A compilation of subject-specific articles which
mention the 1897 surcharged stamps held in the Spanish-Philippine Annotated
Philatelic Bibliography, compiled 12 February 2025.
The compilation does not include where the subject
is mentioned in more general catalogues or in auction catalogues.
American Journal of Philately. (1897c).
Chronicle. The American Journal of Philately, vol 10 no 10. p468 (1 October
1897).
Account of 1897 surcharges based on Timbre-Post
(1897d). This is an early list of the surcharges, the colours of the surcharges are not described.
An update is provided in American Journal of
Philately, (1897d). [The list has been mistranslated or mis-transcribed
and errors have occurred in this list].
American Journal of Philately. (1897d).
Notes. The American Journal of Philately, vol 10 no. 11. p507.
(1 November 1897).
Account of 1897 surcharges based on Timbre-Poste
(1897e) including colours of surcharges. [There remain
errors in this list compared to those reported by Le Timbre Poste].
American
Journal of Philately. (1898a). Chronicle. The American Journal of
Philately, vol 11 no 3. p130 (1 March 1898).
Report of the list of the new 1898 issues including postal cards.
Report of the 1897 surcharge of 15c on 15c
red brown in blue ink which was omitted in the addenda to the 58th
edition of the catalogue (Scott, 1898b), this variety has been known in Europe and a small
supply has recently been received.
Account from Monthly Journal that
three types of the 1897 surcharges occur inverted.
American Journal of Philately. (1899b).
Notes. The American Journal of Philately, vol 12 no. 5, p223. (1 May
1899)
Account from Madrid Filatelico
(1899a) of surcharges on sixteen
stamps of the 1898 issue. The surcharge comprises “C-1898-Resellado 1899 – T”.
American Journal of Philately. (1899c).
Chronicle. The American Journal of Philately, vol 12 no. 9, pp. 385-386.
(1 September 1899).
Report that the remainders from 1882 to 1896 appear to have been sold
out, with most varieties now on the market.
Report and illustration of the 1882 5c blue stamp bearing the 1897
surcharge type in red and in black.
American Journal of Philately. (1901c).
Notes. The American Journal of Philately, vol 14 no. 11, p321.
Report of the 1897 surcharge of 20c on 25c brown as a block of four,
two normal surcharges, one inverted and one sideways.
Ami des Timbres.
(1897b). Chronique du mois. [Monthly
chronicle]. L’ Ami des Timbres, vol 24 no 285, p821. (September 1897). (in
French).
Report of a new surcharge ‘Habilitado Para Correos 1897’ and list of surcharged stamps.
Ami des Timbres.
(1897c). Chronique du mois. [Monthly
chronicle]. L’ Ami des Timbres, vol 24 no 286, p824. (October 1897). (in
French).
Report and illustration of the 1897 surcharged stamps, with the added
comment that the surcharges appear speculative.
Ami des Timbres.
(1899d). Chronique du mois. [Monthly
chronicle]. L’ Ami des Timbres, vol 26 no 311, p932. (November 1899). (in
French).
Account from Timbre-Poste (1899g)
of the 1882 5c blue with the 1897 surcharge (in red
and in black).
Bernichon, J.
(1898). Advertisement – Jules Bernichon. Revue Philatelique
Francaise, vol 9 no 97, p209. (31 December 1898). (in French).
Advert offering mint stamps
which include the 1897 surcharge issues and noting difficulties in obtaining
the 1898 4m and 4c issues.
Bernichon, J.
(1899a). Advertisement – Occasions. [Opportunities].
Revue Philatelique Francaise, vol 10 no 101,
p101. (30 April 1899). (in French).
Advert offering mint stamps
which include the 1897 surcharge issues.
Collectionneur
de Timbres-Poste. (1897a). Questions & reponses.
[Questions
& answers]. Le Collectionneur de
Timbres-Poste no 195, p25. (in French).
In response to the question
what does “HABILITADO” mean, a reply from S.V.Y. suggests that it applies to
all kinds of transformations. For example, ‘Habilitado
por la Nacion’ meant transformed, restored, accepted
by the nation indicating a change of political regime. On the Philippine
revenue stamps used for postage around 1883 ‘Habilitado
para Correos’ means
accepted, transformed for the post. On other revenue stamps it may indicate
both a change of destination and value.
