SML-19 & SML-20
JEAN LAFFITE & CATHERINE LAFFITE


SML-19 & SML-20  Jean & Catherine Lafitte

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reference numbers SML-19: Jean Lafitte (no title) (AL)
SML-19A: Jean Lafitte (title in base) (M)
SML-20: Catherine Lafitte (no title) (AL)
SML-20A: Catherine Lafitte (title in base) (M)
description small figurines depicting Jean Lafitte and his wife, Catherine
dimensions SML-19: height = 3 inches; SML-20: height = 2 3/4 inches
topics & series Topics: Couples-2 Figures  Famous People
Series: none
related or similar items none
first issued/withdrawn/
discontinued forever		 SML-19: 1940-1945/-
SML-19A: 1946-1958/-
SML-20: 1940-1945/-
SML-20A: - 1946-1958/-
private issue and/or limited edition & quantity not applicable
era first introduced. Arlington
value range SML-19: 50/80
SML-19A: 50/80
SML-20: 50/80
SML-20A: 50/80
auction notes none
comments/observations Values of Marblehead era items tend to be somewhat less than values of the same items from the Arlington era.

GENERAL INFORMATION. Jean Lafitte (1780-1826) led a band of privateers and smugglers off the coast of New Orleans to Galveston, Texas.  His ships, commissioned by several of the Latin American nations in revolt against Spain, preyed on Spanish commerce.  Refusing an offer to aid the British in their attempt on New Orleans, Lafitte and his men assisted Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans and were pardoned by President Madison.  When several members of his colony attacked American property, the U.S. government dispatched a naval force against him in 1821.  He retired peacefully.
     Baston portrayed Laffite and Catherine, his native wife.

From Dr. Glenn Johnson's book, The Sebastian Miniature Collection.

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