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Gerard Martineau, Raoul Berret, Rene Lafontant |
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 N.1088, P.235a 50 Gourdes |
50
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Sig. T Prefix A, B, G Issued 1980 - 82 |
Sig. T Prefix CTYVEK Issued 1980 - 82 |
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 N.1090, P.236a 100 Gourdes |
100
Gourdes 2 Signature Varieties |
Sig. T:
Prefix A, B Issued 1980 - 82 |
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250 Gourdes |
TYVEK PROGRESSIVE PROOFS |
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500 Gourdes |
TYVEK PROGRESSIVE PROOFS AND ARCHIVE BOOKLET |
 N.1094, P.238a 500 Gourdes |
500
Gourdes 1 SIgnature Variety |
Sig U No Prefix TYVEK Issued 1982 - 1983 |
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(1) Printer information provided by
Champion Stamp Company
Tyvek® is a registered trademark of
E.I. du Pont de Nemours
and Company
| Dupont
TYVEK was used by the American Bank Note Company (ABNC) to produce some Haïti banknotes for a limited period during 1980-83. TYVEK
is used extensively as a building material but these notes use a fine
grade of plastic which are believed to have been printed by ABNC
subsidiary Bradbury Wilkinson, in London. Although TYVEK substrate
had good wear characteristics it
was discontinued after the ink adherence to the substrate proved inadequate in the tropical
climate. Because they were not in use very long they have become difficult to find. An issued example 500 Gourdes P.238 in POOR grade with holes sold on eBay for $140 USD in January 2006. No other examples of issued versions of the 250 Gourdes or the 500 Gourdes are known to have traded in recent years and are considered to be rare. Other TYVEK sales include an UNC 2 Gourdes note with overprint which sold on eBay Malaysia for $274 USD in December 2005. UNC examples of the 1 Gourde TYVEK notes also were sold on eBay in the $115 - $140 range in 2005/2006 and are now reaching $250 - $300 in 2007/2008. Australian dealer, Trevor Wilkin, reported that a quantity of 250 pieces of the TYVEK 2 Gourdes were overprinted with date of the overthrow of "Baby Doc" Duvalier, 7 Fev 1986. These issues do not come on the market often and are have been offered at between $400 - $725 ( 2008). Prices for Haiti TYVEK banknotes have continued to climb as they are highly sought after by polymer collectors. With the improvement in the economy in China, as well as an Asian polymer book recently published, it is expected that Chinese and other Asian collectors will vie for these issues as they are the first polymer notes issued by any government. These polymer issues are scarce to rare and the use of a TYVEK substrate seems to add to their appeal. |
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HAÏTI
Paper Money, Ca.
I980 to 1983 INDEX
