Baby Head

2 centimos de peso, ultramarine

2 4/8 centimos de peso, blue

10 centimos de peso, blue green

10 centimos de peso, claret

10 centimos de peso, yellow brown

6 centimos de peso, carmine rose

8 centimos de peso, yellow green

8 centimos de peso, ultramarine

15 centimos de peso, blue green

5 centimos de peso, blue

1 centimo de peso, violet

2 centimos de peso, claret

2 centimos de peso, violet

2 centimos de peso, grey brown

6 centimos de peso, brown violet

6 centimos de peso, red orange

1 centimo de peso, blue green

2 centimos de peso, dark brown

15 centimos de peso, rose

15 centimos de peso, red brown

20 centimos de peso, violet

20 centimos de peso, orange

25 centimos de peso, dull blue

12 4/8 centimos de peso, yellow green

The keytype known as "Baby Head" portrays King Alfonso XIII.

Issued from 1890 to 1897, the values are the following:

1 centimo de peso  (violet)
1 centimo de peso (rose)
1 centimo de peso (blue green)
1 centimo de peso (claret)
2 centimos de peso (claret)
2 centimos de peso (violet) 
2 centimos de peso (dark brown)
2 centimos de peso (ultramarine)
2 centimos de peso (grey brown)
2 4/8 centimos de peso (blue)
2 4/8 centimos de peso (olive grey)
5 centimos de peso (blue)
5 centimos de peso (olive grey)
5 centimos de peso (green)
5 centimos de peso (blue green)
5 centimos de peso (violet brown)
6 centimos de peso (brown violet)
6 centimos de peso (red orange)
6 centimos de peso (carmine rose)
8 centimos de peso (yellow green)
8 centimos de peso (ultramarine) 
8 centimos de peso (red brown)
10 centimos de peso (blue green)
10 centimos de peso (pale claret)
10 centimos de peso (claret)
10 centimos de peso (yellow brown)
12 4/8 centimos de peso (yellow green)
12 4/8 centimos de peso (orange)
15 centimos de peso (red brown)
15 centimos de peso (rose)
15 centimos de peso (blue green)
20 centimos de peso (rose)
20 centimos de peso (salmon)
20 centimos de peso (grey brown)
20 centimos de peso (violet)
20 centimos de peso (orange)
25 centimos de peso (brown)
25 centimos de peso (dull blue)
40 centimos de peso
80 centimos de peso

star cancel

1880 King Alfonso XII 2 centimos de peso

1890 "Baby Head" 12 4/8 centimos de peso yellow green

Parts of a dotted five-pointed star cancellation.

Peace allegory

25 centimos de peseta

62 centimos de peseta, official cancel

The second allegory to be featured on Philippine stamps was the "Peace" issue of 1874.

Not shown above are the 12 centimos de peseta value and the 1 peseta 25 centimos value.

UPU overprint

The Universal Postal Union was created in 1874 (as General Postal Union -- the name change came four years later), and the Philippines marked its admission to this agency in 1879 by overprinting King Alfonso XII stamps.

There are two types of the overprint. Shown above is the first type (letters in CONVENIO and CORREOS close to each other) and the second one has the letters in CONVENIO and CORREOS slightly far apart. Two stamps of the King Alfonso XII first issue were overprinted: 2 centimos de peso on 25 milesimas de peso, and 8 centimos de peso on 100 milesimas de peso.

Curiously, the inscription FILIPINAS on the base stamp has been obliterated by the overprint!

JGBC

1882 King Alfonso XII 10 centimos de peso

A business handstamp of the Johnston, Gore-Booth and Company.

International Telegraph Company

1882 King Alfonso XII 25 centimos de peso,

punched for telegraph use but the hole didn't go all the way through.

A business handstamp of the International Telegraph Company.

nose

The stamp above was issued in 1878 and the one below in 1880.

Both portray King Alfonso II.

Now, what happened to his nose?