A reply from C. M a Y.
suggests the French equivalent is ‘habiliter’ meaning
to make suitable for such a thing.
Collectionneur
de Timbres-Poste. (1897j). Chronique universelle.
[Universal
chronicle]. Le Collectionneur de Timbres-Poste
no 202, p207. (in French).
Account that various stamps
from 1890, 1892 and 1894 have been authorised to be used again with the use of
a ‘Habilitado para correos
1897’ surcharge.
Collectionneur
de Timbres-Poste. (1897k). Catalogue de emissions Nouvelles, Aout 1897. [Catalogue of new issues August 1897]. Le Collectionneur de Timbres-Poste no 202, p214. (in French).
Report of 5c yellow green, 15c
red brown, 15c, rose, 20c bistre and 20c violet and 25c brown surcharged in
black with the 1897 surcharge.
Collectionneur
de Timbres-Poste. (1897l). Prix-courant de nouveautes.
[Current
price of new items]. Le Collectionneur de
Timbres-Poste no 204, p283. (in French).
Prices for the 40c violet and
80c carmine issues. Plus for the 1897 surcharges 5c
blue on 5c green, 5c red on 5c green, 15c blue on 15c red brown and 15c black
on 15c rose.
Collectionneur
de Timbres-Poste. (1899d). La Hausse et la baisse. [The rise and fall]. Le Collectionneur
de Timbres-Poste no 225, p222. (in French).
Maury’s updated prices for
selected 1882-88. 1890-96 issues and 1897 surcharged telegraph issue (20c
violet).
Collectionneur
de Timbres-Poste. (1899e). La Hausse et la baisse. [The rise and fall]. Le Collectionneur
de Timbres-Poste no 227, p287. (in French).
Maury’s updated prices for
selected 1890-97 issues and 1897 surcharged issue.
Collectionneur de Timbres-Poste. (1901b). La Hausse et la baisse de timbres deja catalogues. [The rise and fall of stamps already catalogued].
Le Collectionneur de Timbres-Poste no 252, p317. (in
French).
Maury’s updated prices for
selected 1897 surcharged issues.
Der Philatelist. (1897d). Neues fur den sammler.
[News for
the collector]. Der Philatelist, vol 18 no 9, pp. 316-317. (15 September
1897). (in German).
Report that a new surcharge has been issued with the following stamps
overprinted: 5c green with 5c, 15c red brown with 15c, 15c rose with 15c, 20c grey brown with 15c, 20c violet with 20c and 25c dark brown
with 20c. The surcharge is reported to comprise Habilitados
(left), Para (top) Correos (right) and 1897 (below).
The description and the list of stamps is amended in Der Philatelist (1897f).
Der Philatelist. (1897f). Neues fur den sammler.
[News for
the collector]. Der Philatelist, vol 18 no 11, p380. (15 November
1897). (in German).
A correction and update to Der
Philatelist (1897f). A revised list of the
1897 surcharges is provided based on that provided by Timbre-Poste (1897e).
Gazette Timbrologique.
(1897). Chronique des nouveautes. [Chronicle of new issues]. Gazette Timbrologique, vol 7 no 73, p8. (20 October 1897). (in
French).
Account and illustration from
a ‘Spanish newspaper’ that various out of use stamps are reappearing with an
overprint. A list of surcharges and ink colours is provided.
Gooding, N. (2008b). Spanish-Philippine Errors. Philippine
Philatelic Journal, vol 30 no 2, pp. 21-23.
Notes that there are
relatively few major printing errors on Spanish-Philippines stamps.
Illustrations of a selection of errors to spark interest and sharing. Examples from
1871-1897 include perforation shifts, additional lines of perforations, paper
folds and accordion error.
London Philatelist. (1897c). New issues. The London Philatelist, vol 6 no 70,
p300.
Early record of 1897
surcharges based on Le Timbre-Post account.
London Philatelist.
(1897e). New issues. The London
Philatelist, vol 6 no 71, p332.
Explanation of the use of the
1897 surcharge on existing stamps of the same value. An illustration of a 20c on 20c stamp is provided – [the illustration has some
characteristics of a forged surcharge; however, cannot confidently match it to a
forgery or the genuine handstamp at this time].
