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Mediterranean Malta & Gibraltar

Malta lies 60 miles south of Si cil y and 200 miles from the north coast of Africa, the island served as a military and
transp01tation hub. Rates were reduced to 6d 1 July, 1859 for British or French packet Gibraltar lies at the base of
Spain, its rate of 6d established 23 March, 1854.

6d paid

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To Malta, 1May,1861-8 days
6d paid letter from Dundee, Scotland, canceled with fixed circular date duplex 114.
2 May London, 8 Malta arrival on reverse receiver.

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Gibraltar, 25 September, 1864-7 days
6d paid letter from Gibraltar. A26 cancel on wrapper. Sent 6d packet rate per "packet Matilda"
Transit London 1 October, Glasgow arrival 1 October receiver.

Top letter from Jaffe Brothers & Company: Jute merchants Dundee, Scotland. Dundee, or" Juteopolis" was the world's leading
producer of jute when the US Civil war disrupted the purchase of cotton, creating demand for jute.