GIRO (DRAFT) STAMPS |
The series of adhesive GIRO stamps issued in 1880 remained in use until the end of December, 1888. But the supply of several denominations was exhausted prior to 1888 and resort was had to surcharging various stamps for the use as Giro stamps. During the period from 1881 to 1888 the surcharging of stamps of all sorts was a very frequent occurance. The decree authorizing these surcharges were usually, but not always, published in the official Gaceta de Manila, which was issued daily. These decrees usually authorized the surcharging of stamps of several different kinds for several different purposes. Only those portions of the decree which relate to GIRO stamps are quoted below. The only record of these decrees accessible to the writer has been the files of the Gaceta de Manila. Hence it has not been possible to locate the decrees which authorized some of these surcharges. Both For bin and Postage Stamps of the Philippines list as issued in 1882, a series of five provisional Giro stamps which were produced by applying to the 5-pesos blue DERECHOS DE FIRMA stamp of 1665 a surcharge which reads HABILITADO Pa Dtos DE GIRO, with new values. The new values were 20cms. in green; 75 cms. in green; 1,50p in red; 2.25p in red and 3p in yellow. The writer has been unable to locate the decree authorizing these surcharges. A decree of the General Superintendency of Finance in the Philippines, dated September 29, 1885, provided:
No telegraph stamp of this denomination was issued, but 2 reales is equivalent to 250 milesimas de peso. The 250m vltrainiirine telegraph stamp of 1662 was surcharged in yellow "HABILITADO Pa Dtos, D GIRO DE 20 CM”, evidently in accordance with the above decree. The yellow ink is often badly faded, making the surcharge very difficult to read. This fact, coupled with the additional fact that specimens of this stamp with postal cancellations exist, probably caused Stanley Gibbons to list it erroneously as a postage stamp. At any rate no such postage stamp as that listed by Gibbons as Philippines No. 217a is known to exist. A decree of the
General Superintendency of Finance, dated February
24, 1865, provided:
The imperforate 5-pesos rose Derecho Judicial stamps of 1866 was for this purpose. The surcharge reads "HAB1LITADO DOCUMENTOS GIRO", with new values, 3.75p in blue, 5.25p in blue and 6.75p in green. The date of issue is given by Postage Stanps of the Philippines is March 10, 1885. A decree of the General
Superintendency of Finance, dated September 10,
1885, provided:
The Royal Decree of
May 16, 1886, which effected an extensive
revision of the stamp-tax laws of the Philippines, provided
a new tariff of stamp taxes on Documentos de Giro
and authorized the issue of a new series
of Giro stamps whose denominations would conform to the
provisions of the new tariff. This decree
was made effective on July 1, 1886. The new stamps
were not available, however, until January
1, 1888. In the meantime temporary arrangements
were made for enforcing the decree of May 16, 1886.
The Royal Decree No. 506, of July
5, 1886, reads in part:
In accordance with the telegraphic authority which was confirmed by the above Royal Order the Governor General ON July 10, 1886, issued the following decree:
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