International Philippine Philatelic Society

Auction No. 64

Closing Date: 8pm, EST, April 20, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue, Telegraphic and Miscellaneous Issues

 

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Lot #

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303.

Edifil 5, 6 (x2), 7, Scott 76 (x3), 81, 85, 87 (x29) – Telegraph Receipt dated March 5, 1884 from Manila to Barcelona, Spain (via Suez). 38 stamps totalling 16 pesos, 1 centavo. Rough right and left edges with dings. Minor tear on top, otherwise common condition for these receipts.

40.00

304.

Edifil 6 (x2), 7 (x3), Scott 88 (x2), 89 (x29) – Telegraph Receipt dated May 8, 1884 from Manila to Liverpool, England. 36 stamps totalling 26 pesos, 65 centavos. Hole punch cancels. Minor creasing on top, otherwise normal condition for these receipts.

40.00

305.

Edifil 8B (x2), 8H, 8M – Used. All tied with well struck ‘Correos – Manila’ CDS. Perf faults noted on one 8B and 8M. Unusual and not often found with well struck CDS.

7.00

306.

Edifil 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45 (x2), 45 – Mint (NG, HR). Specimen. Muestra Overprints (Peterson Type 2). 1892 Telegraph issue. Good to Fine condition with perf faults on some issues. Nice selection.

15.00

307.

Edifil 59 (x250) – Telegram from Concepcion to Yloilo dated 9-11-94. Major reinforcement on reverse on this very fragile receipt. Top and bottom folds. Edge tears noted. Possibly largest block of this issue. Lovely exhibition piece. Scarce.

75.00

308.

W-92 – Mint (OG, HR). Printers Waste. Inverted strike over 50c Puerto Rico 1878 issue (Scott #21). Toned gum otherwise an interesting looking stamp. Scarce.

20.00

309.

W-105 – Used. Recargo de Consumos on Giro Stamp. Odd blunt perfs and minor thins on reverse, not detracting from front appearance. Not often offered.

5.00

310.

W-118 – Mint (OG). Complete Sheet of 25 (No. 2,220.). Inverted Surcharge on top of sheet. Hinged on top (not on stamps). Reinforced tears on reverse not affecting stamps. Rough edges on top right and top left. Gum crackling also noted. Very fresh appearance and a scarce sheet. Surcharge applied vertically upward. Seldom offered.

40.00

311.

W-227 – Mint (OG, HR). Specimen. Muestra Overprint in Violet. 1897 3p Giro issue. Horizontal fold in centre of stamp. Few blunt perfs. Fresh overall appearance.

5.00

312.

W-261 – Mint (G, NH). Minor gum wrinkling not affecting front appearance. Excellent margins all around and fresh, vibrant colour. Not often found so fine.

2.00

313.

W-265 – Mint (OG, HR). Specimen. Muestra Overprint in Purple. 1898 10c Revenue issue. Pulled perf on top and a few blunt perfs on bottom. Very fresh appearance.

5.00

314.

W-282 - W-291 – Mint (OG, NH). 1898 Complete Set. Excellent margins on all issues and very fresh appearance. Minor gum wrinkling noted on 25c and 40c values, otherwise sound stamps. Not that easy to assemble.

25.00

315.

W-282 – Mint (OG, NH). Full Sheet of 25 (sheet number 0,000,377). Minor gum toning showing through around edges and top right of sheet. Vertical creases on left margin. Small chips and tears on outside margins. Vibrant colour with fresh appearance. Difficult to find in full sheets. (Partial Scan)

15.00

316.

W-283 – Mint (OG, NH). Full Sheet of 25 (sheet number 0,003,887). Stamp 11 with tear and hole at left. Stamp 13 with minor hole on top left. Minor gum toning which is visible around the edges, not affecting the stamps. Creasing noted, common for sheets of these issues. Fresh colour and nice overall appearance. Scarce in sheets. 1991 Barata Cat $2.50 per stamp. (Partial Scan)

15.00

317.

