Queen Isabella II Covers

 

 

 

 

5-Cuartos

Scott #1 / Edifil #1

Issued to pay the single-weight interior postal rate for mail under half-an-ounce


46 Covers Recorded

 

Reference

Description (Click Picture for Enlarged View)

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3 February 1854
Manila to Guagua (Pamganga)



George Alevizos Auction - Jul 1997 (Lot 287)

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9 March 1854
Manila to Cavite



Provenance: Donald Peterson

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29 March 1854 Albay Dateline
Albay (Bicol) to Manila
Large Manila Baeza (3 April 1854) Receiving Circular Date Stamp



Provenance: Maurice Burrus

Robson Lowe Ltd - Burrus Collection Auction - May 5, 1964 (Lot 271)

Stanley Gibbons (Singapore) Auction - Oct 1997 (Lot 1028)

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10 April 1854 Vigan Dateline
Vigan (Ilocos Sur) to Manila
Small Manila Baeza Manila (14 April 1854) Receiving Circular Date Stamp



Provenance: Nestor Jacob, Fritz-Walter Lange

Soler y Llach Auction - February 4, 1999 (Lot 76) [Starting Bid Euros 2,000 - Unsold]

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10 June 1854
Manila to Salomaque (Ilocos Sur), Redirected to Vigan (Ilocos Sur)



Provenance: Manuel Galvez

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc - Sale #973 (Rarities of the World)
Jonathan Rose Collection - June 13, 2009 (Lot 339) [Price Realized $5,750]
Corinphila Auction Sale 327 - June 6, 2024 (Lot 5261) (Price Realized: 1,400 CHF)
Philaton (Antonio Torres) Auction - October 15, 2024 (Lot 607) (Starting Price $3,500)

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14 August 1854
Manila to Sulbec (Ilocos Sur)



Stanley Chan / Mario Que Collection

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29 September 1854
Addressed to Malate (Manila)



Antonio Cuesta Collection

Cherrystone Auction - July 19-20, 1989

Soler y Llach Auction - October 1992

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1 October 1854
Manila to Tagudin (Ilocos Sur)



Provenance: Geoffrey Lewis

Soler y Llach Auction - December 21, 2022 (Lot 2517) [Price Realised 2,800 Euros]

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15 December 1854
Manila to Sulbec (Ilocos Sur)



Nestor Nunez Collection

Filatelia Llach Auction - May 1992 (Lot 786). Note: Tear on lower left portion of cover

Soler y Llach Auction - June 1993 (Lot 1567). Note: Tear on lower left repaired

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28 December 1854
Manila to Bacnotan (La Union)



Nestor Nunez Collection

Solery y Llach Auction - February 20, 2002 (Lot 70) [Starting Bid: Euros 1,200]

Ivy and Mader Auction - December 2001 (Lot 2080)

Cherrystone Auction - November 12 to 13, 2024 (Lot 512) [Price Realized: $1,000]

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Circa 1854
Addressed to Cagsaua (Albay)



Afinsa & Soler y Llach Joint Auction - October 30, 2001 (Lot 315)

Soler y Llach Auction - February 2003

Siegel Auction - The Magnolia Collection, July 18, 2024, Sale 1327 (Lot 5777) [Price Realized: $7,000]

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Circa 1854
Cover Front Addressed to Cebu



H.R. Harmers Inc Auction - The Alfred H. Caspary Collection

March 24-27, 1958 (Lot 567) [Price Realized US$60.00]

Soler & Llach Auction - February 20, 1992 (Lot 3027) [Price Realized 190,000 Pesetas]
Corinphila Auction Sale 322 - June 6, 2024 (Lot 5260) (Starting Price 850 CHF)

Soley y Llach Auction - October 23 to 24, 2024 (Lot 1293) [Starting Price: 1,300 Euros, Unsold]

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Circa 1854
Addressed to San Miguel (Manila)
Addressed to Dona Margarita Roxas de Ayala, founder of La Concordia College



Nigel Gooding Collection

Manila Auction - December 1999

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Circa 1854
Addressed to San Miguel (Manila)
Addressed to Dona Margarita Roxas de Ayala, founder of La Concordia College



Provenance: Nigel Gooding
Arthur Winston Bitagcol Collection

Philippine Numismatic & Antiquarian Society (PNAS) Auction - May 2001

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Circa 1854
Manila to Sulbec (Ilocos Sur)



Soler y Llach Auction - March 1990

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Circa 1854
Addressed to Sulbec (Ilocos Sur)



Soler y Llach Auction - March 1990 (Lot 2479)

