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Lot# 6239 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6239 Haiti

    Postal Forgeries 1882: Made to defraud the Post, lithographed Postal Forgeries, the  small group with 3 c. grey, perf. 16, unused; 5 c. green perf. 14, with a vertical pair cancelled "Cap Haitien" (18 May 1887); 7 c. blue perf. 14 with an unused example, 7 c. blue used examples with a single cancelled in New York with "3" obliterator on arrival* and a vertical pair used at "Cap Haitien" (18 June 1888); and a rare 20 c. brown unused. For further information see Edition D'Or, vol. 50, pages 197-198. A generally fine and rare group.rnProvenance: Collection Ferrars H. Tows, Carl Pelander, New York, 16-19 Feb 1949, ex lot 1406.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF