Vol. 3 SEPT. - OCT .. 1938 o. 5

In this issue-

Unlisted Varieties and Forgeries of a PhilippineTelegraph Stamp.

Another Forgery of The Madrid-Manila.

A Provisional Issue of China.

Philippine Airmail Exhibition.

Katipunan Decree. Seals. etc.

Varieties and Straightedges.

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PHILIPPINE COVERS1926-Mad,·id-Manila. Fi,·,t Day:

Complete set (14 stamps) z c to lOp ...........•..•..•.....•......Do <10-' (10 stamps) zc to 30e .Do do- (2 stamps) 20e and 30e .Do do- (I stamn ) ~6c . .

1926-Legislative Palace. F:J'~t Day. Comp. set (7 st.amns} ~c to l p ....

Do do-(6 st.arnns ) 2e to 24c .Do do-c-Su-ch. OFFICIAL (4 stamps) 2e to 20e .

1928-London Or-ient Elight-c-Manlla to Hongkong:Complete set of (11 stamps) 2e to LpDo do-Manila First Day (II stnmos) 2c to Lp ....................••

1932-PICTORIAL First Da y-c-Com p. set (7 stamps) 2e to 32eDo do-First Day, Su r-ch. VON GRONAU (7 s.tamns ) zc to ~~c

1934-Fal" Eastern Otvnmics-e-b'u-st Day:Complete set (3 stamps) zc, 6c and IGc .

1935-Bl'itish Flying Boat: (10 stamps) 2e to 30eMan ila-Si nza.norcM:. nila-Lubua n .

1935-Ndhcl'lancls Naval Ail- FOl'ce:Manila to Puer-to Pr-inccsa (a stamps)Manila to Surabavu (~ stamps)

1935-COMMONWEALTH. First Day. Compo set (5 stumps) 2c to :;Oe1935-CHINA CLIPPER. Initial Fli~ht:Do do-San Ft-an cisco-Manila (3 stamps) $0.25 each .

Gua m-Manila (1 stamp) ~O.~:) . .Do do-Manila-Guam (4 sta mus j 4c. 6e. 10e and 30e .

-Honolu lu (4 stamps) 10e 12. 30e & ;;Oe ..-Alameda (7 s) 2. 6. 10. 30: ~6 <- 50 .-Sa n Fr-ancisco. Do do .

1935-Japanese Flight. Manila Tokyo. (1 stamp) IGe lut day CommonwealthMa ni la Tokyo. (2 damps) -l c and Lz c

1936-Bl'itish Flying Boat:Manila-Hongkong (1 stamp) 16c .

-Sha ng ha i (I stamp) 16e .-Tokyo (2 stamps) 16e and 10e .

1~36-RIZAL JUBILEE-First Day. Comp. set (3 stamps) z c. Be, 3Ge...1936-Commonwealth F'Ir-st Anniversary-First Day:

Complete set (3 stamps) 2c, 6e and 12c ...BLAS DE LEZO-With I stamp (differ-ent)

18U9-SPANISH MARIANAS:Mar-ianas to Manila (4 s.) 2-2c, 2-8cDo do (2 stamps) 2e and 8e .do do (1 stamp) 15eDo do (3 stamps) 2e. 3e and 5eDo do (2 starn ps ) 2-5eGERMAN CAROLINAS:

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18~8-AGUINALDO STAMPS: (2 stamps) 2e rose & 8e g-reen 2.00

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UNLISTED VARIETIES ANDFORGERIES OF A PHILIPPINE

TELEGRAPH ST AMP

Mr. \Vafl'en is aspecialist on Phil-ippine stamps andwri tes for the AFFocassionally .

. . . by Arnold H. Warren, AFF

Only the fact thatvery few collectorsare in terested intelegraph stampscan account for theexistence of at leasteleven unlisted va-rieties of one ofthe most commonof Philippine tele-graph stamps. Thisstamp is cataloguedby Yvert as No. 10,by Galvez as Nos.

10,11, 12 and 13, and by Messrs. Palmer,Bartels and Foster as Nos. 13 and l3a.It is the 24/8 c. postage stamp of 1882surcharged in red "HABILIT ADO TE-LEGRAMAS SUBMARINOS 1 PESO."

The postage stamp itself exists inthree types, Scott's Nos. 78, 79, and 80,which are distinguished by minute yetrecognizable differences. Galvez desig-nates these three types of the stamp as:Type I (Scott's No. 78); type II (Scott'sNo. 79); and type III (Scott's No. 80).These stamps will be referred to hereafteras types I, II and III, as described byGalvez.

Of the surcharge two types only arelisted. These are vaguely described as"large" and "small" by both Palmerand Galvez. Palmer lists each typeof the surcharge as occuring on only onetype (Type II) of the stamp. Palmeralso lists the "small" type of the sur-charge on the authority of another cata-logue and does not himself vouch forits existence. The writer is thereforeforced to conclude that Palmer, althoa painstaking student of Philippinepostage stamps, never made any studyof Philippine telegraph stamps. Galvezlists both the "large" and the "small"types of the surcharge as occuring ontwo types (Types II and III) of thestamp, making in all four varieties ofthe telegraph stamp which are listed byGalvez.

In attempting to identify the fourvarieties listed by Galvez the writerhas discovered that there are at leasteight types of the surcharge, some ofwhich occur on three types of the stamp,and one of which is said to be a forgery

•which was made to defraud the Govern-ment .and was actually used in largequantities for telegraph purposes. Thewriter also discovered two types offorgery which were evidently made todeceive the stamp collector.

VARJETJES ENCOUNTEREDThe writer has examined nearlv four

thousand specimens of this surchargedstamp and has classified these both asto type of surcharge and as to type ofstamp on which the surcharge occurs.In listing these the writer starts withNo. 10, the first number given to thisstamp by Galvez. The writer's No. 10is not, however, the same variety of th~stamp as that listed by Galvez as No.1 0.The types of surcharge included in thewriter's list are described hereafter.

24/8 c. Ultramarine Postage Stampof 1882 surcharged in red.

HABILITADO TELEGRAMAS SUB-MARINOS 1 PESO

CatalogueNumber Description of Variety10 Surcharge type 1 on stamp type II.

a. Surcharge type 1 on stamptype I (Rare).

lOA Surcharge type 2 on stamp typeIII (Rare). .

lOB Surcharge type 3 on stamp type II.11 Surcharge type 4 on stamp type II.

a. Surcharge type 4 on stamptype I (Rare).

b. Surcharge tvpe 4 on stamptype III (Rare).

llA Surcharge type 5 on stamp type II.a. Surcharge type 5 on stamp

type III (Rare).12 Surcharge type 6 on stamp type II.

d. Double surcharge (Very Rare).12A Surcharge type 7 on stamp type II.13 Surcharge type 8 on stamp type II.

a. Surcharge type 8 on stamptype I (Rare).

b. Surcharge type 8 on stamptype III (Rare).

