First Issues - 1852 to 1854

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Philippines

The Philippines rounds off this display and provides good examples of some of the nuances of first issue collecting. Originally under Spanish Dominion, the 1st February 1854 first stamp is expensive (£1,200 mint, £180 used) and the used examples are often obliterated by heavy cancellations and so a 1954 commemorative provides a welcome replacement. Thereafter, there are numerous events providing stamps showing changes of administration, first encountered on a lesser scale with British Guiana and Hawaii:

• 1898 revolutionary issues
• 1899 United States administration
• 1935 Commonwealth
• 1942 Japanese Occupation
• 1942 Japanese Occupation
• 1944 Commonwealth restored
• 1948 Independence

[1st February 1854] 1954 SG760 Sc605 first issue commemorative	1898 SG237 Sc-Y2 Revolutionary Issue	1899 SG252 Sc213 US administration	1935 SG483 Sc397 Commonwealth	1942 SG-J1 Sc-N1 Japanese occupation	1944 SG572 Sc464 Commonwealth restored	1948 SG625 Sc500 Independence

The US administration and Commonwealth restored stamps shown are the first inexpensive items in those sets.

Commemorative 1926 SG384 Sc319 Legislative Palace	Airmail 1926 SG368 Sc-C1	Charity 1949 SG671 Sc-B1 Library Rebuilding Fund	Official 1926 SG-O391 Sc-O1	Post Due 1899 SG-D268 Sc-J1

The remaining stamps are largely unremarkable, other than the size of the first charity stamp, and it is worth noting that there was a 1942 Charity issue under Japanese occupation that will be shown with the forthcoming display of occupation issues.

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