December 2008 Auction
with prices realized
Closed January 5, 2009
Special Selections
1. Collection of 195 different ABNC specimen stamps from Scott (Sc) 125 thru
RA16 all in VF og complete sets and singles; also 32 revenue specimens with different
ABNC Order Numbers; includes 3 unissued specimens (about 1914), Sc 338-382,
B1, CB1-8, C1-4; C5-18, J1-4, J10-13; housed in deluxe KABE stock book with
interleaving between 24 double sided pages; many stamps appeal to topical collectors;
priced at less than 1/3 original cost. A beautiful collection. MB: $300.00/ NB
2. Collection of hundreds of unused stamps with a great variety from Sc 21 to date; most
are og; duplication throughout but at least 300 different; included are proofs, errors,
marked forgeries, extensive genuine overprints from 1914-1920; sets like CB3-8; also
many reference copies (seconds) of Liberty Heads; housed in deluxe LINDNER stock
book w/interleaving 32 double sided pages (cost $20); guaranteed to please. MB: $100.00/ $155.00
3. Specialized collection of 35 aerograms (25 different) in excellent condition including
unused, used, varieties, errors, FDC and uprated usages; complete A1-A7; excellent
specialist lot; an unusual opportunity. MB: $75.00/ $90.00
4. Revenues on telecom and water bills from the 1970 and 80’s; 2 complete telecom
forms; an unusual collection of 23 water bills all franked with regular and postal tax stamps
overprinted TIMBRE MOBILE with almost no duplication; also 10 pieces with regular
revenues; good variety. MB: $60.00/ $105.00
5. Unauthorized Audobon set of 21 different regular postage stamps plus duplicated set less
the 5 gourde Long-Billed Curlew; all stamps VF Cancelled to order (CTO). MB: $5.00/ NB
6. Unauthorized Audobon set of 15 different air mail stamps plus a duplicated set less
the 75c White Pelican and 5 gourde Whooping Crane; all stamps VF CTO. MB: $5.00/ NB
7. Unauthorized Audobon set of 40 diff regular stamps & 20 airmail stamps;
all stamps VF; NH. MB: $10.00/ NB
8. 1898 Sam issue 3c
postal card (HG3); PaP to
message on back; card VF; half price. MB: $8.00/ NB
9. 1898 Sam issue 3c postal card (HG3); PaP to US; 12/22/99; NY opera glass receiver;
attractive embossed merchant’s seal adorns face; message on back; small tear at R;
otherwise VF. MB: $8.00/ NB
10. Official envelope (#6 size) with corner inscription of the Customs Bureau/PaP sent to
National Bank of
handstamp showing plane in center; cover F; unusual. MB: $25.00/ NB
11. Cover franked by Haiti Sc. 666 tied by bold double oval handstamp
GALE J. RAYMOND/FEB 28, 1973/INTERNATIONAL COURIER; carried from
UPU regulations; scarce. MB: $30.00/ $35.00
12. Customs tag from merchandise with dual customs franking - 15 cent US Presidential (Sc 820)
+ 4 copies of Haiti 2.5 G Capois (Sc 378); some wrinkling of tag has minimal effect on stamps
(all sound); unusual usages of US Presidential stamps are hot items for specialists. MB: $25.00/ $30.00
13. Customs tag on purchase sent from PaP
to
(Sc 820) and 6 Haitian air mails - C37, C39, C50 and strip of three C34; wrinkling of tag
has minimal effect on stamps; C37 is complete but has extensive closed tear. MB: $20.00/ $22.00
14. 17 regular stamps overprinted TIMBRE MOBILE or TIMBRE DE SOLIDARITE for
revenue use. 8 used plus 9 mint including corner block of Sc 641; all stamps sound F-VF. MB: $15.00/ $15.00
15. 5 Notices of Receipt of packages etc. from post office to intended recipient in the 1960’s;
cards appear VF but all have creases mostly vertically down center line; also 1 VF unused
Notice; also important listing of internal and external rates for all classes of mail; this tariff
is not dated but very important. MB: $25.00/ NB