London Philatelist. (1901b). New issues. The London Philatelist, vol 10 no
120, p308.
Account from American Journal of Philately (1901c) of the 1897 surcharge issue of a block of four of 20c on
25c, two normal, one inverted and one sideways.
Luspo, A. (2003b). Spanish Philippines odds and ends. Series of
web pages updated 4 November 2003 (retrieved 6 October 2024) from The Philippine
Philatelist web site: http://www.philippinephilatelist.net/Collections/Spanish/Varieties/page1.html
Images presenting proofs, specimens and printers waste, surcharge
errors, forgeries and the 1897 surcharges, comprises 12 pages.
Madrid Filatelico.
(1897e). Cronica
de novedades. [Chronicle of News]. Madrid Filatelico, vol 1 no 10, p5. (1 October 1897).
One of the earlier lists of
surcharges, later corrected in Madrid Filatelico (1898c).
Notes that handstamps were defaced.
Madrid Filatelico. (1898a). Oferta excepcional.
[Exceptional
Offer]. Madrid Filatelico, vol 2 no 20, p179.
(August 1898).
Advert by M Galvez offering
the sale of the 1897 40c and 80c issues plus the 1897 surcharged stamps. The list
includes the 5c black surcharge on 5c green and 15c black surcharge on red
brown as well as the 20c brown stamps surcharged in black and in violet. Also
offered are the 1898 issues.
Madrid Filatelico. (1898c). Datos
curiosos. [Fun Facts]. Madrid Filatelico, vol 2 no
23, pp. 236-237. (November 1898)
Reports the numbers of stamps
issued of the 1894-1895 and 1896-1897 issues (including those of Cuba and Puerto
Rico) and the numbers of issued 1897 surcharge issues. This list of 1897
surcharges updates the report of Madrid Filatelico (1897e),
including a note that the other stamps reported in the earlier issue are colour
errors in the surcharge ink.
Madrid Filatelico. (1899b). Una
gran rareza. [A Great Rarity]. Madrid Filatelico, vol 3 no 28, p63 plus plate. (April 1899).
The primary article describing
and illustrating the 1897 surcharge “Trial Sheet”. Includes details of the number
of types of surcharge and a note that it is one of a
kind. A photographic plate of the entire sheet is provided as an insert to the
magazine.
Palmer, M. (2019d). Comments and observations on Don Peterson (2019)
"Reprints of the 1897 surcharged issues" in PPJ 2019-1.
Unpublished notes.
Commentary on Peterson (2019a) noting those stamps described as ‘reprints’ which are forgeries.
Palmer, M. (2024e). Rediscovering the ‘great rarity’ of the 1897 surcharged
trial sheet. Philippine Philatelic Journal, vol 46 no 3, pp. 1 & 22-27.
Description and illustrations of stamps from the 1897 surcharged
‘trial sheet’ including reproduction of the sheet originally illustrated in Madrid Filatelico (1899b). Positions of the known examples originating from this
sheet and note that a second sheet or sheets probably comprising only 20c
surcharges on 25c brown appears to have been produced.
Palmer, M. (2024f in press). The 1897 ‘Habilitado Correos Para’
Surcharge Reprints. Philippine Philatelic Journal.
Description and illustration of the “reprints” of the 1897 surcharges
grouping these into five categories. Provides an update of Peterson (2019a). The
article notes that forgeries of the 1897 surcharges exist and can be confused
with the reprints. Illustrates and discusses a cover from Soler y Llach (2024) auction.
Palmer, M. (2024u). Reprints. Web page updated October 2024 from
Alfonso XIII baby head stamps of the Philippines web site. https://www.babyhead.topicalphilippines.com/Forgeries/Surcharge_reprints.html
Description
and illustration of the 1897 surcharge reprints.
Palmer, M.
(2024v). 5c surcharge forgeries. Web
page retrieved 11 August 2024 from Alfonso XIII baby head stamps of the
Philippines web site. https://www.babyhead.topicalphilippines.com/Forgeries/Surcharge_forgery_5c.html
Description and illustration
of the known 1897 5c surcharge forgery types with links to known occurrences.
