ALFONSO XIII - BABY HEAD stamps of the PHILIPPINES

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Decrees and Orders

 

Postage Rates

 

Use of "Alcance" procedures in Manila
Order of the Governor General, issued 5 May 1888.
Gaceta de Manila 5 May 1888.
Rates for internal correspondence (1888)
Decree of the General Government of the Philippines, issued 6 July 1888.
Gaceta de Manila 12 July 1888.
New Rates for correspondence (1891)
Royal Decree of King Alfonso XIII, issued 13 March 1891.
Gaceta de Madrid 17 March 1891.
New Rates for correspondence (1891)
Royal Decree of King Alfonso XIII, issued 13 March 1891.
Gaceta de Manila 6 May 1891.
Rates for correspondence and new stamps (1898)
Royal Decree of King Alfonso XIII, issued 8 October 1897.
Gaceta de Madrid 12 October 1897.
 

 

Issue and Withdrawal of Stamps

 

Withdrawal of Surcharged Stamps
Royal Decree of King Alfonso XIII, issued 22 March 1889
Palmer (1912) report
Withdrawal of Stamps with the Surcharge Habilitado
Decree of the General Government of the Philippines, issued 22 May 1889.
Gaceta de Manila 24 May 1889.
New stamps of King Alfonso XIII.
Decree of the General Government of the Philippines, issued 31 January 1890.
Gaceta de Manila 2 February 1890.
Withdrawal of 5P Telegraph stamp
Decree of the General Government of the Philippines, issued 12 July 1890.
Gaceta de Manila 15 July 1890.
Withdrawal of 2 4/8c, 12 4/8c and 25c stamps from ciruclation
Decree of the General Government of the Philippines, issued 28 June 1891.
Gaceta de Manila 1 July 1891.
Re-issue of 1890 Newspaper stamps for postal use
Telegraphic Order form Ministeor of Overseas, issued 13 June 1892 (or 1893).
Palmer (1912) report.
New series of stamps
Royal Decree of King Alfonso XIII, issued 11 June 1896
Palmer (1912) report
Rates for correspondence and new stamps (1898)
Royal Decree of King Alfonso XIII, issued 8 October 1897.
Gaceta de Madrid 12 October 1897.

 

Postal Service in the Philippines

 

Use of "Alcance" procedures in Manila
Order of the Governor General, issued 5 May 1888.
Gaceta de Manila 5 May 1888.
Temporary Postal Franchise for Military
Royal Decree of King Alfonso XIII, issued 5 March 1897.
Gaceta de Madrid 7 March 1897.
   

 

Other Notes and Notices

 

Discussions on the Babyhead Issue
Notes from Harradine.
Harradine (1987) report.
Proofs received in Manila
Notes from Harradine
Harradine (1987) report.
Requirements for 1891 stamps
Communication from Director of Posts
Harradine (1987) report.
Requirements for 1895 stamps
Communication from Director of Posts
Harradine (1987) report.
Requirements for 1897 stamps and surcharges
Communication from Director of Posts
Harradine (1987) report.
Counterfeits of the 1897 surcharge
Notes from Palmer (1912)
Palmer (1912) report.
   

 

 

 

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