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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 CHFHammer price : 120 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 220 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 100 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 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
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 CHFHammer price : 160 CHFLot# : 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 CHFHammer price : 200 CHFLot# : 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
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 CHFHammer price : not soldLot# : 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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