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Lot Photo Description
Lot 2813

"Dead Letter Office, Honolulu, H.I., May 16 1899" (Meyer-Harris unlisted), oval handstamp in purple on 1¢ Ioloni Palace (UX8) postal card locally addressed, additional "Honolulu Advertised", "Unclaimed" and "Return to Writer" handstamps in purple, Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300

This usage date predates the current earliest known use of May 18, 1899.

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Lot 2814

1899-1901, 1¢ yellow green-50¢ orange (212-222), o.g., a few tropicalized, both 50¢ hinge remnant, 216 gum toning, 222 tiny thin, overall Fine or better.
Scott $796
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Lot 2815

1899, 10¢ orange brown, type II (217A), bottom plate strip of three, o.g., fresh and Fine.
Scott $925
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Lot 2816

1901, $1 black, type I (223), o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $475

Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2817

1901, $1 black, type II (223A), o.g., reperforated at left, fresh and Fine appearance.
Scott $2,400
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Lot 2818

1901, $5 dark green (225), crisp impression on bright paper, o.g., hinge remnant, small thin spot, F-VF appearance.
Scott $825
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Lot 2819

1904, $1 black (237), o.g., fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $475

Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2820

1911, 4p deep blue (273), fresh color, o.g., F-VF.
Scott $700
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Lot 2821

Postage Due, 1901, 30¢ deep claret (J7), bright color, o.g., Very Fine.
Scott $250

Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 2822

1895, 10¢ dark green (273), cancelled by "Philippine Station * San Francisco, Cal. * Oct 22 1898" duplex on cover to Singapore, Singapore (10.31) arrival backstamp, flap with Manila merchant return address, some toning and edge wear, Fine and scarce use showing the first Philippines postmark.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2823

1899, 1¢ yellow green & 5¢ blue, red manuscript "OB" overprint (213, 216 var.), nine 1¢ all tied by black cancellation on Philippines Constabulary cover from Pasig, Rizat to Manila, magenta Pazig, Rizal Mar. 4, 1906 registry postmark, Manila backstamp, Fine and scarce.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2824

1899, 3¢ purple (215), horizontal strip of four, tied by circular grids on registered Post Office Department official business envelope to San Francisco, Cal., purple "Mil. Sta. No. 1, Philippine Isls, Registered, Nov 21 1899" double-circle datestamp and matching registry control handstamp, San Francisco (12.19) arrival backstam, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 2825

1899, 3¢ purple & 15¢ olive green (215, 218), two 15¢ singles, tied by bold circular grid cancellations on large registered cover to Austria, purple Manila Mil. Sta. No. 1 Nov. 29, 1901 c.d.s., French (12.9) paquebot datestamp, wien (1.2) arrival backstamp, blue German Consulate in Manila seal on reverse, Very Fine and scarce 33¢ quituple registered rate to Europe with high values.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 2826

1910, 2c yellow green (241a), booklet pane of six with tab, cancelled by "Santa Cruz Davao Oct" duplex handstamp on cover to Bruggmann in Manila, Very Fine and rare full pane with tabe.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 2827

1925, 4p deep blue (352a), horizontal pair with right sheet margin, used with 1p violet brown (351a) horizontal pair, 12c red orange (345a) left arrow block of 4, and 2c green (340a) block of 4, all tied by Manila c.d.s. on registered LAMBERT mailing label with printed address to New York, N.Y., Very Fine, only 300 of the 4p stamp were issued with only a small number of used pairs known.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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