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  • Lot# : 6206 Haiti

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    1886 (Feb): 20 c. pale brown on yellowish, plate III, perf. 13½, a used block of four (positions 1-2 / 11-12) in combination with 5 c. yellow-green, plate III, used on 1886 registered eight times rate cover to Munchmeyer in Hamburg endorsed "per Royal Mail Str.", tied by "Jacmel / Haiti" circular datestamps (Feb 18) in black with framed "R" adjacent. Oval "Registered / London" transit in red (March 8) and reverse with Hamburg arrival cds. Envelope slightly trimmed but a spectacular cover - the earliest recorded usage of the 20 c. pale brown, plate III either on or off cover.rnrnProvenance: Collection Bruno Sabattini, Postilijonen, Malmo, 23-24 March 2001, lot 646.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold