September 2008 Auction                                                                                         

 

                                                                               Closed October 4, 2008

 

 

                                                                           Great Britain Used In Haiti

 

                    (Cancels E53 (Port-au-Prince) and C59  (Jacmel).  MBs are based on approx. 1/10th catalog value.

                              Condition of stamps and cancels are mixed; all hinged. Numbers from Scott Catalog.)

 

 

 

1.   E53 on 33, 70 and 80. CV $297.  VG.       (Photo)                                                             MB:   $30.00/ $110.00

2.   E53 on 70 and 84. CV $185.00.  Good.    (Photo)                                                             MB:   $18.50/   $70.00

3.   E53 on 42 and 55. CV $215.00.  Good     (Photo)                                                             MB:   $21.50/   $75.00           

4.   C59 on 29 (pair), 43 (on piece), and 70. CV $204.00 VG.    (Photo)                                 MB:   $20.00/ $115.00

5.   C59 on 27 (pair), 43, 70 and 87. CV $360.00. Striking!     (Photo)                                     MB:   $36.00/ $130.00

6.   C59 on 42, 43, 70 and 87. CV $400.00. VG.        (Photo)                                                 MB:   $40.00/ $170.00

7.   C59 on 43 and 57. CV $415.00. Fine strikes        (Photo)                                                  MB:   $41.00/ $165.00

8.   C59 on 43 (x3).  CV $120.00. Good.                    (Photo)                                                 MB:   $12.00/   $45.00

9.   E53. Folded business letter to St Thomas, paid by Scott GB # 70 & cancelled by E53.

      Light fold at middle horizontal. Fair cancel. Dated PaP May 11, 1877. St Thomas

      receiving mark, May 15, 1877.          (Photo)                                                                      MB: $135.00/ $325.00

 

 

                                                                                          Proofs

                      (SDPC = sunken die proof on cardboard; DPP=die proof on paper. Dimensions vary)

 

10. Imperforate full pane #47 (10x10) in gray (unissued color) as sunken die proof.

      12 x 15 1/8 inches.  On very heavy cardboard with French word ESSAIS below pane in

      border. Corners (lower right and left) damaged; some toning.  Ex: Dickason. In correspondence

      with Dickason, the seller, Stanley Gibbons, in 1973 asked $500.00 per proof.

      Letter available. See photo. Very rare.        (Photo)                                                             MB:   $90.00/   $90.00

11. Imperforate full pane #49 (10x10) in red (unissued color) as sunken die proof.  

      12 x 15 1/8 inches.  Same as above; bottom left corner slightly damaged. See photo. Very rare. 

            (Photo)                                                                                                                         MB:   $90.00/ $130.00

12. Scott 350 SDPC (128 x 99mm). VF.                                                                                 MB:   $37.50/   $40.00

13. Scott 351 SPDC (128 x 99mm). VF.                                                                                 MB:   $37.50/  No Bids

14. Scott 352 SPDC (133 x95mm).  VF.                                                                                 MB:   $37.50/   $40.00

15. Scott 353 SPDC (135 x 94mm) VF.                                                                                  MB:   $37.50/   No Bids

16. Scott 354 SPDC (135 x 94mm). VF.                                                                                MB:   $37.50/   No Bids

17. Scott 380A SPDC (125 x 128mm).  VF.                                                                            MB:   $37.50/   $40.00

18. Scott C22 SPDC (135 x 95mm).  VF.                                                                                MB:   $37.50/   No Bids

19. Scott C23 SPDC (135 x 95 mm). VF.                                                                                MB:   $37.50/   No Bids

20. Scott 342 DPP (36 x 47mm).  DPP. Glue residue on back; otherwise fine.                          MB:   $28.50/   No Bids

 

 

                                                                                  Errors & Varieties

 

21. Scott 101a “used” Tete-Beche (not listed in Scott) with gum, with two favor (?) PaP postmarks,

      Mai 23, 1906. Some foxing on front and back. While perforations at top horizontal are sound,

      a couple of the perforations at the vertical may have been subjected to paper mending.

