Sale 1068 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 30 April-1 May, 2014
Category — U.S. Possessions: Philippines, thru 1926
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
722
(PHILIPPINES/HONG KONG) "Manila Bay June 30, 1898". Dateline on enclosure with Remember the Maine multicolored patriotic design, matching cover with Hong Kong 10c Victoria tied by "Hong Kong JY 5, 1898" circular datestamp, addressed to Oakland Ore., purple "U.S. Consulate Hong Kong", San Francisco and receiving backstamps, great contents incl. "We captured about 65 Spaniards and 3 or 4 hundred guns and several thousand rounds of ammunition... We can see the masts of the Spanish ships that Dewey sunk still sticking out of the water", cover with some tears and toning, still Very Fine and rare Spanish-American War cover posted in Hong Kong, with its original letter containing a reference to Admiral Dewey's victory over the Spanish navy at Manila Bay in May 1898
E. 500-750
550
723
(PHILIPPINES) 2c Carmine, Ty. III (267). Radiant color, tied by target and "Philippine Station, San Francisco, Cal., Jul. 29, 1898" double-circle datestamp on cover with Pacific Mail Steamship Co. return address to local San Francisco address, receiving backstamp (Aug. 22), some edgewear and stamp slightly affected from placement at edge of cover, still Very Fine, very early use from this station
E. 300-400
1,800
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(SPANISH PHILIPPINES) Cebu to Hong Kong. Cover bearing six 8c Brown King Alfonso XIII stamps tied by small "Hong Kong JU 17 98" circular datestamp, back of cover with large consular handstamp from Italian Consulate in Cebu, few stamps with flaws, cover with filing holes, Fine and rare, carried on the last Spanish mails out of the Philippines
E. 400-500
750
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PHILIPPINES, 1899, 50c Orange (212). Top imprint and plate no. 75 strip of three, center stamp h.r., rich color with hint of oxidation, light natural gum bend, well-balanced margins, Very Fine, an excellent alternative to the full plate block which catalogues $30,000.00 in Scott
1,350
700
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PHILIPPINES, 1899-1904, 1c-$5.00 Ovpts. (212-238, 214b, 240, E1, E1a). Original gum except No. 223A used, fresh, rich colors, virtually all Fine-Very Fine
4,879
1,300
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PHILIPPINES, 1899, 5c Blue (216). Top imprint and plate no. 389 block of ten, stamps Mint N.H., single h.r. above plate no. in ungummed part of selvage, rich color, Fine plate block
936
700
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PHILIPPINES, 1899, 10c Orange Brown, Ty. II (217A). Bottom imprint and plate no. 1338 strip of three, lightly hinged, bright shade, Fine, nice alternative to a plate block which catalogues $6,000.00
900
275
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PHILIPPINES, 1899, 10c Orange Brown, Ty. II (217A). Bottom imprint and plate no. 1338 block of six with wide selvage, tropicalized original gum and few toned specks, few sensibly reinforced perf separationsFINE-VERY FINE. A SCARCE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF THE 10-CENT TYPE II WITH PHILIPPINES OVERPRINT.
The 10c Type II is one of the scarcest of the Philippines 1899 Overprinted Issue in plate block form. The wide bottom plate number block in our Whitpain sale realized $12,000 hammer.
Ex Todd.
6,000
3,000
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PHILIPPINES, 1899, 50c Orange (219). Matched Mint N.H. top and bottom imprint and plate no. 75 strips of three, top with extra wide selvage, vibrant color, fresh and Fine, Scott Retail as singles with no premium for the positions
1,800
0
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, 4c Orange Brown (220). Bottom imprint and plate no. 1101 block of six with full-size selvage, lightly hinged, pretty shade, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, ex Todd
750
475
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, 4c-8c Ovpts. (220-222). Mint N.H. imprint and plate no. strips of three, beautiful colors and wonderfully fresh, Fine-Very Fine, extremely difficult to locate in Mint N.H. post office condition, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. singles
810
200
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, 6c Lake (221). Mint N.H. top imprint and plate no. 924 block of six, deep shade, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as hinged
2,000
850
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, 6c Lake (221). Top imprint and plate no. 923 block of six, five stamps and selvage Mint N.H., top center stamp lightly hinged, warm shade, fresh and Fine-Very Fine
2,000
0
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, 6c Lake (221). Top imprint and plate no. 922 block of six, tropicalized original gum, rich color, Fine-Very Fine
2,000
300
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, 8c Violet Brown (222). Top imprint and plate no. 928 block of six, slightly tropicalized original gum, well-balanced margins, few perf separations in selvage sensibly reinforced, Extremely Fine appearance
1,000
300
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, 8c Violet Brown (222). Bottom imprint and plate no. 928 block of six, three stamps Mint N.H., h.r. where sensibly reinforced along a few perfs at right, rich color, choice centering throughout, Extremely Fine, scarce with such choice centering, with 1977 P.F. certificate
1,000
0
