June 1979 - International Philippine Philatelic Society

decree was not transmlned to the Philippines untilyear 1798. The decree provided for tha issuance ofsallos 1, 2, end 3 at double the previous prices set.with sella 4 to remain at its old price. So, to conformwith the dec:ree. beginning with the biennialperiod of 1798-99, the following denominations ofvalues.....ere fixed as follows:Sella 1sella 2Sella 3Sello 4 de PobreSello 4 de Oficio48 reales12 reales2 reales1/4 real or 1 cuartillo1/4 real or 1 cuartilloBy the Royal Decree of July 13, 1822, KingFerdinand VII of Spain provided a new law govemingthe usage of stamped papers in the Philippines.Other documents, particularly commercial documentswhich were not subject to the stampedpaper tax, were now subjected. This decree is inaddition to the decree issued on June 28, 1794.The following are the additional documents and/or business transactions subjected to the newstamp tax laws:1) House Rentals: From 80 to 100 reales ­Sella 4From 1001 to 2000 reales- Sello 3From 2001 to 4000 reales- Sello 2From 4001 and above ­-Sello 1'2) Rentals of any kind whose value exceed 200reales.3) Certificates of all kinds except official certificatesto be executed and Sella 4.4) Permits of all kinds. including for the unloadingof goods in the Custom Houses tobe executed on Sella 4.5) Consular books and books of commercialassociations, corporations, freternities. brotherhoods,and other associations. whereinminutes or meetings and resolutions are recordedto be executed on Sella 4.6) Books of Associations of Brokers of MarketPlaces to be executed on Sella 4.71 Books of the archiev8'S of secular and ecclesiasticalassociations and of private personsto be executt:d on Sello 4.8) Appointments of the employees of theTreasury and other civil employees.9) All Appointments or Titles iSSUed With thesignature of the King to be executed onSella 1; and those without the King's signatureis classified according to the individualsalaries as follows:27Salaries up to 4,400 reatesFrom 4,401 to 6,600 realesFrom 6,601 to 8.800 realesFrom 8,801 reales and above- Sella 4- Sella 3- SeUo 2- Sella 110) Books of income producing activities ofthe churches and parishes where marriages,births and deaths are recorded, to be executedon Sella 4.11) Demand Receipts presented in Court fororder of payments must be executed on5e1l04.12) Any obligation or agreement between twoprivate individuals to be executed on Sella4, otherwise not valid in court.131 Announcements of any kind concernin9public entertainments. and any other whichare of private interest to be executed onSella 4.The Royal Decree of February 12. 1830,caused a general revision and classification of thestamp tax laws of the Spanish colonies. inclUdingthe Philippines. This decree was not received inManila until November 6. 1830. Based on existingcopies of stamped papers of this period, it will benoted that the prices established by this decree forSella 3. Sella 4 de Pobre and Oficio, were neveradoPted in the Philippines, for what reasons. it isnot known. According to this decree, there are sixdifferent series of stamped papers, and these are:Ilustres (Illustrious) ­Premero (Sella 1)Segundo (Sella 2)Tercera (Sella 3)Cuatros de Pobre(Sella 4 de Pob·,elCuatros de OflciolSello 4 deOficio)64 reales48 reales12 realesreales (instead of revisedvalue of 4 reales)1/4 real (instead of reviSedvalue of 1/2 real)1/4 real hnstead of revisedvalue of 1/2 real)As previously mentioned, Sella 4 de Pobre wastully recogniZed when the Decree of June 28. 1794ordered the printing of the legend "Pobres" beginningwith the stamped papers of the biennialseries 1798-99. However. no specimen of Sello 4de Pobre. pr,inted as such, have been seen betweenthe periods of 179B to 1833.On December 18, 1869, a decree was mkieabolishing the printing of Sella 4 de Pobre and pro·vided the use of Sello 4 de Oficio, instead. How-