Lot# 5801 - Auction 250-256

1876 (May 29): Great Britain 1864/79 1 d. red pl. 173 and 1865 4 d. vermilion pl. 14 used on "Government Telegraph" envelope sent registered from Gibraltar to Tangier tied by two strikes of the "A26" obliterator with oval framed "REGISTERED / GIBRALTAR" datestamp at left (May 29) and good strike of rare "TAИGIER" datestamp with 'N' reversed in black (May 30, code A, with one year slug missing). The rate was 1 d. local rate plus 4 d. registration. Flap tears, photographic corner fault and imperfections, sensible restoration would be a benefit as this is a most unusual usage and the sole example of the rare "TAИGIER" datestamp used as an arrival cds on telegramme envelope. Unique.