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  • Lot# : 100 Philippines

    10 c. pale rose, a fine used horizontal pair with enormous margins all round, of fine delicate colour and engraving with a slightly bluish tinge, neatly cancelled by circular dotted obliterator. Rare and very fine.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 380 CHF

    Lot# : 101 Philippines

    1 r. blue, the marvellous used block of ten, quarter of the sheet of 40 subjects, from the lower two horizontal rows, postions 31-35 / 36-40, with margins all round and showing the framelines at left, at base and at right, of rich deep colour for this stamp, cancelled by circular dotted obliterator handstamps in black. Fourth stamp in top row with closed tear at upper right not apparent on face and fifth and tenth stamps with tiny thins but a magnificent and extremely rare multiple. Cert. Comex (2014) Edifil 3.
    Starting bid : 2,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 3,800 CHF

    Lot# : 102 Philippines

    Lithographed on thick paper 5 c. pale scarlet, used on 1859 cover from Manila to Cagsawa, Albay Province tied by first type MANILA datestamp struck in blue (Aug 31). The stamp and letter sheet with minor scuffs but a scarce stamp on letter, particularly so when cancelled by the datestamp.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 103 Philippines

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    1868/74: 'Habilitado / Por La / Nacion' handstamped overprint in black on 1856 2 r. carmine on blued, wmk. loops, a splendid used block of ten; margins just touched to large all round, cancelled by six strikes of oval network obliterators in black. A superb and rare multiple and an Exhibition piece of the issue. Cert. Comex (2014) Edifil no. 20E/Scott = $ 2'000+.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 104 Philippines

    1868/74: 'Habilitado / Por La / Nacion' handstamped overprint in black on 1863 1 r. emerald, large margins all round, used on 1872 entire letter to San Sebastian, Spain at single rate, tied by oval network obliterator in black. Manila despatch cds at right (June 10) and re-addressed on arrival in San Sebastian (Aug 11). Fine and extremely rare usage.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 105 Philippines

    1854/74: Small group with 1854 10 c. pale rose fine used, Antilles 1856 2 r. carmine on 1863 cover front to Spain from Manila, 1859 5 c. vermilion (shades) used on cover to St. Miguel (2), 1863 5 c. dull red used and 1868/74 6½ c. green pair ovptd. 'Habilitado / Por La / Nacion' used on cover to Spain. Generally fine, a scarce group (6 items).
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 106 Philippines

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    1944: Commonwealth 30 c. orange-red handstamped VICTORY in violet, a fine example used on cover tied by 'Tacloban / Leyte' circular datestamp (Dec 14) in black. Usual minor tropical aging, an extremely scarce stamp on letter (cat $ 375 off cover). Cert. APS (2003).
    Starting bid : 350 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 107 Philippines

    1880/1980: Lot some hundred stamps used/unused incl. issues by the Spanish and the American Post Office, mainly small values and partly in heavy duplication, housed in one stockbook, in addition a folder with cards, covers and postal stationery item, the latter used and unused, good to mixed condition.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 210 CHF
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