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December 1868

STAMP ISSUES OF 1864 OVERPRINTED "HABILITADO POR LA NACION"

Naturally enough, the first stamps to be overprinted for use were those of January 1, 1864, being the stamps commonly in use at the actual time of the Revolution:


3-1/8 centimos de peso fuerte.
(Scott #35; SG #31; Edifil #20M)

6-2/8 centimos de peso fuerte. (Scott #36; SG #32; Edifil #20N)

12-4/8 centimos de peso fuerte. (Scott #37; SG #33; Edifil #20O)

25 centimos de peso fuerte. (Scott #38; SG #34; Edifil #20P)

Note: Authorities tend to disagree with the actual first day of sale for this issue, as follows:
1) October 21, 1868 - Mencarini, (1896). This being the date the dies were despatched to Manila.
2) December 1868 - Bartels, (1904) and Palmer, (1912).
3) 1869 - Lopez, (1890); Yvert, (1912); and the Edifil Unificado Catalogue.
4) February (?) 1869 - Hanciau, (1905).

 

VARIETIES AND ERRORS

The various varieties found on the original stamps are also present on the each of the overprinted issues, as follows:


With No Period under "o" of "Po"

 

With No Period under "e" of "Fe"

 

With No Period under "o" of "Po" and "e" of "Fe"

 

 

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