The writer believes, after a carefulinspection of the two illustrations of thissurcharge appearing in Galvez' CatalogoEspecial de los Sellos de Espana, Colonias

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y Ex Colonias, that Galvez' Xo. 10 isthe writer's o. 11A; that Galvez' No. 11is the writer's No. 11Aj a; that Galvez'No. 12 is the writer's No. 12A; thatGalvez, No. 13 the writer has not seenand therefore does not list; but if thewriter should see a specimen of Galvez'No. 13, the writer would list it as No.12A, a.

TYPES OF SURCHARGE DESCRIBED

TYPE J. The H of Habilltado isabove the T of Telegramas. The wordSubmarines is about 15.5 mm. long. TheB of Submarinos is narrower than the Bof Hahilitado. The 0 of Subrnarinosis very narrow. The letter 0 is in allcases rather rectangular in shape. Themiddle bar of the R is above the centerof the letter. The lines of the lettersare thin. The ink used was a brightred and was evidently very "thick"because the letters when examined undera glass appear to be "raised" above thesurface of the paper. This surchargeis very common on type II of the stampand is rare on type T of the stamp.

TYPE 2. This surcharge is verysimilar to type 1 in general appearance,and might easily be confused with type l.Many of the letters of type 2 are notice-ably wider than the same letters of type.Note particularly the letters S, U, B,and 0 of Submarinos. Tn type 1 theoutside lines of the letter M are verticalin the word Submarinos. In type 2the outside lines of the letter Maresloping in the word Submarinos. Intype 2 the middle bar of the letter Ris at the center of the letter. The wordSubmarinos is about 15.75 mm. long.The letter 0 is well rounded. The linesof the letters are thin. The ink usedis the same as that used for type 1, andthe letters of the surcharge have thesame raised appearance. The H ofHabilitado is above the T of Telegramas.Occurs on type III of stamp.

TYPE 3. This surcharge differs intwo outstanding details from all othertypes. The S of Peso leans very notice-ably to the right. The R of Submarinosis very "short-waisted", that is, themiddle bar much above the center of theletter. The letters ILl of Habilitadoare very close together and the verticallines of these letters are very nearlyparallel. The H of Habilitado is abovethe T of Telegrama. The word Sub-marinas is about 15.5 mm. long. Thelines of the letters are thin. The inkused is the same as that used for types1 and 2, and the letters present the same"raised" appearance. This surchargeoccurs on type II of the stamp.

TYPE 4. The H of Habilitado isabove the E of Telegrarnas, The Hof Hahilitado is narrow, being only 1mm. wide. The word Submarinos isabout 16.75 mm. wide. The R of Sub-marinas is very wide. The 0 of Sub-marines is narrow and rather rectan-gular. The letters LIT of Habilitadoare very close together and the verticallines of these letters are nearly parallel.The outside lines of the M of Suhmarinoscurve outward slightly at the middle.The ink used for this surcharge is thesame as that used for types 1, 2 and 3,and the letters have the same "raised"appearance. The lines of the letters arethin. This surcharge occurs on type IT,and, rarely, on types I and III of thestamp.

TYPE 5. The H of Habilitado iabove the E of Telegramas. The H ofHabilitado is fully J.5 mm. wide, beingmuch larger than in type 4. This sur-charge is the largest of the eight types.The word Submarinos is about 17.25mm. long. The 0 of both Habilitadoand Submarinos is wider and morerounded than in type 4. The lettersILlT of Habilitado are close togetherand the vertical lines of these lettersare nearly parallel. The G of Telegra-mas is noticeably taller and wider thanin any other type. The ink used isthe same as that used for all precedingtypes and the letters present the sameraised appearance. The lines of theletters are thin. This surcharge occurson type II and, rarely, on type III of thestamp.

TYPE 6. The most distinguishingfeatures of this surcharge are due to thekind of ink used for the surcharge. Thecolor of the ink is a dull brick red. Theink was evidently rather "thin" so thatthe surcharge presents a "flat" appear-ance. On many specimens the sur-charge appears faded. The lines of theletters are noticeably thicker than inany of the preceding types, due perhapsto the spreading of a thin ink. Onmost specimens this surcharge is rathercarefully stamped, so that it is verylegible. The serif of the 1 of 1 PESO isvery long, much longer than in any othertype. The H of Habilitado is abovethe T of Telegramas. The word Sub-marinos is about 15.75 mm. long. Thefinal S of Telegramas and of Submarinoson many specimens appears almost likea figure 8. The letter L of Telegrarnasleans to the left, a characteristic peculiarto type 6. The upper part a the P ofPeso is almost circular. In all precedingtypes that part of the P is flattenedhorizontally. This surcharge occurs on

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type II of the stamp. The writer hasseen two stamps bearing double sur-charges, both type 6.

TYPE 7. The letters of this surchargeare smaller than those of any other typeand are quite irregular. The H of Ha-bilitado is above the T of Telegramas.The word Submarmos is about 15 mm.long. The final S of Sub marin os isabout one-half a letter to the left of thefinal S of Telegramas. In all othertypes the final S of Submarinos is di-rectly below the final S of Telegramas.The E of Peso is very irregular, the outerends of the upper and lower bars beingbent toward each other. The letters LIof Habilitado are short and very closetogether, and the vertical lines of theseletters are parallel. The lines of theletters are thick. The ink used is adull brick red, apparently similar tothat used for type 6. On most specimensthe surcharge appears to have beenvery carelessly stamped, so that a portion,at least, of the surcharge is illegible.This surcharge occurs on type II of thestamp. Type 7, according to Dr. Ri-cardo A. Reyes, is a forgery which wasmade by a student engraver and soldto the public in 1885 by. his part.ner,Maxima Guerrero. The writer examined

J83 specimens of type 7, all of whichevidently had actually been used fortelegraphic purposes.

TYPE 8. The ink used for this sur-charge was a dark red "thick" ink, sothat the letters are "raised" as in types1 to 5, inclusive. The lines of theletters are heavier than those of types1 . to 5. The H of Habilitado isabove the T of Telegrarnas. The wordSubmarinos is about 1.5mm.long. Themiddle har of the R of Telegramas isat the eent.er of the letter. The middlebar of the R of Submarinos is abovethe center. The upper bar of the firstE of Telegramas is much longer thanthe lower bar. The upper half of the Bof Habilitado is wider than the lowerhalf. On many specimens only theupper half of this B is legible. Theletters LIT of Habilitado are rather farapart and the vertical lines are nearlyparallel. The N of Submarinos leansto the right. The B is very close to thefirst I of Habilitado, This surchargeoccurs on all three types of the stamp,but is rare on types I and III of thestamp. On most specimens the sur-charge is very carelessly stamped sothat a portion is illegible.

