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Lot# 6162 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6162 Haiti

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    1886 (March): 7 c. deep bright blue, plate II, first printing, perf. 13½, two used examples in combination with two 3 c. olive-bistre on pale bistre, second printing, on 1886 registered single rate cover endorsed "via Havane" to New York tied by "Port au Prince / Haiti" cds's (Feb 27). Framed "R" at left and blue framed HABANA registration handstamp all on obverse, the reverse with seal removed but with arrival cds (March 16). Some perforation imperfections but a fine and scarce cover : the earliest recorded usage of the 7 c. first printing on letter.rnrnNote: The cover is addressed to R. R. Bogert, one of New York's leading stamp dealers, he was also one of the founders of the (American) National Philatelical Society in 1874.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold