Haiti overprinted its Copernicus set of 1974, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first solo trans-Atlantic flight by Charles Lindbergh, from New York to Paris, on 20-21 May 1927.

Here is the complete set, unhinged mint.

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The Republic of Haiti is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola which it shares with the Dominican Republic. The total area is 27,750 sq km and capital is Port-au-Prince.

Haiti's regional, historical, and ethno-linguistic position is unique for several reasons. It was the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean, the first black-led republic in the world, and the second republic in the Americas when it gained independence in 1804 as part of a successful slave revolution lasting nearly a decade. Inspired by the French Revolution of 1789 and principles of the rights of men, free people of colour and slaves in Saint-Domingue and the French West Indies pressed for freedom and more civil rights. Toussaint Louverture, a former slave and leader in the slave revolt—a man who rose in importance as a military commander because of his many skills—achieved peace in 1794 in Saint-Domingue after years of war. Having established a disciplined, flexible army, Louverture drove out not only the Spanish (from Santo Domingo) but also the British invaders who threatened the country. He restored stability and prosperity by daring measures including inviting planters to return and insisting freed men work on plantations to renew revenues for the island.

Charles Lindbergh (1902 – 1974) was an American aviator & social activist.

Lindbergh emerged suddenly from virtual obscurity to world fame as the result of his Orteig Prize-winning solo non-stop flight made from New York's Long Island to Paris, France, a distance of nearly 5,800 km, in the monoplane Spirit of St. Louis. As a result of this flight Lindbergh was the first person in history to be in New York one day and Paris the next.

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