W-284 – Mint (OG, NH). Full Sheet of 25 (sheet number 0,001,003). Rough margins which includes tears, bumps and odd chip. Minor toning on reverse not affecting front appearance. Stamps 13 and 14 with major face scrapes. Stamp 21 with large hole at bottom and face scrape. Fresh colour. Seldom offered in full sheets. 1991 Barata Cat $2.50 per stamp. (Partial Scan)

15.00

318.

W-285 – Mint (OG, NH). Full Sheet of 25 (sheet number 0,001,170). Three pinholes, two on margin and another on stamp position 13. Minor wrinkling noted, mainly around edges. Minor edge toning and slight gum disturbance on back. Minor creasing also noted for accuracy. Not often seen in full sheets with such vibrant colour. 1991 Barata Cat $2.50 per stamp. (Partial Scan)

20.00

319.

W-286 – Mint (OG, NH). Full Sheet of 25 (sheet number 0,000,841). Three pinholes, two on margin and another just below stamp position16. Vertical fold on right column of stamps. Minor wrinkling around edges. Slight gum disturbance on back not showing through to front. Minor creasing also noted for accuracy. Fresh overall appearance. Scarce in sheets. 1991 Barata Cat $5 per stamp. (Partial Scan)

25.00

320.

W-287 – Mint (OG, NH). Full Sheet of 25 (sheet number 0,000,377). Two pinholes, one in top left margin and another on stamp position 21. Minor wrinkling on bottom edge. Slight gum disturbance on back not showing through to front. Minor creasing also noted for accuracy. Not often seen in full sheets with such vibrant colour. 1991 Barata Cat $10 per stamp. (Partial Scan)

30.00

321.

W-302 – Mint (OG, NH). Recargo de Consumos. Very well centred with excellent colour. Minor crease at lower right. With King Faruk’s Handstamp on reverse. Interesting

10.00

322.

W-643 – Mint (OG, HR). Full Sheet of 21, with very fresh appearance. Striking and a great addition to any collection.

25.00

323.

W-734 - W-736 – Group of 4 CBI Perfins. Average to good centring. Odd blunt perf noted otherwise a nice and interesting assembly. Somewhat difficult to find.

10.00

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324.

L-216 Papel Sellado – A single sheet from a multi-page document on laid paper, printed in Guatemala. Trimmed at top and right sides and folded at bottom. Generally fine for this document. Lehmann Cat $150.

75.00

325.

L-367 Papel Sellado – 1834-35 Class Oficio, printed in Spain on laid paper and Revalidated for Isabella II. Issued in Calumpit, Bulacan. Single sheet (two pages) which has been trimmed on the right and folded on bottom margins. Horizontal and vertical folding creases and minor scuff marks as expected from this type of document.

60.00

326.

L-470 Papel Sellado – 1866-67 Class 3, printed in Spain on laid paper. Used in Hagonoy, Bulacan on double sheet (four pages) with green logo on pages 1 and 3. Trimmed at right with rough edges noted on right and top. Horizontal and vertical filing creases and folded on bottom margin.

55.00

327.

L-549 Papel Sellado – 1884-85 Class Ilustres, 8p seal with Alfonso XII embossed seal to the left. Issued in manila on March 24, 1884 with four pages showing additional endorsements added in 1886 and 1887. Heavy file folds on bottom resulting in taped repairs. Soling noted on page 4. Very Scarce.

150.00

328.

L-576 Papel Sellado – 5c 1888-89 Single sheet (front and reverse). Slight Staining (most likely water stain) on bottom left section. Folded over on right side (visible on scan). Toned providing dull brown appearance. Edge faults as expected.

10.00

329.

L-588 Papel Sellado – 5c 1890-91 Single sheet (front and reverse). Staining (most likely water stain) on bottom right section. Minor creasing on top right corner, otherwise a lovely looking document.

10.00

330.

L-598, L-610, L-622 – 25c 1892-93 Fabrica del Timbre Papel Sellado cut pieces in Blue (N. 1.103.410), Brown (N. 0.640.448) and Purple (N. 1.517.874). Toning noted mainly across top edges. Vertical folds on all copies. Nice crisp colour.

5.00

331.