              (Photo)                                                                                                                      MB: $165.00/ $250.00

22. Scott 640, C360-362 in mint hinged pairs for total of 8 stamps. The United Nations’ icon

      appears with one stamp of pair missing ribbons at bottom of wreath.    (Photo)                    MB:     $7.50/   $11.00                                                           

23. Scott C361. Mint hinged block of 10, with “XXV” of overprint shifted on all 10 to rest on

      perforation. VF.      (Photo)                                                                                                 MB:     $7.50/   $11.00

24. Scott C362. Mint hinged block of 6, with United Nations’ icon shifted on all 6 stamps to rest

      on perforation. VF.   (Photo)                                                                                               MB:     $7.50/   $13.00

25. #249. Block of 4, Mint, one stamp w/double surcharge, VF.                                               MB:     $4.00/     $5.00

26. #250. Block of 4, Mint, one stamp w/double surcharge, VF.                                               MB:     $4.00/   No Bids

27. #253. Block of 4, MNH, one stamp w/double surcharge, VF.                                             MB:     $5.00/   No Bids

28. #254. Mint, double surcharge, VF.                                                                                     MB:     $2.00/   No Bids                                          

29. #256. Block of 4, Mint, one stamp w/double surcharge, VF.                                               MB:     $4.00/   $16.50

30. #263.  Block of 4, Mint, inverted surcharges, VF.                                                               MB:     $5.00/   No Bids

31. #273. Block of 4, MNH, inverted surcharges, VF.                                                              MB:     $5.00/   No Bids

 

 

                                                                                  Aerophilatelic

                                          (Articles on this fascinating specialty appeared in HP IV, No. 1, p.1 ff;

                                                             HP VI, No. 4, p.67ff; and, HP VIII, No. 4, p.1ff)

 

32.   Pioneer Air Mail. 1 May 1925 Port au Prince to Cap Haitien. One of about 50 letters

       representing the first commercial mail flown in Haiti by U.S. Marines. A special marking

       was applied in red to the stamp only consisting of the word “AVION” within an oval.

       This cachet is typically indistinct. A rare and key piece        (Photo)                                     MB:   $75.00/ $110.00

33.  Pioneer Air Mail.  4 December 1925 P-au-P to Cap Haitien Flight cover showing black

       handstamp used at the capital illustrating a plane over the word “AVION.” First day of usage

       in black     (Photo)                                                                                                             MB:   $10.00/   No Bids

34.  Pioneer Air Mail.  19 April 1926 Cap Haitien to P-au-P. An early flight.   (Photo)              MB:   $20.00/   No Bids                                                           

35. Pioneer Air Mail.  3 June 1926 P-au-P to Gonaives. Although 430 covers were carried

      on this inauguration of weekly air mail service to Gonaives, their scarcity lends credence

       to the belief that the majority never reached the market       (Photo)                                     MB:   $30.00/   $30.00

36. Pioneer Air Mail.  25 July 1926 Cap Haitien to P-au-P. An early flight.   (Photo)                 MB:   $25.00/   No Bids

37. Pioneer Air Mail.  28 March 1927 P-au-P to Washington, D.C. Pinedo cover.                    MB:   $30.00/   No Bids

38. Pioneer Air Mail  19 April 1927 P-au-P to Port-de-Paix. First flight cover. Early use of

      the handstamp bearing the word “AVION” over a propeller in red on a cover backstamped

      the same day                                                                                                                      MB:   $35.00/   No Bids

39. Pioneer Air Mail.  18 July 1927 P-au-P to Santo Domingo Flight cover backstamped on

      July 19 at Santo Domingo illustrating usage of the new rectangular handstamp in red.            MB:   $25.00/   No Bids           

