Doubtful and Bogus Cancellations

Doubtful & Bogus Cancellations

This Section lists and depicts known Doubtful and Bogus cancellations and markings on various Spanish-Philippine postal issues. Ongoing additions and amendments to this Section will be carried out as other dubious cancellations or markings are discovered.

NON-PHILIPPINE CANCELS

	ANGOLA / CORREIO DO AMBRIZ
	Ambriz, Village & Municipality in Bengo Province, Angola Single Outer Lined Oval Date Stamp in Black 47mm wide and 22mm high Consistent '23 FEB 87' Date Sans-Serif, all 3mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on 1888 Recargo de Consumos Overprints and Postal Issues Between 1890 and 1897 Earliest Known Usage: Warren W-296 The same cancel is also known applied on stamps from Angola Link to Stamp Page

	CERTIFICADO / BARCELONA
	City of Barcelona, Spain Single Lined Rectangular Dated Cancel with Cut Corners 30mm wide and 20mm high Two Dates Recorded: '24. JUL. 35' and '-1. AGO. 35' Dates Serif 'S & I' (7mm tall). All others Sans-Serif (3mm tall)
Doubtful Status Known on Postal Issues Between 1890 and 1892 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #149 Possible Favour Cancels applying the Barcelona Registration Handstamp Link to Stamp Page

	BEJUCAL / YSLA DE CUBA
	Bejucal, Town & Municipality in Mayabeque Province, Cuba Single Outer Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 26mm Diameter Consistent '25 NOV' Date Without Year Sans-Serif, Outer Letters 3.25mm tall, Date 3mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1872 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #45 Link to Stamp Page

	CARDENAS / ISLA DE CUBA
	City of Cardenas, Cuba Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 20mm Outer Diameter, 11mm Inner Diameter Consistent '20 NOV' Date (in Italics) Without Year Sans-Serif, Outer Letters 3mm tall, Date 2mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1879 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #71 Link to Stamp Page

	CHICAGO HEIGHTS / ILL.
	City of Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois, USA Outer and Inner Pearled Circular Cancel in Purple Crown (Representative Picture) in Centre 27mm Outer Diameter, 15mm Inner Diameter Serif Letters, all 2.75mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues of 1882 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #81 Crown Overprint Applied Separately, Evident from Shifted Position within the Cancel Link to Stamp Page

	EXPEDICION / CTES
	Possibly of Portuguese Origin Single Outer and Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 25mm Outer Diameter, 15mm Inner Diameter Consistent '31 MAY 94' Date Sans-Serif, Outer Letters 3mm tall, Date 2.5mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on 1888 Recargo de Consumos Overprints and Postal Issues Between 1882 and 1898 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #81 Link to Stamp Page

	HABANA / CORREOS
	Habana (Havana), Capital & Largest City in Cuba Single Outer Lined and Broken Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 26mm Outer Diameter, 16mm Inner Diameter Consistent '25 ENE. 88' Date Sans-Serif, Top Letters 3mm tall, Others 2.5mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1882 and 1898 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #87 Link to Stamp Page

	JACHAL / SAN JUAN
	Jachal, Department of the Province of San Juan, Argentina Single Outer Lined Rectangle with Rounded Corners in Black 35mm Wide, 24mm High with Rounded Corners Consistent '13 ABRIL' Date Without Year Sans-Serif Letters on Top and Middle, Serif on Bottom Jachal & San Juan (4mm tall), Centre Date (3mm tall)
Bogus Cancellation Known on 1888 Recargo de Consumos Overprints and Postal Issues Between 1882 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #78 Link to Stamp Page

	MANAGUA / PORTO BU???
	Managua, Capital and Largest City in Nicaragua Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black (Bottom Inscription Incomplete) 28mm Outer Diameter, 18mm Inner Diameter No Date in Centre Serif Lettering, all 2.5mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1886 and 1894 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #P1 Link to Stamp Page

	SAN JUAN / PTO RICO
	San Juan, Capital City and Most Populous Municipality in Puerto Rico Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 27mm Outer Diameter, 16mm Inner Diameter Consistent '28 JUN.' Date Without Year Sans-Serif, all 3mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1882 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #81 Link to Stamp Page

