Lot no. 8186

1862: Great Britain 1 s. green, pl. 1 used on 1864 cover, flaps missing and slightly truncated at left, to Manila, Spanish Philippines tied by bold 'A26' obliterator in black with 'Gibraltar' despatch cds (Aug 8) at left. Handstruck '2' (reales) in black on front for amount due on arrival. An extremely scarce destination for Gibraltar mail at this date.