Sale 92: The Summer Sale

Lot 2763    

Philippines, Free Philippines Guerrilla Postal Service, 1943, 2c blue, tied by purple "Posted in the Free Philippines, Mindanao Guerilla Area, 16 Aug, 1944" oval date stamp on 2¢ red entire (U41) from Col. Wendell Fertig to Lt. Col. S.J. Wilson "In the Field", matching censor handstamp at lower left, Very Fine, rare with only 500 stamps issued and 36 covers recorded.
Estimate    $500 - 750.

Col. Wendell Fertig was an engineer who organized and led the guerrilla war against the Japanese on Mindanao in World War 2.

Realized: $1,250

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Lot 2764    

Philippines, Official Seal, 1906, light brown, well centered, tied on reverse of 1903, 1¢ green entire (U17) by purple "Open when received, Manila, P.I." handstamp with second strike below, entire to Philadelphia, Pa. uprated with 1903, 1¢ green (226) tied by "Manila, P.I., Aug 4" duplex postmarks, Very Fine, a choice and very scarce tied usage.
Scott No. OX1    $1,750.

Realized: $725

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Lot 2765    

Philippines, Cuba, 1899, 2c on 2¢ green, manuscript "Philippines" designation, entire with "Cuba" overprint overwritten "Philippines" in manuscript, used in Philippines to New Rochelle, N.Y., with "Nva Caceres, Camar Sur, P.I., May 18, 1901" duplex postmark canceling, blue boxed "Hdqrts Dist Pto Popr, Office of, The Chief Surgeon" corner card, Very Fine, an unusual and rare "provisional" surcharge entire usage.
Scott No. Cuba U3 var.    Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $1,200

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Lot 2766    

Philippines, 1899, 2¢ carmine, entire addressed to the U.S. Postmaster in Manlia, canceled by circular "Boac Marinduque" Aguinaldo Revolutionary Goverment handstamp, reverse with "Manila, P.I., Feb 18, 01" receiving cds; minor toning, otherwise Very Fine, an extremely rare usage on a stationery entire.
Scott No. U8    Estimate $400 - 600.

Realized: $475

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Lot 2767    

Philippines, 1899, 2¢ carmine on blue, entire to North Adams, Mass., posted with "New York, Dec 6, 1902" duplex postmark canceling, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a rare U.S. domestic usage of a Philippines envelope.
Scott No. U11    Estimate $200 - 300.

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Lot 2768    

Philippines, 1898 Manila, Philippines to Zurich, Switzerland, U.S. 1897, 2¢ Jefferson postal card datelined "Manila, 23 Aug, 1898", uprated with U.S. 1895, 1¢ blue (264) tied by bold strike of "Philippines Station, San Francisco, Cal., Aug 25, 1898" duplex postmark (1st day for Manila is Aug 14, 98), with Hong Kong transit and receiving cds's; minor card creasing, an Extremely Fine strike, a scarce usage.
Scott No. U.S. UX12    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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Lot 2769    

Philippines, Postal Card, 1875, 1¢ black on buff, unwatermarked, entire to Antwerp, Belgium, uprated with Philippines 1903, 1¢ blue green (226) and posted on board the U.S. ship "Osborne" by ship steward en route to Hong Kong, with "Victoria, Hong Kong, 28 De, 03" cds with matching boxed "Paquebot" handstamp alongside, receiving cds; couple thin spots on reverse, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott No. UX5    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $280

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