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NUMBER OF SPECIMENS OF EACHTYPE EXAMINED

The specimens of this surcharge exa-mined by the writer were distributedamong the several types as follows.

Surcharge Stamp Number PercentType Type Examined of Total

1 I 8 0.221 II 1892 51.782 III 19 0.523 II 454 12.434 I 1 0.034 II 305 8.354 III 7 0.195 II 153 4.195 III 1 0.036 II 432 11.837 II 183 5.018 I 1 0.038 n 196 5.368 III 1 0.03

Total of all types .. 3653 100.00

It is worthy of note that 2900 of theabove represented the stock of one dealerand that among these 2900 not a singlespecimen of either type 6 or type 7 ofthe surcharge was found. A greatmany of this lot of 2900 bore postal can-cellations dated 1887 and 1888. Onthe other hand every specimen of bothtype 6 and type 7 of the surcharge borethe same type of cancellation, the largeoval telegraph cancellation of Binondo(Manila). Since Dr. Reyes states thattype 7 is the forgery which appeared in1885 we might possibly infer that type6 also appeared about 1885, altha thewriter has no proof of this. Anothercurious fact is that in one dealer's stockof only 29 specimens the writer found 7specimens of the rare type 2 surcharge.The writer therefore believes that anumber of varieties may be considerablymore numerous than the above listwould seem to indicate. It is also pos-sible that there are additional varietieswhich the writer has not seen. Thewriter believes, for example, that thetype (b) surcharge listed by Galvez isthe same as type 7 listed by the writer.Galvez lists this type as occurinz ontype III of the stamp, but the writerhas not seen this variety.

CANCELLATIONS OBSERVED

, The writer infers that all of the eighttypes of surcharge described above wereactually used for telegraph and postalpurposes because on every specimen.examined the cancellation had beenapplied AFTER the surcharge wasapplied.

No dated cancellations were found ontypes 6 and 7. In every case the can-cellation was the large oval telegraphcancellation of Binondo (Manila), bear-ing in the center a star and brokenarrows (thunderbolts).

Many dated postal cancellations oc-cured on types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8. Thedates of these cancellations are 1887 and1888.

Three specimens of type 1 were foundpunched and bearing a cancellationconsisting of a monogram which includesthe letter T. This double cancellationwas at one time in common use on tele-grams, altho later the use of the punchwas prohibited. The writer does notknow the date on which the use of the

'punch was prohibited, but if this dateon which the use of the punch was pro-hibited, but if this date is known itmight indicate how early type 1 wasin use.

A FORGERY MADE TO DEFRAUDTHE PHILIPPINE GOVER ME T

It is to be noted that the face valueof this stamp was increased by meansof the surcharge from 24/8 centavosto one peso. This fact created an op-portunity for profit which, it appears,was not overlooked by forgers of thattime.

Dr. Ricardo A. Reyes, for many yearsa keen student of Philippine stamps. inJuly, 1937, wrote me substantially asfollows: (I do not quote his exactwords because I do not have his letterbefore me as 1 wrote.)

" At that time (1885) a studentengraver employed by Adolfo Garcia,Sr., proposed to an old woman (MaximaGuerrero) who sold stamps in the WalledCity (of Manila) that they could makemoney by placing forged surcharges oncertain Philippine stamps of that period.The first forgery they made was of the24/8c. postage stamp surcharged HA-BILlT ADO TELEGRAMAS SUBMA-RINOS 1 PESO. They paid 2 4/8 cen-tavos for a genuine postage stamp andafter placing on it a forged surchargesold it for one peso. Perhaps you knowthat there are two types of this surcharge:one large and regular, the other smalland irregular. The small and irregulartype is the forgery that they made.'they succeeded so well in selling thisforgery to the public that they thenproceeded to imitate most of the sur-charged stamps which were then in use.In 1886 their activities were discoveredand they were sentenced to Bilibid (Ma-nila) prison for forgery. Many of theforgeries' which' they made were sold

to the public and were actually usedfor telegraph and postal purposes. Ibelieve that forgeries which were ac-tually used for postal and telegraphpurposes may be included by the collectorin his collection, especially in used con-dition. Some collectors do collect them."

I did not give much thought to theabove portion of Dr. Reyes' letter forsome time. But in May, 1938, I sentto him for examination six specimensof the surcharge HABILTTADO TELE-GRAMAS SUB MARINOS 1 PESO.Two of these specimens, which I num-bered 3 and 4, J inferred to he the for-gery which Dr. Reyes had described inhis letter of July 27, 1937.

On May 14, 1938, Dr. Reyes repliedas follows:

"I have received your letter of the9th of May with the six stamps surcharged

•"Telegram as Submarinos", which I re-turn to you attached hereto.

"You are right. Nos. 3 and 4 arethe forgery of Maxima Guerrero of1885-86 of which I spoke to you in myletter of July 27, 1937. Note that theletters are smaller then in the othertypes and that the letter of S of PESOhas the lower curl very small.

"This forgery was discovered in 1886and was the object of an investigation,as the result of which various personsentered Bilibid (Prison).

"J attempted to find the record inthe General Archives, but I did not findit; the official in charge of the recordsdid not know what had become of thisrecord.

"As a result of the discovery of thisforgery, when in 1887 the Governmentordered the die to be made for 24/8centimos (Scott Type A-25 & A-35),the engraver, Don Adolfo Garcia, madea more perfect die, of oval shape, theletters "HABILITADO" with serifs andmore finely executed. This surchargewas more difficult to falsify (Scott'sNos. 107 up to Ill, 130, 131 and 136)and as a result I do not know of anyforgery of this surcharge."

By way of further explanation it is tobe noted that in order to make suppliesof postage and telegraph stamps moreconveniently available to the publicthe Philippine Government of thatperiod (1881-88) authorized small store-keepers in various parts of the city ofManila to sell postage and telegraphstamps. Such authorized stamp ven-dors were called "estancas". MaximaGuerrero was an authorized stamp vendorwhose store was located in the WalledCity. She therefore provided the faci-lities for selling the forgeries which were

made by her partner, the student en-graver.

