ALFONSO XIII - BABY HEAD stamps of the PHILIPPINES
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Gaceta de Manila - 1 July 1891
On the 1 July 1891 the Gaceta de Manila published the Decree of the General Government of the Philippines issued 28 June 1891 and signed by the then Governor Valeriano Weyler.
The decree indicated that the 2 4/8c, 12 4/8c and 25c stamps were to be withdrawn due to lack of demand as a consequence of the change in postal rates. In addition that the 2c, 5c and 8c stamps previously reserved for used for postage to UPU countries could be used.
Extract from Gaceta de Manila, 1 July 1891
Translation
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TREASURY |
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Manila, 22 June 1891. |
| At the proposal of the General Administration of the
Treasury, and in harmony with the provisions of the Royal Decree
of 13 March, modifying the postal rates of these Islands,
equating them to those of the Peninsula; This General Government
provides the following: |
| 1. Due to lack of application, postage
stamps of 2 4/8c, 12 4/8c and 25c are removed from circulation. |
| 2. For letters that circulate within the
Archipelago and are addressed to the Peninsula with a weight of
15 grams, and certificate fees, the stamps of the Postal Union
of 2c, 5c and 8c will be used, and |
| 3. That the provincial Administrations and
Subdelegations of the Treasury proceed to exchange the stamps
that are withdrawn from circulation, for those of the Postal
Union, if requested by individuals and companies that have
exsitence of those stamps, within a period of fifteen days from
the publication of this Decree in the Gazette, for residents of
this Capital, and for those of the provinces, from the day said
Gazette is received. |
| Publish it, report it to the Ministry of Overseas and return
to the General Administration of Finance, for the rest that
corresponds. WEYLER. |
The stamps now redundant due to the normaliation of rates for postage between the Philippines and Spain
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Stamps originally reserved for use to UPU countries could now be used for Spain.
Stamps which were intended for use overseas to the Postal Union included the sheet inscription "Union General Postal".
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Curiously in 1891 (20 April 1891) a new issue of the 25c stamp in a new colour had been released. These sheets were reported to be inscribed CORREOS. It is not clear whether the decree intended to include the withdrawal of these new stamps as well. In 1892 a second printing was received and these included the sheet inscription COMMUNICACIONES.
The new colours of the 1892 stamps - 2c pale violet, 5c green and 8c ultramarine all included inscriptions for Union General Postal
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