Postal Cancellations
1854 - 1898
TYPE 1
SMALL BAEZA CIRULAR DATE STAMP
28mm diameter circular
date stamp with "
Date in centre in three lines
Applied in Blue from 1854 to 1859
Cancel was in use on Pre-Stamped Covers prior to 1854
Latest Recorded Usage 30 September 1859
Applied in Black from 1854 to 1863
Cancel was in use on Pre-Stamped Covers prior to 1854
Latest Recorded Usage 8 July 1863
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TYPE 2
LARGE BAEZA CIRCULAR DATE STAMP
30mm diameter circular date stamp with "
Date in centre in three lines
Applied in Blue from 1854 to 1859
Cancel was in use on Pre-Stamped Covers prior to 1854
Latest Recorded Usage 18 August 1859
Applied in Black from 1854 to 1864
Cancel was in use on Pre-stamped Covers prior to 1854
Latest Recorded Usage 10 December 1864
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TYPE 3
CIRCULAR DOTTED
24mm diameter circular dotted cancellation
without outer frame line
Cancellation comprises square dots of about 1mm, though size varies
Applied in Black and Blue
Used from 1854 to 1898
Earliest
Recorded Usage Dateline: 14 April 1854
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TYPE 4
PARILLA
31 x 19 mm oval network cancellation
Varies slightly in shape, some being quite pointed at the end, others appearing
well rounded
Applied in Black (common) or Blue (scarce)
Used from 1856 to 1898
Earliest
Recorded Usage 2 September 1856
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TYPE 5
MANILA-FILIPINAS CIRCULAR DATE STAMP
21mm diameter circular date stamp with MANILA
above, "FILIPINAS" below and "31" on each side
Date in the centre in three lines
Applied in Black
Used from 1859 to 1863
Earliest
Recorded Usage 7 October 1859
Latest Recorded Usage 18 December 1863
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TYPE 6
DATED TOWN AND CITY CIRCULAR DATE STAMP
21mm diameter circular date stamp with Town name
above and City name below
Date in the centre in three lines
Applied in
Cebu - Visayas
Cottabato - Mindanao
Guipos Mindanao
Misamis Mindanao
Surigao -
Used from 1858 to 1889
Earliest
Recorded Usage (Cavite Luzon) 26 February 1858
Latest Recorded Usage (Misamis
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TYPE 6A
DATELESS TOWN AND CITY CIRCULAR DATE STAMP
21mm diameter circular date stamp with Town name
above and City name below
No Date in the centre
Applied in Black
Known Town Cancellations:
?? - Bohol
Cottabato - Mindanao
Zamboanga -
Used from mid 1870s to mid 1880s
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TYPE 7
TOWN AND STAR CIRCULAR DATE STAMP
19.5mm diameter circular date stamp
Town name above and a Star below
Date in the centre in three lines
Applied in Black
Manila
Puerto Princesa
Zamboanga
Used from 1860 to late 1880s
Earliest
Recorded Usage 22 July 1860 (Manila)
Latest Recorded Usage 10 January 1884 (
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TYPE 8
CORREOS CIRCULAR DATE STAMP
24mm diameter circular date stamp with "CORREOS" above and Town name
below
Date in one line across the centre
Exists on issues from 1878 to the end of the Spanish Dominion
Applied in Black (common), Blue, Blue-Green or Violet
Known Town Cancellations:
Antique
Albay
Aparri (Cagayan)
Baguio (Benguet)
Balanga (Bataan)
Batangas (Batangas)
Bayombong (Nueva Vizcaya)
Bolinao (Pangasinan)
Bulacan (Bulacan)
Cagayan (Misamis Oriental)
Candon (Ilocos Sur)
Caramoan (Camarines Sur)
Cavite (Cavite)
Cebu (Cebu)
Concepcion (Iloilo)
Daet (Camarines Norte)
Dagupan (Pangasinan)
Iba (Zambales)
Ilagan (Isabela)
Iloilo (Iloilo)
La Union
Lingayen (Pangasinan)
Manila
Nueva Caceres (Camarines Sur)
San Fernando (Pampanga)
San Isidro (Leyte)
Santa Cruz (Laguna)
Sorsogon (Sorsogon)
Taal (Batangas)
Tarlac (Tarlac)
Tayabas (Quezon)
Tuguegarao (Cagayan)
Vigan (Ilocos Sur)
Zamboanga
Used from 1870 to 1898
Earliest
Recorded Usage 17 October 1870 (Manila)
Latest Recorded Usage ???
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TYPE 9
COMMUNICACIONES CIRCULAR DATE STAMP
24mm diameter circular date stamp with "COMMUNICACIONES" above and
Town name below
Date in one line across the centre
Applied in Black and Blue
Known Town Cancellations:
Iloilo
Manila
Used from ???? to 1898
Earliest Recorded Usage ???
Latest Recorded Usage ???
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TYPE 10
Double Lined Oblong cancellation with
Applied in Black
Used from late 1850s to 1898
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TYPE 11
RHOMBOID CANCELLATION
15mm - 17mm by 17mm - 19mm Rhomboid Line
Cancellation, consisting of 16 parallel lines
Believed to be an obliterator and probably applied in combination with date
stamp
Exists on issues from 1864 to late 1890s, but most common on stamps issued
between 1875 and 1879
Applied in Black (common), Blue, Green or Violet
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TYPE 12
DOTTED STAR CANCELLATION
29mm diameter Five Pointed Star with dots in the centre
Believed to have been used in small towns and primarily for interior mail
Exists on issues from the 1880s through 1898
In the 1880s, commonly applied in black, but known infrequently in purple,
blue-green and blue
In the 1890s, commonly applied in purple, blue-green and blue, but known
infrequently in black
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