The forgery above described by Dr.Reyes is listed by the writer as type 7.Since this forgery was actually usedfor telegraphic purposes we believe thatit has a legitimate place in any cata-logue of Philippine telegraph stamps.It should be listed, however, as a forgerymade for the purpose of defrauding theGovernment.

The large number of types of thissurcharge encountered by the writernaturally raises the question as to whetheror not there was more than one typeof forgery made and sold to defraudthe Government. Probably we shallnever be certain about this. But wedo know that, whether genuine or for-geries, at least eight types of this sur-charge were actually used for postaland telegraphic purposes.

FORGERIES MADE TO DEFRAUDTHE STAMP COLLECTOR

To the stamp collector a forgery isan imitation of a stamp made for thepurpose of defrauding the stamp collec-tor. The word, as applied to stamps,has acquired this special definition he-cause forgeries of stamps made for thepurpose of defrauding a Governmentare exceedingly rare.

As a rule, forgeries made for the pur-pose of defrauding the stamp collectorare imitations of rare and costly stamps.But such is not always the case. Thewriter has seen forgeries of a numberof very common Philippine stamps,stamps so cheap that it may well bedoubted whether the total revenuewhich could be obtained from the saleof the forgeries would pay the cost ofproducing the forgery. The writer ma-kes no attempt to explain the motivefor making such forgeries. He merelyrecords their existence.

Of this latter category are two dif-ferent forgeries of the surcharge, "HA-BILIT ADO TELEGRAM AS SUBMA-RINOS 1 PESO". Since genuine spe-cimens sell at from five to fifteen cen-tavos each it is difficult to find an ade-quate motive for making the forgeries.The writer concludes, however, thatthese two forgeries were not made forthe purpose of defrauding the Govern-ment because the surcharge was in eachcase applied AFTER the stamp wascancelled. These two forgeries couldnot, therefore, have been used for postalor telegraph purposes. These two for-geries are described as follows:

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Type F-l. This surcharge appears tohave been drawn with pen and ink.The letters are verv irregular. The 0of Suhmarinos is very wide. The 1\1of both Telegramas and Submarinoshas vertical outside lines. Ten of thesehand-drawn forgeries were encountered,no two of which were exactly alike.All of them were on tvpe III of the stamp.

Type F-2. The letters of this forgeryare very small and narrow. The lettersare very far apart. The word Subma-rinos is barelv 13.5 mm. long. Thewords 1 PEBO form an almost straightlint'. Six specimens of this forgery wereencountered, all of them on badly fade:!specimens of type II of the stamp.

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P. O. Box 2486, Manila,Philippines

A PROVISIONAL ISSUE OF CHINABy Yu Siu Chong, AFF

Xorth China, under the Chinese com-munists, issued recently a provisionalstamp. This provisional stamp of Chinawas issued at Wutaishan, NorthernSansi province, within 100 miles fromJapanese arrnv headquarters at Peipingor Peking. It is imperforate and thevalue is 5 cents. The first line in theupper panel reads-"Hope, Chanhaniand Sansi Provinces." And the secondline is transcribed-"Provisional Post-age." Below the second line is a sun,emblem of the Khomintang (NationalPeople's Party). Under it, the cipher"5" is shown, which stands for "5 cents".Inset the two triangles on both sidesand base of the stamp are two Chinesecharacters. The Chinese letter on theleft of the stamp stands for "Five",

while that on the right is for "Cents."The position of these two characters isnot a curiosity at all, as we must re-member that Chinese letters are alwaysread from left to right-a contrast tothe English language.

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• HONG KONG Covel'Iianked with 5cuostaze dues usedfor provisional post-ag-e released fromJanuary 11 to 21lH38.

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• JAPANESE Po s tCa rds issued whenthe Japanese armytook over Shanghai.Translation of theJapanese characterson the lower right-hand corner reads:"Shanghai Cor-res-pondence. Excuseme for my longsilence. The en-closed three scenerystamps were madeby me on and a [tel'April 3. Since theywere mad e atShanghai, it is no-thing to speak aboutbut don't you thinkthe ail" of assuranceas demonstrated bythese pictures areQuite incomparablewith that found athome '! We are nowenjoying the earlysummer weather.

From N. A."

--- Courtess) of Tsao Cl.in Win .

+-Courtesu 0/ Yu Siu: Chong .

• CHI N ESE PostCard sent to oureditor. On its low-CI' left hand cornerit reads: "Chinesezuci-lllas in action.These mobile fight-CI'S establish a frontwhenever they canfight the Japaneseinvaders."

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-Courtesy K. Yamashita.

ANOTHER FORGERYOF THE MADRID-MANILA

Dr. Reyes is an au-thority on stamps ofthe Philippines and a.technical adviser ofthe Asociacion Filate-lica de F'llipinas.by Dr. Ricardo A. Reyes, AFF 14

It seems that theforgers have shownagain their wares.And this time-onour famous Ma-drid-Manila issue-26c, perforation12. It. is the thirdforgery of this issueI have seen.

Through thecourtesy of our col-league, Don JoseTrill, I was able

to make a study of this forgery.And for the benefit of all collectors andof my fellow members as well, in mystudy of this forgery, I found it as adangerous one. The overprint was madeh~· zincograph and well executed likerhat of the "Broken Wing." What stri-kes one's attention is the weak printing.The ink is violet and much weaken thanthe original. Other differences are pre-sent and they are very minor whichrequire a minutious s t u d y. Amongthem, I found the following:

In the word AIR, the A has a shorterleg which is farther from the base of I

• FAKE 26c-Madrid-Manila stamp

and from the extreme of the blade ofthe propeller. The I is also short.The R has the top more round but nar-rower than the original and the rightleg is shorter. The distance betweenthe A and 1 is wider than that of theoriginal.

In the numbers 1926 the figure 1 isnoticeably separated from the extremeof the I top of the last leg of the M inMANILA.

In the word MANILA, t.he last A ismuch shorter than the L.

General Strokes: The seriffs are absentin several letters. The fine letters onthe original appear double on the fake.Characteristics tltat can be noted onthe fake as well as on the "Broken Wing."To make an account of all these detailsa comparative study has to be madewi th the original.

The general measurements of theoverprint on the fake are almost thesame as those of the original. Whichdenotes, fabrication was made by meansof zincograph. As to the ink appliedon the fake stamp I had examined, Iam inclined to believed that it is of theordinary violet stamping ink. For thisreason the overprint appears weak andhas no shine at all.

As mentioned above, this forgery ismore dangerous than the two I hadseen and I would therefore advise mycolleagues that before acquiring anystamp of this issue, a careful study ofsame should be made with the original.

A man would have no pleas-ures in discovering all thebeauties of the universe, evenin heaven itself, unless he hada partner to whom he mightcommunicate his joys.-Cice-ro.

