Spanish Administration, 199, 1898 3c Dark brown, pair tied on piece by nice strike of blue "Philippine Station/ San Francisco, Cal" Aug 14 1898 cancel (Baker D-1, not listed in blue), Very Fine and choice item canceled on the first day of the Manila Post Office; ex-Tows
Spanish Administration H&G 19, 1898 3c+3c Red brown on yellow, unsevered message and reply card, with August 13, 1898 "Philippine Station/San Francisco, Cal." cancel, applied on the last day of use in Cavite before the post office was transferred to Manila effective August 14, Very Fine, a nice souvenir card most probably created by one of the soldiers at the time (Baker D-1, Goodale A-1)
US 1895 1c-10c Forerunners, eight different values affixed to US 2c stationery envelope (unaddressed), all tied by September 2, 1898 "Philippine Station/San Francisco" duplex cancels (Baker D-1), vertical file fold not affecting stamps, a Very Fine and interesting philatelic cover including some values seldom encountered (4c, 6c, 8c)
US 281, 1898 5c Dark blue, strip of four tied to large cover by "Mil. Sta. No. 1 Philippine Isls. San Francisco Cal." duplex, stamped cornercard "Commando S.M.S. Irene," addressed to the German Consulate in Shanghai (German cruiser "Arcona,"), slightly reduced at left and a few creases, still Very Fine and a rare destination, the Irene was docked in Manila Harbor at the time
1899 Registered Cover to Switzerland, franked with US 1st Bureau 1c and 5c (3), addressed to Basel, magenta boxed Manila "R" handstamp, red "Mil. Sta. No. 1, Philippine Isls, San Francisco, Cal. Registered Apr 3 1899" cds, backstamped Basel May 6, one 5c damaged and cover with some reinforcements along folds, still Very Fine appearance and rare
213, 1899 1c Yellow green, pair tied by faint "Mil. Sta. No 1 Manila" duplex, on private mailing card ("Greetings from the Philippines" addressed to Leipzig, Germany, endorsed "via Singapore," purple "15 ctms T" due marking (with corresponding crayon 25pf, message on front indicates June 5, 1900 sending, Very Fine and attractive card
213, 1899 1c Yellow green, two singles used on private mailing card (showing a steamship discharging hemp) to Leipzig, stamps tied by February ?, 1903 Manila cds, March 13 Leipzig arrival cds, Very Fine and attractive card
214, 1899 2c Red, Type IV, pair tied by duplex killer to private mailing card showing American soldiers, addressed to Melbourne, Australia, postmarked Manila January 26, 1903, Very Fine and attractive card
214, 1899 2c Red, Type IV, booklet pane pair used on 1c stamped envelope (U17), stamps tied by "Baguio, Benguet, PI Jul 29 5PM 1904" duplex to cover to Erfurt, Germany, Very Fine and attractive cover
214b, 1901 2c Orange red, Type IV, Booklet pane of six, PO fresh, pristine o.g. without a hint of toning or disturbance, NH, Fine and scarce; ex-Diamond (Scott $450)
215, 1899 3c Purple, single used on 2c stamped envelope (U8), addressed to Bremen, Germany, November 26, 1900 Manila duplex, backstamped Bremen January 6, Very Fine and attractive
217, 1898 10vc Brown, Type I, imprint and plate number strip of three #306 bottom, o.g.,NH but with some tiny bits of disturbance, fresh and Fine (Scott $175 as o.g.)
219, 1900 50c Orange, tied by cork cancel on registered official envelope addressed to Cincinnati, Ohio, Manila registry handstamp plus nice strike of "Mil. Sta. No. 3, Philippine Isls, Iloilo/ Registered Apr 9 1900" cancel, backstamped "Mil. Sta. No. 1 Philippine Isls/ Registered Apr 20", 3-line "San Francisco Jun 2 1900 Registry Div" transit cancels and 2-line "Cincinnati O./ Jun 7 1900" arrival, reduced approx 45mm at left, cover wrinkling/ creasing at right affects stamp, still a Fine and scarce use (Scott $400)
319b, 1926 2c Green & black, Vertical pair imperforate between, lovely centering, light even toning as usual, Very Fine example of this popular and rare error with only 16 pairs recorded (Scott $375)
225, 1901 $5 Dark green, especially well centered with rich verdant color, unobtrusive corner cancel, choice Very Fine; an elusive used single, particularly in this premium quality (Scott $900)
1902 Postal Card to Switzerland, US UX14 cancelled by Iloilo/ Panay Isld Dec 27 duplex with added Philippines 2c Overprint (Scott 214) tied by nice strike of Manila Transit Dec 29 1902 cds, addressed to "Langgasse/ St Gallen/ Switzerland" and with Langgasse 4.II.93 arrival cds, card with age spots and typical bit of postal wear, Fine
230, 1904 5c Blue, imprint and plate number strip of three #1887 bottom, well centered, outer stamps NH, center stamp and margin h.r., fresh and Very Fine (Scott $97 as singles)
