Philippines, "O.B." Overprint Stock. 150+ stamps on stockcards, various overprints mostly on the 1906-17 definitive issues, including double overprints, blocks, marginal imprints, etc.; worth evaluation. Estimate  $300 - 400. $0

Philippines, 1899, 2¢ red. Tied by "Mil. Sta., Ilo Ilo Phil. Islds., Dec 11,1900" duplex cds on cover to Binghamton, N.Y., enclosure dateline and cover endorsed "U.S.S. Don Juan de Austria"; faint cover soiling, F.-V.F., USS Don Juan de Austria was a U.S. Navy gunboat. Formerly a Spanish Navy unprotected cruiser, she was captured in 1898 during the battle of Manila Bay. Scott No. 214  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)

Philippines, 1899, 5¢ blue. Tied by purple "Military Station, Cebu, P.I., Nov 2, 1899" cds and bar duplex on cover to Binghamton, N.Y., sailor's corner card with purple straight line "U.S.S. Monadnock" handstamp and additional "U.S. Gov't Employees Letter., J.A. Fealy, Supt. Military Station No. 4, Cebu" straight line handstamp; sealed cover edge tear at bottom, F.-V.F., reported to be the only example of this Employees Letter handstamp. Scott No. 216  Estimate $250 - 350. $0 (Image)

Philippines, 1900 2¢ + 2¢ blue, Unsevered Paid Reply Postal Card, Double "Philippines." Overprint Variety. Mint unsevered card with Message card showing the error & Reply card normal, Reply card with minor corner fraying at bottom, Very Fine; with 2009 P.F. certificate. Scott No. UY1 var.  Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. This unique card has been know for many years and was the subject of an article written in the 1940's, however it has not been seen since. The card resided in the collection of Bob Payne for many years, which was acquired intact by Mr. Howard Mader several years ago. A Scott #UX2 with Double "Philippines." Overprint Variety was found a few years ago and reportedly sold privately for $20,000, which is the basis for the Scott listing. This card will undoubtedly bring a record price and will be listed in the new Scott Specialized catalog. . $0 (Image)

Philippines, 1900 2¢ blue, Unsevered Message-Reply Card. Postmarked Manila duplex cancel of April 7, 1905 to Dortmund, Germany with message on back of message half, Very Fine, a very scarce card commercially used. Scott No. UY1  $500. $0 (Image)

Philippines, 1901, $1 black, type I. O.g., lightly hinged, beautifully centered amid large well balanced margins, gorgeous intensely rich color, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine and choice, quite certainly one of the finest known; with 1997 and 2008 P.F. certificates. Scott No. 223  $450. $0 (Image)

Philippines, 1901, $2 dark blue. O.g., barest trace of hinge (appears n.h.), exceptional centering amid well balanced margins, deep rich color and remarkably fresh, Extremely Fine and choice, a wonderful mint gem high value; with 1996 and 2008 P.F. certificates. Scott No. 224  $450. $0 (Image)

Philippines, 1903 1¢ black, Unsevered Message-Reply Card. Postmarked Manila duplex cancel of September 8, 1907 to Boston, MA, addressed to Bartels but a commercial mailing with full commercial message, he wisely kept the card and answered by normal letter most likely, Very Fine. Scott No. UY2  $375. $0 (Image)

Philippines, 1904, $5 dark green. O.g., lightly hinged, precision centering amid evenly balanced margins, fresh with rich color, Extremely Fine and choice, a lovely gem high value; with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 239  $1,000. $0 (Image)

Philippines, 1906, 4p dark blue. Top margin plate number single, o.g., barest trace of hinge (appears n.h.), rich color, fresh and Very Fine; with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 253  $160. $0 (Image)

Philippines, Airmail, 1926, 2p Madrid-Manila Flight. Block of 4, tropicalized o.g., bold color, few faintly toned perf tip in top left stamp, F.-V.F.; with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott No. C13  $2,600. $0 (Image)