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The Asociacion FilateIica de Filipinas

extends its deepest sympathy to Don

Jesus Cacho, President of the AFF on

the irreparable loss of his sister, Dona

Manuela Cacho Vda. de Palma, who

crossed the Great Divide on September

20, 1938.

COMMONWEALTHOF THE PHILIPPINESDepartment of Public Works and Communications

MANILA

SWORN STATEMENT(Required by Act 2580)

The undersigned, Vicente 1. Pastor, Secretary of "A. F. F.", pu-blished Bi-monthly in Manila, Province of Manila, after having beenduly sworn in accordance with law, hereby submits the following state-ment of Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc., which is requiredby Act 2580 as amended by Commonwealth Act No. 201:

Editor: Mr. Pablo Esperidi6n, c/o. Elizalde & Co., Inc., Manila;Business Manager: Mr. Remigio Garcia, c/o. Manila Filatelica, Manila.

"A. F. F."V. Pastor

Secretary

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th of September, 1938,at Manila, Province of Manila, the declarant exhibiting no cedula samehaving been abolished as per proclamation of the President of theCommonwealth.

Manuel J. Romero.P. O. Inspector.

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MEMOIRSOF THE

l~IIILIPPI~E REVOL TION

• A RARE KATJP 'A T 50c imperforate between. So far wehave seen only jour. From Don Jesus Cacho, Col. InocencioDelgado, N. Y., Don Fernando Calero, and the Mantta StampCompany .

• KATIPUNAN SEALS ... originals of which are (first) in the collection of Don Remi-gio Garcia; (second and third) property of Or. Gilbert Perez. These seals aremade of carabao's horn.

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PHILIPPINES TO HOLD ITS FIRSTAIRMAIL EXHIBITION

Aviation-marches on in the Philip-pines. So does the hobby or airmail.Collecting in these Islands.

Believing it highly fitting and veryopportune, the Philippine Air MailSociety, Chapter 13 of the AmericanAir Mail Society, will conduct thePHILIPPINE AIRMAIL EXHIBI-TION-the purpose of which is tohold the first Airmail Exhibition ofthe Philippines and to interpret thejoys of Airmail Collecting.

Arrangements have been definitelymade to hold this first airmail exhi-bition of the Philippines from Feb-ruary 17 to 19, 1939. The entire thirdfloor of the spacious Plaza Hotel inthe heart of the city of Manila willbe occupied by the exhibition. Noadmission fees will be made andeverybody is welcome.

Aside from indications shown byPhilippine government authorities tocooperate in this airmail exhibition,particularly on the part of the Bu-reau of Aeronautics and Bureau ofPosts, it is expected that exhibits ofprominent Philippine collectors whichwere never shown in any philatelicexhibitions will be submitted.

Invitations have been sent to Hon.Manuel L. Quezon, President of theCommonwealth of the Philippines andan aviation enthusiast, who signifiesto participate in the interest of avia-tion in these Islands, as well as toPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt ofthe United States, who is expected tosend an exhibit for the promotion ofthe hobby. To several authoritiescollectors of airposts of the world,invitations have likewise been sentand it is hoped they will also pa rti-cipate.

Five sections comprise the ex-hibition, namely, (1) Philippines,(2) United States of America, (3)Europe, (4) Rest of the World,and (5) Aerophilatelic Literature.Awards to be given consist of: Grand

Award-Prize donated by the Philip-pine Air Mail Society. For First,Second and Third Prizes in each sec-tion-Gold, silver and bronze medals,respectively. Honorable Mention-Certificates of Merit. Awards willbe made on the following basis: (1)Philatelic Knowledge, (2) Complete-ness, (3) Rarity (4) Condition, and(5) Arrangement and Neatness.

Entries submitted will be mountedand exhibited in frames (13" x 37.5"inside measurement) and an entryfee of $1.25 for every frame will becharged. Airmail or airpost collec-tions that won already first awardsin any Philippine philatelic exhibitionscan be submitted only for exhibitionbut not for competition. Thus givinga change to the average collector tocomplete in this exhibition, particu-larly for foreign airmail and airpostcollectors.

Considering the time and latitudewith which it takes mails to and fromthe Philippines to the United Statesand foreign countries, the PhilippineAirmail Exhibition deemed it wise toassign prominent collectors abroadand was fortunate enough to count onthe kind assistance of the followinggentlemen from whom copies of theprospectus and entry forms can ob-tained by communicating with them:

F. W. Kessler, 551 Fifth Avenue,New York City, N. Y.

George W. Angers, 293 Bridge St.,Springfield, Mass.

Albert N. Brown, 270 Tehana St.,San Francisco, Calif.

R. A. Hirsch, P. O. Box 17, N. D. G.,Montreal, Canada.

Dr. Ernesto Bello, 65 Obispo, Ha-vana, Cuba.

Ray Porter, 117 McIlwraith, Carl-ton N. 4, Victoria, Australia.or to Pablo M. Esperidion, Secretary,Philippine Airmail Exhibition, P. O.Box 716, Manila, Philippines.

There arecollector andthe former.

two kinds of general collectors.bill collector. And everybody

Stamp.prefers

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PHILIPPINE AIRMAIL EXHIBITIONconducted by the

Philippine Air Mail SocietyChapter o. 13, American Air Mail Society

HONORARY OFFICERS

Hon Manuel L. QuezonPresident, Commonwealth of the Philurpinee

Honorary President

Hon, Mariano Jesus CuencoSecretary, Public Works and

CommunicationsHonorarv Vice-President

Capt. A. R. CrawfordDirector, Bureau. of AM'onautics

Honorary Vice-President

Mr. Juan RuizDirector of Posts

Honorary Vice-President

Dr. G. Y. ZaraChief, Aeroncmtic Engineer", Bureau.

of AeronauticsHonorary Vice-President

Mr. 'Walter BruggrnannPresident, Philippine A.ir Mnii Society

Honorary Vice-President

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

Mr. Jesus Cacho ." .Jose Trill .. " " ".Ramon Catala .Pablo M. Esperidion .Felipe R. Hidalgo .Roberto Martinez .

PresidentVice-PresidentVice-Presideru.SecretaryTreasurerAuditor

MEMBERS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Dr. Ricardo A. Reyes JoseMr. Juan MencariniDr. Gilbert PerezMr. Simeon Garcia RoxasCo!. Inocencio Delgado, N. V.Mr. Vicente P. de TagleMr. Charles Blum

O. S. ColeFrancisco Vidal CachoFloro Policarpio

Mrs. W. E. SchmelkesLt. W. A. Emond, U. S. A.Mr. Arnold Warren

Fernando ValeroRogelio de JesusRamon Tolentino, Jr.George RogersConrado L. SantosCasto Romero

Sgt. David Geller

COMMITTEES

Cliairnuui on Finance .Chairmari on Exhibits .Chairman. on EntertainmentChnirmoni on Publicity .

