ALFONSO XIII - BABY HEAD stamps of the PHILIPPINES

Proofs

Imperforated Plate Proofs - Impresos

Plate Proofs are proofs that have been made of the plate (i.e. for the sheet). They would have been used to check and confirm that the plate was acceptable before continuing with the full stamp production process.

1m imperf plate proofs

1m dark violet (of 1890 1m dark violet).

Palmer F (#169a) Galvez (E) (#210s) Harradine (#SN6a) Edifil (#76s) Yvert (#I-5 violet-brown imperf)

 

1m ultramarine (of 1896 1m ultramarine).

Galvez (E) (#211s) Harradine (#SN20b) Edifil (#117s) Yvert (#I-17 imperf)

 

2m imperf plate proofs

2m dark violet (of 1890 2m dark violet).

Palmer F (#170a) Harradine (#SN7a)

2m grey brown (of 1896 2m grey brown).

Galvez (E) (#212s) Harradine (#SN21a) Edifil (#118s) Yvert (#I-18 imperf)

 

5m imperf plate proofs

5m dark violet (of 1890 5m dark violet).

Ceballos 1902 (#2249) Bartels (#197a) Palmer F (#171a) Harradine (#SN8a) Scott 1940 (#P8a) Stanley Gibbons 1915 (#408a) Edifil (#78s) Yvert (#I-8 violet brown imperf) Michel 2015 (#138 imperf)

 

examples of faint bogus cancel occurs on a number of blocks, dated “26 Dec 90”

5m blue green (of 1896 5m blue green).

Galvez (E) (#213s) Harradine (#SN22a) Edifil (#119s) Yvert (#I-19 imperf)

1/8c imperf plate proofs

1/8c blue (of 1896 1/8c blue).

Galvez (E) (#214s) Harradine (#SN23b) Edifil (#120s) Yvert 2005 (#I-20 imperf)

 Block of 4 noted in Soler y LLach Feb 1997 auction

 

Proofs

Single Die

 

Plate Proofs

Imperf Postal

1c

2c

2-4/8c

5c

6c

8c

10c

12-4/8c

15c

20c

25c

40c

80c

Imperf Imprsos

1m

2m

5m

1/8c

Perf