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Comite Berthelot

Henry_Suarez — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:14:10 +0000

Would appreciate any information or pointer on the Comite Berthelot in Haiti. I am assuming it was named after the Chemist Marcelin Berthelot, but have not been able to find much more on the committee itself.

R.S. overprint

johnseidl — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:40:12 +0000

Can you email me a high resolution scan of a stamp with the R.S. overprint? Thank you. John.seidl@gmail.com

Haiti Postal Rates for 1951-1954

ndoire — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:59:42 +0000

A researcher reached out to the HPS indicating he is looking for information on postal rates between 1951 and 1954. Unless I totally missed it, I couldn't find this information in the earlier versions of the Haiti Philately journal. Does anyone have this information or a suggestion on where to find it? Thanks,

Stamp exchange

perstamp87 — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 13:04:10 +0000

Need following 1975 Audubon bird stamps: Anhinga 1g, Cyanocitta 25c, Davia AVION 50c, Grus 2,50 g, Megaceryle 1 g,
Meleagris AVION 5 g, Mergus AVION 75c, Numenius AVUIN 1 g, Sterna 5 g, Zenaidura AVION 25c. All stamps to be w/o CTO and no hinge mark on gum side. In exchange, will give a first day cover with RA9-RA16. Time is of essence.

EKU of a GL O.Z. Overprint

pcj — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:23:43 +0000

Unless a reader can document an earlier known use, the earliest reported use of any stamp with a GL O.Z. overprint is a 5c de p Leconte stamp (#201) postmarked June 27, 1914.

New member introduction and a question

pobega — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:53:45 +0000

Good day! I am Mike Pobega and I have been a US stamp collector since 11 years old, some 48 years ago! After a very long hiatus while I ran a business, raised a family etc., I have returned to stamps and have found the wonder once again. I forgot how much fun collecting stamps can be. Now I stumbled across Haitian early airmails and seems to be locked in. Specifically covers bearing correct postage and cachets from the first flights to the NYRBA First flights and the FAM flights, so early 30s.
Is there a resource other than EBAY for this material? I appreciate any response and thanks for letting me be here. I have already spent about 6 hours in your archives learning what I must. Great stuff there by the way.
I have the two Airmail publications your Society has produced as well as a set of a old set of American Air Mail Society catalogs.
Thanks you
mike

The 50c Nord Alexis stamp of 1904

pcj — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:31:57 +0000

Does anyone have a town cancel other than Port-au-Prince on Scott 101?
The few used examples that I have all Port-au-Prince cancels.
I believe that covers, used multiples, and town cancels are also rare because it was such a high value. At the time of issue, single weight letter rate for mail addressed abroad to North America or Europe was 10c de g, the domestic intra-town letter rate 1c, and the domestic inter-town rate 2c.

Another reason for the scarcity of covers, used multiples, and town cancels is is that numerous overprints and surcharges were applied to 90% or more of the 1,000,000 stamps printed.
pcj

1902 Provisonal Issue Forgeries

perstamp87 — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:28:08 +0000

While classifying a group of 1902 Provisional Issue forgeries using Perer C. Jeannopoulos' study "Haiti's 1902 Provisionnal Issue", a came across a bunch of stamps bearing perfectly all of the features of a III-2b-D classification. But to my surprise, out of the lot, a bunch of thity or so stamps had the crossbar of the "A" of MAI obviously tilting below center to the left hand side. There is a mention of this particular feature in Leon Montes' book "La Timbrologie Haïtienne 1881-1954". According to the description published in his book, these stamps carry all of the features of what he calls Group III. I am working with Jeannopoulo's methodology and would not want to change as I find that it is a spendid reference manual and feel very comfortable working with it. My question here is can someone help me in finding an answer to this enigma.

Mixed franking

pcj — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 19:05:49 +0000

Does anyone have a "mixed" franking cover for this issue or any other issue Haiti?
Peter

Scott 27 sheet of 10

Stephane_Hillairet — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 22:24:03 +0000

Hello.
Can someone give me information about this mini sheet of 10?
Best regards
Stephane

Courvoisier booklets

Stephane_Hillairet — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:27:26 +0000

Hi !
Best wishes for this new year !
This mail to ask if you know others booklets from this stamps print factory in Swizerland?
Best regards
Stephane

Scott CB7/YT PA51

Stephane_Hillairet — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 16:19:47 +0000

Hello !
What do you think about this double perforation (sorry for the bad quality of the photos)?

Thank you.
Stéphane

A.C. Roessler and Haiti

ndoire — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:42:32 +0000

I am looking for more information about A.C. Roessler's Haiti covers, FDCs and commercial first flight covers. I found a few entries in earlier issues of Haiti Philately, but would anyone have other sources or publications to recommend?

Thanks, in advance.

Images bank

Stephane_Hillairet — Tue, 18 May 2021 08:53:56 +0000

Bonjour!
Thanks for the stamp explorer, fantastic tool with great quality of images.
In order to complete this big job (thanks to the initiator and director) can we send the files of the scans of stamps such as the imperforates?
My questions :

to whom to send?
quality of the images?
Thank you
Stephane

Inverted initials on WIAE cover

ndoire — Tue, 18 May 2021 12:38:26 +0000

A cover of the Dec. 13, 1927 WIAE flight from PaP to San Juan (Pioneer #8a, WI-5a, MU-12) was recently sold on eBay and it was addressed to L.B. Rowe instead of the correct name B. L. Rowe.

Does anyone know who was responsible for the printing of these covers and if the inverted initials appear on other WIAE covers?

Any comments or reference is appreciated.