Mr. Felipe R. HidalgoRogelio de Jesus

Mrs. W. E. SchmelkesMr. Pablo M. Esperidion

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PHILIPPINE AIRMAIL EXHIBITION

~

conducted by thePHILIPPINE AIR MAIL SOCIETY

Chapter, No. 13, American Air Mail Society

Date: February 17 to 19, 1939.Place: Plaza Hotel, Manila, Philippines.Purpose: To hold the first Airmail Exhibition in the Philippines and to

interpret the joys of Airmail Collecting.

Rules and Regulations

1. - Persons of any nationality can submit airmail or airpost exhibits.

2. - Exhibits that won already first- awards in any Philippine philatelicexhibitions cannot be entered for competition, altho they may besubmitted for exhibition only.

3. - Any airmail or airpost exhibit from foreign countries, irrespectivewhether or not they received already awards can be submitted forcompetition.

4. - Every entry must be made on the prescribed form and must be signedby the exhibitor and such signature shall signify the acceptance ofthe exhibitor of these rules and regulations.

5. - Exhibits intended for display in the frames must be on loose leaves,thin cards or on covers.

15. - Exhibitors' fees shall be 1'2.50 ($1.25 U. S. Currency) for every frameof 13 inches by 37-1/2 inches (inside measurement) and shall bepayable in advance.

7. - Exhibits must be delivered, carriage paid, registered or insured.

8. - Exhibits will be returned at owner's risk, altho it will be made by re-gistered mail. Insurance may be arranged by the Committee atexhibitor's expense.

9. - While every care will be t-aken of all exhibits duly delivered, the Ad-ministrative Officers and the Executive Committee accept no respon-sibility for loss or damage.

10. - No exhibit, or part thereof, may be removed from the Exhibition be-fore the close of the Exhibition.

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11. - Judges will be appointed by the Administrative Officers and Membersof the Executive Committee, and their decisions in all matters af-fecting the competitive sections shall be final and binding.

12. - The Judges will have power to add to the number of value of awardsor to reduce them or to make no award where there is no competition.

13. - The Judges will be asked to take into consideration the factors of-Philatelic Knowledge, Completeness, Rarity, Condition, Arrangementand Neatness.

14. _. All exhibits must be received not later than February 10, 1939,addressed to the PHILIPPINE AIRMAIL EXHIBITION, P. O.Box 716, Manila, Philippines.

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PHILIPPINE AIRMAIL EXHIBITIONFebruary 17 to 19, 1939

Manila, Philippines

The SecretaryPhilippine Airmail ExhibitionP. O. Box 716Manila, Philippines

Dear Sir:

In accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the PHILIPPII EAIRMAIL EXHIBITION, I desire to enter my Exhibit as described below.I enclose remittance covering

Exhibit Fee .

Number of Frames

Total

I hereby accept the Rules and Regulations in their entirety.

NAME .

ADDRESS

Description of Exhibit: .

Section: .

Sumaiure of Exhibitor'

Section 1 - Philippines.Section 2 - United States of America.Section 3 - Europe.Section 4 - Rest of the World.Section 5 - Aerophilatelic Literature.

(Address all communications to the PHILIPPINE AIRMAIL EXHIBITION,P. O. Box 716, Manila, Philippines)

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8y PABLOM. ESPERIDJON

Spectacular rise of the 2c Mayonand 2c airmail in 1939 SCOTT sentmC£nY a good collector and local deal-ers on a wild-goose hunt for thesetwo items.

Listed at $1 and 50c respectively,yon should see the big hunters ...and how!

Add this to your philatelic prob-lems. The new O. Bs. with "Com-monwealth" overprint were releasedby the Bureau of Posts on Sept. 8.Values ... 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 26 and30. Issue... 70,000 each.

The latest postal card of the Phil-ippines with the overprint "Common-wealth" between the printed stamp(2c rose Rizal) and the old Govern-ment seal was put on sale on Sept. 1G.Similar cards with "0. E." ioere is-sued prior to this date. But: theformer are selling like hot cakes.

Sure, the boys at the Bureau of.Engraving and Printing, Washington,DC, are getting somewhere. Newshipment of the I-Peso current issuewith smaller "Commonwealth" over-print received by the local postalauthorities late in August will haveno room for doubt that this adhesivewill be seen going places.

Picture it ... "Adobo by Air Mail01' C. O. D.". .. a four-page pork es-say in the Sunday Tribune.

(Our foreign readers please note:Adobo is a Filipino dish ... a savagecompetition to the American cornedbeef and cabbage).

* * *But believe it or not, Greta Garbo

likes corned beef and cabbage, whilePostmaster-General J ames Farley.likes ice cream.

At "any rate, the C. O. D. servicebetween the U. S. A. and the Philip-pines was discontinued since 1923.

Half-baked reports from Samar Is-land were flashed to Manila recentlystating signs of the lost "HawaiiClipper" were found. Result ... Fishst01·1/.

* *Incidentally, how do you like to

write with a Clipper fountain pen,wear "a Clipper wrist watch, eat Clip-per biscuits, smoke Clip per cigarettes,and last but not least, clean yourclothes by the Clipper Laundry? ..

Still unlisted in Webster's dictiona-ry with a capital "C", the word Clip-per seems to grow like mushroomsdowntown.

Did you know that Lt. Col. AntonioArnaiz, one of the intrepid flyers ofthe ARNACAL fame kissed goodbyeto his bachelor days r·ecently?

Our best wishes to him... hopingno "rolling pins."

* * *Co!. Juan Calvo, again of the AR-

NACAL fame, has some plans makinga goodwill flight from the Philippinesto Japan, according to friends closeto him. (Honest, we will hold yourhorses but we can't tell you as yet ...just when).

Christopher Columbus discoveredAmerica. .. and even in the kinder-garten they know that.

Now, WHO discovered the 18cerror. .. Pagsanjan Falls?

Ernest. A. Kehr, stamp editor of theNew York World-Telegram, wrote"HOW THE 18c ERROR-PAGSAN-JAN FALLS-WAS DISCOVEREDIN AMERICA" ... an exclusive forthe AFF.

Don't miss it in the next iseue ofthis magazine.

If Dawn is a magazine for funeral directors ... the AFF is apublication for stamp collectors.