40. Lindbergh Flight Cover.  7 February 1928 P-au-P to Havana. Two Havana backstamps

      dated Feb. 8th and 9th respectively. With Rowe commemorative cachet       (Photo)             MB:   $75.00/   $80.00

41. Pioneer Air Mail.   12 July 1927 P-au-P to Jeremie Two cachets in blue to commemorate

      first flight inaugurating weekly air mail service                                                                       MB:   $25.00/   No Bids

42. West Indian Aerial Express (WIAE).    24 Feb. 1928 Santiago, Cuba to Port au Prince.

      First flight cover flown by Pilot Basil L. Rowe aboard the “Santa Maria” bearing the special

      5 centavos Cuban Lindbergh stamp and backstamped in the Haitian capital the same day     MB:   $15.00/   $35.00

43. WIAE.   28 Feb. 1928 P-au P to Santiago de Cuba. Cover carried on the inauguration of

      the first northbound service of the WIAE.  This flight had been rescheduled on Feb. 28th

      after a postponement on Feb. 21st so that both circular date stamps appear on the front in

      addition to the Feb. 28th arrival backstamp                                                                          MB:   $15.00/   No Bids

44. Pan American Airways 9 Jan. 1929 P-au-P to San Juan. Inaugural service on

      Foreign Air Mail Route 6 to Puerto Rico                                                                             MB:   $15.00/   No Bids

45. Pan American Airways 9 Jan. 1929 P-au-P to Santo Domingo inaugural service on

      Foreign Air Mail Route 6 to the Dominican Republic                                                           MB:   $10.00/   No Bids

46. Pan American Airways 9 Jan. 1929 Port au Prince to East Orange, N.J. via Miami.             MB:   $10.00/   No Bids

47. Pan American Airways 9 January 1929 Port-au-Prince to Camaguey via Santiago.

      Inauguration of service on Foreign Air Mail Route 6 to Cuba.                                              MB:   $10.00/   No Bids

48. New York – Rio – Buenos Aires Line (NYRBA).    26 March 1930 P-au-P to Cienfuegos.

      Inaugural flight.                                                                                                                   MB:   $10.00/   $40.00

49. First Flight to Jamaica 29 Nov. 1930 P-au-P to Kingston. One of a reported 30 covers

      with Haitian franking carried to Jamaica on the occasion of the addition of Kingston and

      Cienfuegos to F.A.M. Route 5. This cover bears the Kingston receiving backstamp of

       Dec. 3rd, as well as the box type cachet reading First Flight/ Air Mail / F.A.M. Route 6       MB:   $15.00/   $15.00

50.  Boyd-Lyon flight.   10 June 1933 New York to P-au-P to Baltimore. Autographed by both

       pilots. Returned to US by ship mail paid by 10c Haitian stamp                                            MB:   $35.00/   $35.00

51. Boyd-Lyon flight of 1933.    N.Y. to P-au-P to N.Y... in 1933 J. Erroll Boyd and

      Robert G. Lyon made the first non-stop flight from New York to P-au-P in the Columbia.

      To commemorate the event the Haitian government overprinted 5000 of the 20c stamps of

      1924 for air mail service. This cover is franked with this revalued adhesive as well as the

       8c US air mail stamp of 1932, thus paying the air mail rate in both directions.                      MB:   $75.00/ $135.00

52.  Pan American Airways First Flight 4 Dec. 1931 from P-au-P to San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.

                                                                                                                                                MB:   $10.00/   $15.00

53.  Pan American Airways 9 Jan. 1929 P-au-P to NY with plane within a circle cachet in red.

       With Miami machine backstamp 10 Jan. 1929 (F6-4)                                                        MB:   $10.00/   No Bids

54.  Hindenburg Cover  [see Haiti Philately XXI, No. 1, p.12].  Very rare.  Popular topic and

       only 50 flown with Haitian franking (C10), dated 2 May 1936 plus $0.40 US postage

       11 May 1936.     (Photo)                                                                                                   MB: $500.00/ $775.00

 

 

                                                                                 Miscellaneous

 

55.  #20. VARIETY. Imperforate proof impression taken during the set-up stage of typography

       when the make-ready is adjusted to create the best impression. This trial printed on paper

       whose back bears the imprint of an unrelated plate. This printer’s waste has large margins

       and VF impression. An unusual piece.                                                                                MB:   $15.00/   $55.00

56.  #47 & #49. Blocks of 12, MNH, VF.                                                                               MB:     $4.00/   No Bids

57.  #53.  Full Sheet OF 100, MNH, VF. A very scarce item.                                                  MB:   $15.00/   No Bids

58.  #67-81. Collection of 110 stamps (27 Mint and 83 Used). ALL FORGERIES.                  MB:   $10.00/   $15.00

59.  #68. Blocks of 8, 10, 15 and 16. All MNH, VF.                                                                MB:     $7.00/   $15.00

60.  #104. Block of 20 (one stamp missing upper right corner), used, unreadable cancel,

       VF condition.                                                                                                                    MB:     $3.25/   No Bids

61.  #260.  Block of 15, MNH, VF.                                                                                         MB:     $3.00/     $6.00

62.  #271, 276-79, 281- 82, 286, 293, 296-97. Lot of 44 postally used in VF condition.

       Good selection of the short and long “L” of the overprint.                                                   MB:     $3.00/   No Bids

63.  #296.  Block of 9, MNH, VF.                                                                                           MB:     $2.00/   No Bids

64.  #442-43 & #C136-38. Sheets of 25 (as issued), MNH, CV: $88 ++, VF.                        MB:   $15.00/   No Bids

65.  #521-23, C233-35 (used), and # C210-13(used) #C238-41 (MNH). All VF.                  MB:     $1.00/   No Bids

66.  Domestic cover of 12/21/31 CH-PauP, four Scott #314 pay registry rate plus A/R both

       in manuscript; very high domestic franking. Stamps tied to cover and proper backstamps.

       VF condition.                                                                                                                    MB:   $15.00/   $20.00

67.  3 covers. Postcard 7/29/36 to Austria franked #313; letter to Cuba 4/4/35 franked

       #313 + 2(#329); registered airmail letter of 7/27/32 from French Legation to French Alps

       franked #314 + 2(#318) and 2(C4); Legation backstamp with 3 transit marks; last cover

       split for exhibit. Generally Fine condition.                                                                            MB:   $25.00/   $25.00

68.  Postal Stationary H&G #6, PauP (28 Feb 28) to Santiago, Cuba, w/blue circular AVION

       and WIAE cachets. Paid with additional #315-316.VF.                                                     MB:   $10.00/   No Bids

69.  Postal Stationary.  H&G #6, local mail PauP (7 Feb 28) w/2 strikes of Lindbergh cachet.

       VF Condition.                                                                                                                   MB:     $5.00/   No Bids

70.  Postal Stationary.  H&G #16, PauP (18 July 27) to Santo Domingo with Type d airmail

       cachet. Fine condition.                                                                                                      MB:   $10.00/   No Bids

71.  Postal Stationary.  The 2c orange Simon Sam ovpt “GT Pre1902”, unused, VF; and, the

       1c Nord Alexis “Response Payee” w/ Avec Response Payee half, unused, VF.                  MB:     $3.00/     $6.00

72.  Letter Sheet.   5c de P, Nord Alexis, Mint, VF.                                                                 MB :    $3.00/     $6.00

73.  AVIS DE RECEPTION card with a #766 and Petion-Ville cancel of 24 Mar 93.               MB:     $2.50/   No Bids

74.  APO 2494; tag from postal mail bag sent to Bowen Field at PauP where the US Air

       Force had a weather station. Tag has a very fine strike of the APO dated 3/18/44

       w/instructions to return to origin immediately as proof of receipt.                                         MB:   $20.00/   $27.00

      

                                                   End of Auction – Congratulations to the successful  bidders!