The Haiti Philatelic Society is pleased
to announce the release of its second
monograph,
Special Study No. 2,
entitled
Early Air Mail of Haiti.
Authored by Peter C. Jeannopoulos, this
publication is important for anyone
interested in
the aerophilately of Haiti. The work is
a result of research by the author which
has yielded new discoveries concerning
early Haitian experimental airmail
flights conducted by United States
Marine Corps pilots in the 1920s.
Jeannopoulos
carefully documents his findings versus
those which have been noted in existing
literature and presents his observations
in a comprehensive, concise manner. The
study itself spans 28 pages, with 18
pages in full color illustrating various
early flights, and carefully details the
newly identified discoveries.
Jeannopoulos’ latest research work began
as a result of his study of flight
cachet markings observed on Haitian
experimental air mail covers. A
previously unidentified flight cachet
was found on several of them. As his
research
efforts progressed, the author also
determined that recorded dates were not
accurate for another more common cachet
from
that period.
While the scarcity of the newly
identified cachet has not been
established, this publication should
assist collectors to
check their collections and report their
findings. Using existing catalog cachet
identifications for convenience, the
author has designed the new finding as
“Type 3A”.
This newly released monograph is divided
into four segments:
Part I -- Aerophilatelic Errors and Ambiguities
Part II –
Type 3 Airmail Cachet
Part III – A New
Discovery – Type 3A, and
Part IV – 1925
Airmail Covers
The author is a well known specialist in
the philately of Haitian stamps and
revenue paper. Besides competitively
exhibiting at both national and
international exhibitions, his
previously published manuscripts include
Haiti’s 1902
Provisional Issue (2008), Images
of Port au Prince (2000), and A
Study of Haiti's 20 Centime Lithographed
Stamp of 1895 and Plating Guide (1987). He has
also published numerous articles
concerning Haitian philately in both
mainstream
philatelic and society journals.
Price: For members of the HPS -- $10.00,
plus $3.00 postage and handling for USA
addresses and $5.00 for foreign. For
Non-members of the HPS -- $14.00 plus
postage and handling as indicated above.,
Purchasers outside of the United
States may obtain their copy of Peter C. Jeannopolous' Early Air Mail
of Haiti through PayPal using the account name:
treasurer@haitiphilately.org , but an additional fee of 5% of the
total is
required if using that payment method.
Orders by post should be submitted
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