Palmer,
M. (2024w). 15c surcharge forgeries.
Web page retrieved 11 August 2024 from Alfonso XIII baby head stamps of the
Philippines web site. https://www.babyhead.topicalphilippines.com/Forgeries/Surcharge_forgery_15c.html
Description and illustration
of the known 1897 15c surcharge forgery types with links to known occurrences.
Palmer,
M. (2024x). 20c surcharge forgeries.
Web page retrieved 14 December 2024 from Alfonso XIII baby head stamps of the
Philippines web site. https://www.babyhead.topicalphilippines.com/Forgeries/Surcharge_forgery_20c.html
Description and illustration
of the known 1897 20c surcharge forgery types with links to known occurrences.
Palmer,
M. (2024y). Telegraph surcharge forgeries.
Web page retrieved 11 August 2024 from Alfonso XIII baby head stamps of the
Philippines web site. https://www.babyhead.topicalphilippines.com/Forgeries/Surcharge_forgery_T.html
Description and illustration
of the known 1897 Telegraph surcharge forgery types with links to known
occurrences.
Palmer, M.
(2024z). ‘Trial sheet’ surcharge forgeries.
Web page retrieved 11 August 2024 from Alfonso XIII baby head stamps of the
Philippines web site. https://www.babyhead.topicalphilippines.com/Forgeries/Surcharge_forgery_Trial.html
Description and illustration
of the known 1897 surcharge forgeries from the “Trial Sheet” and examples of
forgeries of this sheet.
Palmer, M.
(2024au). 5c surcharges. Web page
retrieved 11 August 2024 from Alfonso XIII baby head stamps of the Philippines
web site. https://www.babyhead.topicalphilippines.com/Catalogue/05c%20surcharge.html
Summary and illustrations of
the 1897 5 c surcharge issues.
Palmer, M.
(2024av). 15c surcharges. Web page
retrieved 11 August 2024 from Alfonso XIII baby head stamps of the Philippines
web site. https://www.babyhead.topicalphilippines.com/Catalogue/15c%20surcharge.html
Summary and illustrations of
the 1897 15 c surcharge issues.
Palmer, M.
(2024aw). 20c surcharges. Web page
retrieved 11 August 2024 from Alfonso XIII baby head stamps of the Philippines
web site. https://www.babyhead.topicalphilippines.com/Catalogue/20c%20surcharge.html
Summary and illustrations of
the 1897 20 c surcharge issues.
Peterson,
D. (1982). Registration of mail in the
Spanish Philippines, 1854-1898. The American Philatelist, vol 96 no 4, pp. 338-342.
(April 1982).
Description and illustration
of covers and handstamps representing certification or registration of
mail. Includes a rare example of cover
with 1897 surcharges. An Addendum to this article with a correction to the
postal rates is provided in Peterson (1983a).
Peterson, D. (1986c). Scott numbers 184 and 186
... Two surcharged issues that aren't what they seem. Philippine Philatelic
Society Journal, vol 9 no 3 & 4, pp. 11-13.
Need a copy.
Peterson,
D. (1987f). Recommendations for revising
the Spanish Philippines listings in the Scott catalogue. IPPS News, vol 7
no 3, p2.
Account of the recommended
changes to the Scott Catalogue, including improved description of Scott #12-14,
deletion of Scott #90 as it is a forgery or bogus issue, listing of #123/123A,
revised listing of #138 to include #138a, Footnotes to #184 and 186 to indicate
they are from the same printing and differ in colour due to the amount of ink
applied to the surcharge (#186 could be deleted) - and noting they were released
in 1899.
Peterson, D. (1988b). The first month of issue of the 1897 surcharged stamps.
Philippine Philatelic News, vol 10 no 1, pp. 1-2 & cover.
Documents earliest recorded
postmark as 5 August 1897. An update is provided in Peterson (2006e). Notes
that most covers after August 1897 include surcharged stamps, rather than
non-surcharged stamps. [Earlier postmarks are now known].
Peterson, D. (1989b). Reprints of the 1897 surcharged issue.
Philippine Philatelic News, vol 11 no 2, pp. 1-4.
Review of Reprints listed in
Scott (including early catalogues and those of Bartels and Galvez). Suggests
that prior to 1900, Galvez had not mentioned any reprints – [there are earlier
references although not specifically described as reprints in Madrid Filatelica e.g. Madrid Filatelica (1897c)].