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Circa 1854
Addressed to Vigan (Ilocos Sur)



Provenance: Manuel Galvez
Robert Tan Collection

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Circa 1854
Manila to Sorsogon (Bicol)



Philippine Journal of Philately (PJP) - September to October 1954

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January 1855
Addressed to San Miguel (Manila)
Addressed to Dona Margarita Roxas de Ayala, founder of La Concordia College



Bayanihan Collectors Club Inc (BCCI) Auction - May 27, 2007 (Lot 42)

Bayanihan Collectors Club Inc (BCCI) Auction - May 27, 2012 (Lot 11)

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19 January 1855
Manila to Cavite



Antonio Cuesta Collection

Ferrars H. Tows Collection Auction - November 10-13, 1948 (Lot 79)

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27 January 1855
Manila to Santa Cruz (Manila)



Provenance: Jesus Cacho
Antonio Cuesta Collection

R. Wolffers Auction - September 3-5, 1980

IPPS Auction - November 24, 1990

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27 February 1855
Addressed to Santa Cruz (Manila)



Provenance: Frederick Freeman

Cherrystone Auction - November 15, 2006 (Lot 885) [Price Realized $950.00]
Schuyler Rumsey (Frederick Freeman) Auction - April 2023 (Lot 869)

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5 May 1855
Manila to Sulbec (Ilocos Sur)



Antonio Cuesta Collection

Stanley Gibbons (Hong Kong) Auction - March 1988 (Lot 363)

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9 March 1855
Manila to Cavite



Provenance: Nestor Jacob
Mario Que Collection

Filatelia Hobby Auction - December 20, 1979

Galeria Filatelica de Barcelona Auction - March 7-9, 1989

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10 April 1855 Lingayen Dateline
Lingayen to Binondo (Manila)
Large Baeza (27 April 1855) Manila Receiving Circular Date Stamp



Nigel Gooding Collection

Filatelia Hobby Auction - March 8-13, 1982 (Lot 3371)

Iberphil Public Auction - February 19, 2013 (Lot 886)

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2 May 1855
Manila to Calapan (Mindoro)
(Top half of stamp torn off cover)



Nigel Gooding Collection

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25 May 1855
Manila to Cavite



Antonio Cuesta Collection

Galeria Filatelica de Barcelona Auction - March 1989

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2 July 1855
Manila to Sulbec (Ilocos Sur)



Marco Malto Collection

Bayanihan Auction - Oct 1991(Lot 15)

Ebay Sale - 11 November 2020 [Prize Realized $640]

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18 September 1855
Addressed to Manila



Mario Que Collection

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13 February 1856
Manila to Calapan (Mindoro)



Provenance: Marcelo Rodriguez Moreno
Nestor Nunez Collection

Filatelia Numismatica Guadalquivir de Sevilla - May 18, 1978 (Lot 731)

Filatelia Hobby Auction - March 8-13, 1982

Galeria Filatelica de Barcelona Auction - March 7-9, 1989

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6 July 1856
Manila to Sulbec (Ilocos Sur)



Provenance: Geoffrey Lewis

Soler & Llach Auction - Feb 20, 1992 (Lot 3028) [Price Realized 240,000 Pesetas]

Soler y Llach Auction - December 21, 2022 (Lot 2516) [Unsold]

Soler y Llach Auction - July 4, 2023 (Lot 2574) [Price Realized 1,500 Euros]

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20 July 1856
Manila to Mindoro



Provenance: Marcelo Rodriguez Moreno
Mario Que Collection

Filatelia Numismatica Guadalquivir de Sevilla - May 18, 1978 (Lot 732)

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20 July 1856 (?)
Addressed to Malate (Manila)



Corinphila Auction #194 - John Simon Collection

November 20, 2014 (Lot 5384) [Price Realised CHF 3,200]

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27 July 1856
Addressed to Malate (Manila)



Soler y Llach Auction - October 20, 2011 (Lot 1235A) [Price Realized 1,500 Euros]

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8 October 1856
Manila to Sulbec (Ilocos Sur)



Soler y Llach Auction - July 1, 2008 (Lot 0050) [Starting Bid 2,500 Euros - Unsold]

Siegel Auction - The Magnolia Collection, July 18, 2024, Sale 1327 (Lot 5778) [Price Realized: $800]

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9 October 1856
Manila to Sulbec (Ilocos Sur)



Robert Tan Collection

R. Wolffers Auction - September 1980

R. Wolffers Auction - October 1991

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13 November 1856
Manila to Pagsanhan (Laguna)



Provenance: Marcelo Rodriguez Moreno
Mario Que Collection

Filatelia Numismatica Guadalquivir de Sevilla - May 18, 1978 (Lot 733)

Stanley Gibbons Auction - May 17, 1984 (Lot 520) [Price Realized GBP 700.00]

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16 December 1856 Manila Dateline
Manila to Pagsanhan (Laguna)
Small Baeza (17 December 1856) Manila Departure Circular Date Stamp



Provenance: Marcelo Rodriguez Moreno
Nigel Gooding Collection

Filatelia Numismatica Guadalquivir de Sevilla - May 18, 1978

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Circa 1856
Manila to Pagsanhan (Laguna)



Provenance: Marcelo Rodriguez Moreno

Filatelia Numismatica Guadalquivir de Sevilla - May 18, 1978 (Lot 730)

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14 January 1857
Manila to Pagsanhan (Laguna)



Nestor Nunez Collection

Afinsa Auction - October 30, 2001 (Lot 316) [Price Realized 1,900 Euros]

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24 Aug (?) 1857 (?)
Manila to Calumpit (Bulacan)



Provenance: Manuel Galvez

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9 April 1858
Manila to Sulbec (Ilocos Sur)



Provenance: Maurice Burrus

Robson Lowe Ltd - Burrus Collection Auction - May 5, 1964 (Lot 270)

Soler y Llach Auction - February 24, 2004 (Lot 724)

Soler y Llach Private Treaty Sale - September 2006 (Lot 97)

Soler y Llach Auction - October 1, 2019 (Lot 1720) [Price Realised 3,400 Euros]


Registered Usage

Reference

Description (Click Picture for Enlarged View)

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(Sc5-05)


20 February 1856
Manila to Nueva Caceras (Camarines Sur)



Antonio Cuesta Collection

 

Comment: The 5-cuartos stamp used to pay single weight domestic rate, with additional charge of 2-reales to cover the Registration Fee. Stamps tied with Circle of Dots cancellations with Large Baeza Departure circular date stamp on front.


Overseas Usage

Reference

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19 November 1859
Manila to Turon (Cochin-China)



Filatelia Hobby Auction - December 20, 1979

Soler & Llach Auction - February 20, 1992 (Lot 3204)

 

Comment: Cover addressed to Ignacio Garreta, an engineer on the Spanish Warship Jorge Juan, which made regular mail and supply runs between 1858 and 1862 to support the Filipino soldiers in the French-Spanish Expeditionary Forces in Indochina. A total of six covers are recorded bearing a 5-cuartos domestic rate stamp, indicating that the Postal Authorities authorised the use of this rate specific for this cause.


Inbound Covers

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12 May 1854
Sydney (Australia) to Manila



Provenance: Nestor Jacob
Mario Que Collection

Harmers London Auction - April 4, 1981

Comment: Letters under the half-ounce weight from Australia were subject to an inbound rate of 1-Real. Due to the implementation of new postal rates brought about by the introduction of postage stamps from February 1, 1854, it is more than likely that the Postal Officials assumed the postage from the port of addressee was equivalent to postage of an inland domestic letter. Hence the 5-Cuartos stamp was affixed to the letter and tied with a Circular Dotted Cancel. Manila (29 June 1854) Small Baeza Receiving Circular Date Stamp also applied on cover front.

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27 September 1854
Sydney (Australia) to Manila



Provenance: Maurice Burrus, Nestor Jacob
Mario Que Collection

David Feldman Auction - May 30, 1986

Comment: Letters under the one-ounce weight from Australia were subject to an inbound rate of 1-Real, Hence the presence of the handstamped numeral 1 (1-Real) due marking. However, confusion among postal officials concerning the postal rate led to the misuse of the proper due rate, incorrectly applying the 5-Cuartos stamp (making the inbound due rate 15-Cuartos short). Manila (23 January 1855) Small Baeza Receiving Circular Date Stamp also applied on cover front.


Bogus or Doubtful Covers
(Not Counted in Number of Recorded Covers)

Reference

Description (Click Picture for Enlarged View)

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Circa 1854
Addressed to Manila



The Philatelic Foundation Website

Comment: Philatelic Foundation Certificate (No. 142396) states: Horizontal pair on cover front to Manila and we are of the opinion that it is a Genuine usage tied by an additional counterfeit cancellation.

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Circa 1855
Addressed to Paris (France)
Colonies Art 13 Rectangular Boxed Handstamp
8 March 1855 Calais (front) and Paris (reverse) Receiving Date Stamps



The Philatelic Foundation Website

Comment: Believed to be a Bogus Cover Despite Sorani Certificate Stating Cover is Genuine


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