Haiti’s first stamps, depicting the head of Liberty, were typographed from electrotypes, made from a die engraved on wood.
They were in use from 1881 to 1887, when they were replaced by a series, recess- printed by Skipper and East of London, portraying President Salomon (below).
The stamps were in denominations of 1, 2, 3 and 5c. The 3c. was subsequently surcharged for use as a 2c. stamp.
Apart from double, or double (one inverted) overprints, there are numerous minor varieties in the surcharge.
Lovely stamps!
To learn more about the stamps of Haiti, take a look at the Haiti Philatelic Society website (http://haitiphilately.org/index.htm).
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Great to see these early stamps in colour…