Reference Articles

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General Stamp Sections:

 

Queen Isabella II (1847 – 1864)

 

1.  1855 : 5-Cuartos (Scott #7) Mint Pair – Not Unique. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 3), Whole Number 53,Third Quarter 1997

 

2.  1856 : Scott Catalogue Unsettled on How to List #8 and #9. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XV (No 2), Whole Number 45, Second Quarter 1995. Author: Don Peterson

 

3.  1859 : 5-Cuartos Watermarked Variety. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XII (No 1), Whole Number 32, First Quarter 1992. Author: Sofronio Agustin

 

4.  1859 : 5-Cuartos Sinlge Line Framed Variety. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XII (No 1), Whole Number 32, First Quarter 1992. Author: Sofronio Agustin

 

5.  1859 : When Were the 1859 5 and 10 Cuartos Stamps (Scott 10-11) Issued? IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 1), Whole Number 50, First Quarter 1997. Author: Don Peterson

 

Provisional Government of Spain (1868 – 1870)

 

King Amadeo (1870 – 1873)

 

1.  1871 Cover with Earliest Known Date of February 27th. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XIII (No 1), Whole Number 36, First Quarter 1993. Author: Kenneth G. Clark

 

2.  Imperforated Printers Waste with Ultramar Heading – Philippine or Not?. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XV (No 2), Whole Number 45, Second Quarter 1995. Author: Nigel Gooding

 

First Spanish Republic (1873 – 1874)

 

1.  Historical Notes : 1r 1854 Corros Issue Overprinted Habilitado Por La Nacion. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 3), Whole Number 53, Third Quarter 1997

 

2.  Not In Scott : 5-Cuartos 1859 Issue Overprinted Habilitado Por La Nacion. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 1), Whole Number 50, First Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

King Alfonso XII

 

1.  The Earliest Philippine UPU Date. IPPS News, Volume VI (No 1), January - March 1986. Author: Don Peterson

 

2.  Printing Inks King Alfonso XII and XIII Stamps. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XI (No 2), Whole Number 29, Second Quarter 1991. Author: Sofronio Agustin

 

The Era of Surcharges

 

1.  Genuine or Not?. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XIII, Whole Number 37, Second Quarter 1993. Authors: Richard Miggins and Don Peterson

 

2.  Unlisted Surcharge : 1r Red Surcharge on 20c King Alfonso XII Postal Issue. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 1), Whole Number 50, First Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

3.  Unlisted Surcharge : 2c Black Surcharge on 2c King Alfonso XII Postal Issue. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 3), Whole Number 53, Third Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

4.  Unlisted Surcharge : 8c Green and 1r Black Surcharge on 2c King Alfonso XII Postal Issue. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 3), Whole Number 53, Third Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

5.  Unlisted Surcharge : 2-4/8c Black Surcharge on 5r Derecho Judicial Issue. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 2), Whole Number 51, Second Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

6.  Unlisted Surcharge : 1r Red Surcharge on 1r Derecho Judicial Issue. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 3), Whole Number 53, Third Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

7.  Unlisted Surcharge : 2-4/8c Black Surcharge on 1p25c Derecho Judicial Issue. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 4), Whole Number 54, Fourth Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

8.  Unlisted Surcharge : 8c Black Surcharge on 12-4/8c Derecho Judicial Issue. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 4), Whole Number 54, Fourth Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

9.  Unlisted Surcharge : 20c Black Surcharge on 250m Telegrafos Issue. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 2), Whole Number 51, Second Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

King Alfonso XIII

 

1.  1/8c Newspaper Stamp with ‘Corroes’ Heading on Sheet. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XII (No 1), Whole Number 32, First Quarter 1992. Author: Sofronio Agustin

 

2.  1898 - Perforation Error Discovered on 1898 Alfonso XIII Issue. IPPS News, Volume III (No 1), January - February 1983. Author: Don Peterson

 

3.  1898 - Size Variations of the 1898 King Alfonso XIII Issue. IPPS News, Volume III (No 3), July - September 1983. Author: Don Peterson

 

4.  1898 – 1p Jumbo Stamp – Who Made It?. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 4), Whole Number 54, Fourth Quarter 1997

 

 

 

Specialised Sections:

 

Biographies

 

1.  Frederick Langworthy Palmer. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XI (No 3), Whole Number 30, Third Quarter 1991. Author: James Bied\ynski

 

Cochinchina Campaign

 

1.  Philippine Mail of the French-Spanish Campaign in Cochinchina, 1858 – 1862. Philippine Philatelic Journal, Volume XX (No 4), Fourth Quarter 1998. Author: Don Peterson

 