Tourist Picture Postcards from Haiti

Trucial_States61 — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:28:39 +0000

I am interested in tourist comments written on picture postcards sent from Haiti during the "Golden Age" of Haiti tourism (circa 1950's-70's) with the ultimate goal of writing an article about this in "Haiti Philately." The focus is "social philately" about what tourist visitors saw and did, even if it was nothing more than a travel itinerary or a weather report. [For example, my personal experience is that many postcards from the Middle East generally included some form of "it sure is hot here"]. Messages and English and French are preferred but I can deal with other languages as necessary. Are other HPS members able to help me with this by providing either scans or paper copies? [This is my first posting on the HPS Discussion Forum so if I left something out, please let me know].

Audubon Birds Issue

Newton_Kulp — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:57:57 +0000

In 1975 the original 15 stamp Audubon Birds Issue was released which has been labeled as an illegal or unauthorized issue. In the next several years another 60 stamps were issued (also illegal) making a total of 75 stamps. Does anyone know which stamps were issued when after the initial issue and/or where I can find more information on the stamps? Thanks

Haiti postal rates

perstamp87 — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:43:45 +0000

Can anyone tell me where I can get Haiti postal rates from 1893 to 1904?

O.P.B. on Scott #100/Y&T #88

ndoire — Fri, 15 May 2020 20:32:52 +0000

Going through my stockbook and noticed a copy of Scott #100 bears the inscription 'O.P.B.' on the back of the stamp (see images).

Has anyone seen this before?

Can you help identify this cover and tell me who Muller is?

pobega — Sat, 15 Aug 2020 09:45:22 +0000

(sorry if in wrong subforum)
What exactly is a Huber 300? ---I'd recently acquired this cover and was curious where I can find additional info. I have the full AAMC set, the Haitian Philatelic Society books 'Early Air Mail of Haiti' by Peter C. Jeannopoulos and 'Haiti's First Flights' by Barbara A. Levine as well as all of the pertinent PDFs and links here by Huber and Singley (elsewhere), So, who and where is Muller??
Thanks!!

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RA42-45 5c "CA" stamps

Manfred — Sat, 23 May 2020 09:41:05 +0000

Does anyone have all four stamps in his collection, and is able to show them in the forum? I have been trying for years to find Scott's RA42 and RA43, without success. Whenever I saw them offered they were either clearly the same shades I already have, or they turned out to be the same shades when I ordered them.

According to Scott, RA42/43 were issued in 1972 in "violet blue" and "deep carmine", respectively. Two years later, in 1974, a reprint was issued in different shades: "ultramarine" and "carmine rose", listed as RA44 and RA45. The scans below show RA44 and RA45 from my own collection:

Compare these with two other stamps, RA36 and RAC12, according to Scott printed in "violet blue" and "carmine":

So, this is what RA42 and RA43 should approximately look like, without the brightness gradient of course, and the red stamp with a deeper tone. Definitely not the same shades. That's why I was so sure I got it right, and my stamps were indeed RA44 and RA45.

Now take a look at this cover:

The two stamps at the top right hand corner are mínt copies of RA44 and RA36 I put there for comparison. Obviously, the canceled 5c "CA" stamps have the same color as my copy of RA44, but this cover was canceled on February 20, 1973:

Either Scott's date is wrong, or my color perception is seriously off. Does anyone have more information on this issue? And again, is anyone able to produce a scan with all four stamps in it?

Thanks, Manfred.

Scott 242 with Borno overprint and inverted surcharge

pcj — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 15:45:34 +0000

In an effort to determine rarity I would like to know how many members have an example of Scott 242 with the Borno overprint and an inverted surcharge.

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Scott 198 or Yvert 162

pcj — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 21:37:47 +0000

Does anyone have an example of Scott 198 or Yvert 162 (20c de piastre Antoine Simon stamp) with both types of GL OZ overprints? One has the point directly above the "1"0f "1914" and the other does not.

information about Benoit Couba

BRUFFAERTS — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:13:22 +0000

Peter Jeannopoulos, and I will be co-authoring a comprehensive catalog of Benoit Couba postcards.

This 240 page publication will serve as a valuable reference for collectors and will contain numerous quality illustrations that postcard collectors and non-collectors will find of interest, as many sights and scenes no longer exist. It is expected to be available early in 2020.

We are looking for information about Benoit Couba for writing his biography.
Thank you for your help.

The 'Timbre Mobile' Series of 1923

jguyolivier — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 01:02:28 +0000

In the article ot the 'Haiti Philately' Vol. 44, No. 4, page 44, the number of the order of the second print (1923) of the ABNC for Mobile Stamps is given as # F7460. In my notes, I have the # 7640. Can someone confirm, or am I wrong? The other order numbers seems all O.K.

Color varieties of postal cards

Manfred — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 12:17:28 +0000

I recently came across an unusual(?) variety of the Simon Sam 3 centimes double reply postal card (H&G 6). The normal card was printed on lilac cardboard, but this one has a light green background instead:

I wonder if cardboard varieties like this exist for other issues, too. If you have any, please post them here.

Concorde flight covers

ndoire — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:41:36 +0000

Dear friends,

A user asked the HPS via Twitter if we knew why an anglerfish appears on the commemorative flight cover of Air France's Concorde flight from New York to Port-au-Prince (image below).

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Postmarks with Spanish month names

Manfred — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 14:11:53 +0000

Does anyone know why the month names of postmarks some years before and after 2010 are in Spanish?

Delmas "29 AGO 2007", AGO = agosto

Delmas "15 DIC 2009", DIC = diciembre

Jacmel "11 ENE 2010?", ENE = enero

Pétion Ville "18 ENE 2011", ENE = enero

"1904 Poste Payé" surcharge

perstamp87 — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 22:55:25 +0000

Does anyone know why the Haitian Postal Administration made use of this surcharge instead of using a conventional circular date stamp ?