June 2010 Auction
Closing July 1, 2010
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Closing July 1, 2010 |
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| Lot 24. Folded letter Gonaives to Bordeaux, 13 July 1848, with nice strike of the Gonaives
negative oval handstamp. Letter has a strong strike of the British “GREENOCK SHIP LETTER” and
date stamps for Greenock, London, Bologne, and Bordeaux. On the front is a partly visible strike
of the Anglo-French treaty marking “COLONIES &tc. Art. 13” A French charge of 35 decimes is
stricken and replaced by a charge of 45. Letter is two pages in English and can be read. Paper
is sound,. Letter has a red stain, probably ink from another letter, and some light pencil
notations that could be removed. Gonaives marking is almost VF and piece overall is F-VF. |
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