PRIVATE TREATY SALE #4

NOVEMBER 2018

Terms of Sale:

1. Each lot is offered for direct sale as priced – this is not an auction so no bidding will take

place.

2. All items are priced and sold in US dollars.

3. All lots are sold on a first-come first-serve basis.

4. Please quote the reference number(s) and corresponding price(s) for any items of interest

and email to: nvkstamps@hotmail.com. Alternatively, requests can be mailed to the address

below.

5. Confirmation of availability and a corresponding invoice will be sent within two (2) days of

receipt of any requests.

6. Additional charge for Postage and shipping will be added and detailed in the invoice. Sales

over $100 will be sent via registered mail or DHL courier or as agreed with the buyer.

7. Payment options: Paypal; US, UK or Australian Cheque; or Direct Deposit to US, UK or

Australian bank (details will be provided with invoice).

8. NVK Stamps warrants all sales and will accept returns (no questions asked) within two

weeks of receipt of the lots and will refund the purchase price and associated postage costs.

Where notified within two (2) weeks of the purchase time, extended returns are allowed on

items being forwarded for expertising (where expertising costs are to be borne by the buyer).

In the event a lot returns a negative certificate, NVK Stamps will only refund in full the

purchase price and postage charges related to that specific lot. Refunds will take place

immediately on receipt of any returned lot(s).

9. A copy of the Private Treaty Sales will be available to view on the NVK Website

(www.nvkstamps.com) and will be regularly updated to reflect lots that have been sold.

We hope you find some items of interest.

Velda Gooding

NVK Stamps

8 Avondale Avenue

Hinchley Wood

Surrey KT10 0DA

United Kingdom

For Other Retail Offers, please visit our website: www.nvkstamps.com

Spanish-Philippines

1859 – Stampless 'RS' Official Cover Front

PTS4-01. Stampless Official Cover front with Manuscript 'R.S.' (Royal Servicio) and official handstamp from Nueva Vizcaya. 17cm x 11.5cm. Blue Small Baeza (28 January 1859) receiving circular date stamp. Age soiling otherwise a lovely looking front. Scarcer usage.

$60.00

Spanish-Philippines

1888 – Stampless 'RS' Official Document

PTS4-02. Stampless folded document to Mandaue, Cebu with Manuscript 'R.S.' (Royal Servicio) with official Cebu handstamp and 'Visayas – 13 December - Cebu' blue CDS. 17.25cm x 8.5cm. Generally fine overall condition. Nice clear official handstamp. Scarce Cebu usage.

$75.00

Spanish-Philippines

1888 – Stampless 'RS' Official Document

PTS4-03. Stampless folded document to Malabuyoc, Cebu with Manuscript 'R.S.' (Royal Servicio) with official Cebu handstamp and 'Visayas – 2 June - Cebu' black CDS. 17.5cm x 8.25cm. Slight age foxing otherwise a beautiful looking cover with gorgeous ornate penmanship. Scarce Cebu usage.

$75.00

Spanish-Philippines

1893 – Stampless 'RS' Official Document

PTS4-04. Stampless folded document with Manuscript 'R.S.' (Royal Servicio) notation on front. 16cm x 7.5cm. Manuscript date of 16 November 1893. Very scarce single line purple 'DAGUPAN' handstamp on bottom of cover front. Generally fine condition with very minor toning noted for accuracy.

$100.00

Spanish-Philippines

1890 – Mindanao Official Document

PTS4-05. Official document with very fine strike of Gobierno de la Isla de Mindanao official handstamp. Manuscript Zamboanga (2 January 1890) on second page. Horizontal fold. Very clean and fine condition. Scarcer usage and a very appealing document.

$75.00

Spanish-Philippines

1854 – 5c Queen Isabella Used

PTS4-06. Scott #1. 5c Queen Isabella issue, used with Circle of Dots Cnacel on lower right section. Three good margins, a little tight on bottom but clear of frame line. Very fresh colour and early printing evident from the very fine background lines around the Queen’s bust. Purple Boxed E.V. handstamp on reverse. Scott Catalog Value $350. Seldom offered so fine.

$250.00

Spanish-Philippines

1863 – 2r Queen Isabella Mint

PTS4-07. Scott #17. 2r Queen Isabella issue, mint (OG, heavy HR). Very fresh colour and excellent margins for this issue, including top margin. Authenticating signatures on reverse. A gorgeous stamp, seldom seen so fine. Scott Catalog Value $650. Scarce

$425.00

Spanish-Philippines

1863 – 1r Queen Isabella Forgery

PTS4-08. Scott #20. 1r Queen Isabella Forged stamp. Unused. Very fresh colour with tight margins, common for this particular forgery. One of the scarcer forgeries for this issue. Gooding #20F1.

