ALFONSO XIII - BABY HEAD stamps of the PHILIPPINES
Forgeries
'Trial Sheet' Surcharge Forgeries
Se-tenant strip of 25c brown stamps surcharged with 20c, 15, 5c and telegraph surcharge (Types C0, B0, A0 and D0)
Palmer (1912) noted that Galvez (although the reference has not been confirmed) states that a sheet of the 25c brown stamps was surcharged with 20c, 15, 5c and telegraph surcharge. In the Tows 1948 auction catalogue such a se-tenant strip of four is listed as originating from ‘the rare trial surcharge sheet’ the lot was accompanied by a photograph of the entire sheet before it was broken up.
I have noted:
Tows 1948 auction, lot #47 accompanied by a photograph of the entire sheet before it was broken up and later IPPS auction 2012-Q1
Strip of three Soler y Llach March 2006 auction, illustrated in PPJ 2019-1 and later sold Harmer June 2021 auction (ex-Peterson)
Strip of three, Iberphil July 2020 auction
Strip of five ex Miggins in Harmer 2017 auction and later re-sold Iberphil 2017 auction
Se-tenant strip of 25c brown stamps surcharged with 15c, 5c, 20c surcharge (Types B2, A2 and C2)
Not described elsewhere but a se-tenant strip exsits with forged surcharge types C2 and B2 and A2.
The surcharges are smudged
Block of sixteen forged 1897 surchages (types C2, B2 and A2) in black on the 25c brown.
Soler y Llach auction, May 2022 (block is position 11-14, 21-24, 31-34 and 41-44 in sheet)
Forgeries
Babyheads
Surcharges
Overprints
Essays