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, $1.00 Black, Ty. I, $2.00 Blue, $5.00 Green (223, 224, 225). Each tied on separate small piece by "Manila P.I. Sep. 13 12 M 1900" circular datestamps, Very Fine
1,400
800
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, $1.00 Black, Ty. II (223A). Bottom plate no. 76 single, barely tropicalized original gum, intense shade, Fine, rare with the plate number, there is no evidence that a plate block exists and we have offered only one strip of three (in combination with Ty. I)
2,000
900
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, $2.00 Dark Blue (224). With bottom plate no. 84 selvage, tropicalized original gum, intense shade, fresh and Fine, scarce with the plate number selvage, the plate block is unpriced in Scott and we have offered only two imprint and plate number strips since keeping computerized records (which catalogues $7,000.00)
350
550
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, $5.00 Dark Green (225). With bottom plate no. 85 selvage, h.r., rich color, well-balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, especially desirable with the plate number as no full plate blocks are known
650
700
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PHILIPPINES, 1901, $5.00 Dark Green (225). Deep rich color, choice centering, tiny corner perf crease at top right, Extremely Fine appearance
650
250
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PHILIPPINES, 1903-04, 1c-$5.00 Ovpts. (226-240). No. 235 Mint N.H., Nos. 237 tropical original gum and 239 disturbed original gum respectively, also incl. shade Nos. 229a and 233a, nearly all Very Fine
2,619
1,200
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, 1c Blue Green, 2c Carmine (226-227). Imprint and plate no. blocks of six, 1c wide top, 2c bottom, tropicalized original gum, rich colors, choice centering, Very Fine
700
800
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, 3c Bright Violet (228). Bottom imprint and plate no. 1589 block of six, five stamps Mint N.H., bottom left stamp h.r., intense shade and impression, fresh and Fine
2,000
900
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, 4c Brown (229). Left imprint and plate no. 1797 block of six, pressmen's initials in selvage, stamps Mint N.H., h.r. in ungummed part of selvage where few perf separations sensibly reinforced, choice centering, fresh and Very Fine, a pretty plate block
2,500
1,000
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, 10c Pale Red Brown (233). Bottom imprint and plate no. 1591 block of eight, pos. 6 with broken "ES", six stamps Mint N.H., top center pair small h.r., radiant color, Fine, with 2011 A.P.S. certificate, Scott Retail with no premium for the position
1,660
850
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, 10c Pale Red Brown (233). Bottom imprint and plate no. 1592 block of six, five stamps Mint N.H., bottom left stamp small h.r., radiant color, top left stamp single short perf, Fine-Very Fine appearance
1,500
275
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, 15c Olive Green (235). Top imprint and plate no. 1607 block of six, bit heavily h.r. where some perf separations reinforced, bright shade, Fine-Very Fine, very scarce plate block
4,750
1,500
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, 15c Olive Green (235). Bottom imprint and plate no. 2330 block of six, top center stamp h.r., others either Mint N.H. or lightly hinged, pretty color, few perf separations, otherwise Fine, very scarce plate block, bottom right stamp blue backstamp
4,750
500
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, 50c Orange (236). Block of four, h.r., vibrant color, fresh and Fine-Very Fine
575
0
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, $1.00 Black (237). Block of four, h.r., intense shade and impression, fresh and Fine-Very Fine
1,400
325
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, $1.00 Black (237). Block of four, h.r., intense shade, top stamps small thin spot, Very Fine appearance
1,400
375
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, $2.00 Dark Blue (238). Lightly hinged, choice centering with wide margins, fresh and Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
650
550
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PHILIPPINES, 1903, $2.00 Dark Blue (238). Intense shade, tied by Manila circular datestamp on small piece, Very Fine
800
0
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PHILIPPINES, 1906-11, 2c-10p Regular Issue (241-274). Fresh, lovely colors, Fine-Very Fine
1,913
550
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PHILIPPINES, 1906, 2c-10p Regular Issue (241-254, E2). Complete set of plate no. singles, few tropicalized original gum, few h.r., rich colors, Fine-Very Fine, attractive and scarce set
580
350
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PHILIPPINES, 1906, 2c-10p Regular Issue (241-254). Blocks of four, 2p and 4p with top selvage, few tropicalized original gum, top pair of 4p Mint N.H. (one with natural gum crease), Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
2,575
800
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PHILIPPINES, Booklet Panes. Five, incl. Nos. 241b (2 plate no. positions, with cover), 242b (2, with covers) and 292c, tropicalized original gum, few small flaws, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail with no premium for the covers or plate number positions
3,350
1,500
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TC
PHILIPPINES, 1906, 4c Black, Large Die Trial Color Proof on India (242TC1). On 150 x 212mm card with full die sinkage, blue 1170930 control no. on back, come corner creases, still Very Fine and very rare, ex Schofield, unlisted in Scott