Two illustrations provided. [Although
the paper notes the presence of forgeries, one of the examples (15c on 15c red
brown) appears to be a forgery (reproduction is moderate quality but repeated
in Peterson, 2019)].
Updates provided by Peterson (2004e, 2014b and 2019a) also see Palmer (2024f) and Palmer (2024u) for the most recent review of the 1897 reprints.
Peterson, D.
(1999b). Forgeries and their references
of Spanish Philippine postal stamps, Part 2. Philippine Philatelic Journal,
vol 21 no 1, pp. 1-12.
The second part to Peterson (1998i). Part 2
covers 1863 to 1898 issues. Table of forgeries with cross references to
Bartels, Collin, Serrane, Gooding, Earee and others. Useful comparison of different authors
but of limited usefulness for new unlisted forgeries as no illustrations are
provided. Useful list of references describing Philippine forgeries.
Peterson, D. (2004e). Two new reprints discovered of the Spanish
Philippines 1897 surcharged issue. Philippine Philatelic Journal, vol 26 no
3, pp. 19-20.
Update to the table of reprints in Peterson
(1989b) is provided with two reprints
described. The reader is referred to (Peterson
1989b) for a more detailed description of
the reprints.
Updates are provided by Peterson (2014b) and Peterson (2019a) also see Palmer (2024f) and Palmer (2024u) for a more
recent review of the 1897 reprints.
[The first ‘new’ reprint
described is considered genuine, the second (5c on 25c brown) although
considered genuine by Peterson is a forgery].
Peterson, D. (2006e). Earliest reported postmark for the 1897 issues.
Philippine Philatelic Journal, vol 28 no 4, p18.
Update of Peterson (1988b). ERP of
surcharged stamp = 1 August 1897; ERP of 40c issue = 26 April 1897. [Earlier
postmarks for the surcharged stamps are known].
Peterson, D.
(2014b). Reprints on the 1897 surcharged
issues. Pers comm Peterson-Palmer.
Unpublished table (updating
Peterson 2004). The Table was eventually revised/published in Peterson 2019
although it appears that there was at least one intermediate update in 2015.
Peterson, D.
(2019a). Reprints of the 1897 surcharged
issues. Philippine Philatelic Journal, vol 41 no 1, pp. 20-23.
This article provides an
update of Peterson (2014b) and Peterson (2015),
both unpublished). It is notable as perhaps the first significant article and
listing that illustrates the reprints.
[Unfortunately, or perhaps advantageously the illustrations
allow the reader to identify that many of the so-called reprints are forgeries.
(see Palmer 2019d for a full review)].
Also see Palmer (2024f) for an
update on the reprints.
Philatelic
Journal of Great Britain. (1897d). New
issues and varieties. (by S.C. Skipton). The Philatelic Journal of Great
Britain, vol 7 no 81, p220. (15 September 1897).
The date in the header on p220
is incorrect. Report that sundry values having run out some of the old issues
have been brought into use with a new surcharge.
Philatelic
Journal of Great Britain. (1897f). New
issues and varieties. (by S.C. Skipton). The Philatelic Journal of Great
Britain, vol 7 no 82, p252. (15 October 1897).
Report that the colour of the
5c stamp queried in Philatelic Journal of Great
Britain (1897d) is green and that the
surcharges were black. In addition, account from Timbre-Poste (1897e) of the 1897
surcharges in blue and red.
Philatelic
Journal of Great Britain. (1898b). New
issues and varieties. (by S.C. Skipton). The Philatelic Journal of Great
Britain, vol 8 no 86, p35. (15 February 1898).
Account from Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal (1898a) of the 1897 surcharge inverted of three types.
Philatelic
Journal of Great Britain. (1899c). New
issues and varieties. (by S.C. Skipton). The Philatelic Journal of Great
Britain, vol 9 no 102, p103. (10 June 1899).
Account from Madrid Filatelico (1899b) of an
illustration of a sheet of 20c brown with various 1897 surcharges.
Philatelic
Journal of Great Britain. (1899d). New
issues and varieties. (by S.C. Skipton). The Philatelic Journal of Great
Britain, vol 9 no 104, p150. (10 August 1899).
Account from Stanley
Gibbons Monthly Journal (1899e) of 1897
surcharge 15c red-lilac on 15c red.
