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Lot# 6075 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6075 Haiti

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    1881 (July 1): 5 c. yellow-green on greenish, plate I, imperforate, a used horizontal pair (positions 14-15) with large margins all round on 1881 cover front at single rate endorsed "via Anglaise" to Paris, France tied by "Port au Prince" cds's (July 10) in black. Circular "Col. Fr. Angl. / Amb. Calais" entry marking (July 28). Rare - the earliest recorded cover bearing Haitian postage stamps.rnrnProvenance: Collection Guido Craveri, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11963.rn                     Collection 'Hispaniola', Philips, New York, 27 April 1987, lot 167.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF