ALFONSO XIII - BABY HEAD stamps of the PHILIPPINES

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11 June 1896

Palmer (1912) reports that A Royal Decree of 11 June 1896 provided that, begining with the next issue of stamps, there should be a uniform type of stamps for Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines.

 

Exact details of the Royal Decree are not currently known, but a new design of stamps was issued in 1898.

 

see also the Royal Decree of 8 October 1897

 

 

 

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