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TWO BITS-

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When we offer to produce anddeliver-fifty-two times each year-The Stamp Review for only 25 centswe're appealing to your packetchange. Surely fifty-two issues ofThe Stamp Review will give morepleasure to the stamp collector thanany other one thing he can purchaseat that price.

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yours for one year subscription ...the first and only airmail mag-azine in the Philippines.

Issued quarterly and printedwith first class material, its lastnumber contains 64 pages with58 illustrations. And, hold yourhorses ... its front cover is print-ed with 7 colors!

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Manila, Philippines

Remember, it's only Two Pesos.And P2 is worthwhile invest-ing for your mental relaxation.

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• • PHILIPPINE•SETS

Madrid-Mani' a, 2c-1Op. 14 val. .Madrid-Manila, 2c-4p, 13 val. .M adrid-Manila 2c-2p, 12 val.. . .Madrid-Manila, 2c-lp, 11 val.. .Madrid-Manila, 2c-30c. 10 val..Legislative Palace, Zc-Lp, 7 val .Legislative Palace, 2c-24c, 6 val.Legislative Official, 2c-20c., 4 val .Coil :"'\tamp, 2c green, Pair, 1 val. .London-Orient Flight, 11 val. 2c-1p .London-Orient Flight, 2c-30., 10 val..Postage Dues, 4c-20c., 7 val. .Regular Issue of 1917-27, O. B., 10 val..Regular Issue 1917-27, 10 val. .Imperforate. 2c-300., Blocks, 10 val.:I mperf orates 2c-30c., 10 val. Pairs.Irn perforates 2c-lp., 11 val., Blocks ..Imperforates 2c-lp., 11 val., Pairs ...Imperforates 2c-1Op., 14 val., Blocks.1mperforates 2c-l0p., 14 val., PairsPictorials, 2c-32('., 7 val. .Pictorials, 2c-32c., 6 val., minus 180 .Von Gronau. 2c-32c., 7 val..1 Peso 011 4 Peso, 1 val.... . .. . .2 Peso on 4 Peso, 1 vaL .1'. Rein, 2c-30c., 10 val. .Olympic Games, 2c-16c., 3 val.:Pictorials, 2c-5p., 14 val..Cornm. Inauguration, 2c-50c., 5 val.Ri aal Commemorative, 2c-36c., 3 val. ..Arnacal Flight, 2c-16c., 3 val. .Quezon Comm. Anniv., 2c-12~., 3 val. .Pictorial '35 SUTch. Comm., 2c-5p., 14 val..Eucharistic, 2c-50c., 6 val.: . . . . . . . . .. . .Overprinted Airmails, 2c-32c., 6 val , ..Clipper Initial Flight, 10c-30c., 2 val..O. B. Pictorials 2c-30c., 10 val.. .Ii:io!,:Alfonso XIII, Im-Zp., 20 val. .Issue of '06 Douhle Lined Perf. 12c 2c-lp., 11 val..Change of Color, 12c-2p., 7 vel. " .Single Lined Perf. 12c., 2c-lp., 11 val..Perforation 10, 2c-1p., 9 val.. .....Single Lined Perf. 11, 2c-lp., 9 val:lOp Single Lined Perf. 12, 1 val. ...lOp. Perf. 11 Unwmkd., 1 val..Pagsanian 18c Error .Fort Santiago 10c .Blood Compact 30c. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .Barasoain Church 1 p .Arnacal, 16c Green .Special Delivery 20c Perf. 12 Douhled Lined.Special Delivery, 20c Perf. 12 Single Lined ...Special Delivery, 20c Perf. 10 ....Special Delivery, 20c Imperforate.. . .Pictorials '35, 2c-30c., val.. .Pict. '35 Surch. Comm., 2c-30c., 10 val....Postage Dues, 3c on 4c., 1 val.. . .lOp., 1 \"0.1.. . .......••.•.20p., 1 val..

Cat. '0. Mint Mint UsedBlocks Set Set

305-318, 318b 1'2,350.00 1'625.00 P575.00305-317, 318b 295.00 275.00305-316, 318b 155.00 145.00305-314, 318b 340.00 75.00 65.00305-314 210.00 45.00 35.00319-325 72.00 15.50 12.00319-324 25.00 4.25 2.50701-704 22.00 5.00 2.50326 4.25328-338 160.00 35.00 28.00328-337 80.00 18.00 15.00558-564 5.00 1.20 1.10905-914 12.00 2.50 1.50290-299 12.00 2.75 1.75340-349 80.00340-349 45.00340-350 120.00340-350 65.00340-353 625.00340-353 325.00354-360 110.00 18.00 10.50354-356, 358-360 20.00 4.50 2.00361-367 48.00 10.00 8.50368 8.00 1.75 .75369 16.00 3.75 1.75370-379 40.00 8.50 6.50380--382 ~.20 .60 .40383-396 110.00 22.00 12.50397-401 10.00 2.25 1.50402-404 3.75 .80 .70405-407 4.80 .90 .80408--410 1.60 .30 .20411-424 95.00 18.00 11.0042&-430 8.00 1.75 1.10601-606 8.00 1.75 1.10607-608 8.00 1.50 1.25915-924 .00 1.75 1.25192-211 10.00 12.50241-251 4.50255-260a 5.50361-371 3.25276-284a 5.50285-289d 9.50274 6.50304 6.00357 75.00 15.{)O 9.00387 1.60 .30 .20392 8.00 1.50 .90393 1200 2.75 1.50407a 8.00 1.50 1.29752 2.25753 .60754 12.00756 24.00 4.1\0383 12.00 2.50 1.80411--420 8.00 1.80 1.20New Issue .24 .05 .03New Issue 55.00 12.50New Issue 95.00 22.50

FLOWN COVERSChina Clipper, Initial Flight:

xan Francisco to Manila .llawaii to Manila ..Guam to Manila .Manila to San Francisco .Manila to Hawaii .Manila to Guam .

London-Orient Flight:)1 anila to Hongkong, with com plete set L. O. F ....

Member:Asociaci6n Ftlatellca de Filipinas-No. 174Philatelic Exchange of New York- 0.79

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Manila, Phil22

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FIRST DAY COVERSMadrid-Manila complete set.Legislature 2('- P'l.OO, complete. . .....Legislature Official, complete ..Pictorial 1932, complete.Von Gronau, complete.F. Rein, complete ....Olympic Games, complete.'Pictorials 1935, 2c to 30c. .Commonwealth Inauguration, complete .Ar nacal, complete .Ri zal Diamond Jubilee, complete .Commonwealth Anniversary (Quezon), complete .Eucharistic Congress, complete .

