Sale 1067 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 24-28 March, 2014
Category — U.S. Possessions: Philippines, Offical Ovpts. thru Group Lots
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1989
PHILIPPINES, 1907, Bandholtz Blue "OB" Ovpts. on 1899 2c-6c (214 var, 215 var, 221 var; Coughlin OB-BA2-BL, OB-BA3-BL, OB-BA6-BL). Original gum, h.r., bright colors, fresh and Very Fine, scarce, only twelve of the 2c, 19 of the 3c and six of the 6c are recorded, Coughlin value
925
1,300
1990
PHILIPPINES, 1906, 1c-10c Regular Issue, Black "O.B." Ovpts. (226 var-228 var, 231 var, 233 var-234 var). Each with black "O.B." handstamped overprint, tied by "Bulacan, P.I., Feb. 22 7AM 1906" duplexes on legal-size official penalty cover to Manila, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, scarce
E. 200-300
500
Back to Top1991
PHILIPPINES, 1907, Bandholtz Red "OB" Ovpt. on 1903 3c Bright Violet (228 var; Coughlin OB-BA17-R). Bit heavy h.r., rich color, clear overprint, Fine and rare, only three are recorded
700
1,300
Back to Top1992
PHILIPPINES, 1906, 2c-50c Regular Issue, "Official Business" Bandholtz Ovpts. (232 var-236 var, 240 var). Each with "Official Business" reading down, tied by "Bulacan P.I. Jun. 2?, 1906" duplexes on legal-size cover to Manila, blue Bandholtz return address handstamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, scarce unlisted in Coughlin
E. 200-300
700
Back to Top1993
PHILIPPINES, 1907, Bandholtz Black "OB" Ovpt. on 1903 50c Orange (236 var; Coughlin OB-BA27-B). Unused (no gum), vibrant color, Very Fine, this is the only denomination of the series to come with a black overprint, only 20 are known, Coughlin value
750
325
Back to Top1994
PHILIPPINES, 1907, Bandholtz Blue "OB" Ovpt. on 1903 50c Orange (236 var; Coughlin OB-BA27-BL). Lightly hinged, radiant color, Very Fine, only 30 are recorded
575
400
Back to Top1995
PHILIPPINES, 1907, Bandholtz Red "OB" Ovpt. on 1903 $2.00 Dark Blue (238 var; Coughlin OB-BA29-R). Part original gum, bright color, Very Fine, scarce, only 31 are known, with 1970 P.F. certificate
E. 200-300
300
Back to Top1996
PHILIPPINES, 1907, Bandholtz Blue "OB" Ovpt. on 1906 2c-2p (241 var-252 var, Coughlin OB-BA32-BL to OB-BA49-BL). H.r., rich colors, 30c faulty top right corner, few others small faults, Fine-Very Fine group, Coughlin value
585
325
Back to Top1997
PHILIPPINES, 1907, Bandholtz Yellow "OB" Ovpt. on 1906 2c-30 (241 var-250 var, Coughlin OB-BA32-Y to OB-BA47-Y). Most tropicalized original gum, h.r., overall Fine, scarce in yellow, Coughlin value
457
650
Back to Top1998
PHILIPPINES, 1907, Bandholtz Green "OB" Ovpt. on 1906 2c-30 (241 var-250 var, Coughlin OB-BA32-G to OB-BA47-G). Incl. 8c and 26c with split overprints, h.r. with some tropicalized original gum, rich colors, 30c pulled perf at left, still Fine-Very Fine, Coughlin value
510
375
Back to Top1999
PHILIPPINES, 1909-11, Bandholtz Black "OB" Ovpt. on 1909-11 13c-30c (256 var-259 var; Coughlin OB-BU1-2B, OB-BU1-3-B, OB-BU1-4-B, OB-BU1-5-B). Blocks of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., rich colors, Fine-Very Fine, Coughlin value
920
500
Back to Top2000
PHILIPPINES, 1911, Bandholtz Black "OB" Ovpt. on 1911 2c-2p (261 var, 263 var-272 var; Coughlin OB-BU1-8-B to OB-BU1-20-B). Complete to the 2p except for the 4c, bottom selvage on the 20c, 30c and 1p, h.r., fresh and Fine-Very Fine, Coughlin value
725
325
Back to Top2001
PHILIPPINES, 1911, Bandholtz Red "OB" Ovpts. on 1911 2c-2p (261 var, 263 var-272 var; Coughlin OB-BU1-8-R, OB-BU1-11-R to OB-BU1-20-R). 2p with bottom part imprint selvage, 1p with left selvage and with additional overprint in selvage, h.r., Fine, scarce, only 100 of each are known
745
950
Back to Top2002
PHILIPPINES, 1911, Bandholtz Black "OB" Ovpts. on 1911 6c-30c (263 var, 265 var-266 var, 268 var, 270 var; Coughlin OB-BU1-11-B, OB-BU1-13-B, OB-BU1-14-B, OB-BU1-16-B, OB-BU1-18-B). Blocks of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., bright colors, Fine-Very Fine, Coughlin value
920
160
Back to Top2003
