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Lot# 6065 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6065 Haiti

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    1881 (July 1): 3 c. grey bistre-brown on pale bistre, plate I, imperforate, a used horizontal pair (positions 34-35) with good to large margins all round, on 1882 cover endorsed "p. Lotharingia" (Hamburg-America Line, the ship sank later in 1882) from Cap Haitien (April 1) to Port au Prince, tied by on arrival by "Port au Prince / Haiti" cds (April 3) in black. The 6 cents paid triple the internal letter rate of 2 cents. The sole recorded example of this particular franking and the highest recorded internal rate bearing the Liberty Head issues. A wonderful and unique cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Tomas Bjäringer RDP.rn                     Collection Guido Craveri, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11995.rn                     Collection Bruno Sabattini, Postilijonen, Malmo, 30 Sept 2000, lot 65.
    Starting bid : 4,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,000 CHF