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Lot# 6134 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6134 Haiti

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    1883 (Feb): 2 c. dull purple, plate II, first printing, perf. 13½, a used horizontal strip of five (positions 26-30), used on 1883 slightly trimmed cover endorsed "via Cape Hayti" to West Newton, Mass., USA all tied by "Port au Prince / Haiti" circular datestamps (Dec 29) in black. Reverse with "Cap Haitien" transit and "New York / Paid All" and arrival cds in black. One of two covers to the same address franked in this manner (the other ex 'Hispaniola' and Sabattini). An outstanding cover bearing the largest known multiple of this stamp.rnrnProvenance: Collection Bruno Sabattini, Postilijonen, Malmo, 23-24 March 2001, lot 641.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold