Philippines 1889 Collection of Overprints with errors (2 pages) Mint RRR 16617

Item Specifics

Country

Philippines

Condition

Unused

Stamp Format

Error

Item Description

Grade: Ungraded
Philippines 1889 Collection of Overprints with errors on 2 pages Mint RRRIn early 1888 various existing postage stamps telegraph newspaper and judicial revenue stamps were overprinted with RECARGO DE CONSUMAS HABILITADO "surtax for consumption" along with a price The balance of unused stamps were reportedly used as regular postal and telegraphic issues.Catalogs numbers are from F: Catalog of the fiscal stamps 1915 by Forbin BFP: Postage Stamps of the Philippines 1904 by J M Bartols F A Foster F L Palmer Collection includes: 1. 0.02/1c F18 BFP 162 Block of 10 3 stamps with double overprints (stamps 2,9,10) 2. 0.02/2c F19 BFP 163 Block of 6 2 stamps with inverted overprints (stamps 1,2)3. 0.05/20c F30 BFP 175 Block of 4 Stamp 1 with double overprint Stamp 2 with missing letters 4. Singles Stamp 1 with double overprint stamp 2 with inverted 5. 0.10/20 c F32 BFP 177 One of the rarest stamps in 1914 by Forbin Block of 4 Stamp 3 with double overprint Pair with missing letters 2 stamp According to Forbin all overprints over 20c telegraph stamps were much rarer and expensive at least in 1914 See additional information from BFP catalog on images 3 - 5

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