June 2010 Society Auction
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.