Lot# 6055 - Auction 309-320
Auction 309-320
-> Haiti Liberty Heads 1881-1887 - The Brian Moorhouse Collection
-> Overseas
-> Haiti
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Lot# : 6055 Haiti
1881 (July 1): 2 c. slate-purple on pale lilac, plate I, imperforate, three single used examples with two single 7 c. pale blue, on 1882 double rate cover endorsed "per Steam Packet" to Nantes, France all tied by "Cap Haitien / Haiti" cds's (Nov 20) in black. Carried by French Packet and struck with circular "LIGNE F / PAQ. FR." datestamp (Nov 20) in black (Salles fig. 1590). The sole recorded example of this particular franking.rnrnProvenance: Collection Norman S. Hubbard, SG, New York, 17 March 1981, lot 186.rn Collection Guido Craveri, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11952.rn Collection Bruno Sabattini, Postilijonen, Malmo, 30 Sept 2000, lot 63.Starting bid : 2,500 CHFHammer price : not sold