Spanish Philippines - 1854-55 First and Second Issues, group of 12 items with first issue 10c with two trial exposures on photographic paper, of which one reversed, and 1885 5c including three negative clichés on glass, two numbered "(2)" & (4)", the former with comments "mal" and "trop huileux" for
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Spanish Philippines - 1863-79 Issues, group of 13 items with 1863 issue in an interesting glass support cliché annotated "2 filt/+c.d. mince (1)" denoting the usage of two filters and this being a first try (we can not decipher "+c.d.", with mince referring to thin) dated 14.3.40; 1872 Amadeo 16c ma
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1854, 5cu orange, an extraordinary example as a result of its fine impression characteristic of the early printing, rich shade and exceptional margins including part of the sheet at top, being uncommonly large on other sides, unused without gum as it is the norm; one of the finest, if not the finest
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1854, 5cu orange, early printing, very good impression and colour, outstandingly large margins all around, without gum as the predominantly feature in the unused condition, a magnificent example and exhibition item of this very rare stamp, of which only 5,000 were printed; cert. Comex (1974).
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1854, 5cu orange, early printing with clear neat impression, margins ranging from good to large, lightly cancelled by circular dotted handstamp, remarkably fine, and in addition a very rare stamp in sound condition.
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1854, 5cu orange, early printing, a gorgeous example from the left of the sheet with outstandingly wide margins on other three sides, tied to piece by circular dotted obliterator; as a result of its exceptional margins, the cleanliness and sharpness of its cancellation, this is one of the most spect
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1854, 10cu carmine, position 4, an outstandingly fresh mint example with gum, uncommonly intense colour, wide even margins except at top, where it exhibits a large sheet margin, small gum crease of no significance and mentioned for accuracy, extremely fine; only 5,000 printed; cert. CEM (1986) and E
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1854, 10cu carmine, a used pair in deep shade and showing a neat impression, positions 18 & 19, margins varying from clear to large, cancelled by circle of dots, very fine; multiples of this value are very elusive; cert. Comex (1983); ex Aguinaga.
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1854, 1r dark blue, an unused example without gum of excellent presence, outstanding margins for this stamp, clear impression and attractive shade, horizontal crease at top, very attractive; signed Roig and A. Brun.
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1854, 1r ultramarine, generous margins in contrast to the frequent tight ones found, mint with gum and in a bright appealing shade, few slight tone spots caused by the gum and mentioned for accuracy, very rare in this condition; just 2,000 or 3,000 units of this denomination were printed; signed CEM
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1854, 1r bluish grey, an astonishing example from the lower left corner of the sheet with enormous margins on the external sides of the sheet, being large in the other two, cleanly cancelled by circular dotted postmark, of incredible freshness for this shade making this example even more distinguish
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1854, 2r green olive, a right sheet margin example showing a delicate neat impression for this stamp, clear to enormous margins, cleanly cancelled by 'Baeza' cds of Manila, a superb showpiece; only 2,000 or 3,000 stamps of this denomination were printed; cert. Exfima (1980) and CEM (1986); ex Aguin
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1899-1914, U.S. Administration, choice group including first issue unwmk. 50c used, wmk. 50c red-orange with two mint examples (one with thin spot, the other accompanied by P.F. certificate), 1906 José Rizal 2c deep green, perf. 12, and 1914 2c green, perf. 10, two booklet panes of six, the former c
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