Lot 51461 – 1899 (January) Registered cover to Havana one of four covers known with the fifth printing

Stamp of United States » U.S. Possessions » Puerto Príncipe 1899 (January) Registered cover to Havana one of four covers known with the fifth printing
Stamp of United States » U.S. Possessions » Puerto Príncipe 1899 (January) Registered cover to Havana one of four covers known with the fifth printing
Stamp of United States » U.S. Possessions » Puerto Príncipe 1899 (January) Registered cover to Havana one of four covers known with the fifth printing
Stamp of United States » U.S. Possessions » Puerto Príncipe 1899 (January) Registered cover to Havana one of four covers known with the fifth printing

Lot 51461 – 1899 (January) Registered cover to Havana one of four covers known with the fifth printing

United States » U.S. Possessions » Puerto Príncipe
Prix réalisé
5’000 EUR
Estimation
1’500 – 2’500 EUR
Date de vente
Thu 16 Jun 2022 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1899 (Jan) Registered cover to Havana (Cuba), franked with 10c on 1c black-violet, fourth printing, positions 2, and 5c on 4m blue-green, fifth printing, position 4, tied to a homemade envelope by the Puerto Principe cds, arrival to back January 22, vertical filing crease; a most significant usage being a 6c rate for double weight island mail plus 8c registry and 1c overpayment; one of four covers known bearing the fifth printing; and an incredible combination mailing with the fourth and fifth printing used together, which has been held in many of the great collections of this region; ex Houtzemer, Robertson, Prats and Kouri.

Catalogue ref: Scott 200, 217
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