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Lot# 6221 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 6221 Haiti

    1886 (Feb): New Dies. 1 c. scarlet on yellowish, perf. 13½, a used horizontal pair (positions 33-43) in combination with 3 c. olive-bistre, plate III, second printing and 5 c. green, Plate III, on 1886 single rate cover to Paris endorsed "p. Royal Mail" tied by "Port au Prince / Haiti" circular datestamps (April 13). Paris arrival cds on reverse (May 2). A delightful three colour franking - the sole recorded combination of these values.rnrnProvenance: Collection Tomas Bjäringer RDP.rn                     Collection Guido Craveri, DF, Zurich, 29-30 March 1984, lot 11980.rn                     Collection Bruno Sabattini, Postilijonen, Malmo, 30 Sept 2000, lot 89.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold