Aguinaldo revolutionary stamps (Close-up photos)

Rare A3 / Y3
Correo Y Telegrafos
Shaded background of 2 cents
MInt / Unused
Catalogue Value: $150 - $200

POSTAL OR TELEGRAPHIC - CORREOS Y TELEGRAPHOS

Designed by Marcelino Gomez and printed by his company, Lithographica de Gomez in Santa Cruz, Manila. Issued in sheets of 50, (five rows of ten stamps each), with a total of 10,000 stamp printed in shades of vermilion. (Scott #Y3)




Impresos - Una milesima
ERROR
Double P in FILIP(P)INAS

Imperforate


NEWSPAPER STAMP - IMPRESOS

Printed in sheets of 220 stamps (11 rows of 20 stamps each) and exists both perforated and imperforated. As most of the used copies seen are of the imperforate variety, it is believed that this was the earlier issue, and was not perforated through haste in providing the supply needed. The later issue was perforated, but probably seldom used, as cancelled copies are quite scarce. It is probable that very few of either issue were really used as intended, as newspapers outside Manila were not common, and the stamps could not be used from Manila, especially after February 4, 1899. There is a re-print of this issue which can be distinguished from the original by having a large final "A" in "MILESIMA". A combined total of 50,000 stamps were printed for both the perforated and imperforated stamps and issued in shades of black and grey-black. (Scott #YP1 and YP1a)


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