230 var, 1907 5c Blue, Bureau of Insular Affairs Special Printing, wonderfully well centered, o.g., Very Fine and choice, penciled "S.P." on gum, 2018 Philatelic Foundation certificate; ex-Todd (Scott $1,000)
231 var, 1907 6c Brownish lake, Bureau of Insular Affairs Special Printing, rich color, l.h., Very Fine and choice; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate; ex-Todd (Scott $1,000)
232 var, 1907 8c Violet black, Bureau of Insular Affairs Special Printing, rich color, part o.g., thins, Fine appearance; 2018 Philatelic Foundation certificate; ex-Todd (Scott $1,000)
238, 1904 $2 Dark blue, nicely centered with fresh color, o.g., possibly reperfed at left (not mentioned on cert), still Very Fine; 1990 PF certificate (Scott $550)
240, 1904 2c Carmine, imprint and plate number block of six #2835 left, unusually well centered block with fresh color, lightly tropicalized o.g., Very Fine; ex-Todd (Scott $600)
240 var, 1907 2c Carmine, Bureau of Insular Affairs Special Printing, rich color, l.h., lightly toned at left, Very Fine centering; 2018 Philatelic Foundation certificate; ex-Todd (Scott $1,000)
261a, 1911 2c Green, Booklet pane of six, vibrant color on fresh white paper, usual lightly toned o.g., still F-VF, an attractive example of this scarce booklet pane (Scott $800)
1916 Registered/Censored Letter to Germany, cover addressed to Chemnitz, franked with 10c and 16c regular issue, red boxed Zamboanga September 13, 1916 registry handstamp, purple "Auslandstelle Emmerich Frei-gegeben" handstamp, censor tape at right, all proper backstamps (Manila, New York, Chemnitz), Very Fine and attractive
290e/462a, 1917/41 2c/4c Booklet Panes and Booklets, comprised of 290e pos E (tropicalized o.g., VF), 291b (2 NH incl one pos E), 291b booklet of 2 panes (the panes adhere to interleaving), 411a complete booklet of four panes (NH, VF), 433a complete booklet of four panes (NH, VF), 462a complete booklet of four panes (NH, VF), useful group (Scott $150+)
319a, 1926 2c Green & black, Horizontal pair imperforate between, rich color, o.g. with faintest trace of tropicalization, Very Fine, attractive example of this scarce error with only 25 pairs recorded, undercatalogued in our opinion (Scott $200)
320a, 1926 4c Carmine & black, Horizontal pair imperforate between, error pair in bottom right sheet margin strip of three, usual lightly tropicalized o.g., Very Fine and particularly attractive as a positional piece, only 20 pairs recorded (Scott $275)
321a, 1926 16c Olive green & black, Horizontal pair imperforate between, wonderful centering and rich color, usual lightly toned o.g., Very Fine and rare error, signed George B. Sloane (Scott $275)
326, 1928 2c Green coil, line pair and paste-up pairs, NH, fresh and F-VF; the paste-up pair is unpriced in Scott but is considerably rarer than a line pair
340a-49a, 1925 2c-30c Imperforates, lovely set in used pairs, all from the 1925 printing, Very Fine and particularly scarce as multiples (Scott $321.50 as singles)
351a, 1925 2p Violet brown, horizontal pair with usual double circle cancels, Very Fine, singles this nice are scarce, but a pair is particularly desirable, 2021 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $800 as singles)
352a, 1925 4p Deep blue, right margin horizontal pair with target cancel, in the distinctive 1925 shade, certificate notes "light internal wrinkles" which are common on all used examples of the issue, Very Fine and rare so nice, 2009 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,200)
1939 Airmail to Germany via Hong Kong, cover franked with 1p "Commonwealth" and 24c Airmail (443, C50), both tied by May 24, 1939 Manila cds, addressed to Plauen, purple boxed "Via Clipper" and large black "X," Very Fine and attractive
1940 Censored Cover to Germany Via Siberia, franked with 4c Yellow green and 8c on 26c Airmail Exhibition (384, C57), tied by October 30, 1940 Manila slogan machine cancel, Germany censor tape on reverse and handstamp on front, Very Fine and attractive
1943 Inbound Prisoner of War Mail, cover from Columbus, Ohio (February 27, 1943 machine cancel), to prisoner of war held in Manila internment camp, sent care of Japanese Red Cross via New York, US censor tape (292) on left and Japanese censor tape on right, minor edge creasing but still a Very Fine and scarce inbound cover
471, 1944 6c Dark green, Handstamped "Victory" overprint, typical tropicalized o.g., some frayed perfs along the top, a Fine example with 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $350)
C1-6, C9-12, 1906 2c/30c Madrid-Manila Overprints, "Broken Propeller" varieties, C2 in a block of four with three normals, the others as singles, o.g., some toning as usual, an F-VF and scarce set of these varieties (Scott $845 for normals)
