September 2009 Auction
Closing October 1, 2009
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| Lot 10. FL Le Havre 24 March 1837 to Port au Prince On front is a strong
strike of the Bureau Maritime date stamp of Bordeaux (see Salles vol.1 #220) and a Haitian
port inspector's marking - a 33mm circle containing the words "Force A LA LOI". There is
also in manuscript 12 1/2, which would be the charge in Haitian centimes at the time for
an incoming ship letter. A similar item was illustrated in the Hennan published articles
on the early Haitian post. The letter is slightly soiled and has a horizontal file fold
about midway, somewhat detracting. Contents are in French in a neat hand. |
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