EFO 1886 newspaper stamp

Big chunk off the back of the king's head, a plate flaw?

1/8 de centavo King Alfonso XII newspaper stamp of 1886.

fancy star cancel

A United States fancy cancel is on a Philippine stamp!

Cebu Baby Head

A 15 centimos de peso blue green Baby Head with a partial Cebu cancellation.

And extra dots between the A and S of FILIPINAS.

Sta. Cruz cancel

Remember the Sta. Cruz cancel posted in March 2016?

Here's another one, this time on a Curly Head keytype.

Now I can confirm that this is a legit cancellation because it is listed as Type 7D by Nigel Gooding, a specialist in Spanish-Philippines stamps and postal history.

ornate AC

What's the ornate lettering for on this stamp?

H.R. Harmer Sale 3018

Sale 3018 of H.R. Harmer on October 26 is called

Spanish and U.S. Philippines and United States Territories and Possessions....

Here's the description:

Following the success of the Richard D. Miggins Collection of the Philippines last spring, we are very pleased to be able to present another specialized catalogue of the Philippines and other United States Territories. In addition to further selections from the Miggins Collection, we are offering items from the Stanley Estabrook Collection of Philippines Flight Covers and the Donn Lueck Collection of Philippines Revenues. Individual highlights include: The only recorded use of the Philippines 1881 black 8c on 10c bistre revenue stamp on cover (Lot 2101) The only known example of the Philippines 1907-14 5,000p revenue stamp (Lot 2402) A 1911 Manila Carnival Pioneer Exhibition flown postcard, one of three known (Lot 2450)

The website is

https://stampauctionnetwork.com/ha/ha3018.cfm

Great illustrations!

BCC auction October 9

There are seven Spanish-Philippine philatelic lots in today's auction of the Bayanihan Collectors Club to be held at the Ortigas Library.

These are as follows:

1862 5c dull red imperf used

1863 5c vermillon imperf mint

1863 10c carmine imperf mint

1863 1 real violet imperf mint

1863 2 reales blue imperf mint

1863 1 real grey green imperf mint

1863 1 real green imperf used

surcharged Baby Head

Stamps of the 'Baby Head' keytype were surcharged in 1897.

An example is shown above.

5 centimos (?) on 5 centimos de peso?

Probably another change in currency during the Spanish colonial period.

H. R. Harmer

On May 5-7 is scheduled Sale No. 3009 of H. R. Harmer which features the Don Peterson Spanish Philippines Collection.

foreign cancel?

This cancellation doesn't look like a Spanish-Philippine postmark.

Do you know what is it?

JULIA

The engraved JULIA (spot it, if you can) on the King Alfonso II stamp (above) and the King Alfonso XIII stamp (below) is the name of the engraver -- Eugenio Julia Jover.

S

The S in FILIPINAS looks rather stylish, unlike the S on the CORREOS of the overprint.

handstamp on Baby Head

What is this handstamp on a "Baby Head" stamp?

fraction

Denominations with fractions must have been easy during the Spanish Philippines...but not today!

unclear business handstamp

Do you know which business handstamp is this?

R

Is the R on this King Alfonso XII stamp part of a cancel?

socked on the nose

A Bacolod socked on the nose cancel.

ABAMBA

Interesting cancellation (?) on a 2 centimos de peso "Baby Head".

Part of COCHABAMBA? But Cochabamba is in Bolivia.

Spanish revenue stamps

These, as well, are revenue stamps of the Spanish Philippines.

GIRO

Spanish Philippines stamps inscribed GIRO are revenue issues.