C14, 1926 4p Dark blue, strong color, unblemished o.g., NH, short perf at right, Fine and scarce with only 700 issued; signed "AD" (Diena) and Champion (Scott $1,300)
E4 var, 1911 20c Pale ultramarine, top margin single with part imprint, lovely distinctive shade, slightly disturbed o.g., Fine and scarce; 2011 Philatelic Foundation certificate (listed but unpriced in Scott)
E9, 1944 20c Blue violet, Handstamped "Victory" overprint, fresh color, tropicalized o.g., Fine and scarce with only 600 issued; 2017 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $550)
J1, 1899 1c Deep claret, imprint and plate number block of ten #246 bottom, o.g., stamps NH, some small h.r. in the ungummed portion of the margin only, F-VF (Scott $710 as hinged plate block of six and four NH singles)
J1, 1899 1c Deep claret, with #213 on two covers; 1902 locally addressed in Manila ("The Manila Gun Club" handstamped cc), 1903 Corregidor to Manila, each with a "Postage Due..." handstamp, F-VF; each ex-Plass
J2, 1899 2c Deep claret, imprint and plate number strips of three, o.g., #247 bottom (2 stamps NH, one h.r., F-VF), #268 top (mount glaze on gum, Fine) (Scott $250)
J2, 1899 2c Deep claret, with #214 on a 1903 cover originating in Pedigan (?) and addressed to Manila, light strike of "Postage Due 2 Cts." handstamp, Very Fine; ex-Plass
J5, 1899 50c Deep claret, rich color and crisp impression, barest trace of cancellation at top, Very Fine, 2021 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $100)
J15, 1937 3c on 4c Brown red, tied by wavy line cancels on a legal-sized business reply envelope with printed address to a Tobacco and Cigarette Factory in Manila, Pulilan originating cancel, Very Fine and scarce intended use; the 3c postage due was solely issued for the payment of the fee on business reply envelopes
N4 var, 1942 5c on 6c Golden brown, Typewritten "K.P." overprint, block of six plus single tied on Nov 1942 official envelope by lightly struck Laguna duplex cancels, cc of "Philippine Executive Commission/ Municipality of Santa Cruz/ Laguna/ Office of the Treasurer", addressed to the "Director of Customs and Internal Revenue" in Manila, Japanese censor and receiver handstamps, cover wrinkling and some corner bends, upper left stamp of the block with corner clipped, Fine and scarce
N29-31 var, 1943 5c-17c "Independence", Horizontal pairs, imperforate vertically, without gum as issued, Very Fine and rare, unlisted in Scott; each with a 2020 Philatelic Foundation certificate for the block from which the pair was taken (Garrett G-28c, G-29b, G-30b)
Japanese Occupation Issues Assortment, 27 overprinted singles and multiples all with provisional "KP" (OB) overprints, F-VF, difficult group to assemble
1942 2c, 4c Guerrilla Postage, both values in sheets of ten on pink paper showing the different fonts for each value in the sheet, without gum as issued, Very Fine and quite rare as complete sheets (Napp G1, G2, $3,000)
O2 var, 1926 4c Carmine and black, vertical bottom margin strip of five, imperforate between bottom stamp and margin, double horizontal perfs between stamps 4 and 5, tropicalized o.g. and light even toning as usual, F-VF
O2 var, 1926 4c Palace, "Official" overprint, imperforate bottom margin and doubled perfs between stamps, tropicalized o.g., lightly toned, still Very Fine, Brewster records just 7 pairs
O27a, O31a, 1938 2c, 10c Officials, the 2c "Hyphen Omitted" NH single, two NH singles in a block of four with normals (gum creases), two singles in a used block of four with two normals (light creasing); 10c No Period After "O" NH in corner margin pair with normal, F-VF (Scott $140)
UPSS 70, 1908 2c Green on amber wove paper, size 10, mint entire with John Rothschild & Co. printed corner card, backflap stuck down, Very Fine and rare with only four examples recorded (Scott U31; UPSS $200, underpriced as we sold a similar example in 2019 for $575 hammer)
U43, U43 var, 1944 2c Carmine, Handstamped "Victory" overprint, entires with printed cc, two with "Money Order/ Giro Postal" legend at lower left (one unused, one used), each with sealed flap, F-VF; ex-Diamond (UPSS 120, 120a, $475)
U43, 1944 2c Carmine, Handstamped "Victory" overprint, used with block of four 2c "Victory" handstamp (464), cancelled by Tolosa duplex, unaddressed, Very Fine and attractive, ex-Diamond (UPSS 121a, $300)
U43, 1944 2c Carmine, Handstamped "Victory" overprint, with money order Type 1 imprint, cornercard Type 1 (on UPSS 105b), used entire with January 3, 1945 Tacloban, Leyte duplex, addressed to San Francisco, Fine and rare cover, ex-Diamond (UPSS 120a, $250)