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List of Philippine Philatelic References

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Postal History of the Philippine Rebellion 1898 – 1901

Philatelic Monograph

By: Bob Yacano, North Carolina, USA. 2005

Volume contains the history and examples of philatelic material of this period with emphasis on Emilio Aguinaldo; the Visayas Regional Governments of Panay, Bohol, Cebu and Negros; the Spanish Outposts of Zamboanga and San Fernando, La Union.  Also included is the relevant chronology and suggested reading list of books and articles for more information.

Price - US$22.00 (USA Post Paid) or US$25.00 (Post Paid Elsewhere)

Spanish-Philippine Stamp Forgeries

Volume I

Queen Isabella - 1854 to 1864

By: Nigel Gooding, Surrey UK. 2006

Soft bound Handbook with over 80 pages, PRINTED IN FULL COLOR, detailing known Philippine forgeries of stamps issued under the reign of Queen Isabella II of Spain.

A total of twenty-two postage stamps were issued in the Philippines between 1854 and 1864, all of which have been forged. A TOTAL OF 82 FORGERIES have been documented in this publication. The handbook provides a valuable guide to assist philatelists across all levels in ascertaining authenticity of genuine issues, or to those who simply find collecting forgeries fascinating in their own rights.

Forgery Handbook Flyer

Price - US$45.00

Unlisted Scott Catalogue Surcharged Stamps of the 1881-1888 Spanish Philippine Period

By: Don Peterson, Washington DC. 1997

Soft bound, 37 pages. Describes 107 genuine and forged surcharged stamps not listed in the Scott catalogue, including references and records of known copies. Also includes three beautiful color plates showing the genuine surcharged issues and examples of the Bartels et al (1904) surcharge types.

Price - US$20.00

Mail and Markings of Private Business Firms of the Spanish Philippines

By: Don Peterson, Washington DC. 1998

Soft bound, 107 pages. Describes 239 Spanish, American, British and other nationality’s business firms of the Spanish Philippines, including illustrations of their perfins, forwarding agent markings, and business markings. Contains substantial historical information on major business firms and their postal history of that era.

Price - US$20.00

Postal History of the Spanish Philippines, 1565-1898

By: Don Peterson and Geoffrey Lewis, Washington DC. 2000

Hardbound with color jacket. 237 pages with over 160 beautiful illustrations. Describes the postal rates, routes and markings from the stampless period through the adhesives era, from 1565 through 1898. It addresses the transport of inland and overseas mail by Spanish and foreign ships, the use of British and French paquebots, mail routes via the Isthmus of Suez and the Cape of Good Hope unusual mail routes such as the Persian route, mail through Far East ports such as Hong Kong and Macao, Spanish galleon mail through Acapulco, interior and overseas postal rates, registration fees, newspaper and circular rates, postal cards, military mail, consulate mail, cancellation types, mail to and from the Mariana and Carline Islands, and more.

Price - US$50.00 Plus Postage

Catalogo Descriptivo de los Sellos de Correoes y Tarjetas Postales de las Islan Filipinas

By: Juan Mencarini, Manila. 1896

Loose Leaf. 28 Pages. Good quality photocopy (stamp illustrations on two pages of poor quality) of this valuable early philatelic reference. Includes detailed listing of stamp issues from 1854 to 1889 and includes reference of Tarjetas Postales (Postal Cards) between 1876 and 1896. Excellent reference for dates of issue and color varieties of printed issues. Text in Spanish.

Price - US$12.50

The Postal Issues of the Spanish Colony of the Philippines

By: L. Hanciau. 1905

Loose Leaf. 33 Pages. Good quality photocopy of this valuable early philatelic reference. Includes detailed reference to stamp issues up to the end of the Spanish Period. Includes sections on the Zamboanga issues, Telegraph stamps, Recargo de Consumos, and Postal Cards (Tarjeta Postales). A very comprehensive and valuable reference.

Price - US$17.50

The Postage Stamps of the Philippines

By: Bartels, Foster and Palmer, Boston. 1904

Loose Leaf. 106 Pages. Good quality photocopy of this valuable early philatelic reference. Includes detailed reference to stamp issues up to the end of the Spanish Period and extends to the early USPI issues (up to 1903). Includes sections on Revolutionary Government (Aguinaldo issues), Plate Numbers of the early USPI issues, Counterfeit stamps, Postal Cards, notes on cancellation types, and Telegraph stamps.

Price - US$17.50

The Postal issues of the Philippines

By: Major F. L. Palmer, New York. 1912

Loose Leaf. 82 Pages. Good quality photocopy (stamp illustrations not very clear) of this valuable early philatelic reference. Includes detailed reference to stamp issues up to the end of the Spanish Period and extends to the early USPI issues (up to 1912). Includes sections on Revolutionary Government (Aguinaldo issues), Plate Numbers of the early USPI issues, Counterfeit stamps, Postal Cards, notes on cancellation types, and Telegraph stamps.

Price - US$17.50

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