Lot 4118
1870, 10¢ brown (150), two singles, one s.e., used with singles of 3¢ green (147), 6¢ carmine (148), and 7¢ vermilion (149), s.e., all cancelled by matching blue cross-road cancels on 1872 cover to Port-au-Prince, Haiti at double the 18¢ British mail rate via St. Thomas, red "New York Apr 23" exchange c.d.s. and crayon "16" credit, "St. Thomas AP 30 72" transit backstamp; flap tear, 6¢ small tear, F.-V.F.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
A REMARKABLE FOUR-COLOR FRANKING PREPAYING DOUBLE THE 18¢ BRITISH MAIL RATE TO HAITI.
Expertization: 2011 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Albert, Landau
The Philadelphia foreign mail office used blue cancelling ink with a 22mm cross-roads killer, recorded from March 1872 to August 1872. This cover was apparently cancelled by the Philadelphia foreign mail section and forwarded to the New York exchange office.
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| Realized $625 |