2.  Military Mail of the Spanish-Philippines : 1858 – 1862 French-Spanish Campaign in Indochina. Philippine Philatelic Society Journal (UK), Volume XXV (No 2), Whole Number 71, July 2006. Author: Don Peterson

 

3.  Filipino Involvement in the French-Spanish Campaign in Indochina, 1858 - 1862. Philippine Philatelic Society Journal (UK), Volume XXVI (No 2), Whole Number 74, June 2007. Author: Nigel Gooding

 

Hong Kong B62 Cancel

 

1.  Hong Kong “B62” Cancels on Early 1870s Philippine Stamps. Philippine Philatelic Journal, Volume XXVIII (No 3), Third Quarter 2006. Author: Don Peterson

 

Municipal Crown Cancellation

 

1.  The “Oval Municipal Crown” Cancel Of the Spanish Philippines. Philippine Philatelic Journal, Volume XXVIII (No 1), First Quarter 2006. Author: Don Peterson

 

Patriotic Stamps – A La Patria Espaniola

 

1.  Questions From Readers – Seeking details on the La Patria Espaniola Patriotic Stamps. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XV (No 2), Whole Number 45, Second Quarter 1995. Author: Gene Garrett

 

2.  Questions From Readers – Response to Question on the La Patria Espaniola Patriotic Stamps. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XV (No 3), Whole Number 46, Third Quarter 1995. Author: J. Leonard Diamond

 

Perfins

 

1.  Perfins. IPPS News, Volume II (No 4), November – December 1982

 

2.  Perfins of the Philippines. IPPS News, Volume III (No 3), July - September 1983. Author: Don Peterson

 

3.  Early Philippines Perfin. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XXI (No 2), Whole Number 67, Second Quarter 2001. Author: Orwin Austria

 

4.  Perfins of the Spanish Philippines. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XXIII (No 4), Fourth Quarter 2003. Author: Don Peterson

 

Postal Cancellations

 

1.  Spanish Period Corner – Dotted Star Cancel. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XIV (No 1), Whole Number 59, First Quarter 1997. Author: Don Peterson

 

Postal History

 

1.  Establishment of Philippine Post Office in 1783. IPPS News, Volume II (No 4), November – December 1982. Author: Emmanuel N. Encarnacion

 

Provisional Stamps

 

1.  Bohol Provisional Stamps. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 2), Whole Number 51, Second Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

2.  The Bohol and Cebu Provisional Stamps. IPPS News, Volume III (No 3), July - September 1983. Author: Fritz-Walter Lange

 

3.  Panay Provisional Stamp. IPPS News, Volume III (No 3), July - September 1983.

 

4.  Panay Provisional Stamp. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 1), Whole Number 50, First Quarter 1997. Author: Robert Yacano

 

Reclamado (Postage Due)

 

1.  1871 Issue with Reclamdo Postmark.  IPPS Newsletter, Volume XI (No 4), Whole Number 35, Fourth Quarter 1992. Author: Sofronio Agustin

 

Reintegro Marking

 

1.  Spanish Period Corner - Reintegro Marking.  IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 3), Whole Number 53, Third Quarter 1997. Author: Don Peterson

 

Revisado Handstamp

 

1.  Spanish Period Corner – “Revisado” Handstamp.  IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 4), Whole Number 54, Fourth Quarter 1997. Author: Don Peterson

 

Ship Covers

 

1.  Espaρa Cover. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XV (No 4), Whole Number 47, Fourth Quarter 1995

 

2.  PIO IX Cover. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XIV (No 3), Whole Number 42, Third Quarter 1994. Authors: Geoffrey Lewis and Gene Garrett

 

3.  PIO IX Cover. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XIII (No 4), Whole Number 39, Fourth Quarter 1993. Author: Franz Krieger

 

Specimen (Muestra) Overprints

 

1.  Updated List of Spanish Philippine Specimen (Muestra) Types. Philippine Philatelic Journal, Volume XXI (No 2), Second Quarter 1999. Author: Don Peterson

 

Tarjeta Postal

 

1.  Discovery of the Arana Cancel in the Spanish Philippines. IPPS News, Volume II (No4), November – December 1982. Author: Don Peterson

 

2.  Earliest Known 1889 Three Centavos Message & Reply Postal Card. IPPS News, Volume VI (No 1), January – March 1986. Author: Don Peterson

 

3.  Double Impression on First Postal Card of 1878. IPPS Newsletter, Volume VI (No 3), Whole Number 30, Third Quarter 1991. Author: Chalmer D. Hill

 

4.  What is the Value of Scarcity? First Philippine Postal Card. IPPS Newsletter, Volume XVII (No 2), Whole Number 51, Second Quarter 1997. Author: Don Peterson

 

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