16. Stockbook w/rather extensive study material of both 1904 issues. Centenary Issue includes
plate proof and blue trial color proof of 1c; also some Plate I and Plate II stamps identified
by type; inverts; very much study material of Nord Alexis Issue with plates identified; includes
inverts, blocks, imperfs; much overprinted material present; a challenge. MB: $35.00/ $97.00
17. 54 VF photos (black & white enlargement about 100%) of stamps from Sc 1 to 340;
many Liberty Heads with forgeries inc. postal and Fournier; forgeries of other stamps
and overprints; almost all before 1920; an excellent reference. MB: $25.00/ $25.00
18. Catalog “La Timbrologie Haitienne 1881-1954” by Judge Leon Montes; 202 pages;
only specialized
catalog of
issued etc.; in French but essential information clear; heavy paper cover; F condition;
essential for a specialist. MB: $25.00/ $70.00
19. Catalog “La Poste Maritime Francaise” Tome 4; Salles; 301 pages; covers the paquebots
of the
markings of all
French steamship activity in the Caribbean especially
cover and binding; almost new condition; also essential for a specialist. MB: $40.00/ $45.00
20. “Merchant Fleets in Profile” by Duncan Haws; 208 pages; extensive information on all ships
in the Hamburg-American Line; shows all ships profile, technical data and history; hard
cover in almost new condition. MB: $30.00/ $70.00
21. “The Royal Netherlands Steamship Company (1856-1981)” by Philip Cockrill; 56 pages;
shows all ships
in this company with ship profiles; also shows routes including
medium weight cover; VF. MB: $20.00/ $25.00
22. “Guide to Hayti” by James Redpath; 180 pages; extensive information on the history and
geography; details the attempt by the Haitian government to attract black immigrants
especially from
the
bound w/some separation from spine; an interesting read. MB: $20.00/ $90.00
Saint Domingue Covers & Others
23. Folded letter, 17 June 1782 from William's Burg
very nice CAP, Jamet type 8, and manuscript 2E postage due. Item is clean and sound
and quite attractive. Contents are in French to the uncle of the writer in a clear, neat hand
and are quite
readable. Date is following the British
defeat at
signing of a treaty formally ending the American Revolution. (Photo) MB: $60.00/ $175.00
24. Folded letter, Cayes, 21 December 1788 to Cap, faint but legible 'CAYES 21 DE * BRE',
and clear manuscript 3E postage due. On reverse is a clear marking "25 D. BRE’, similar
to Jamet #7 for Cayes and #18 for Cap. Contents in English from one sea captain to
another warning him that the interpreter at port is an informant and not to bring contraband
to port. The letter is addressed to an intermediary at Cap. The item is neat and sound
and the contents are in a clear and readable hand. MB: $35.00/ $45.00
25. Folded letter,
marking Jamet #6 and clear 2E postage due. Contents in French in a neat hand. Letter
is neat and sound and except for a horizontal file fold toward the bottom is free of faults. MB: $15.00/ $25.00
26. Folded letter, Cap to Cayes 7 July 1791, fine plus strike of Jamet #10 (narrow 'A') for
Cap and 3E postage due. On back are two partial strikes of what appears to be
'10 JUILET 91' similar to Jamet #19 for Cap. Letter has some slight soiling and a
horizontal file fold toward the bottom. Contents in French in a clear hand.
Overall about fine. MB: $35.00/ $50.00
27. Folded letter, from
strike of Jamet #10 for Cap on the front and due marking (1/2?). Letter is rather
tattered but still intact for the most part. MB: $10.00/ $25.00
28. Cover sheet only addressed to Montrouir, Jamet #8 marking for Cap on the front
and 3E postage
due. Piece is clean and neat. MB: $5.00/
$5.00
29. Cover sheet only from
mark "COLONIES PAR BELLE JSLE SUR MER" and ms style stamp 8 (decimes due).
