ALFONSO XIII - BABY HEAD stamps of the PHILIPPINES
References and Literature
Description of Catalogues
Sellos des Correos de Espana y sus Colonias, Lopez (1890,
1892)
In 1890 Leopoldo Lopez published the second edition of the Descriptive Catalogue of the Postage Stamps of Spain and Colonies, this was organised in accordance with the Historical-Descriptive Report and published by Royal Decree and under the direction of Antonio Fernandez Duro, the Chief of Administration of the Postal Branch.
There is a statement in the catalogue that it was awarded a silver medal at the Philippines Exhibition of 1887, suggesting that an earlier edition was of a previous date, or else that the author may have published it as an offprint from some magazine and later, in 1890, as a catalogue. A third edition was published in 1892. The fifth edition was published under the authorship of Galvez in 1896.
This catalogue includes descriptions of the first babyhead issues released in 1890 in the Philippines. The catalogue assigns values to new and used stamps but only gives prices of those offered for sale, which are usually the most frequently seen, and in cancelled condition only.
Catálogo Descriptivo de los Sellos y Tarjetas Postales de
las Islas Filipinas, Mencarini (1896)
This Descriptive Catalogue of the Postage Stamps and Postal Cards of the Philippines was published by Juan Mencarini in Manila in 1896 who had the previous year won a Medal for his Regional Exhibition of his private collection of Philippine stamps.
Mencarini was based in Manila... at that time many of the stamps were released and later authors have relied on many of the details provided by Mencarini in their own work.
In this catalogue Mencarini provides a description of the intended usage and the number of stamps issued.
Catalogo Galvez (1898 to 1963)
Gálvez took over the shop and catalog of Leopoldo López. The Catalogue Galvez was produced by Miguel Galvez Jimenez and originally published in 1896. In 1898 it was expanded and published in Madrid as the first edition of the Universal Catalogue and provided a descriptive catalogue of the postal and telegraph stamps of Spain and its colonies. The title page indicates that it was the first edition of the Universal catalogue and sixth edition of the catalogue of Spain and Colonies
The catalogue included prices for which individual stamps could be purchased. It was sold for 2.50 pesetas in paperback form and 3 pesetas bound.
The seventh edition was published in 1910.
It appears that Galvez continued to print editions of the the Universal with the eleventh edition corresponding to the year 1922. Other editions for the colonies include 1917, 1950-51 and 1954. The general catalog was continued by the son, Manuel Gálvez Rodríguez.
Galvez also produced other catalogues - Especial and Normal (see later entries).
Islas Filipinas, Catalogo Descritivo de sellos de correos
telegrafos y tarjetas postales, Cotter and Quinto (1897)
In 1897 Balbino Cotter in collaboration with Francisco de Quinto, published in Manila a Descriptive Catalogue of Postage and Telegraph Stamps and Postal Cards of the Philippines.
It was sold in the Philippines for 0.75ptas
The catalogue included prices for which individual stamps could be purchased.
Catálogo de los Sellos de Correos y Telégrafos de España y
Colonias, Vives (1897)
In the same year as Cotter and Quinto publish their catalogue, Antonio Vives published in Madrid his Catalogue Vives of the Postage and Telegraph Stamps of Spain and Colonies which he sold at 1 peseta or 1.50 pesetas if bound. The catalogue included enlargements of the known philatelic forgeries, but since the reproductions were blurred they did not show the characteristics clearly and the result is not particularly helpful.
Catálogo General de los Sellos de Espana y sus Colonias
usados en Correos y Telégrafos des de 1850 a 1898, Harris (1898)
This catalogue was published in Madrid in 1898 by L. Harris and Company, and was sold at his establishment in Carmen Street, Madrid for 75 centimos. The Philippine section appears to be an exact duplication of the catalogue produced by Galvez (1898).
Catálogo Regulador Ilustrado de Compra y Venta de los Sellos
de Correos, Telégrafos y Fiscales de España y Colonias, Ceballos
(1902)
The ‘Catálogo Regulador Ilustrado’ or Regular Ilustrated Catalogue was produced by Jose Garcia Ceballos in 1902 with a second edition the following year. The catalogue establishes prices that Ceballos considered fair for each stamp and as a guarantee of his evaluation he commits himself to purchase the stamps at 75% of the prcies quoted.
Catálogo de los Sellos de España, Cuba, Puerto Rico,
Filipinas y Fernando Poo, Madrid Philatelic Circle (1902)
This catalogue was published by the Madrid Philatelic Circle in Madrid, only one edition was published in 1902.
Catalogo Especial, Galvez (1921)
Catalogo Especial de los sellos de Correos y Telegrafos de
Espana Colonias y Ex Colonias, Galvez (1932 to 1962)
In 1921 Miguel Gálvez published
what he termed
‘Catalogo Especial’
or
Specialised Catalogue,
of Spain and its Colonies. It was so well received that in 1923 he
set out to publish a new edition in two parts, of which only the
first, comprising Spain and existing Colonies (with commemorative
cancellations, proofs and essays, fiscal and university stamps,
etc.), was printed. A second part would have been composed of the
former Colonies lost as a result of the war with the United
States in 1898. The Catálogo Especial of 1923 was the most complete
catalogue published in Spain at that time.
Further editions were printed titled ‘Catalogo Especial de los sellos de Correos y Telegrafos de Espana Colonias y Ex Colonias’ or Specialised Catalogue, of the stamps and telegraphs of Spain, its Colonies and Former Colonies.
In 1932, ten years after the publication of the Specialised catalogue, Manuel Galvez resumed publication and presented two editions. The Especial, which was described as containing almost all the varieties, known facts and errors and a Normal edition where these varieites were largely excluded.
The Normal edition include those for 1933 (published in 1932), 1947 and 1954. Specialised editions include those of 1933, 1943-1944 (published in 1942), 1950-1951 which was reprinted in 1951.
EDIFIL Catálogo Unificado Especializado de los Sellos de España y Colonias, 1964 to 2019
In 1964 the (Unified Catalogue) EDIFIL Unificado Catálogo de los Sellos de España y Colonias was first published, with a new edition each year, reproducing the stamps in colour. A Specialised edition is also issued every few years.
The EDIFIL catalogue became popular amongst Spanish collectors and is used as a reference by auctioneers.
Catalogo Hevia de sellos de Espana ex colonias espanolas y provincias africanas, 1948-1980?
In 1948, Casa Filatelica Hevia published their Catalogue of Spanish Stamps. By 1951 this included the stamps of its ex-colonies including Cuba and the Philippines (and later Morocco) for which issues were continued to the listed up to the published date.
The 1975 (28th edition) notes that the prices listed were supported by available stocks and that the catalogue prices were net prices and the numbering used was equivalent to the Yvert catalogue.
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