Lot 42143 – Casablanca: 1907 (Feb 1) envelope sent registered with Gibraltar-period « A26 » duplex and Gibraltar-period registered oval

Casablanca: 1907 (Feb 1) envelope sent registered to France with 1907-12 20c on 2d and 25c on 2 1/2d tied by Gibraltar-period « A26 » duplex and Gibraltar-period registered oval below, « R » in oval, reverse with B.P.O. Tangier cds, Gibraltar transit and Marseille arrival, a fine cover showing that the B.P.O. handstamps for Casablanca hadn’t yet arrived since the transition 1 month before and the only recorded strike of the Gibraltar period Casablanca registered oval datestamp during this period; ex Stotter.