June 1979 - International Philippine Philatelic Society

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ever, this decree was not fully enforced or follow'ed, which initiated the issuance of another decreedated October 28, 1878, abolishing the printingand usage of Sella 4 de Pobre and the use of Sella4 de Oficia instead. The existing supply of Sella4 de Pobre of 1878-79 period was used up until itwas finally exhausted. By January " 1880, Sella4 de Pobre was abolished completely.Changes in the monetary units of the Philip·pines necessitated several changes in the denominationsof the stamped papers from 1640 to 1899.From 1640 to 1867, Real de Plata was the monetaryunit used in the Philippines, followed by theEscudo from 1868 to 1871, by the Peseta from1872 to 1877, and by the Peso from 1878 to 1899.Examining carefully and calculating the dena·minations expressed on the stamped papers from1868 to 1887, I can say that no change in theprices or values of each class of stamped paper wasmade. The prices inscribed on the stamped papers'are those prescribed by the Royal Decree of Feb·ruary 12, 1830, only they were expressed at adifferent time, in terms of a different monetaryunit.The stamped papers used from 1868 to 1871,expressed in Escudo, are:I lustreSello 1Sella 2Sell03Sello 4 de PobreSello 4 de Oficio16 escudos12 escudos3 escudos50 cent. de escudo5 cent. de escudo5 cent. de escudoThe denominations of Sellos 4 de Oficio andPobre expressed in Escudos were slightly less thanthe denominations expressed in Reales which pre·vaitect prior to 1868. It is perhaps rounded off tothe nearest amount to avoid the inconvenient frac·tion in which no coin existed.The stamped papers used from 1872 to 1977.expressed in Pesetas, are:lIustres40 PesetasSella 130 PesetasSellar 27 PesetasSellar 31 Peseta 25 cent.Sellar 4 dePobre12 cent. de PesetaSellar 4 deOficio12 cent. de PesetaThree Escudos IS equivalent to exactly 7 1!2Pesetas, but was fixed at 7 Pesetas; the same holdstrue with the 5 cent. de escudo, which is equivalentto exactly 12 1/2 cent. de peseta, but was insteadfixed at 12 cent. de peseta. Again, the amount wasrounded off to a whole. as no coin exist for thesaid amount.References:The stamped papers used for the period cover·ing 1878 to 1887, expressed in Pesos, are.lIustresSella 1Sella 2Selloe3Sella 4 de PobreSello 4 de OficioSella 1 (Stamp Series 1)Sella 2 (Stamp Series 21Sella 3 (Stamp Series 3)Sella 4 (Stamp Series 4)Sella 5 (Stamp Series 5)Sella 6 (Stamp Series 61Sella 7 (Stamp Series 71Sella 8 (Stamp Series 8)Sella 9 (Stamp Series 9)Sella 10 (Stamp Series 10)Sella 11 (Stamp Series 111Sella 12 (Stamp Series 12)8 Pesos6 Pesos1 Peso 500 milesimas250 milesimas de peso25 milesimas de peso25 milesimas de pesoThe value of Sella 4 de Oficio and de Pobrewas made exactly equivalent to the denominationsas expressed is escudos during the period of 1868to 1871.The Royal Decree of May 16, 1886, which becameeffective on January 1, 1888, made a radicalchange as to classes, denominations, and usage ofthe stamped papers in the Philippines. Twelveclasses of stamped papers were instructed to beissued, and these are:- 20 Pesos- 15 Pesos- 10 Pesos5 Pesos3 Pesos2 Pesos1 Pesos- 50 cent de Peso- 40 cent de Peso- 25 cent de Peso- 10 cent de Peso- 5 cent de PesoIt is to be noted that right from the very start,at the end of each biennial period wherein thestamped papers of that particular period ceasedto be valid. they were returned to the local issuingoffice. sometimes within 15 days of the followingmonth (January) or within the month of January,this depending upon the instructions iSSUed.Selters of Stamped Papers were reimbursed withnewly arrived stamped papers, the same quantitYas they have returned; in case the shipment ofstamped papers from Spain are delayed, provisionalstamped papers are instead issued.Starting 1888, Stamped Papers which weN!spoiled by writings or by some other means, canbe retumed to the local issuing office and cal"be replaced with a new copy of the same kind,upon payment of five centavos for each sheetso exchanged.- TO BE CQ!'!TINUED...." )Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrada, BarcelonaHistory of Phil. Stamp Taxes by A.H. WarrenR'ecopllaclon de Leves delas lndias, Madrid.Gacetas de Manila.28
L.TilE $PAC£" BELO...... "u,y M \J~:a::O,.O~ COI=tPCS.PONOE,..CE_VICTORY!~ I:~HE: S",...e .... ~, 13 II' A~~POSTAL C.tXR8HQ,557thAPOIG A\X") il,Fig. 1A MINOR PHILATELIC MYSTERYBV Eugene A. GarrettA dOlen or more liberatlon·period covers and postalcard similar to the example illustrated in Figure1 have been observed in recent years. All have thesame U.S, Military address handstamped on theface; all have the well·known special Manila cancelcommemorating VJ·Day; and all display the sameJapanese stamp, tied with a carefully-struck purelyJapanese postmark. I have regarded such contrivedcovers as mildly interesting "philatelic curiousities:'interesting primarily for the reason that the dateof the Japanese postmark, (Showal 20.9.2. is identicalto the date of the Manila cancel, September2, 1945. But. with a closer look, as Alice remarkedin Wonderland. the subject becomes "curiouser andcuriouser ..."I was prompted to take that closer look whenIPP$er Louise Cavanaugh inquired about them.Not being capable of transliterating the Japaneseinscriptions in the postmark. help was sought frommy friend and fellow IPPS member. FumihikoYano of Sakai. Japan HIS reply was as suprisingas it was prompt:"The postal card of which you sent aphotocopy with Filipino and Japanesepostmarks is very interest ing, but Icannot understand how the postmarkdates are quite the same in spite ofthe fact that the two towns are a longdistance apart. The Japanese postmarkis from the very small town ofMera In Chiba Prefecture at the extremesouthern end of the Bosho Pemns'Jlc."Mr. Yano kindly enclosed a map locating Mera onHonshu, at the entrance to Tokyo Bay on theSagami Sea; it is perhaps 85 km. from Tokyo. andacross the Bay but somewhat closer both to YokosukaNaval Base and Haneda International Airport.So, the curious riddle, of course, is "How couldpostmarks with identical dates from Mera, Japan.and Manila, Philippines, some 1,850 miles distantfrom each other, manage to be struck upon thesame cover·" Also, 'Why Mera, an obscure smalltown instead, for example, of Tokyo·"Several possible answers come to mind, but arepurely speculative; perhaps the true amwer isknown only to the (apparent) U.S. serviceman whoprepared them - unless one of our readers cansupply the answer.29
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