$20.00

Spanish-Philippines

1868 – 3-1/8c Queen Isabella Official Used

PTS4-09. Scott #35. Used single stamp with Provincial Crown Cancel. A lighter strike but clearly showing the scarce official usage on an early issue. Stamp with good colour and four very good to generous margins. Minor face scrape on top of head in centre, otherwise a nice looking stamp.

$12.00

Spanish-Philippines

1871 – 12c King Amadeo Official Used

PTS4-10. Scott #43. Single stamp with lovely partial Manila Official Cancel strike. Very fresh colour on base stamp. Couple of blunt perfs on bottom noted for accuracy. Scarcer usage on a much sought after stamp.

$15.00

Spanish-Philippines

1871 – 12c King Amadeo Official Used, B/4

PTS4-11. Scott #43. Used Block of Four with Official Cancellation, split across block. Good colour and decent perfs for this issue. Some minor toning on top of two upper stamp otherwise a very striking block. Difficult to find used multiples on this issue. Scarce.

$40.00

Spanish-Philippines

1879 – 200m King Alfonso XII Remainder Stamp

PTS4-12. Scott #69. 200m stamp with large Circular Punch Hole indicating a Remainder stamp (returned to the Postal Administration for refund or swap). Good colour with some blunt perfs on bottom left. Nice specialist item and seldom seen.

$10.00

Spanish-Philippines

1894 – 8c Cover to Switzerland

PTS4-13. Scott #162. 8c King Alfonso XIII issue on small commercial cover from Manila to St Gall, Switzerland. Stamp tied with 'Correos - Manila' (21 November 1894) CDS. French (4 December 1894) Paquebot dated cancel on reverse and 27 December 1894 receiving CDS on reverse. Vertical fold in centre, not affecting stamp. Some toning on cover front, otherwise a very cute and attractive cover.

$120.00

Spanish-Philippines

1898 – 3c & 8c King Alfonso XIII Gutters

PTS4-14. Scott #199, 203. 3c Gutter B/12 and 8c Gutter B/8, both showing two gutters. 8c with couple of hinge reinforcements on reverse. Good colour and decent perfs. Difficult to find, a great duo.

$30.00

Spanish-Philippines

1898-1904 – Fournier Forgeries Half Page

PTS4-15. Fournier forgeries of the 1898 issue and early US period stamps. Top half of page representing Philippine stamps, cancels and overprints. Some stamps marked ‘Faux’. Very clean and fine. Scarce and seldom offered. High retail value on auction sites.

$80.00

Spanish-Philippines

1898 – 2c Aguinaldo Issue, Mint

PTS4-16. Scott #Y3. Very good colour with decent perfs for this issue. Centred slightly left. A lovely looking stamp and missing in a lot of collections. Scott Catalog Value $150.

$80.00

Spanish-Philippines

1898 – 8c Aguinaldo Error

PTS4-17. Scott #YF1. 8c Aguinaldo Certificado Vertical Pair Error. Bottom horizontal Perforations Omitted. Mint (OG, HR). Some discolouration showing around perfs from gum when applied after the perforation process. Very fresh, deep green shade. Lovely addition to any Aguinaldo collection. Striking error and seldom offered.

$50.00

Spanish-Philippines

1898 – 8c Aguinaldo Imperf Forgeries

PTS4-18. Scott #YF1. Six forged stamps on large proof sheet. Unused. 19.5cm x 15.5cm. Very fresh colour and sounds stamps. Minor creasing on bottom, well away from stamps. Gorgeous and a great reference item.

$120.00

Spanish-Philippines

Overseas Usage – Marianas Forgeries

PTS4-19. King Alfonso XII and XIII stamps (including Recargo de Consumos) overprinted with black rectangular boxed 'Marianas Espanolas' overprint. All forgeries on stamps that was not officially overprinted. The genuine stamps only occurred on six values of the 1898 series. Excellent reference group. Generally fine overall condition.

$50.00

US Occupation

1936 – Calvo and Arnaiz Special Cover

PTS4-20. Cover with 'Office of the Mayor – Manila' corner card to Madrid, Spain. Special cover endorsed 'Pilots del Raid Manila-Madrid, 11 July, 1936'. Very interesting and first we have seen.

On May 29, 1936, Arnaiz and Calvo took off in their barebones Fairchild model 24 (dubbed Commonwealth of the Philippines), with no radio, parachutes or seat belts. The dangerous 'ARNACAL' flight finally put the Philippines on the map in terms of aviation, with the two becoming the first Filipinos to cross the China Sea by air. After bouts with treacherous weather, a leaking gas tank, and multiple delays, the two arrived in Madrid on July 11th.

