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Haiti

Catalogue 279: South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part IV)
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  • Lot# : 5287 Haiti

    French Occupation 1768 (Aug 7): Entire letter from Port Au Prince to Leogane rated '½' (escalin) in manuscript struck with fine "P.AU PCE" straight line handstamp in black. Fine and scarce (Jamet 2 = 5pts).
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 120 CHF

    Lot# : 5288 Haiti

    1780 (May 5): Entire letter from Cap Français to Bordeaux endorsed on reverse 'Par Le Vaisseau de Fier que Dieu conduire', struck on arrival with curved two line COLONIES . PAR / ROCHEFORT entry marking in black.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 5289 Haiti

    1781 (Jan 4): Cover from Jeremie to Port au Prince carried at double rate with manuscript '5E' (escalin) to pay, struck with superb JEREMIE despatch in red-brown (Jamet #2). A fine cover.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 5290 Haiti

    1781 (March 4): Entire letter from Cayes to Port au Prince, rated '2E' (escalin) in manuscript, struck with fine curved CAYES despatch in black (Jamet #3). A fine entire.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 5291 Haiti

    1781 (June 25): Entire letter from Grand Goave to Port au Prince rated '1E' (escalin) in manuscript, struck on despatch with 'sec/dry' curved  "GD. GOAVE" handstamp (Jamet #1). Rare.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 5292 Haiti

    1781 (Sept 1): Entire letter from Jeremie to Port au Prince rated '2½E' (escalin) in manuscript, struck with fine curved JEREMIE despatch handstamp (Jamet #2) in brownish-black ink. Minor flap tear but scarce.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 5293 Haiti

    1781 (Oct 6): Entire letter from St. Marc to Port au Prince rated '1E' (escalin) in manuscript with fine strike of small ST. MARC despatch handstamp in black (Jamet #5). Very fine.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 5294 Haiti

    1785 (Jan 9): Entire letter from Jonzac, near Saintonge, France to Port au Prince, Saint Domingue struck in transit with fine strike of large spaced CAP handstamp in black (Jamet #10). Rated '2E' (escalin) and altered to '2½' escalin due. A fresh and fine entire.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 5295 Haiti

    1786 (March 28): Entire letter from Cayes to St. Louis rated '1E' (escalin) in manuscript struck with fine over-inked strike of LES CAYES straight line in black (Jamet #6). Slight internal hole on letter inside but a very fine strike.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 5296 Haiti

    1787 (July 10): Entire letter from Jeremie to Bordeaux rated '3' (escalin) in manuscript, struck with fine straight line JEREMIE despatch in black (Jamet #3). Slight soiling but a very scarce handstamp.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 5297 Haiti

    French Occupation 1791 (Oct 10): Entire letter from La Rochelle, France to Cul de Sac near Port Au Prince, struck on entry with "S * MARC 30 OBRE 91" straight line handstamp in black and rated '1' (escalin) for internal postage. A very scarce handstamp so fine (Jamet 10 = 6 pts).
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 520 CHF

    Lot# : 5298 Haiti

    1792 (March 2): Entire letter from Cap Français to Le Havre, struck on entry with fine oval framed COLONIES / PAR / LA / FLOTTE handstamp in black, rated '18' deleted and altered to '8' due in red manuscript.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 5299 Haiti

    1873: Cover at double rate to Le Havre, France endorsed 'pr. Californian', struck with PORT-AU-PRINCE British P.O. cds (Dec 27), mailed via England with 'Liverpool / Br. Packet' cds on reverse (17 Jan 1874), unusually with two strikes of "GB / 1F 60c." Accountancy marking alongside "1/-" charge mark in black. Re-rated on arrival with '12' charge mark altered to '24' décimes due. Opens well for display, scarce.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 140 CHF

    Lot# : 5300 Haiti

    French Post Offices 1876: Cover to Le Havre endorsed 'Par Ville de Brest', struck with superb octagonal LE PORT-AU-PRINCE Consular datestamp (Feb 29) in black (Salles fig. 1367), sent unpaid with reverse showing 'PORT-AU-PRINCE / PAQ. FR. D No.2' in black (Salles fig. 1495). Charged on arrival with early use of triangular 'T' marking and handstruck '12' décimes due.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 180 CHF

    Lot# : 5301 Haiti

    1881: 3 c. bistre on pale bistre overlapped by 7 c. blue on greyish, each with ample to large margins all round, tied to 1881 cover to Bordeaux endorsed 'per Royal Mail' by "Port Au Prince / Haiti" datestamps (Sept 9) in black. Reverse with Bordeaux arrival cds (Sept 27) in black. A fine and scarce first issue cover.
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 5302 Haiti

    1882/86: Liberty 20 c. pale brown on yellowish, perf. 13½, a used example on 1894 registered cover to Belfast, Ireland in combination with 1892/95 2 c. deep blue in a strip of five on reverse; tied by 'Gonaives / Haiti' cds's (June 26) with framed 'R' below. New York transit registration label on obverse and oval datestamps of transit on reverse (July 10 and 11). Some wear to envelope but a scarce mixed issue usage to an unusual destination.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 5303 Haiti

    1896/1904: Small group of covers/cards (6) with various adhesives (11) addressed to France, Germany, Switzerland or USA, all used with Ship cancellations showing straight line cachets of ADIRONDACK in blue, BOLIVIA (2), HUNGARIA, S.S.SAGINAW and THURINGIA in violet.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF
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