30. First flight cover, Port au Prince to San Pedro de Macoris, 4 December 1931,
AAMC 6-118, paid by two 25c green airmail issue of 1930 nicely tied by bold
PauP date stamp. Cachet is bold and clear. Receiving stamps on back, Dec 5 (faint) and
Dec 7
slight soiling, which perhaps can be removed. MB: $15.00/ NB
31. First flight cover, Port au Prince to Nuevitas 5 December 1931, AAMC 6-119, paid by
50c violet airmail of 1929 nicely tied by PauP date stamp. Cachet is almost VF and
cover is signed by pilot on front. Receiving stamps December 6 and 7 on back.
Cover is unopened. Slight staining and soiling on front, otherwise VF. MB: $25.00/ NB
32. Airmail cover,
extension of service, Port au Prince to
see note in AAMC Vol 3, p 283 at bottom. Cover has the black 'AVION and plane'
cachet. Postage paid by a 1 G blue and two 75c red brown of 1929/30. Cover is
clean and free of faults; receiving marks on back are faint or not legible. MB: $5.00/ $25.00
33. Airmail cover,
extension of service (?), Port au Prince to
by a letter representing it to be a date of extension of service. Nice datestamp tying 15c
violet of 1920 and 10c red of 1929, clear strike of 'AVION' and plane in circle and
backstamps on reverse, VF. MB: $5.00/ $20.00
34. Nice small airmail cover, approx. 2 by 4 inches, P au P to Haitian Legation, Washington,
paid by 50c violet airmail of 1929/30 on back tied by clear strike of PauP datestamp
29 December 1931. Clean and sound and unusual. Our auctioneer adds this is the
“smallest cover I have ever seen!!”. MB: $10.00/ NB
35. Attempted first flight,
covers with
these dates were intended to go on FAM 6-8 first flight
Those dated 24
January at Port au Prince were misdirected in
flight. See note AAMC Vol 3 p 281 Clean and VF. MB: $5.00/ NB
36. Group of 15 airmail covers originating in
destinations, average condition about Fine. MB: $25.00/ NB
37. Pioneer Folded letter Port au Prince to Havre 10 August 1828, ship letter, handstamped
on front "PAIS D'OUTREMER PAR LE HAVRE" in red in rectangular box (see Salles
Tome I fig. 83) somewhat faint but legible, and on back 7 JUIN 1828. Postage due mark
9 (decimes). Neat and quite clean. MB: $20.00/ $50.00
38. Folded letter
Jacmel to
in small circle and "NOV 28
77". On front "Pr Atlas"
(steamer) and New York
"opera glass" style due marking
5 cents and Dec 13, Lanman and Kemp correspondence.
Two vertical file folds. Contents in French; neat. MB: $10.00/ $15.00
39. Cover
of 1904, a
2 June 1905. Cover is neat and sound with very slight soiling, stamp is not tied. MB: $15.00/ NB
40. Impression in purple on square of paper of the President Borno 50c design of 1924. This
appears to be a trial printing from a copy of the die. Horizontal line defaces the die and
'American Bank Note Co' appears at the bottom. (Photo) MB: $20.00/ $75.00
41. Cover, Port de Paix to
containing the date, 27 August, the other containing 'Post Paid 20c' in a neat hand with
'Want of Postage Stamps' written above and
below. This evidently was carried to
as a ship letter where it was accepted without postage due. The letters OK written on the
front in blue crayon. There is a NY date stamp on the reverse, 9-9-1903 The cover has a file
vertical file fold in the center that has weakened the paper and a tear is beginning at the bottom
(wants repair). Otherwise nice and interesting. (Photo) MB: $40.00/ $105.00
42. Folded letter Aux Cayes 17
July 1795 to
"
that appears to be unrelated. Contents are in English and can be read with some difficulty.
