International Philippine Philatelic Society

Research

IPPS members are currently conducting research in various areas of Philippines Philately. This page is an index to members’ efforts of which the IPPS is aware. Members with additional data in the categories of existing research should directly contact the author. Members doing research with data they wish referenced here should contact either the Journal editor or the webmaster.

Spanish period

Gutter Pairs of the 1890-1898 Issues - Don Peterson

HABILITADO POR LA NACION reprints – Don Peterson

Municipal town cancels – Nigel Gooding – view at Philippine Philately

Perfins - Nigel Gooding – view at Philippine Philately

Postal Rates - Nigel Gooding – view at Philippine Philately

Reintegro markings - Nigel Gooding – view at Philippine Philately

Specimans - Nigel Gooding – view at Philippine Philately

Gutter Pairs of the 1890-1898 Issues by Don Peterson

Scott #	Stamp Denomination/ Color	Year Issued	Gutter Comments
144	2c claret	1894 *	There were two printings of this issue (1890 and 1894). The 1894 printing was comprised of two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
145	2c violet	1892	Three panes of 50 each w/ gutters between panes. The two outside panes were cliché type I, and the center pane was cliché type II; thus there are two possible gutter types (type I and II, type II and I).
147	2c ultramarine	1896	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
149	2 4/8c dull blue	1890	Two panes of 100 each w/ gutter between panes.
150	2 4/8c olive gray	1892	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
165	10c claret	1894 *	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
166	10c yellow brown	1896	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
192	1m orange brown	1898	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
193	2m orange brown	1898	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
194	3m orange brown	1898	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
195	4m orange brown	1898	Believed to have gutter pairs, but not confirmed.
196	5m orange brown	1898	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between.
197	1c black violet	1898	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
198	2c dark blue green	1898	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
199	3c dark brown	1898	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
203	8c gray brown	1898	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
P7	1/8 de centavo orange brown	1894	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
P8	1/8 de centavo dull blue	1896	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
P11	1m olive gray	1894	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
P12	1m ultramarine	1896	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
P15	2m olive gray	1894	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.
P19	5m olive gray	1894	Two panes of 50 each w/ gutter between panes.

* These dates are not the same as the dates listed in the Scott Catalogue, as a result of different year

printings not accounted for or incorrect dates of issue listed in that Catalogue.

Return to Spanish Period Index

HABILITADO POR LA NACION by Don Peterson

Reprints of the “HABILITADO POR LA NACION” Overprints

Don Peterson

Research was recently completed which identifies the existence of reprints of the Philippine HABILITADO POR LA NACION (HPLN) overprints. [The original overprinted stamps were issued between 1868 and 1874]. A research article on the topic was recently accepted for publication in The American Philatelist, expected to be released sometime in 2008. The study focused on many sources to reach the conclusions, including a detailed analysis of printing processes in the late 19^th century, use of Crimescope CS-16 forensic equipment at the American Philatelic Research Library, and discovery of a flaw unique to the reprints. The findings could have implications regarding the overprinted HPLN stamps of Spain,, Cuba, and other Spanish colonies. Additionally, the Scott Catalogue may be inserting a footnote regarding the reprints. Although the details of the study and conclusions are not being released until the article is published, the following table may be helpful in identifying the reprints.

Table 1. Comparison Between Original and Reprint HPLN Handstamps
Original HPLN Handstamps	Reprinted HPLN Handstamps
1. HPLN overprint letters blotchy.	1. HPLN overprint letters crisp and sharp.
2. Full-sized first “A” of “HABILITADO”.	2. Top of first “A” of “HABILITADO” usually broken off, and looks like a short “A”.
3. Bottom curve of “C” in “NACION” usually thicker, and ends in a serif.	3. Bottom curve of “C” in “NACION” usually ends in a very fine point.
4. HPLN overprint usually sloppily applied on the stamp, often in a variety of positions.	4. HPLN overprint applied on the stamp neatly, with great care, and often diagonally, so that the handstamp does not overlap on another stamp.

Return to Spanish Period Index

Aguinaldo period

U. S. period

CBI (Chartered Bank of India, China, and Australia) Perfins on Postage Stamps – Doug Lehmann

Lambert stamps letter to “Linn’s Stamp News” – Richard Pounder

Postal Cards – Earliest Reported Postmarks – Doug Lehmann

Perfins – (Chartered Bank of India, China, and Australia) on Postage Stamps– Doug Lehmann

CBI (Chartered Bank of India, China, and Australia) Perfins on Postage Stamps – Doug Lehmann

