Lot 1460
Danish West Indies, 1889 (Aug. 5) Cap-Haitien, Haiti to St. Thomas, sharp strike of c.d.s. and bearing Provisional negative "Haiti, Postes, Capt-Haitien" paid handstamp, reverse with St. Thomas (8.10) arrival c.d.s., interesting and Extremely Fine. Estimate $300 - 400
Provenance: Schnell
The negative provisional marking was used by the new Haitian government to indicate postage paid. They did not want use the available stamps depicting the disposed leader.
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Realized $200 |