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THE
AGUINALDO GOVERNMENT
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2c
CORREO Y TELEGRAFOS
Issued
following General Emilio Aguinaldo's decree of November 2, 1898
establishing
effective November 10 the Postal and Telegraph System of the
Philippine
Revolutionary Government.
Inscribed
CORREO
Y TELEGRAFOS / FILIPINAS / K.K.K. / 2 CENTS
Designed
by Marcelino Gomez.
Lithographed
by the Litografia de Gomez, Sta. Cruz, Manila,
Using
A Single Transfer Block of 50 Subjects (10 x 5) on Unwatermarked Paper.
Issued
Perforation 11 1/2. Reported Quantity: 10,000 pieces.
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Constant
Printing Varieties
Position
4: Break at left side of triangle. Position 17:
Red
dot to left side of "F" in "FILIPINAS".
Position
18: Red dots over first "I" and "P" in "FILIPINAS".
Position
23: Red dash below bottom left frame.
Position
50: Red dash over "P" in "FILIPINAS".
ONLY
THREE COMPLETE SHEETS KNOWN TO EXIST
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YRIGA,
CAMARINES SUR CIRCULATING
2c
Single Local Rate, tied with captured Spanish type lozenge cancel.
Revolutionary
period covers seldom bear date
or
place cancels.
Lack
of facilities forced the use captured
Spanish
Philippines period cancellers. |
1898
DAGUPAN to MALOLOS, BULACAN
2c
Single Local Rate, registered with 8c CERTIFICADO, tied with Spanish period
"CORREOS / DAGUPAN / 31 DIC 98"
and
Registry Control No. "46".
Addressed
to
SR.
(FRANCISCO) VALES,
Director
de Comunicaciones.
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