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Philippines
1st February 1854
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| Philippines Sc1, SG1 | Sc2, SG3 |
Imperforate, no watermark, engraved.
Printed in Manila
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | |
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| 5 cuartos orange | 1 | 1, 2 | |||
| 10c carmine | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1 real blue | 4 | 5 | |||
| 2r green | 5 | 7 |
There is no Scott #3, nor Gibbons #4 or #6.
Originally under Spanish Dominion, the early used examples are often obliterated by heavy cancellations. Thereafter, there are numerous events providing stamps showing changes of administration, first encountered on a lesser scale with British Guiana and Hawaii:
- 1898 revolutionary issues
- 1899 United States administration
- 1935 Commonwealth
- 1942 Japanese Occupation
- 1944 Commonwealth restored
- 1948 Independence
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Revolutionary Issue |
US administration |
Commonwealth |
| 1898 Sc-Y2 SG237 | 1899 Sc213 SG252 | 1935 Sc397 SG483 |
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Japanese occupation |
Commonwealth restored |
| 1942 Sc-N1 SG-J1 | 1944Sc464 SG572 |
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Independence |
| 1948 Sc500 SG625 |