	S. VICENTE / 1880
	Island of Sao Vicente (Saint Vincent), Cape Verde Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 23mm Outer Diameter, 12mm Inner Diameter Consistent '11 / 5 / 1880' Date Sans-Serif on Top, Serif on Others, Letters 3mm Tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1880 and 1892 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #76 Similar Cancel Used on Stamps from Cabo Verde Link to Stamp Page

CORREIO CANCELS

	CORREIO / DE MOZAMBIQUE
	Mozambique, former Portuguese Colony, Southeast Africa Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 27mm Outer Diameter, 17mm Inner Diameter Consistent '1 MAIO 86' Date (Year Often Omitted) Sans-Serf, CORREIO (2.3mm) and Others (2mm). Serif, Date (3mm)
Bogus Cancellation Known on 1888 Recargo de Consumos Overprints and Postal Issues Between 1882 and 1897 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #81 Link to Stamp Page

	CORREIO / 10 JUN 93
	Possibly of Portuguese Origin (Bottom Inscription Incomplete) Single Outer Lined and Broken Inner Lined CDS in Black, Blue or Purple 24mm Outer Diameter, 15mm Inner Diameter Consistent '10. JUN. 93' Date Sans-Serif Lettering, all 3mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1892 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #150 Link to Stamp Page

	CORREIO / 20 UT? 11
	Possibly of Portuguese Origin (Bottom Inscription Not Known) Single Outer Lined and Broken Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Purple 26mm Outer Diameter, 14mm Inner Diameter Consistent '20 UT? 11' Date (not completely validated) Sans-Serif, all 3mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1890 and 1892 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #149 Link to Stamp Page

	CORREIO / 2 NOV
	Possibly of Portuguese Origin (Bottom Inscription Incomplete) Single Outer Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 26mm Diameter Consistent '2. NOV.' Date Without Year Sans-Serif, Outer Letters 4mm tall, Date 3.5mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on 1888 Recargo de Consumos Overprints and Postal Issues Between 1882 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #81 Link to Stamp Page

	CORREIO / ????
	Possibly of Portuguese Origin (Bottom Inscription Unknown) Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Stamp in Black 30mm Outer Diameter, 20mm Inner Diameter Centre Inscription Unknown Sans-Serif Wide Lettering, all 3.5mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1888 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #138 Link to Stamp Page

ADMON CENTRAL CANCELS

	ADMON CENTRAL / PUERTO RICO
	Puerto Rico, Spanish Colony No Outer Line, Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 17mm Inner Circle Diameter Date in Centre (Different Dates Applied) Sans-Serif, Outer Letters 3mm tall, Date 3.5mm tall
Doubtful Status Similar to Genuine Cancel used on Puerto Rico Stamps Known on Postal Issues Between 1894 and 1898 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #158 Link to Stamp Page

	ADMON CENTRAL / 17 ENE 93
	Most Likely Puerto Rico (Bottom Inscription Unknown) Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 28mm Outer Diameter, 17mm Inner Diameter Consistent '17 ENE 93' Date Sans-Serif, Outer Letter 3mm tall, Date 3.5mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1883 and 1894 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #79 Link to Stamp Page

	ADMON CENTRAL / CAPITAL
	Most Likely Puerto Rico Single Outer Lined and Broken Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 20mm Outer Diameter, 13mm Inner Diameter Consistent '29 MAY 98' Date Sans-Serif, Top Letters (2.5mm tall) Serif, Bottom Letters (2mm tall) and Date (3.5mm tall)
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1882 and 1892 and Telegraph issue of 1886 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #81 Link to Stamp Page

PHILIPPINE CANCELS - CORREOS

	CORREOS / MANILA - 1895 (SOLID INNER LINE)
	City of Manila, Philippines Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 23mm Outer Diameter, 14mm Inner Diameter Consistent '18/5. - 1895' Date Sans-Serif Letters and Numbers (2mm tall)
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1890 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #149 Link to Stamp Page

	CORREOS / MANILA - 1895 (BROKEN INNER LINE)
	City of Manila, Philippines Single Outer Lined and Dotted Inner Lined CDS in Black and Purple 23mm Outer Diameter, 14mm Inner Diameter Consistent '18/5. - 1895' Date Sans-Serif Letters and Numbers (2mm tall)
Bogus Cancellation Known on 1888 Recargo de Consumos Overprints and Postal Issues Between 1880 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #76 Link to Stamp Page