$150.00

US Occupation

1945 – Victory Stamp Set FDC

PTS4-21. Scott #485-496, E10. Complete set of Victory stamps (including Special Delivery issue) on long First Day Cover. Some minor gum toning around perfs on some stamps otherwise generally fine. Difficult to find full set on single cover (normally missing high values).

$25.00

US Occupation

1945 – Censor Cover from Malasiqui, Pangasinan

PTS4-22. Scott #487. Cover from Malasiqui, Pangasinan to Illinois, USA. Stamp tied with Manuscript cancel. Partial USA Censor Tape remaining on left with purple CCD Handstamp alongside. Scarce origin.

$30.00

US Occupation

1945 – Censor Cover from Tacloban, Leyte

PTS4-23. Scott #485, 487. Cover from Tacloban, Leyte to Oregon, USA. Stamps tied with 10 September 1945 Tacloban duplex cancel. US Army Examiner censor tape on left with CCD Handstamp alongside. Very fine.

$20.00

US Occupation

1945 – Censor Cover from Manila

PTS4-24. Scott #487. Cover from Manila to Massachusetts, USA. Stamp tied with 27 June 1945 Manila Duplex Cancel. Military Civil Mail Censor Tape on left with CCD Handstamp alongside. Very fine condition.

$20.00 US Occupation

1946 – Cover from Tubigon, Bohol

PTS4-25. Scott #485 (x2), 487 (x16). Commercial cover to California, USA. Stamps on front tied with Manuscript Tubigon cancel. Note on front pointing to 'Stamps at the Back' with multiple usage of #487. Toning on front around stamps otherwise a nice cover. Excellent multiple usage cover.

$20.00

US Occupation

1926 – Northern Luzon Flight Cover

PTS4-26. AAMC-10c. Manila to Aparri, Cagayan cancelled 31 January 1926 with 3 February Aparri Receiving CDS on reverse. Cover Returned to Sender with Manila 10 February receiving cancel. Some toning on front, mainly around stamp perfs. Very scarce, stated that only 26 Letters sent. This cover does not possess the Boxed Cancel (Type 6) noted in AAMC.

$125.00

US Occupation

1926 – RAID Madrid to Manila Flight Cover

PTS4-27. AAMC-11. Cover bearing 13 May 1926 Aparri Circular Date Stamp and corresponding Aeroplane cancels. RAID (Type 9) slogan on top left and additional (Type 10) handstamp on reverse. Back flap missing and some minor toning on front. Average overall condition.

$10.00

US Occupation

1928 – Manila to San Jose Experimental Flight Cover

PTS4-28. AAMC-20. Experimental Army Flight Cover bearing 29 January 1928 Manila departure Duplex cancel and purple handstamp (Type 15) on reverse. Manila to San Jose with 29 January 1928 San Jose receiving Duplex on front. Generally fine condition.

$20.00

US Occupation

1928 – San Jose to Manila Flight Cover

PTS4-29. AAMC-20dd. Army Flight Cover bearing 7 April 1928 San Jose Duplex cancel and purple handstamp (Type 15) on front. Further purple handstamp (Type 15) on reverse with 8 April 1928 date in centre. Stated that 103 letters were carried. Minor toning noted, otherwise very nice.

$30.00

US Occupation

1928 – Aparri to Manila Return Flight Cover

PTS4-30. AAMC-28. Aparri 15 May 1928 departure Duplex cancel on front with US Army Handstamp (Type 15) alongside. Manila 15 May 1928 receiving Duplex cancel on reverse. Stated that 83 letters were carried, piloted by 1st Lt. George W. Goddard. Generally fine overall condition.

$30.00

US Occupation

1928 – London-Orient Flight Cover

PTS4-31. AAMC-33. Puerto Princesa 8 November 1928 departure CDS on registered cover to London, England. Manila 9 November 1928 receiving Duplex backstamp (with four additional stamps affixed and tied on reverse). Stated that 1,004 letter were carried. Striking cover.

$25.00

Japanese Occupation

Circa 1943 – Registry Return Receipt

PTS4-32. Scott #NO3. Used Registry Return Receipt with stamp tied by Wavy Line Cancel. Rough card with tear on bottom left and ink stains on front. Card Number 61386-1. Scarcer usage for this card but poor overall condition. Sold at low price to compensate for overall condition.

$10.00

Japanese Occupation

1943 – National Heroes Souvenir Sheet Proof

PTS4-33. Scott #NB8 Proof. Mint (OG, NH). Unissued Souvenir Sheet where about 200,000 were printed but never issued. They were discovered in the vaults of the Main Post Office during the battle to retake Manila in February 1945. Only about 100 intact copies survived the subsequent fire and wholesale looting. Very scarce and much sought after.

$750.00

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