Philippines, Cover Balance. 15 better items on album pages; including 1894 commercial front to New York with 1890, 8c (uncanceled) + Hong Kong 5¢ QV tied by cds and U.S. 5¢ Postage Due, 1890, 10c (#166) on cover to London, U.S. Administration with uprated U.S. 1¢ postal card sent Aug 23, 98 to Germany via Hong Kong and San Francisco with message…Manila is, on August 13th, in the hands of the Americans, couple patriotic covers, one registered and other 2¢ postage due, Manila to Hong Kong with 5¢ Trans-Miss pair, 10¢ Columbian entire to Manila uprated with 10¢ + 30¢ Columbians, #216 + 222 combination on registered cover to Spain, #U9+215 to Bangkok, Siam, 1899, 50¢ on rebacked cover front (marked as "No Wmk"), two #E1 usages and 1907 cover from New York to Yokohama forwarded to Manila; worth careful evaluation. Estimate  $1,500 - 2,000. $0

Philippines, Covers, 1900-1970. Album with 135 or so covers, from U.S. overprints, between wars commemoratives, Japanese Occupation & Victory issues, plus large group of Air Letters to 1970; please inspect. Estimate  $200 - 300. $0

Philippines, Mil. Sta. No. 1 Manila, Phil. Isl'd., Jun 9, 98. Cds and duplex tying U.S. 1898, 10¢ gray violet on commercial corner card cover to Pulsnitz, Germany, "by s.s. Pundua, via Singapore" routing endorsement; minor cover edge wrinkling, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. U.S. 290  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Philippines, Postage Due, 1900, 2¢ deep claret, Paris Exposition Special Printing. O.g., hinge remnant, fresh with rich color, Fine, a very rare and seldom offered issue; with 2008 P.F. certificate. Scott No. J2  $1,750. $0 (Image)

Philippines, Postal Card, 1903, 1¢ black, Shifted "Philippines" Overprint. Mint card show dramatic Overprint shift over the portrait of McKinley, trivial corner wear, Very Fine, a rare error. Scott No. UX5  Estimate $300 - 400. $0 (Image)

Philippines, Postal Card, 1903 2¢ black. Mint card, Extremely Fine. Scott No. UX4  $800. $0 (Image)

Philippines, Postal Card, 1903 2¢ black. Neat used card to Germany with 1907 Manila, P.I. duplex cancel, some light wrinkles, F.-V.F. Scott No. UX4  $700. $0 (Image)

Philippines, Postal Card, 1906 1¢ black. Neat locally used card with 1907 Manila, P.I. duplex cancel, some corner wear & wrinkles, Fine (no photo). Scott No. UX7  $300. $0

Philippines, Postal Card, 1906, 1¢ McKinley postal card. Addressed to Yokohama, Japan, uprated with 1903-04, 1¢ blue green tied by "Manila, P.I., Aug 24" cds and duplex killer, transit and receiving postmarks on face, reverse with sender notation "P.S. - This card is the only used in the U.S. Domestic Mail Service", Very Fine and rare. Scott No. UX7+226  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)

Philippines, Postal Card, 1906 2¢ black. Mint card, some light toning on reverse, Very Fine. Scott No. UX8  $2,000. $0 (Image)

Philippines, Postal Card, 1906 2¢ black. Used card to Germany cancelled by 1907 Manila, P.I. duplex cancel, minor corner wear & small wrinkle at bottom left, F.-V.F., a rare card; with clean 1964 P.F. certificate. Scott No. UX8  $1,500. $0 (Image)

Philippines, Postal Card Collection. Lot of over 40 cards, only the early issues UX1-2, UX5-6 and UY1-3, includes UX1a missing period, both mint and used of most with used complete message-replies of UY1 (2) and UY3 none with message though, 1 UY1 went thru mails, 2 lovely card have hand drawn illustrations covering most of reverse of cards, most striking, F.-V.F., unusual to see such a fine group of these scarce cards, Cat. $3800+ (no photo). Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0

Philippines, Special Delivery, 1901, 10¢ dark blue. In combination with 1903-04, 2¢ carmine (natural s.e. at left) on locally addressed cover to the Malacanan Palace with "U.S. Flagship Rainbow" corner card, tied by "Manila, P.I., Oct 15" cds and duplex killer, Very Fine, quite possibly a first day of issue usage. Scott No. E1+240  Estimate $150 - 200. $0 (Image)