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RARITIESMADRID-MANILA

Madrid-Manila, 2(' Pale Rose Surcharged.~1adrid-:'>1anila, 4c Inverted Surcharged .... '" .~Iadrid-Manila, 16c t<ampson Violet Surcharged.Madrid-Manila, 16c Hampson Red Surcharged.Madrid-Manila, 26r Perforation 12.

Mint1'155.00325.00275.00325.00~25.00

319320321319-325322a323323b

381382

402402403

290

1917-25319-325901-904

LEGISLATURELegislat ure 2(', ImperL between, Horizontal Pair.Legislature 4c, IrnperL between, Horizontal Pair .Legislature 16(' Imperf'. between, Horizontal Pair.Legislature 2c-lp., complete set, Imperforate between Vertical Pair.Lgislature ISc double Impression of center .....Legislature 20c Brown center .Legislature 20c Irnperf. Center in Brown

1'125.00110.00120.00725.00160.00175.00225.00

OLYMPICSOlympic 6c, Vertical Pair Imperf. Between.Olympic 16c Any pair ImperL Between.

1'175.00150.00

RIZAL COMMEMORATIVERizal .Jubilee 2c, Imperforate below.. ... ..Ri sal Jubilee 6c. Hor-izontal Pair Imperf. Between.Ri aal Jubilee Be, Imperforate Right side.

1'75.00150.00125.00

YtISCELLANEOUS2c Rizal Green, Double Impression. " 30.00

OVERPRINTED "SPECIMEN"1 set 2c-lOp., Unused .1 set Legislature mint 2c-lp .1 set Legislature Official mint 2c-20c ....•.

1'75.0075.0025.00

PACKETS100 Different Philippine Stamps.50" .. •.4025

1'9.502.001.50.50

Prices quoted above are in Philippine Currency. (USi1.00 P2.00).All stamps are guaranteed to be genuine and fairly well-centered or money refunded. On Philip-

pine packets all stamps are lightly cancelled; straight-edges and damaged stamps discarded; several stampsin mint condition may be found in packets.

Cash should accompany order; no stamps sent on approval.NOTE TO ACCUMULATORS: We sell several values of current issues.. used, roo of each kind

in packets at reasonable prices. Guaranteed no straightedges, no damage, no heavily cancelled.! 't

DE JESUSETY STORES

Dealers-Phone 2-23-53ippine Islands

Bankers:Philippine Trust Co.

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where members may sell surplus stocks or buy new stamps below market prices.

FEESLOCAL MEMBERS-residing in Manila and neighboring towns; 1'2.00 entrance

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ASOCIACION FILATELICA DE FILIPINASP. O. Box 711, Manila, Philippines.

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Cooee ...TIIIt; is the Australian call and is di-

recting your atten tion to the greatestbargain ever offered. A superb collection of90 face Different Australian CommonwealthStamps, fine used, beautifully arranged inspecial booklets. It contains EVERY com-memorati ve and airmail stamp issued to-date, among which will be found such scarceitems as the 5/- Sydney Bridge, 6d. Kooka-burra engraved, 2/- Silver Jubilee, the scarceKingsford Smith officials and many otherdesirable items up to 10/- value, of a totalScott value well over $30.00 for only $US.8.00.

A similar collection but containing 50 facedifferent $1.20

Approvals of South Sea Islands and Austra-lian stamps gladly sent on approval againstreferences or cash deposit.

s. & M. MILLER BROS.117 McIlwraith StreetCarlton N. 4Victoria, Australia

Members:A. P. S. 14564A. F. F. 502

Bankers:Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd.

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DOS ESPANASTcncmos cxistencia de una g'J'an va ri edad de scllos del Cobic+no rcnubllcano y

nacionafist.a de Espana en series y sueltos los cualcs set-an muy nHQS dcspucs dela guerra.Feria de Barcelona IH36 ~ ;) di f'ercnt.csPt-cnsu de Madrid-Correos de Lc. a 1 pta. 13 va Is. nucvosPrensa dc Madi-id-Aerco de l c. a 1 nta. 12 vals. nuevos .Prcnaa de Madi-id-Aereo de Lc. a 10 ptas. 15 vals. nuevos .........•.........Vf nebrc Correos-c-B valo res .Vi ncbrc (I) 8 valores P1.00 y v incbrc (II) 8 va lores .Vi ncbrc Tete heche 8 valor-ex .Scflos pat riot icos. de beneficcncia. Aaistcncla social, etc. a ........•..•......

GOBIERNO NACIONALI. TA:Scvi lla-8 vale P2.00; 14 vats. P/.OO y Cor-reo Acn20 2 ntas. . .Or-ensc-c-S vals. P1.0D; 12 vale. P4.i)0 y 18 va lores .O'rense-c-Viva EspallCl mas !)c. 10 valorcs ..... .,., .. ,' .. ' ... 'La Linea 4 va ls. PO.80; 7 vals. P2.00; 11 vats. P7.00 y 13 vals ...Hllbao-c-Coi-rcos 8 valores y un COl'l'CO Acree , .. ,.,.".,",."., ,.Matapn 7 vals. P1.00; 11 vals. Pl.50 y Miilaga a Franco, D va ls. . .Avila-a vals. Plf.OO; Pont.evedr-a. 4 vats. Pl.OO y Navarr-a i) vals.Cid e Isabel, 12 vals.P7.00.-Junta Defensa Nacional. 11 vals. ,.i Viva Espana! Correo Aerco sobre 1.50 y 3 ptas. negro y rosai Viva Espana !-Corl'co Acree sobre 30-30-30-30 y ;;Oe, .. . . ,Cot-resuondencla Uracntc hablf itaclo n grande P3.50 y hab. pufia.Ma rruecos : 4 vets. PO.80; 5 vals. P2.00; 7 va ls. . ..Motri l - Granada - Oviedo - Ayamonte - Duree! - Cor-una - 1. Cana-

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Bilbao-Sobre Aerco. Unico recucrdo histor-ico que ha uucdado de la Rep.Euakadi. .. .. . .. .. 1.00

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MANILA FILA TELICACarriedo, 318-320 _. - P. O. Box 70

AIRMAILSTAMPS OF THE WORLD

"Ve maintain the most complete and satisfactory service for Air-mail Collectors of the world.

NEW ISSUE SERVICE: We deliver regularly all New Issues of Air-mail Stamps in complete sets. Ask for free descriptive folder.

WANT LISTS: We have everything in Airmail Stamps in stock andcan fill orders for sets by return mail.

COLLECTIONS: We always have collections of airmail stamps 011

hand, most of thorn mounted in Scott's Albums. Prices range from$40.00 up. These collections contain complete sets only.

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