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Catalogue 279: South & Central America – The Brian Moorhouse Estate (part IV)
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Lot# : 5287 Haiti
Lot# : 5288 Haiti
Lot# : 5289 Haiti
Lot# : 5290 Haiti
Lot# : 5291 Haiti
Lot# : 5292 Haiti
Lot# : 5293 Haiti
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 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 5295 Haiti
Lot# : 5296 Haiti
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 CHFHammer price : 520 CHFLot# : 5298 Haiti
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 CHFHammer price : 140 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 180 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 300 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 320 CHF
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