ALFONSO XIII - BABY HEAD stamps of the PHILIPPINES

Forgeries

20c Surcharge Forgeries

Type C11

 

Genuine Handstamp Type C11
 

Characteristics:

Date appears too small,

s in CENTs too small,

larger space between “O” of HABILITADO and the upper inner frame line,

“20” too wide almost touching inner frame line

The “9” in “1897” is positioned beneath the “N” of “CENT”

 

#F-169 Type C11 violet on 15c red brown

#F-169 Type C11 black on 15c red brown

#F-169 C11 violet

Noted for sale at ebay auction (Sept 2015)

 

 

#F-169 C11 black

 

 

#F-174A Type C11 violet on 20c grey brown

#F-174A Type C11 black on 20c grey brown

#F-174A C11 violet

Occurs inverted

Noted for sale at Iberphil auction (Nov 2021)

 

#F-174A C11 black

Occurs inverted

 

 

#F-175 Type C11 violet on 20c dark violet

#F-175 Type C11 black on 20c dark violet

#F-175 C11 violet

The colour of the ink is brown violet.

Peterson (PPJ 2019-1) illustrated this forgery but incorrectly described it as a reprint (#10).

#F-175 C11 black

 

 

 

 

Forgeries

Babyheads

Base Stamps

 

Surcharges

Introduction 

Reprints

5c

15c

20c

Telegraph 

Trial Sheet

 

Overprints

Marianus

Zamboanga

Habilitado

 

Essays

Essays