	CORREOS / MANILA - NOV. 10
	City of Manila, Philippines Single Outer Lined and Broken Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 26mm Outer Diameter, 16mm Inner Diameter Consistent '10 NOV εε' Date (Year Appears as a Broken '88') Sans-Serif, Outer Letters 2.5mm Tall, Date 2mm Tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1880 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #76 Link to Stamp Page

	CORREOS / MANILA (NO INNER CIRCLE)
	City of Manila, Philippines Single Outer Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 22mm Outer Diameter '11 DIC ??' Date (not completely validated) Sans-Serif, All 3mm Tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issue of 1897 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #180 Comment: Only Seen on One Stamp to Date. Uncertain if Date is Consistent Link to Stamp Page

	CORREOS / ??? - 21 AGO
	Possibly City of Manila (Bottom Inscription Unknown) Single Outer Lined and Broken Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 25mm Outer Diameter, 15mm Inner Diameter Consistent '21 AGo ??' Date (not completely validated) Sans-Serif, Outer Letters 3mm tall, Date 3.5mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1890 and 1897 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #163 Link to Stamp Page

	CORREOS / ILOILO
	Iloilo, Western Visayas Region of the Philippines Single Outer Lined Circular Cancel 35mm Outer Diameter Consistent 'Star' in Centre Sans-Serif Lettering, Varies Between 4.5mm and 5mm
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1882 and 1898, Telegraph Stamps and Aguinaldo Issues Earliest Known Usage: Scott #87 Link to Stamp Page

	MANILA P I / CORREOS
	Manila, Island of Luzon and Capital of the Philippines Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp 35mm Outer Diameter, 20mm Inner Diameter Consistent 'Star' and 'MAR 9' Date in Centre Sans-Serif Lettering, All 5mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1882 and 1974, Telegraph Stamps and Aguinaldo Issues Earliest Known Usage: Scott #81 Link to Stamp Page

FILIPINAS / PHILIPPINES CANCELS

	FILIPINAS / MANILA
	Manila, Island of Luzon and Capital of the Philippines Single Outer and Broken Inner Lined Circular Cancel in Purple 23mm Outer Diameter, 15mm Inner Diameter No Centre Date Sans-Serif, all 2.75mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1888 and 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #139 Link to Stamp Page

	FILIPINAS / ????? - 31 OCT 00
	Philippine Cancellation (Bottom Inscription Unknown) Single Outer and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 27mm Outer Diameter, 15mm Inner Diameter Consistent '31 OCT. 00' Date Sans-Serif Lettering, all 3.5mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues of 1882 to 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #87 Comment: Wide Letters, Most Evident on 'P' and 'S' Link to Stamp Page

	MANILA / (FILIPINAS)
	Manila, Island of Luzon and Capital of the Philippines Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Cancel in Black 24mm Outer Diameter, 16mm Inner Diameter Consistent Indistinct Inscription in Centre Sans-Serif, all 3mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1882 and 1898 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #88 Comment: Similar to the Fournier Bogus CDS, with small circles on either side Link to Stamp Page

	MANILA / (FILIPINAS) - FOURNIER
	Manila, Island of Luzon and Capital of the Philippines Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 26mm Outer Diameter, 17mm Inner Diameter Consistent '12 DIC 98' Date Sans-Serif, Outer Letters 2.5mm tall, Date 3mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Bogus Fournier Postal Issues of 1898 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #192 Link to Stamp Page

	CAVITE / (FILIPINAS) - FOURNIER
	Cavite, Province in the Calabarzon Region, Luzon, Philippines Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp in Black 26mm Outer Diameter, 17mm Inner Diameter Consistent '21 DIC 98' Date Sans-Serif, Outer Letters 2.5mm tall, Date 3mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Bogus Fournier Postal Issues of 1898 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #192 Link to Stamp Page

	MANILA / PHILIPPINES
	Manila, Island of Luzon and Capital of the Philippines Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Cancel in Black 20mm Outer Diameter, 10mm Inner Diameter No Centre Date Sans-Serif, all 3.5mm tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on Postal Issues Between 1892 and 1898 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #150 Link to Stamp Page