Philatelic
Journal of Great Britain. (1900). Discoveries,
errors, and various notes. The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, vol 10
no 112, p168. (20 April 1900).
Account from Collectionneur de Timbres-Poste (1900a) of
1898 Philippine stamps surcharged “Marianus Espanolas”
on cover dated 28 October.
Philatelic Record and Stamp News. (1897b). Novelties and discoveries. The Philatelic
Record and Stamp News, vol 19 no 10, p272.
Account by the Philatelic
Journal of Great Britain regarding the
introduction of the 1897 surcharge and list of stamps surcharged.
Philatelic
Record and Stamp News. (1897c). Novelties
and discoveries. The Philatelic Record and Stamp News., vol 19 no 11, p299.
Account from Timbre-Post (1897e)
regarding description of 1897 surcharge and details of stamps surcharged and
colour of surcharges.
Philatelic Record
and Stamp News. (1899a). Editorial
Notes. The Philatelic Record and Stamp News, vol 21 no 2, p26.
Request from editors for
readers to send surcharged US and Spanish colonies stamps due to the confusing
situation to allow a list to be drawn up.
Philatelic Record and Stamp News. (1899c). Philately in the mags. Recent Philippine surcharges.
The Philatelic Record and Stamp News, vol 21 no 7, p155.
Account from the Madrid Filatelico (1899b) and American Journal of
Philately (1889c) of a sheet of 25c brown
with the 1897 surcharges of 5c, 15c, 20c, and telegraph together with number of
stamps of each type on the sheet.
Revue Philatelique
Francaise. (1898e). Echos.
[Echoes].
Revue Philatelique Francaise, vol 9 no 97, p180. (in
French).
Report and list of the number of the 1897 surcharged stamp issued. It
is also reported that during the war an American shell caused a fire of the
postal administration, and all the stock of old stamps was destroyed. The fire
only respecting the supplies of the current issue.
Stanley
Gibbons Monthly Journal. (1897e). New
issues and varieties. Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol 8 no 87,
p47. (30 September 1897).
Account from Timbre-Poste (1897d) of the 1897 surcharge and list of surcharged stamps. The
colour of the surcharge is said to be black. [The referenced source does not
describe the surcharge colour as black].
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal.
(1897f). New issues and varieties.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol 8 no 88, pp.66-67. (30 October 1897).
On p66 under “Spain” a translation from Diario
de Cadiz of 11 October 1897 which refers to an earlier decree and the promise
of new stamp issues and cards in January 1898, noting there will be 20
varieties and 8 post cards with details of the values to be issued and a note
that the new tariff will come into force from 1 January 1898.
On p67, illustration of surcharged chronicled Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal (1897e) and account from Timbre-Poste
(1897e) that some of the surcharges are
struck in colours as well as black.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal.
(1897g). Special bargains and new issues.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol 8 no 88, p76. (30 October 1897).
1897 surcharged stamps offered for sale: 5c red on 5c green, 5c blue
on 5c green, 15c black on 15c carmine (sic = rose?) and 15c blue of 15c red
brown. [The list is notable for the surcharged stamps not included/available].
Stanley
Gibbons Monthly Journal. (1898a). New issues and varieties.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol 8 no 91, p125. (31 January 1898).
Account from a correspondent in Madrid of the following 1897 surcharge
varieties: 15c in black on 15c carmine (sic = rose?), 20c blue on 20c brown and
20c black on 20c violet-brown.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal.
(1898j). New issues and varieties.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol 8 no 96, p228. (30 June 1898).
Report of receipt of new postal cards of 1898 series. Report also of
receipt of 1897 surcharged stamp 5c on 5c green (of 1896 issue), noting that
the colour is not yellow green. Similarly, the surcharged 25c stamp is not
yellow brown but brown and the 20c is pale brown, noting that a colour chart
would be most helpful in resolving these descriptions!
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal.
(1898k). Special bargains and new issues.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol 8 no 96, p241. (30 June 1898).
1897 surcharged stamps offered for sale, including the 5c on 5c green
and 20c on 25c brown both surcharged in black.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly
Journal. (1898m). Addenda to priced
catalogue. Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol 8 no 96, Addenda pp. 1-11.
(30 June 1898).
