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 Philippines, 1898 2m orange brown, an incredible complete bundle of 500 sheets (Scott 193), of 100 stamps each with serial
numbers 0006001 to 006500 at top right with original Spanish post office printed label affixed and bundled by original string which has worn through the labels on both sides and the cardboard covers at the edges, the stamps are basically stuck
together and are in fine condition but it doesn’t matter because this is the only complete bundle of any Spanish Philippines stamp extant, it is stunning that this museum worthy artifact has survived intact for 125 years, Very Fine, According to an
article by Don Peterson and Richard Miggins that appeared in the Third Quarter 2016 Philippine Philatelic Journal, the bundle was shipped from the National Stamp Factory in Madrid to Manila in late 1897 and sales began on January 1, 1898. They wrote,
"According to Bartels et al. (1904), 700,000 of these stamps were printed and shipped to Manila … (meaning) a total of 14 separate bundles… the number "13" was written at the top of this bundle. Also, the 2m was issued to pay the
newspaper rate to Spain and its colonies, and since the use of Spanish stamps in the Philippines was abruptly ended in June 1898, there surely were many leftovers of this issue in the post office where, presumably the stamps remained in their bundles
waiting for use. Shipping charges apply - weight 9.4 lbs. (Image)
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Estimate $1,500-2,000
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