Piece is sound a reasonably clean with a pronounced vertical file fold. MB: $10.00/ $20.00
43. British Packet (folded) Letter, Port au Prince to
strike of the scarce Royal Mail large double circle for Port au Prince, somewhat faint
but quite
legible. Manuscript 1/5 British postage
due on front.
for 22 November 1843. Huth correspondence, piece has two vertical file folds towards
the ends not seriously affecting the markings. Contents in German and possibly difficult
to read. Some slight soiling & staining. Fairly good example of a scarce marking.
(Photo) MB: $50.00/ $350.00
44. Folded letter, Port au Prince to
on front (postage due) and neat merchant’s cachet in blue. Accompanied by certificate
signed Herbert Bloch. Contents in German probably can be read by someone fluent.
Faint vertical file fold in center, but piece is sound and clean and almost VF. MB: $10.00/ $20.00
45. Envelope, Miragoane to
style stamp 17 (decimes due). British Agency datestamp on front for Port au Prince
showing 1876 as the year. On reverse is an oval forwarding marking for J H Gaugaitte.
Port au Prince,
and back can be removed. Sound and F to VF. (Photo) MB: $50.00/ $110.00
46. Neat cover Jeremie to
and one 1c de p on 1 p Scott #214, stamps tied by nice strikes of Jeremie cds, another
strike off to left, opened by censor "OPENED BY CENSOR No." and violet stamp of
censor no. 71. Neat and sound piece, VF. MB: $20.00/ $30.00
47. Cover,
by
French centimes, translated to 6 centimes Haitian, and paid by affixing 1c and 5c Haitian
stamps Scott #125 and 131, scarce and F to VF. (Photo) MB: $50.00/ $70.00
48. Collection of 83 covers & 2 postcards w/postage paid using Scott #325 thru 334. Mail
originating in several
Among the collection there are 4 covers paid w/Scott #334 (these are very scarce items)
with 3 of these addressed to foreign countries. 8 covers are paid w/Scott #333 w/4 of
these covers addressed to foreign countries. Included are 12 censored covers
(2 are #334 covers). One cover is the July 6, 1933 return leg of the Boyd-Lyon flight in
the “
w/pilot Rowe signature is also included in this very nice collection. Overall condition is
Very Fine. NO damaged covers included. Minimum Bid is LESS THAN 1/3 OF COST
to owner. MB: $200.00/ $500.00
49. #325-334.
of set stamps, mint and used, including some multiples. VF condition. MB: $20.00/ $60.00
50. #325-334. Fourteen (14) copies overprinted “SPECIMEN” in various types, w/security
punch-holes;
from the A.B.N. archives.
issue. VF. MB: $75.00/ NB
Souvenir Sheets
51. #770J, Mint Never Hinged, VF. MB: $3.50/ $6.00
51A. #817, MNH, VF. MB: $1.25/ $1.50
52. #823a, MNH; a very scarce S/S undervalued by Scott. VF. MB: $14.00/ $15.00
53. #852a, MNH; a very scarce S/S undervalued by Scott. You may not see this one again!
VF. (Photo) MB: $12.00/ NB
54. #902, MNH, VF. MB: $9.00/ $10.00
55. #903, MNH, VF. MB: $5.00/ $9.00
56. #912a, MNH, VF. MB: $3.00/ $3.00
57. #913, MNH, VF. MB: $5.00/ $10.00
58. #925, MNH, VF. MB: $5.00/ $5.50
59. #926, MNH, VF. MB: $2.00/ $3.00
60. #933, MNH, VF. MB: $2.50/ $3.50
61. #940, MNH, VF. MB: $3.50/ $6.00
62. #C114a, MNH, VF. (Donated Material) No Minimum/ NB
63. #C323, two copies of Churchill S/S, perforate (used w/very nice PauP dated cancel),
and imperforate (MNH). VF condition. (Donated material) No Minimum/ $4.00
End of Auction – Congratulations to the high bidders!