting King George V 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue. Millom: E. Chambers, 2005 ISBN 0-9509947-5-888p.
- Chambers, Edmund. Gibraltar: Collecting King George VI: the 1950 new constitution, double overprint. Millom: E. Chambers, 2008 181p.
- Duveen, Geoffrey E. The Postage Stamps of Gibraltar. London: Harris Publications, 1932 59p.
- Garcia, Richard J.M. Looking Back: Anecdotes and Stories about the Gibraltar Post Office 1886-1985. Gibraltar: Gibraltar Philatelic Society, 1985 90p.
- Garcia, Richard J.M. and Edward B. Proud. The Postal History of Gibraltar 1704-1971. Heathfields: Proud-Bailey Co. Ltd., 1998 ISBN 1-872465-10-2592p.
- Hine-Haycock, William. Posted in Gibraltar. London: Robson Lowe, 1978 ISBN 0853973741122p. A 19p. supplement was published in 1983.
- Osborn, Geoffrey. Gibraltar: The Postal History and Postage Stamps. Volume 1: to 1885. Weston-Super-Mare: Gibraltar Study Circle, 1995 ISBN 0-9509947-2-3
- Richardson, Ricky. Gibraltar 1750-1880, A Postal History of the Forwarding Agents operating from "The Rock". London: Vera Trinder Ltd., 1991 20p.
- Rodriquez, José Luis. Gibraltar: The Story of Gibraltar and her Stamps. s.l.: Philatelic Publishers Ltd., 1968 94p.
- Publications of the Gibraltar Study Circle.
- The Rock, journal of The Gibraltar Study Circle.