UX5:
1c Mckinley Black on Buff Issue of 1903
First Day
of Issue & With Shifted Overprint
1903 NOVEMBER
10: MANILA to EVERETT, WASHINGTON
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Card Details
1c McKinley
Black on Buff Card Stock
Typographed
by Albert Daggett, Rumford Falls, Maine.
Overprinted
"PHILIPPINES." in black, light block letters,
with period,
by J.F. Sheiry, Washington, D.C. Overprint below stamp imprint.
Shipped to
the Philippines on July 21, 1903
Quantity issued:
100,000 cards. Card size: 140 x 83 mm.
The 5th
FDC that I have recorded (one of the four in the Chiong collection).
I estimate
the number to be around 10 first day covers. |
This is the
second #UX5 psc with shifted "PHILIPPINES" overprint that
I have seen.
The first one in the David G. Chiong collection with
the misprint
in a much higher position, as shown at right.
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VERY SCARCE
TO RARE
CARD
ON THIS PAGE
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