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August 1862

Evidently the authorities did not regard the 1861 issue with favour, as a new issue was printed and placed in use within just over a year. This new issue was once again lithographed by M. Perez y Hijo in Manila, with a much better executed design. The stamps were printed on thick white wove paper; issued imperforate; and measure 19¼ x 23¼ mm.

The stamps were printed on a coarse shaded background around a circle of pearls, with a stop or period between "CORREOS" and "INTERIOR". The word "FRANCO" is smaller than that of the previous issue of 1861. They were printed very close together on the stone, leaving practically no margin between the individual stamps.

The stamps were printed in sheets of 128, (13 rows of 10 stamps each, except the bottom row which held a blank space at each end with 8 stamps between). This was for the purpose of making the sheet have a value of exactly 32-Reales de Plata, (with 20-cuartos equalling 1-Real de Plata).


5-cuartos. A total of about 10,000 stamps issued in shades of red and reddish- brown. (Scott #13; SG #18; Edifil #10 and #10a)

Note:
1) The Edifil Unificado Catalogue indicates the first day of issue as August 1, 1862.

2) Hanciau indicates the stamps were released for sale on August 8, 1862. He further states that based on a Royal Ordinance dated September 18th, 1863, a total of 200,000 stamps were printed. Palmer, (1912), also indicates that 200,000 stamps were printed.

VARIETIES AND ERRORS

Various varieties may be noted on this issue, which are mainly due to imperfect transfers or to retouching of the stones. Some of the more noticeable varieties are as follows:

  • Period after "FRANCO".
  • Colon, instead of a period, after "CORREOS".
  • Period after "FRANCO" and colon after "CORREOS".
  • Period, instead of a colon, after "s" of "Cs".

ESSAYS

5-cuartos. Reported to exist printed in black on white, wove paper. (Listed by Hanciau)

 

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