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• Pres. Pierre Nord Alexis 1904-1920

  Recess printed by E. Côte, Paris. Line perf. around (≥) 14, or around (≤) 13½.
  
  Within the basic stamp set one can distinguish between the issued stamps, which can be found on covers and with overprints perforated about 14 or 13½, and numerous reprints also featuring various other perforations including compound. In principle, all of them were produced with plates created from the same engraved master dies, which makes original printings and reprints very difficult or even impossible to distinguish – with two exceptions: there are four easily identifiable reprints, two each of the 1c and 50c value. The various values of the original set and the 1c and 50c reprints can be characterized by a combination of three key features:

  The vignette …		The printer’s name below left numeral …		The trumpet …
  either has the shading lines right of the head attached to the neck (original 1c and 50c, reprints type 1 of 1c and 50c)	or there is a gap between head and shading lines (2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, reprints type 2 of 1c and 50c).	is either reading “E‑COTE” with hyphen and in large, seriffed letters (original 1c)	or is reading “E COTE” without hyphen and in somewhat smaller, unseriffed letters (all other values and reprints).	either penetrates the motto banner “L’UNION FAIT LA FORCE” almost touching the “A” in “FAIT” (original 50c)	or its end is cut off below to stay clear of the banner (all other values and reprints).
  vignette without gap vs. vignette with gap		original left numeral and “E - C O T E” of 1c (left) vs. reprinted slighly narrower “1” and “E  C O T E” like all other values and reprints (right)		original trumpet and motto banner of 50c (top) vs. altered trumpet and motto banner like all other values and reprints (bottom)

  • ‘POSTE PAYÉ’ Overprint (1904)

    Sc 102 / YT 84A

    Sc 103 / YT 85A

    Sc 104 / YT 86A

    Sc 105 / YT 87A

    Sc 106 / YT 88A

    Sc 107 / YT 89A

  • Regular Stamps (1904)

    Sc 96 / YT 84

    Sc 97 / YT 85

    Sc 98 / YT 86

    Sc 99 / YT 87

    Sc 100 / YT 88

    Sc 101 / YT 89

  • Reprints

    Sc 96 reprint 1 / YT 84

    Sc 96 reprint 2 / YT 84

    Sc 101 reprint 1 / YT 89

    Sc 101 reprint 2 / YT 89

  • ‘1|2 CENTIME(S)’ Surcharge (1906–1907)

    • in black (February 20, 1906)

      Sc 108 / YT 92

      Sc 108a / YT —

      Sc 109 / YT 96

    • in red (1907)

      Sc 150 / YT 90

      Sc 151 / YT 92a

      Sc 152 / YT 94

      Sc 153 / YT 96a

    • in black (1907)

      Sc 154 / YT 90a

      Sc 155 / YT 91

      Sc 156 / YT 95

    • in brown (1907)

      Sc 157 / YT —

      Sc 158 / YT 91a

      Sc 159 / YT —

      Sc 160 / YT —

    • in violet (1907)

      Sc 161 / YT —

  • ‘Gl. O. Z.’ Overprint (1914)

    Sc 170 / YT 144A

    Sc 171 / YT 144B

    Sc 172 / YT 145

    Sc 173 / YT 146

    Sc 174 / YT 147

    Sc 175 / YT 148

  • ‘Gl. O. Z.’ Overprint on ‘POSTE PAYÉ’ Overprint (1914)

    Sc 176 / YT —

  • ‘Gl. O. Z. 7 CENT.’ Surcharge (1914)

    Sc 217 / YT 178

    Sc 218 / YT 179

  • ‘1’ Surcharge (1915–1916)

    Sc 235 / YT 189

    Sc 236 / YT 191

    Sc 237 / YT 192

    Sc 238 / YT 194

  • ‘1’ Surcharge on ‘POSTE PAYÉ’ Overprint (1915–1916)

    Sc 240 / YT 193

    Sc 241 / YT 195

    Sc 242 / YT 195a

  • ‘5 cts GOURDE’ Surcharge on ‘Gl. O. Z. 7 CENT.’ Surcharge (1919–1920)

    Sc 302 / YT 240

    Sc 303 / YT 241