Gibraltar FDC 1967 - SG 219-222 - Lord Heathfield of Gibraltar

Gibraltar FDC 1967 - SG 219-222 - Lord Heathfield of Gibraltar

250th anniversary of the birth of General George Augustus Eliot (1717-1790), Governer of Gibraltar during the Great Siege

Lord Heathfield, Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1787 for General Sir George Augustus Eliott in in recognition of his defence of Gibraltar during the Franco-Spanish Siege of 1779 to 1783. He was the tenth but eighth surviving son of Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Baronet, of Stobs. The title became extinct on the death of his only son, the childless second Baron, in 1813.

Cover Illustration: as in title - portrait

Stamps: SG 219-222 4p - General George Augustus Eliot, Map of Europe and Great Britain 9p Eliot Memorial and tower 1/- General George Augustus Eliot, Map of Gibraltar 2/- General George Augustus Eliot, directing rescue operations for enemy sailors during the Great Siege (1779-83)

Issued: 11th Dec 1967

Cancel: FDI Gibraltar

Condition: Mint - as in scan

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