REIGN OF KING ALFONSO XII

ISSUES OF AUGUST 1877 and JANUARY 1879

Stamps of August 1875 and April 1878
handstruck with "HABILITADO / 12 C.S P.TA".
Quantity issued unknown.
AUGUST 1877

On 2 Centimos
JANUARY 1879

On 25 Milesimas
Normal Overprint
Fake Overprint
Inverted Overprint
Normal Overprint
Fake Overprint
ISSUES OF JANUARY 1, 1878 - SEPTEMBER 1879

Engraved by Jose Garcia Moreno.
Typographed by the Fabrica Nacional de Sello, Madrid, Spain.
Printed in sheets of 100 (10 x 10), on unwatermarked paper. Issued perforated 14.

JANUARY 1, 1878
50 Milesimas
Dull Lilac
Imperforate
62-1/2 Milesimas
Gray
Imperforate
125 Milesimas
Blue
APRIL 1878
.
25 Milesimas
Black
Imperforate
DECEMBER 1878
100 Milesimas
Carmine
Imperforate
JANUARY 1879
25 Milesimas
Green
Ink Blot Above "MIL.S"
SEPTEMBER 1879
100 Milesimas
Yellow Green
200 Milesimas
Rose
200 Milesimas
Violet Rose
DECEMBER 1879
250 Milesimas
Bister

ISSUES OF SEPTEMBER 1879

Stamps of December 1878 and January 1879 overprinted
by the Fabrica Nacional de Sello with
"CONVENIO / UNIVERSAL DE / CORREOS / HABILITADO / Cent de peso".

The issue marks the Philippines admission to the Universal Postal Union or U.P.U.

2 Centimos on 25 Milesimas
Type I
Type II
8 Centimos on 100 Milesimas
Type I
Type II

ERRORS
"COREROS" 
Instead of "CORREOS"
"CORRZOS" 
Instead of "CORREOS"