Sale 88: The Sescal Sale

Lot 1817

Philippines, Customs Fee, 1947, 500p "Victory", vertical pair, right halves of stamps, in combination with Custom Fee, 1947, 100p strip of four + 50p + 20p pair + 20c + 5c pair, all right halves on August 29, 1948 coastwise licence for the ship "Bisayas" to engage in the coastwise trade of the Philippines for the period of one year, Very Fine, very scarce (Warren 907, 895//906).
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $230

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Lot 1818 P   

Philippines, 1917-32 Customs Fee Proof Group, of 17 mostly different, each with stamp committee control handstamp; includes Warren 850P-855P, 871BP, 871HP single and pair, 872AP, 876AP, 885CPa, 886AP, 888AP and the unlisted 890AP (unique?); couple with small margin flaws, scarce group.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

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Realized: $850

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Lot 1819 o   

Philippines, 1917-32 Customs Fee Balance, selection of 20 good to better issues on stockcards; includes Warren 858A, 858Aa-c, 858B, 859Aa-b, 860A, 860Aa-c, 861Aa-b, 877, 876A (two in shades), 891A, minor duplication.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $675

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Lot 1820 P   

Philippines, 1907-16, 2c//20p Documentary, plate proofs, on wove, imperforate set lacking the 3p vermilion value, matching large even margins and rich colors, 4c with small corner margin repair and each with tiny pinholes at sides of designs, still Very Fine, very rare and quite possibly unique, with no mention in the Warren update (Warren 711P//719P).
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Realized: $1,700

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Lot 1821 /   

Philippines, 1958-62 Documentary surcharge varieties, 6 different; includes inverted surcharges with 30c on 4p (1332i, 60 produced), 30c on 1c (1333i, 40 produced), 30c on 20c (1334i, 40 produced) and 30c on 2p (1336i, 20 produced), also unlisted quadruple surcharge 5c on 20p (1328 var., discovery copy) and triple surcharge 50c on 1p (1339 var.), o.g., most never hinged, all fresh, Very Fine, scarce group.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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Lot 1822 P   

Philippines, 1920, 2c black, proof on wove, block of four and horizontal pair, blue committee control handstamps, thins affecting two stamps in block and right stamp in pair with thin and tear, F.-V.F. appearance (Warren 775P, catalog value $600).
Estimate    $200 - 300.

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Realized: $425

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Lot 1823 o   

Philippines, 1922-26 Motor Vehicle Drivers Licence Group, of five items; includes 2p left half (900A), 3p left half (901), 5p right half (902) all used, 50c yellow essay (900P) entire stamp and 5p blue proof (902P) entire stamp both with committee cancel; a rare group.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Realized: $850

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Lot 1824 o   

Philippines, Revenue - Tax Paid Collection, 1910-75, neatly mounted and annotated on album pages; includes cigars (32), cigarettes (112), smoking tobacco (5), chewing tobacco (12), cigarette packs (4), beer (4), custom cigars (13) with cat value $650, various alcohol tax paids (42), tax free & misc. items and three 1930-40's tobacco ad and corner card covers; an eclectic collection with most items not listed in any catalog.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Realized: $1,050

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