1875 (July 8), Gibraltar to Messina, postage due cover, franked with perforated Great Britain 2d blue, tied by partial A26 duplex, endorsed
1875 (July 8), Gibraltar to Messina, postage due cover, franked with perforated Great Britain 2d blue, tied by partial A26 duplex, endorsed "by first steamer for Italy / via Genova", shortpaid and struck with "4" (decimes) tax mark, affixed with 40c Italian postage due, cancelled in Messina, with scarce "con Bastin Mercant." handstamp above, reverse with oval "21 / DIST / 19" handstamp, filing folds, else fine and scarce, the "con Bastin" marking typically found on incoming mail from South America.