L-612 Papel Sellado – 5c 1894-95 Single sheet with front cover dated October 16, 1984 (on reverse). Couple of vertical folding creases and normal edge faults. Folded over on top right corner. Generally fine and good condition.

15.00

332.

L-612 Papel Sellado – 5c 1894-95 Single sheet tied with lovely Pangasinan official cancel on left. Vertical folding crease and few faults possibly due to worm holes. Normal edge wear, otherwise clean and a nice looking document.

15.00

333.

L-612 Papel Sellado – 5c 1894-95 Single sheet (front and reverse) in very fine condition. Minor foxing noted on bottom edge, otherwise sound. Seldom offered so fine.

10.00

334.

L-612 Papel Sellado – 5c 1894-95 11 Page document with cover piece. Minor creasing noted and minor toning evident on some sections. Rough edges, common for these documents. Interesting and seldom offered intact.

15.00

335.

L-619 Papel Sellado – 1896-97, Class 7, printed in Spain on bond paper. Used in Manila on double sheet (four pages) with blue logo on page1. Top right corner crease and folded on bottom margin. Odd tone spots noted for accuracy, otherwise a nice looking document. Lehmann Cat $75.

65.00

336.

L-624 (x2) – 5c 1896-97 Papel Sellado cut pieces N. 9.101.222 and 9.101.230. Rough top margin and tone spots noted. Minor creases or folds. Good overall condition.

3.00

337.

L-624 – Habilitado Para el Bienio 1898-99 5c Papel Sellado cut piece overprinted with US Military Government 1900-1901 Internal Revenue in purple. N. 8.776.602.  Vertical fold on right cutting through ‘N’ of serial number. Couple of other minor vertical folds noted. Generally clean.

10.00

338.

L-649 – 25c 1898-99 Papel Sellado cut piece overprinted with US Military Government 1900-1901 Internal Revenue in red. N. 0.700.448.  Vertical fold on right just to left of ‘N’ of serial number. Rough edge on top otherwise clean and attractive.

15.00

339.

Cattle Certificate – Issued at Bustos, Bulacan on June 2, 1874 under the First Spanish Republic. Horizontal and Vertical centre folds and minor toning noted. Odd cut or missing section around edges, common for these documents. Bustos – Prov de Bulacan Crown cancel on bottom. Two such documents reported to date.

300.00

340.

Cattle Certificate – Issued at Gapan, Nueva Ecija on February 22, 1876. Horizontal and Vertical centre folds. Some holes caused by acid erosion around ink, otherwise a fine and lovely looking document. Gapan – Prov de N. Exija Crown cancel on bottom.

250.00

341.

Cattle Certificate - W-791.1b – Issued at Penaranda, Nueva Edija on December 10, 1904. 1p Cattle Stamp tied with black Municipal handstamp. Horizontal and Vertical centre folds and creasing noted. Damaged on top possibly caused from acid erosion.

25.00

342.

Cattle Certificate - W-791.2b – Issued at San Pedro de Makati, Rizal on March 16, 1906. 1p Cattle Stamp tied with violet Municipal handstamp. Vertical centre fold. Cut into slightly on right and top margins. Erosion on top caused by acid from paper clip. Nice looking document.

25.00

343.

Cattle Certificate - W-792.1 – Issued at San Miguel, Bulacan on November 26, 1906. Small tear on right margin and minor acid erosion from ink. Normal horizontal and vertical filing folds. Generally fine. Very scarce document.

300.00

344.

Cattle Certificate - W-792.2 – Issued at Asingan, Pangasinan on July 6, 1909. Horizontal and vertical filing folds. Minor erosion on top most likely caused from acidity from paper clip. Two violet Municipal handstamps.

150.00

345.

Cattle Certificate - W-793.1 – Issued at San Ysidro, Pangasinan on May 19, 1908. Rough margins on right and heavily cut into on bottom corner. Normal horizontal and vertical filing folds. Few thins and minor damage on top including on stamp image.

150.00

346.

Cattle Certificate - W-800B.2 – Issued at Turnate, Isabela on January 22, 1946. Few scuff markings not detracting from overall condition of this document. Scarce and rarely offered in such fine condition.

225.00

347.

