Gibraltar Study Circle
Encyclopedia
The Gibraltar Study Circle exists to study the stamps and postal history
of Gibraltar
, a British overseas territory located at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea
overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar
.
The circle was founded in 1975 by Walter (Wally) Jackson and is based in the United Kingdom
but with worldwide members.
A journal, The Rock, has been published since 1975.
The circle is not to be confused with the Gibraltar Philatelic Society which is based in Gibraltar itself.
Postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of postage stamps and covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems...
of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
, a British overseas territory located at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa. The name comes from Gibraltar, which in turn originates from the Arabic Jebel Tariq , albeit the Arab name for the Strait is Bab el-Zakat or...
.
The circle was founded in 1975 by Walter (Wally) Jackson and is based in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
but with worldwide members.
A journal, The Rock, has been published since 1975.
The circle is not to be confused with the Gibraltar Philatelic Society which is based in Gibraltar itself.
Selected circle publications
- Gibraltar Postal Stationery by Walter (Wally) Jackson, 1977.
- British Post Offices and Agencies in Morocco 1857-1898 by Dr. R.K. Clough, 1978.
- Gibraltar First Day Covers by R.H. Neville, 1984.
- Gibraltar: The postal history and postage stamps. Volume 1 To 1885 by Geoffrey Osborn, 1995.
- Gibraltar Errors & Varieties 1885-2000 by R.G.W. Burton, 2001.
- Gibraltar: Collecting King George VI by Edmund Chambers, 2005. ISBN 095099474X
- Gibraltar: The postal history and postage stamps. Volume 4 Gibraltar Postal Stationery by Eric D. Holmes & Robert H. Neville, second edition, 2006. ISBN 0950994774
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See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of GibraltarPostage stamps and postal history of GibraltarThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Gibraltar.Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The territory covers and shares a land border with Spain to the north...