CBI (Chartered Bank of India, China, and Australia) Perfins on Postage Stamps
Scott #	Value	Color	CBI Height P		Collector/Reference
Scott #	Value	Color	Type I 5mm	Type II 6mm	Collector/Reference
1906-14 Perforated 12x12
241	2c	Green	X	X	Oliver/Garrett
252	2p	Black		X	-----/Zahler
260	1p	Pale Violet		X	-----/Coughlin
261	2c	Green	X	X	Garrett/Warren
262	4c	Carmine Lake	X	X P	Garrett/Coughlin
263	6c	Deep Violet		X	-----/Garrett
264	8c	Brown		X	-----/Warren
265	10c	Blue	X P	X	Garrett/Coughlin
267	16c	Olive Green	X	X	eBay/Coughlin
268	20c	Yellow	X	X	Philstamps #503/Coughlin
270	30c	Ultramarine	X		Coughlin/-----
271	1p	Pale Violet		X	-----/Garrett
275	30c	Gray		X	-----/Oliver
1914 Perforated 10x10
276	2c	Green		X	-----/Warren
277	4c	Carmine		X	-----/Coughlin
278	6c	Light Violet		X	-----/Nicholson
280	10c	Dark Blue		X	-----/Garrett
282	20c	Orange		X P	-----/Bjarnt
1917-26 Perforated 11x11
289C	30c	Gray		X	-----/Couglin
290a	2c	Green		X	-----/Warren
291	4c	Carmine		X	-----/Coughlin
292	6c	Deep Violet	X	X	Garrett/Philstamps #503
294	10c	Deep Blue		X	-----/Warren
296	16c	Light Olive		X	-----/Warren
297	30c	Orange		X	-----/Warren
299	30c	Gray		X	-----/Coughlin
300	1p	Pale Violet		X	-----/Coughlin
303a	16c	Olive Green		X	-----/Coughlin
This research started in 1950 by Arnold H. Warren, expanded in 1984 by Ray L. Coughlin, and since 1993 carried on by Douglas K. Lehmann. Email Doug at 'erols.com ~ dlehmann' if you have additional findings. Please include a graphic reproduction with new discoveries (front and back). At one time, these perfins were considered worse than space fillers and made their way to packets. So, most are found in general collections and many more remain to be discovered. Doug wishes to acknowledge these collectors as follows: William J. Oliver, Kim Bjarnt, Ray L. Coughlin, Tom Nicholson, and Warren Zahler, plus the late Eugene A. Garrett and Arnold H. Warren. The CBI firm is the only firm known to have used perfins on both postage and revenue stamps. Other firms used them on postage stamps and you will find ARC, PE CO, R. R & Ca, S. B & Co, and H &Co. Doug does not collect any of these and took on the CBI research in conjunction with the CBI revenues. He is looking to transfer the postage perfin research to another collector and will provide that person all of the past articles and research notes. Most examples are used and a few documents have been reported. The First Quarter, 1996, PPJ (page 7) shows two postcards with a Type II CBI on Scott #276 belonging to Bill Oliver. Doug has also seen #292, Type II on cover. Errors exist to include stamps with the perfin reading up or down and inverted. The combined postage and revenue research indicates that the Type I and II devices were both used early on with perhaps the Type I seeing first use. However, the later issues (late 1920s) were all Type II.
P = Photo shown

Lambert issues letter to “Linn’s Stamp News” – Richard Pounder

The following letter written by Richard Pounder appeared in “Linn’s Stamp News” 21 February 2007, and has been reproduced here with the permission of Mr. Pounder:

Henry Gitner appropriately put “Linn’s “ readership on to the very desirable first printing of the Philippines imperforate definitive stamp set (Scott 340a-353a) in his Jan. 8 Stamp Market Tips. This is a truly scarce set, particularly the 4-peso and 10-peso stamps, of which only 300 and 200 were issued, respectively.

Gitner attributes this scarcity to “little call for postal use of such expensive stamps in the Philippines in 1925”. While the demand was undoubtedly low, the reason for the small printings of these high-face-valve stamps lies elsewhere.

In 1925, the Lambert Sales Co., a Manila-based manufacturer of baby clothes, applied for the right to apply perfins (perforated initials or insignia) to its stocks of Philippines stamps to discourage employee theft of postage. This application was denied, but postal authorities agreed to furnish imperforate sheets of current stamps, equally identifiable on unauthorized mail, if the company was willing to commit to an order totaling 10,000 pesos. The agreement was struck, and three panes of 100 of the 4p stamp and two panes of 100 of the 10p stamps were included in the order. These stamps were not sold to the public.

Fortunately, Leon Lambert Jr., who supervised the company in Manila and directed the shipments of clothes to his father in Brooklyn, was a stamp collector. Many of the labels from parcels franked with these stamps and mailed to the United States were retained. The younger Lambert also put aside a small number of mint stamps for himself and his collecting friends.

Collectors became aware of the existence of the imperforate stamps and caused an uproar, resulting in the second printing of 1931 listed as Scott 340-353. The inks of the second printing were slightly different. It takes a trained eye to identify the correct print.

Why the stamps from the first printing of the set are listed as minor varieties, while the stamps of the 1931 second print set are listed with major numbers is a mystery that only the editors of the Scott catalog can explain. End of letter

“Linn’s Stamp News” answered: “According to Scott catalog editor James E. Kloetzel, the decision of how to list major numbers and minor numbers is not chronologically based. The more common variety of the stamp receives the major number listing, while the less common and usually more expensive variety is listed with a minor number”.

Return to U.S. Period Index

Earliest Reported Postmarks (ERP) on Philippine Postal Cards – Doug Lehmann

Earliest Reported Postmarks (ERP) on Philippine Postal Cards
Forerunners (Non-overprinted US Postal Cards)
Scott #	ERP	Collector/Reference
UX6	February 6, 1899	Apfelbaum Auction # 573 (1987)
UX12	August 20, 1898	Geoffrey Brewster
UX13	November 8, 1898	Robert F. Yacano
UX14 P	April 30, 1899	Douglas K. Lehmann
UY2r	Never observed but COULD exist
American Administration & Commonwealth Government (Overprinted Postal Cards)
*UPSS #