E. 300-400
1,400
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PHILIPPINES, 1906-17, 2c-6c Booklet Panes of Six (242b, 261a, 262b, 276a, 277a, 292c). First three hinge reinforced, No. 277a couple h.r., No. 292c Mint N.H., Fine lot
4,450
650
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PHILIPPINES, Blocks. Nice group of blocks of four, incl. Nos. 255-260A, 261/274, 271 plate block of ten, 290-304, 319-325 with corner selvage, 485-496, E1, E3, NJ1, some Officials, few slightly tropicalized original gum, few small flaws, overall fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles in excess of
9,000
1,800
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PHILIPPINES, 1914, 2c-1p Regular Issue (276-284). Blocks of four, 6c and 16c with top selvage, several stamps incl. three 1p Mint N.H., 30c tropicalized original gum, rich colors, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail approximately
2,584
425
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PHILIPPINES, 1917, 2c Dark Green, Major Double Transfer (290a var). Showing distinct doubling of almost the entire design, face-free duplex cancel, small flaw at upper right, Very Fine appearance, very unusual, accompanied by short article from April 21, 1934 by George Sloane
E. 200-300
160
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PHILIPPINES, 1917, 2c Yellow Green, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (290b). Slightly tropicalized original gum, beautifully centered, reperfed at right, Extremely Fine appearance, we have offered only two others since keeping computerized records, with 1990 A.P.S. certificate
1,500
1,800
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PHILIPPINES, 1926, 2c-1p Legislative Palace (319-325). Two First Day covers each bearing the complete set, one is unaddressed legal-size with blue "Commemorative Stamps, First Day Sale, Manila, P.I. 20 Dec. 1926" octagonal datestamps on 4c entire, second with each tied by "Tarlac Dec. 20, 1926" duplexes on registered cover to Bruggmann in Manila, receiving backstamp, some slight edgewear, Very Fine and attractive
800
400
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PHILIPPINES, 1926, 2c-1p Legislative Palace Issue, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between (319a, 320a, 321a). 16c with bottom right corner selvage, 4c Mint N.H., others small h.r., 2c and 16c small toned spots on back, Fine-Very Fine appearance, a complete "set" of the three denominations of the series which are imperforate vertically between
950
400
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PHILIPPINES, 1926, 2c Green & Black, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Between (319b). Rich color, few small toned spots, small perf thin at bottom right, Very Fine appearance, scarce
575
200
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PHILIPPINES, 1926, 4c Carmine & Black, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between (320a). Bold strike of Manila Jan. 3 duplex cancel, some slight toning, right stamp small wrinkle at upper right, color slightly faded, otherwise Fine, rare in used condition, unlisted in Scott as used, Scott Retail as unused $325.00
E. 200-300
150
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P
PHILIPPINES, 1926, 18c Light Brown & Black, Plate Proof on Glazed Card (322P4). Left sheet margin vertical pair, large margins, rich colors, few trivial toned specks, Very Fine, scarce
700
250
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PHILIPPINES, 1926, 18c Light Brown & Black, Double Impression of Center (322a). Small h.r., second impression well above first and so displaying significant doubling, trivial toned spot on back, Fine, scarce, only 150 printed and we have offered only three others since keeping computerized records
1,250
275
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PHILIPPINES, 1926, 18c Light Brown & Black, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Between (322b). Lightly hinged, choice centering, some slight toning, otherwise Very Fine, scarce
675
350
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PHILIPPINES, 1926, 20c Orange & Brown, Imperforate Pair (323c). Vertical pair, lightly hinged, large margins, two horizontal creases (one between stamps), Very Fine appearance, scarce only 50 pairs (100 stamps) were printed, many have been split into singles, we have offered only three other pairs (two vertical and one horizontal) since keeping computerized records
1,750
500
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PHILIPPINES, 1926, 20c Orange & Brown, Imperforate (323c). Two singles, markedly different shades so one is either faded or a proof, also single of No. 323a Orange & Brown shade, h.r. and some toning, Fine-Very Fine, one imperforate with red "W.B. Manila" backstamp
E. 400-500
250
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PHILIPPINES, 1926, 2c-1p Legislative Palace Issue, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Between (319b-325a). Lightly hinged, rich colors, choice centeringVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE COMPLETE SET OF VERTICAL PAIRS IMPERFORATE-BETWEEN OF THE 1926 LEGISLATIVE PALACE ISSUE.
Scott Catalogue value for the set has not changed in at least a decade, which is the last time we offered most denominations. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a complete set in superior condition.
4,575
2,900
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