GB Abroad In ST MARC HAITI 1858 Entire Letter From St Marc To Port Au Princ
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Reference Number: Avaluer:10794775 |
1858 (8 Apr) FL fromSt Marc to Port au Prince, with single “St Marc” over two arcs cds on back, littletoning, otherwise fine, with arrival (“R le 10”) docketing, no other markings.
British internal mail service in Haiti1849 to 1863.From 1849 to 1863 the British Post Office r...an an internalmail service in Haiti; a unique situation in postal history. The towns providedwith British date stamps were Aux Cayes, Cap Haitien, Gonaives, Miragoane, St Marc, Jacmel and Port au Prince. The St Marc hand stamp is recorded in use from 1854to July 1861. St Marc is located on the sea, approximately 100km from Port au Prince. British internal mail service in Haiti1849 to 1863.From 1849 to 1863 the British Post Office ran an internalmail service in Haiti; a unique situation in postal history. The towns providedwith British date stamps were Aux Cayes, Cap Haitien, Gonaives, Miragoane, St Marc, Jacmel and Port au Prince. The St Marc hand stamp is recorded in use from 1854to July 1861. St Marc is located on the sea, approximately 100km from Port au Prince.
This is one of the rarest GB used abroad cancels, found in very few collections. Parmenter and Gordon, which prices according to prices achieved at auction, prices this cover at £400+. iT IS A VERY CLEAN COVER WITH A SLIGHTLY FADED BUT CLEAR ST MARC CANCEL.