U.S. Possessions - Philippines through Ryukyus |
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Lot 2545 |
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Philippines 1899, 10¢ 15¢ and 50¢ Specimen (217S-219S), bright and fresh with rich colors, 15¢ straight edge o.g. each with thin spot or spots fresh F.-V.F. appearance very scarce. Scott $525
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificates.
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Lot 2546 |
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Philippines 1901, $1 black, type II (223A), nicely centered, prooflike impression o.g., lightly hinged Fine. Scott $2,400
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Lot 2547 |
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BK Philippines 1911, 2c green (261a), booklet pane of 6 o.g., hinge remnant Fine. Scott $550
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Lot 2548 |
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BK Philippines 1914, 2c green (276a), booklet pane of 6 position E, well centered o.g., hinge remnant Very Fine. Scott $450
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Lot 2549 |
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Philippines 1918, 2¢ green (285a), position E, nicely centered o.g., never hinged Very Fine. Scott $750 for hinged
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Lot 2550 |
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Philippines 1917, 5¢ deep violet (292c), with booklet covers and interleaving o.g., never hinged Fine. Scott $550 for hinged
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Lot 2551 |
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o Philippines 1936, 2¢ rose, overprinted "COMMONWEALTH", missing hyphen (411 var.), LR single in used block of four with three normal and 1999 I.P.P.S. photostat reporting the discovery small margin tape stains at left, not affecting error F.-V.F. Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2552 |
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Philippines 1938, 2¢ rose, ovptd "WEALTH COMMON" (433b), well centered [the error is an Extremely Fine gem!] o.g., never hinged Very Fine. Scott $4,000 ++
A SUPERLATIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE ERROR, PERHAPS THE FINEST OF THE ONLY 24 BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SOLD.
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Lot 2553 |
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Philippines 1944, 6c violet, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (466), well centered, good color and fully sound adhering to interleaving with normal gum soaks Fine and rare only 64 sold. Scott $2,000
Expertization: 1993 PSE Certificate.
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Lot 2554 |
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Philippines 1944, 6c dark brown, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (468), nicely centered with full lightly hinged o.g. and outstanding color upper right corner perforation added (after certification) still fresh and Very Fine only 206 were sold and most were used. Scott $2,500
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2555 |
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Philippines 1944, 6c orange, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (470), well centered with full, lightly hinged o.g. Very Fine only 141 issued. Scott $1,250
Expertization: 1967 P.F. Certificate, signed Bloch.
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Lot 2556 |
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Philippines 1944, 12c ultramarine, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (475), adhered to interleaving small abrasions, light toning otherwise Fine. Scott $1,100
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2557 |
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o Philippines 1944, 12c bright blue, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (476), neat partial duplex cancel upper right corner added fresh Fine appearance only 36 issued. Scott $2,250
Expertization: 1968 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2558 |
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Philippines 1944, 16c dark blue, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (478), straightedge at top, well centered o.g. faults only 122 issued. Scott $800
Expertization: 1957 P.F. Certificate, signed Kessler.
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Lot 2559 |
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() Philippines 1944, 1p red orange & black, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (484), unused lower right corner margin single, tropical toning, small hole that appears to be a cigarette burn and paperclip rust stain, only 21 issued. Scott $6,250
A GREAT RARITY AS FEW HAVE SURVIVED; OF THOSE SURVIVING EXAMPLES, ALL BUT ONE, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, ARE FAULTY TO SOME DEGREE.
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Lot 2560 |
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Philippines Airmail, 1926, 4p dark blue (C14), deep color o.g., hinge remnant fresh and about Fine only 700 issued. Scott $750
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Lot 2561 |
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Philippines Airmail, 1926, 10p deep green (C15), deep color shallow hinge thin, light crease appears about Fine only 500 issued. Scott $1,350
Expertization: 1959 P.F. Certificate notes only the thin.
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Lot 2562 |
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Philippines Airmail, 1926, 26c blue green (C16), quite well centered, deep color o.g., lightly hinged (negligible gum toning) Very Fine only 100 issued. Scott $4,500
Expertization: clear 1990 PSE Certificate, signed Kessler, Sanabria.
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Lot 2563 |
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Philippines Airmail, 1944, 4c rose carmine, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (C63), nicely centered with bright color interleaving adhering Very Fine only 122 issue. Scott $2,750
Expertization: 1968 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2564 |
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Philippines Special Delivery, 1907, 10¢ ultramarine, Special Printing (E2A), exceptionally well centered, bright color o.g., lightly hinged reperforated at right, natural paper wrinkle Extremely Fine appearance. Scott $2,750
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2565 |
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Philippines Postage Due, 1944, 4c-30c handstamped "VICTORY" in violet, complete set (J16-J22), 16¢ somewhat stained slightly tropicalized o.g. otherwise a F.-V.F. set. Scott $695
Expertization: signed Economist Stamp Co.
