ALFONSO XIII - BABY HEAD stamps of the PHILIPPINES
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Gaceta de Manila - 15 July 1890
On the 15 July 1890 the Gaceta de Manila published the Decree of the General Government of the Philippines issued 12 July 1890 and signed by the then Governor Valeriano Weyler.
The decree indicated that the 5 Peso Telegraph stamp was issued in February 1890 but was now being withdrawn.
The reasons for withdrawal are not stated here but it is known that forgeries had been detected of the 5 Peso Telegraph stamp.
Extract from Gaceta de Manila, 15 July 1890
Translation
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES Hacienda Manila, 12 July 1890. |
| In accordance with the proposal of the General Treasury
Department (Intendencia, General de Hacienda), I hereby decree
the following: |
| 1. As of tomorrow, the 5-peso
Telegraph stamps that have been use since February of this year
will be removed from circulation in the province of Manila, and
in the other provinces of the Archipelago from the day following
in which this decree is received. |
| 2. Corporations, societies, offices and individuals
that have in their possession stamps, of the indicated class and
price, will present the remainders throughout this current
month, to the respective Treasury Administrations, a signed
report of the group of stamps mentioned that you wish to
exchange for others of the same class, but of a lower or higher
price. |
| 3. The said Administrations, before the end of the
month of February, will send to the Central Lottery and Stamped
Bills Office, a summary of the lists presented, in order to know
the total amount of the requested exchange. |
| 4. The exchange will begin on the 1st of next August,
for which, the interested parties who have signed the reports
mentioned above, will present the stamps whose number has been
entered in the said lists with their personal certificate which
will serve as justification and at the same time recording, with
their signature, the receipt of the stamps delivered to them by
virtue of the exchange. |
| 5. Please send an official letter to his Excellency
Minister of Overseas, by the first mail, the necessary request
for 5-peso Telegraph stamps to replace those that are removed
from circulation by this decree. |
| 6. The General Administration of
the Treasury will dictate the necessary provisions for
compliance with this decree, which will be reported to his
Excellency Minister of Overseas, with a list of the reasons that
inform it and submission of the necessary background
information. |
| Published and returned to the Department for the appropriate
effect. WEYLER |
In 1890, 5 Pesos was a lot of money. The forged 5 Pesos telegraph stamps were mostly cancelled with the "CORREOS / MANILA" circular date cancel and were often hole punched. Although examples the forged stamp cancelled with a telegraph cancellation are known.
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(left) Genuine and (right) Forged examples