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Handstamped in Violet Stamp Pad Ink Average Spacing Between "O" and "B". With Serif "B". No Period After "O" and "B" Used by the Philippine Constabulary only in Iloilo from January to March 1906. 
Size: 11.25 x 5.0 mm |
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17 JANUARY 1906: ILOILO, PANAY ISLD. to MANILA Constabulary official mail 12c rated for 6 ounces weight, with 1c Franklin (second from left) handstamped with Type V violet O.B. and the one on the left with Type II violet O.B. Mixed with 5c x 2 Lincolns with Type I red O.B. Backstamped MANILA / JAN 30. THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE UNIQUE COMBINATION OF THREE TYPES OF O.B. |
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