PHILIPPINE CITY & TOWN CANCELS

	MANILA OVAL
	Manila, Island of Luzon and Capital of the Philippines Single Outer Lined Oval Cancel in Black 33mm Wide, 20mm High Straight Line 'MANILA' in Centre Serif, all 6.5mm tall
Doubtful Cancellation Known on 1888 Recargo de Consumos Overprints, Aguinaldo Issues, and Postal Issues Between 1890 and 1894 Earliest Known Usage: Recargo de Consumos (1888) Link to Stamp Page

	GUPIGAO / MINDANAO
	City of Surigao (Mispelt as Gupigao), Surigao del Norte, Mindanao Single Outer Lined and Single Inner Lined Circular Date Stamp 20mm Outer Diameter, 10mm Inner Diameter Consistent '19 DIC' Date Without Year Sans-Serif, Outer Letters 3mm Tall. Serif, Date 2.5mm Tall
Bogus Cancellation Known on 1888 Recargo de Consumos Overprints and Postal Issues Between 1880 and 1896 Known used in Black, Purple, Blue and Red Earliest Known Usage: Scott #76 Believed to have been copied from the genuine Surigao / Mindanao Circular Date Stamp where they mistook the 'S' for a 'G' and the 'R' for a 'P' Also Known on 5c Cuba Issue of 1879 Link to Stamp Page

HABILITADO CANCELS

	HABILITADO - LOWER CASE
	Straight Line 'Habilitado' Handstamp Capital 'H' and Other Letters in Lower Case in Black 15mm Long Serif, Letters 2mm to 2.5mm Tall
Known on Postal Issues Between 1890 to 1892 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #149

	HABILITADO - UPPER CASE (SMALL)
	Straight Line 'HABILITADO' Handstamp All in Capital Letters in Black 16mm Long Serif, All 1.75mm Tall
Known on Postal Issue of 1892 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #150 Comment: Only Known on Scott #150

	HABILITADO - UPPER CASE (LARGE)
	Straight Line 'HABILITADO' Handstamp All in Capital Letters in Black and Violet 19mm Long Serif, All 4mm Tall
Known on Postal Issues Between 1890 and 1894 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #149

	HABILITADO / 17 OCTUBRE 1898
	Four Straight Line Handstamp in Black 16mm / 4mm / 14mm / 7mm Long Serif, Top Line 2mm Tall, Others 3mm Tall
Known on Postal Issue of 1890 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #149 Comment: Only Known on Scott #149

	17 OCTUBRE 1898
	Three Straight Line Handstamp in Black 4mm / 14.5mm / 8mm Long Serif, All 3mm Tall
Known on Postal Issues Between 1886 of 1896 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #P1

	HABILITADO / PARA / 1898 y 99
	Three Straight Line Handstamp in Red Capital 'H' and Other Letters in Lower Case 15mm / 6mm / 16mm Long Serif, Top Line 2mm to 3mm, Middle 1.5mm, Bottom 3mm Tall
Known on Postal Issue of 1892 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #150 Comments: Only Known on Scott #150. Similar Handstamp Used on Stamps of Puerto Rico

	HPN
	HPN (Habilitado por la Nacion) Single Outer Lined Oblong Handstamp in Black 15.5mm Wide and 12mm High Sans-Serif, All 7mm Tall
Known on Telegraph Issue of 1886 Earliest Known Usage: Edifil #9 Comments: Only Known on Edifil #9, with Handstamp Applied Vertically, Reading Upward

	HABILITADO / POR LA / NACION
	'HABILITADO POR LA NACION' Oblong Handstamp Single Outer and Inner Lined Oblong Cancel in Black Outer Oblong 21.5mm Wide and 17mm High Inner Oblong 14mm Wide and 10.5mm High Serif, All 2.5mm Tall
Known on 1888 Recargo de Consumos Issues and Telegraph Issues Between 1886 and 1888 Earliest Known Usage: Edifil #9

OTHER CANCELS

	BOXED FRANCO
	Single Line FRANCO (Paid) Cancel Single Lined Rectangular Boxed Handstamp in Black 20mm Wide and 4mm High Serif, All 2.5mm Tall
Known on Postal Issue of 1882 Earliest Known Usage: Scott #86 Comments: Only Known on Scott #86. Applied Diagonally, Normal or Inverted