New 1897, 1897 surcharged and 1898 issues.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal.
(1899e). New issues and varieties.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol 10 no 109, p6. (31 July 1899).
Account from a correspondent of a 15c red (rose?) of type 32
surcharged with type 33 (the 1897 surcharge) in red-lilac
obtained in Manila.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly
Journal. (1899g). New issues and
varieties. Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol 10 no 111, p64. (30
September 1899).
Account from the Metropolitan Philatelist of the 1880 5c blue with the
1897 surcharge in red and black.
Stanley Gibbons Monthly
Journal. (1900e). New issues and
varieties. Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol 11 no 123, p47. (29
September 1900).
Report of the 1880 5c issue with a 1897 5c
surcharge in red, which was found among the remainders (e.g. as noted in Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, 1900b).
Timbre-Poste. (1897d). Chronique Postale. [Postal
Chronicle]. Le Timbre Poste et Le Timbre Fiscal, vol 35 no 416, p119. (August
1897). (in French).
Early account of 1897 surcharges often referenced by other magazines,
although the account here is from Boletin del circulo Fil. Matritense that certain values being exhausted that surcharges have
been used. A description of the surcharge is provided
and a list of the stamps authorised for use and the surcharge value is provided
[the colour of the surcharge is not provided].
Timbre-Poste. (1897e). Chronique Postale. [Postal
Chronicle]. Le Timbre Poste et Le Timbre Fiscal, vol 35 no 418, p148. (October
1897). (in French).
Update of Timbre-Poste (1897d) from the account of Galvez (Madrid Filatelico, 1897e) with illustration and list of
the 1897 surcharges including the colour of the surcharges, it is noted that
the purpose of the different coloured surcharges is not known.
Timbre-Poste.
(1898b). Chronique Postale.
[Postal Chronicle].
Le Timbre Poste et Le Timbre Fiscal, vol 36 no 423, p38. (March 1898). (in
French).
Account from Monthly Journal of
inverted examples of the [1897] surcharge.
Timbre-Poste.
(1899a). Chronique Postale.
[Postal Chronicle].
Le Timbre Poste et Le Timbre Fiscal, vol 37 no 433, p5. (January 1898).
(in French).
Account from Madrid Filatelico
(1898c) of the corrected list of surcharged
stamps to authorise old stamps to make them valid in 1897. The list includes
number of stamps issued.
Note that there is no mention of 5c black surcharge on 5c green, 15c
black surcharge on 15c brown-red and 20c black surcharge on 20c brown and that
these are therefore probable fantasies.
Timbre-Poste. (1899b). Chronique Postale. [Postal Chronicle].
Le Timbre Poste et Le Timbre Fiscal, vol 37 no 437, p70. (May 1899). (in
French).
Account from Madrid Filatelico (1899b) of a sheet of 100 25c pesos having seven vertical rows
of 10 20cent stamps including 12 reversed: a vertical row of 10 stamps of 15
and 5 cent and the same row without overprinting but having: Telegrafos instead of Correos. Note
that it is probably a fantasy obtained at the printing press.
Timbre-Poste. (1899g). Chronique Postale.
Le Timbre Poste et Le Timbre Fiscal, vol 37 no 442, p150. (in French).
Report that the 1882 5c blue issue exists with the 1897 surcharge of
5c in red and 5c in black.
Weekly
Philatelic Era. (1898e). Philatelic press
review. (by Stone, W). The Weekly Philatelic Era, vol 13 no 13, p126. (WN 293,
24 December 1898).
Account that the Madrid Filatelico (1898c) provides quantities of issues for 1897 surcharges and
comment that they will be hard to obtain. Similarly, the 80c issue of the
1896-97 issue will also be scarce as only 10,000 were said to be issued,
similarly 20,000 are reported for the 40c issue.
Weekly
Philatelic Era. (1899d). Philatelic
Press Review. (by Stone, W). The Weekly Philatelic Era, vol 13 no 32, p285.
(WN 312, 6 May 1899).
Account that the Madrid Filatelico (1899b) presents a plate of an entire sheet of the 1897
surcharges on the 25c issue, noting that the sheet is said to be unique and
contains 58 of 20c, 12 of 20c inverted, 10 of 15c, 10 of 5c and 10 of
telegrams.