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Recess printed by the American Bank Note Company, New York. Line perf. 12.First and Second Order
Foreign Postage (July 28, 1906)
The twelve values in gold currency (centimes de piastre) for foreign postage were issued on July 28, 1906. Soon after mid-1907, the government ordered another batch of the foreign series, which was actually produced immediately but could not be delivered to Haiti because the government had no money to pay for it. This second edition, reportedly printed on whiter paper, is so similar to the first that no effort is made here to distinguish between the two. Just a few months after it finally arrived from New York in 1908, a revolution broke out against Nord Alexis in November 1908 under Antoine Simon, which forced Nord Alexis to leave Haiti under French protection in the first days of December, whereupon on December 18, 1908 Simon was elected president. Therefore, the second edition of the foreign series was used almost exclusively under A. T. Simon, the opponent and successor of North Alexis, although no less than three main values show the half-length portrait of the old president.
Sc 125 / YT 113
Sc 126 / YT 114
Sc 127 / YT 115
Sc 129 / YT 116
Sc 131 / YT 117
Sc 132 / YT 118
Sc 134 / YT 119
Sc 136 / YT 120
Sc 138 / YT 121
Sc 140 / YT 122
Sc 141 / YT 123
Sc 143 / YT 124Domestic Postage (1906)
The domestic series (in centimes de gourde) seems to have started a little later than the foreign series. Its two lower values were already used up after mid-1907, while the two higher values were used so little that in 1908 it was decided to only have the two lowest values of the domestic series produced in future. For the two strongly needed values of 1 and 2c de gourde, however, in contrast to the foreign series, no order of a new edition in New York was placed in 1907, but they were produced from autumn 1907 to around mid-1908 by overprinting the (still existing) remnants of the 1904 regular edition.
Sc 145 / YT 125
Sc 146 / YT 126
Sc 148 / YT 127
Sc 149 / YT 128
Third Order
Foreign Postage (1910–1913)
The freshly-installed Simon government immediately ordered a new complete foreign series in New York in 1909. For financial reasons it was to be printed from the existing plates, but at the same time replacing the half-length portrait of Nord Alexis with that of A. Simon on the values of 2, 5 and 20c de piastre, and the remaining values in changed colors. Only the 1c de piastre value was printed again in 1909 in solid green, so that the 1c stamp was the only one from the foreign series in 1906 that saw three printings. This third edition reportedly differs from the others by its slightly lighter green, but a reliable identification is difficult.
When the new order arrived in Haiti it was discovered that due to an oversight all values in changed colors were still showing the old millésime 1906 instead of 1909. Initially, it was decided to not issue these at all, but all stamps were eventually released out of necessity between 1911 and 1913.
Sc 162 / YT 129.jpg)
Sc 128 ('11) / YT 136.jpg)
Sc 130 ('13) / YT 137
Sc 163 / YT 130.jpg)
Sc 133 ('13) / YT 138.jpg)
Sc 135 ('13) / YT 139.jpg)
Sc 137 ('13) / YT 140.jpg)
Sc 139 ('13) / YT 141
Sc 164 / YT 131.jpg)
Sc 142 ('13) / YT 142.jpg)
Sc 144 ('13) / YT 143Domestic Postage (1910)
It was not until 1909 that the Simon government ordered new domestic stamps for 1 and 2c (at the same time as the new foreign series, see above), whose 1c stamp now had the half-length portrait of A. T. Simon instead that of Nord Alexis, while the 2c stamp (just like the foreign stamps) was printed in a different color. For the same reason as the foreign stamps in changed colors, the yellow 2c stamp was initially held back, but due to the high demand of domestic 2c stamps it was released in late 1910, i.e. even before any of the foreign stamps in changed colors.
Sc 165 / YT 132
Sc 147 / YT 126A
‘Gl. O. Z.’ Overprint (1914)
Sc 177 / YT 149
Sc 178 / YT 150
Sc 179 / YT 152
Sc 180 / YT 166
Sc 181 / YT 154
Sc 182 / YT 167
Sc 183 / YT 155
Sc 184 / YT 168
Sc 185 / YT 156
Sc 186 / YT 169
Sc 187 / YT 157
Sc 188 / YT 170
Sc 189 / YT 158
Sc 190 / YT 171
Sc 191 / YT 159
Sc 198 / YT 162
Sc 192 / YT 160
Sc 193 / YT 172
Sc 194 / YT 161
Sc 195 / YT 173
Sc 196 / YT 151
Sc 197 / YT 153‘Gl. O. Z. 1 Cent de Piastre’ Surcharge (1914)
Sc 213 / YT 174
Sc 214 / YT 176
Sc 215 / YT 175
Sc 216 / YT 177‘1’ Surcharge (1915–1916)
Sc 239 / YT 190‘S 2 D’ Surcharge (1917)
The letters “S D” are the initials of President Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave (* April 6, 1862 in Anse-à-Veau, † Juli 26, 1926 in Anse-à-Veau), first president under the United States occupation of Haiti.
Sc 245 / YT 231‘1 ct. Gourde’ Surcharge (1917–1919)
Sc 249 / YT 203
Sc 250 / YT 205
Sc 251 ? / YT —
Sc 252 / YT 204a
Sc 253 / YT 204
Sc 262 / YT 211
Sc 254 / YT 206a
Sc 255 / YT 206
Sc 265 / YT 212
Sc 266 / YT 213
Sc 267 / YT 214
Sc 268 / YT 215
Sc 269 / YT 216‘2 cts. Gourde’ Surcharge (1917–1919)
Sc 256 / YT 207
Sc 257 / YT 208
Sc 258 / YT 208a
Sc 259 / YT 209
Sc 260 / YT 210
Sc 263 / YT 217
Sc 270 / YT 218
Sc 271 / YT 219
Sc 272 / YT 220‘5 cts GOURDE’ Surcharge (1917–1919)
Sc 274 / YT 221
Sc 275 / YT 222‘1 1 1 1 CT GOURDE’ Surcharge on ‘Gl. O. Z.’ Overprint (1919)
Sc 276 / YT 196
Sc 277 / YT 197
Sc 278 / YT 198
Sc 279 / YT 199
Sc 280 / YT 199a‘2 cts. Gourde’ Surcharge on ‘Gl. O. Z.’ Overprint (1919)
Sc 282 / YT 223
Sc 283 / YT 224
Sc 284 / YT 225
Sc 285 / YT 226
Sc 286 / YT 227
Sc 287 ? / YT 227b
Sc 288 / YT 227a
Sc 289 / YT 228
Sc 290 / YT 229
Sc 291 / YT 230‘3 cts Gourde’ Surcharge on ‘Gl. O. Z.’ Overprint (1919–1920)
Sc 292 / YT 232
Sc 293 / YT 233‘5 5 5 5 CT GOURDE’ Surcharge on ‘Gl. O. Z.’ Overprint (1919)
Sc 281 / YT 200‘5 cts GOURDE’ Surcharge on ‘Gl. O. Z.’ Overprint (1919–1920)
Sc 294 / YT 234
Sc 295 / YT 235
Sc 296 / YT 236
Sc 297 / YT 237
Sc 298 / YT 238
Sc 299 / YT 239
Sc 300 / YT 242
Sc 301 / YT 243‘5 cts PIASTRE’ Surcharge on ‘Gl. O. Z.’ Overprint (1919–1920)
Sc 304 / YT 247
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