PHILIPPINES, 1911, Bandholtz Red "OB" Ovpt. on 1911 1p Pale Violet (271 var; Coughlin OB-BU1-19-R). Bottom plate no. 22000 selvage, h.r., fresh and Very Fine, only two plate nos. were printed and we do not know whether the top plate no. still exists, Coughlin value
125
100
Back to Top2004
PHILIPPINES, 1906, Bandholtz Red "OB" Ovpt. on 1899 10c Blue, Special Delivery (E1 var; Coughlin OBSD-BA1-R). Mint N.H., deep rich color, Very Fine and choice, scarce, only 50 are known, Coughlin value
750
400
Back to Top2005
PHILIPPINES, 1906, Bandholtz Blue "OB" Ovpt. on 10c Dark Blue, Special Delivery (E1 var). Used with 3c Bright Violet (228) with similar overprint, tied by "Manila P.I. Oct. 22 6PM 1906" duplexes on legal-size official penalty cover to San Isidro, Philippines, with blue Bandholtz return address handstamp and matching "Confidential", receiving backstamp, reduced at right where small piece out at lower right, Very Fine, the Coughlin catalogue only lists this struck in red
E. 200-300
475
Back to Top2006
Philippines Official Business Handstamped and Printed Ovpts. Mounted collection of perhaps a couple hundred items, first part begins with overprinted U.S. Administration Issues, different types and sizes of "O.B" or "Official Mail" ovpts, then later Pictorial, Air Post, etc. issues with a variety of different types of handstamps, second part is Printed Ovpts. on Regular Issues of 1906-11 with different colors, two different colors on one stamp, inverted, doubles, pairs one without, blocks of four, used and so forth, many of these are quite scarce, according to the introductory page, these are almost all from the Captain F. L. Palmer collection however we can not confirm that statement, generally Fine-Very Fine, an interesting and important collection that should be viewed to fully appreciate
E. 2,000-3,000
3,750
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Philippines Commercial Overprints. Approximately 160 items on pages, these overprints were intended to prevent theft or unauthorized use and are not Precancels, incl. "Philippine National Bank OB" double circles, "Heacock's Manila", used and unused singles, blocks of four, used block and cover, "Manila P.I." (two different types) used and unused singles and blocks of four, "A. Manila P.I.", singles and blocks of four, "H. Manila P.I." used and unused singles and unused blocks of four, '"C S' Manila P.I." unused blocks of four and "Rambler Manila" on 2c (unused single and block of four and used and unused 12c, a short-lived issue), some tropical toning here and there, overall Fine-Very Fine for these scarce overprints, important offering for the specialist, almost entirely ex Tows and Todd
(View a PDF file of the contents of this lot)
E. 1,500-2,000
4,000
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Philippines Military Station Cancellations. Collection on stock pages, about 100 items, incl. single and double circles, a few in red or violet, straight lines, San Francisco Station, uses on U. S. non-overprinted stamps incl. 5c Trans-Mississippi block of four, on Spanish Philippines, also Philippine Ovpts. used in Hong Kong and Singapore, mostly on pieces, generally Fine, excellent lot for the specialist
E. 500-750
1,000
Back to Top2009
Philippines Collection, 1899-1950. Balance of the "Diamond" Specialized Philippines Collection in two volumes, includes U.S. Administration nearly complete with most dollar values, used No. 223A, five used 237, plate no. singles, blocks of four, imprint and plate no. strips of three, plate no. blocks of six and larger, many unlisted, few covers, some FDC's, booklet panes and complete booklets, lots of Back-of-the-Book material too extensive to mention, and much, much more, generally Fine-Very Fine, we suggest careful viewing to appreciate the importance of this lot
E. 3,000-4,000
9,500
Back to Top2010
Philippines Collection. Scott album pages of unused and used stamps, incl. unused Nos. 212, 224 (1983 PFC), 225, 237, 238, 239, C9-C13, C17, E1, J1-J7, used incl. No. 223A, most of the better unused either no gum or regummed, some "Victory" overprints incl. many reference copies (not counted), mixed condition, some Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail in excess of
8,500
1,300
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