Cattle Certificate - W-800C.1 – Issued at Malolos, Bulacan on November 17, 1945. Vertical crease on right side. Tear on bottom right margin, otherwise very fine. Scarce with most of the superseded documents ordered for destruction.

125.00

348.

Cattle Certificate - W-800C.2 – Issued at  Malolos, Bulacan on June 9, 1946. Very fresh and clean document, scarcely seen in such fine condition. Difficult document to find.

200.00

349.

Pagos al Estado – 5c x 2, Series B cut pieces with US Military Government 1900-1901 Internal Revenue in blue and magenta. Minor tone spots noted for accuracy, otherwise good overall appearance.

10.00

350.

Pagos al Estado – 10c x 2, Series C cut pieces with US Military Government 1900-1901 Internal Revenue in blue and magenta. Couple of minor tone spots noted for accuracy, otherwise nice looking pieces.

10.00

351.

Pagos al Estado – 10c (Series C), 15c (Series D) and 20c (Series E) cut pieces with US Military Government 1900-1901 Internal Revenue in blue. Minor corner crease on top left of 20c otherwise generally sound pieces.

15.00

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352.

Christmas Seals Collection – Mint (Appears OG, NH). 1947 – 1987 complete singles nicely laid out on seven pages. 1970 issue showing both shades of this issue. Clean and well presented.

20.00

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353.

W-1098A - Tobacco Tax Stamp – Unused (NG). Victory / Fifty Cigars / P2.30 per M. Small tear on top cutting through ‘Caution’. New discovery and previously unlisted in Warren. Very Scarce.

80.00

354.

W-1099 - Tobacco Tax Stamp – Used, with indistinct date cancel. Victory / Fifty Cigars / P7.00 per M. ‘Commonwealth of the Philippines’ in red. Two pulled perfs near left bottom, otherwise very fine. Previously unlisted in Warren (refer to notes after W-1097). Very Scarce.

70.00

355.

W-1383 - Tobacco Tax Stamp – Used. Perfin cancel. Rough perfs at bottom, most noticeable on right half. Scarce.

80.00

356.

Interest Certificate – Fourth Series Metropolitan Water District six months interest of P2.50 due on May 1, 1936. Ten circular hole punches. Receipt #1072. Minor foxing. Unusual.

10.00

357.

Interest Certificate – Third Series Metropolitan Water District six months interest of P5.00 due on March 15, 1938 Treasury Bureau purple handstamp on both copies. Receipt #s 91 and 124. Minor edge toning otherwise nice looking items.

20.00

358.

Interest Certificate – Third Series Metropolitan Water District six months interest of P2.50 due on May 15, 1939. Two circular hole punches. Receipt #1150. Minor creasing and small stain on top left. Unusual item.

10.00

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359.

Spain – 75c 1887 Papel Sellado cut piece, N. 1.176.250. Vertical creases most noticeable on right cutting through serial number. Used, with manuscript on reverse. Hinge remnant on reverse. Good overall appearance.

2.00

360.

Japan – 1909 Inbound cover from Japan to Jolo from the American Embassy in Tokyo (embossed on top left of cover). Tokyo – August 11, 1909 departure CDS. Manila and Jolo receiving postmarks on reverse (August 23 and August 31 respectively). Rough opening on reverse but intact on front. Lovely cover in good condition.

15.00

361.

Postal Card - Japan – Unused. Showing Admiral Sperry and Sailors witnessing a Geisha Performance at Yokohama, Japan. Minor corner damage at top right and bottom right. Fresh appearance.

10.00

 

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Books and Publications

 

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362.

Philippine Postage Stamp Handbook. By Peter W. A. Harradine; 1987; Jefferson, NC 28640, USA. Hard cover. 387 pages. Very fine condition. [Shipping outside of UK estimated at $20.00]

50.00

363.

A Postal History of the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines 1942-1945. By Eugene A Garrett. Used copy in very fine condition. Jacket showing small tear on bottom left of front and minor wear on top of centre spine. Signed copy from Gene to Alan Walder. Excellent reference and much sought after book. [Weight approx 2.5kg with Shipping charges outside of UK estimated at $45.00]

50.00

 

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