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Lot 2566 |
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Philippines Official, 1944, 2c rose, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (O38), well centered with bright color o.g., lightly hinged Very Fine. Scott $250
Expertization: photocopy of 1972 P.F. Certificate for block of 4.
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Lot 2567 |
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Philippines Official, 1944, 6c dark brown, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (O40A), slightly tropicalized o.g. lightly hinged, minor toning, mostly on reverse Fine and exceedingly rare. Scott $5,000
Expertization: 1971 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2568 |
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Philippines Official, 1944, 20c light olive green, handstamped "VICTORY" in violet (O43), well centered, straightedge at bottom, adhered to interleaving minor toning (not mentioned in cert) otherwise Very Fine. Scott $1,550
Expertization: photocopy of 1991 P.F. Certificate for block of 10.
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Lot 2569 |
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Philippines Postal Card, 1903, 1¢ McKinley (UX3), mint card, U.P.S.S. #S3, very fresh card stock with sharp corners reverse paper adheres/thin Extremely Fine appearance. Scott $1,350
AN INCREDIBLY RARE AND UNDERCATALOGUED MINT CARD AS MOST HAD LITHOGRAPHED SCENIC VIEW SCENES APPLIED TO THE BACK AS WELL AS A SMALL HANDSTAMP RETURN ADDRESS ON FACE.
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
The only other time we offered this issue was an unused card with the lithographed view on back. That example was sold in our Sale #268 (November, 2003) Public Auction where it realized $2,600.00 plus the 10% buyer's premium.
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Lot 2570 |
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Philippines Postal Card, 1903, 1¢ Liberty (UX4), mint card, U.P.S.S. #S4, fresh card stock small shallow reverse hinge thin spot otherwise Very Fine, rare card. Scott $800
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2571 |
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Philippines Postal Card, 1944, 2¢ red "VICTORY" overprint (UX22), mint card, U.P.S.S. #S25, strong impression faint light diagonal crease at right center otherwise Very Fine, rare card as only 190 were issued. Scott $285
Expertization: 1994 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2572 |
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Philippines Paid Reply Postal Cards, 1900, 1¢ McKinley, 2¢ Liberty (UY1-UY3), three mint cards, U.P.S.S. #MR1-MR3, on unusually fresh and sound set without the faults and/or splits that plaque these issues Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a most difficult set to assemble. Scott $610
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Lot 2573 |
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Puerto Rico 1898, 5¢ violet (200), part o.g. small repaired tear and small corner crease, both barely noticeable a Fine appearing example of this rarity. Scott $7,500
Expertization: 1992 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 2574 |
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() Puerto Rico 1898, 5¢ black (201), type IV, position 8 unused Fine. Scott $850
Expertization: 1995 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2575 |
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Puerto Rico 1898, 5¢ black (201), horizontal pair types III-IV, position 7-8, framelines all around most o.g. Very Fine. Scott $1,625+
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Lot 2576 |
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Puerto Rico 1898, 5¢ black (201), vertical pair type II-III, position 1/6, large margins, bottom stamp without "F. Santiago" control mark o.g. Very Fine. Scott $1,475+
Expertization: signed A. Roig.
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Lot 2577 |
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Puerto Rico Postage Due, 1900, 10¢ Second Special Printing, overprinted "PUERTO RICO" (J3 var.), straight edge at right o.g., hinge remnant hinge thin and small corner crease fresh Fine appearance very rare. Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 2578 |
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Puerto Rico Envelope, 1899, 2¢ carmine, die 2 on Oriental buff (U7), used entire with light 2/20/00 Arecibo duplex cancels, size 13, U.P.S.S. #8, bright color on fresh paper, usual Roses & Co. corner card as are all Very Fine an exceeding rare entire as only 500 were issued. Scott $1,250
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Lot 2579 |
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Puerto Rico Revenues, 1901, 1¢-$50 set complete (R1-R9), o.g., several never hinged including $3 and $50 tear $10 otherwise F.-V.F. Scott $725
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Lot 2580 |
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Ryukyus Postal Card, 1964, 1½¢ Greeting specimens (UX27S-UX29S), three cards with Mihon overprints, all with fresh card stock and free of tropic stains that are often associated with these diagonal corner beads on the first, others are Very Fine, scarce cards as only 1000 of each were issued. Scott $900
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