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American Philatelic Society Summer Stampshow - Portland, Oregon

Foreign Country Collections - Haiti

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3560		Haiti, U.S. Marine Corps in Haiti, Gold Award Winning Exhibit. 123 covers or postcards, 1915/1934, plus small correspondence of 12 letters and 2 photos, this exhibit shows all the then known postmark types used during the USMC occupation of Haiti incl. various rates and usages with a nice section of registered, also some forerunner, and inter-military usage, Fine an unusual opportunity to acquire such a complete collection of this interesting area. Estimate $5,000. View details	Realized $5,060
Lot 3561		/o Haiti, Powerful Exhibit of Revenue Stamps and Documents. Incl. 49 revenue documents from 1811/1990's incl. 1811 probate of a will, 1821 payment order for the widow of Jean Jacques Dessalines (ruled from 1804-06), 1830 receipt from the Haitian occupation of the Dominican Republic. 290 revenue stamps (mint and used) incl. specimen overprints from the ABN company archives (with security punches), plus usages on various documents, Fine. Estimate $5,000. View details	Unsold
Lot 3562		/o/ Haiti, World Class Collection in 14 Binders. Complete except for #108a, 176 (which are listed as single items) to 1995, incl. most issues both mint (o.g.) and used, blocks, few sheets, platings of the early issues, specimens incl. some from the ABN Company archives, proofs incl. small and large die, freaks and errors, forgeries, and some modern First Day's, a lifetime collection that would be almost impossible to assemble in today's market, Fine or better. Estimate $5,000. View details	Realized $6,900
Lot 3563		o/ Haiti, Outstanding Paquetbot Collection. 73 covers and 163 stamps, 1888/1950's showing various paquetbot cancels incl. incoming marks on Haiti stamps from U.S., France, and nice group for the HAPAG shipping company with covers, also Royal West Indian Mail service cancels on stamps and covers, mounted on well annotated exhibition pages, Fine. Estimate $4,000. View details	Realized $3,565
Lot 3564		Haiti, Cover Collection of Saint Domingue. 31, 1780/1803 from the former French Colony which is now Haiti, 25 with various internal French postal markings, mostly different cities or types incl. Jacmel handstamp from 1785, Mirabalais 1778, Petit Trou 1787, Port Du Paix 1780 (all listed as rareties 5-6 in Maurice Jamet's book on French Colony postal markings), 6 covers hand-carried or with French or English markings, Fine an amazing collection of these rare items. Estimate $3,000. View details and photo	Realized $5,290
Lot 3565		Haiti, Outstanding Collection of Mostly 19th Century Covers. 50, 1886/1916 incl. 8 franked with the Liberty Head issues, mostly addressed to Germany or the U.S., incl. 1893 registered letter to Germany with New York City registry label and markings, 1897 registered cover to Kingston, Jamaica with corner card " Le President de la Republique D'Haiti", 1897 cover to the U.S. with 10¢ postage due stamp, Fine. Estimate $2,000. View details	Realized $4,830
Lot 3566		Haiti, Aerophilately in 2 Binders. 130 covers from 1926/1980, mostly first flights, some mint and used aerogrammes and few commemorative cancels, better items incl. AAMC early flights #7, 7a, 8, 9-10, Lindberg 54a, FAM 6a-e, Trans-Oceanic Record Flights 1178 Boyd-Lyon tied with the scarce #C4a overprint stamp, plus 1178a, and 1985 Concord flight cover, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,500. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 3567		/o Haiti, Balance of Revenue Collection. Incl. 7 early 19th Century revenue documents, modern unused documents with printed Revenues, group of revenue stamps incl. some from the ABN Company archives, postage stamps overprinted for use as Revenues, etc., Fine. Estimate $1,500. View details	Unsold
Lot 3568		Haiti, Collection of Official Exemption and Business Covers. 74, 1823/1978, six 19th Century with ms. markings and 46 modern from the Roman Catholic Church with special exemption, Average to Fine. Estimate $1,000. View details	Realized $920
Lot 3569		o Haiti, 9 Hapag Private Postage Stamps. Used, cancelled with agents handstamp, letters or anchors, Fine. Estimate $800. View details and photo	Realized $920
Lot 3570		Haiti, Fascinating Collection of Stampless. 21 from 1822/1879 mostly to France or the U.S., incl. 1845 folded letter to Jamaica with British Postal Agency double arc Jacmel marking and 1849 folded letter with small size Cap-Haitien marking, 1858 crowned circle Jacmel marking, mounted on well annotated exhibition pages, Average to Fine. Estimate $700. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 3571		Haiti, 4 Different Forwarding Agent Covers. J. Osler and Co. on 1850 folded letter to Bordeaux, Darius, Joseph and Co. on 1863 folded letter to New York with "steamship 10", J. Francoz & Co. and H. Jacob & Co. on 1872 folded letter to La Havre, and Arthur Folsom, U.S. Consul on 1866 cover with U.S. #65 to Brunswick Maine, Fine. Estimate $700. View details and photo	Realized $690
Lot 3572		Haiti, 4 Different Forwarding Agent Covers. John L. Wilson & Co. on 1854 folded letter to Philadelphia, Rempler, Lalaoubere & Cie on 1864 folded letter to New York with 2 New York ship letter markings, Service Accelere on 1866 folded letter to Bordeaux, and White Hartman & Co. on 1874 folded letter to Le Havre, Fine. Estimate $700. View details and photo	Realized $575
Lot 3573		Haiti, Town Cancel Collection in 5 Albums. Postmarks on stamps or covers from 135 different towns, 280 covers and about 200 stamps, covers mostly from the 1950's/1990's, mounted alphabetically on pages, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 3574		Haiti, Postal Card Collection. 63, 1881/1927, incl. 19 early unused formula cards most with postage affixed, and attractive group of later cards (28 used), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400. View details	Realized $489
Lot 3575		Haiti, U.S. and U.N. Modern Military Covers. 76, 1991/1995, 12 with U.S. Air Force APO's from Haiti, 39 Naval from the Uphold Democracy operation, plus various U.N., Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Unsold
Lot 3576		Haiti, Collection of U.S. APO's. 43, 1943/1995 incl. 3 1943-45 era from the very scarce #2494, balance from 1994-95, Fine. Estimate $300. View details	Realized $230
Lot 3577		Haiti, Cover Collection in 2 Albums. 130 from 1935/1974 with a nice range of stamps, some censor markings and interesting usages, Fine. Estimate $150. View details	Realized $242

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