The Postal History of Puerto RicoAmerican Philatelic Society thru the medium of the A.P.S. Philatelic Research and Literature Committee, 1950 - Postage stamps - 100 pages |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
The First Postage Stamps | 24 |
Counterfeits | 58 |
Copyright | |
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1st setting 40 centimos Aguadilla Aguadilla San Juan ARTICLE blue green bust centimos stamp clichés collector color copies CORREOS counterfeit cover material Cuba Cuba and Puerto dots engraved escudo Espana flaws forged forgery genuine stamp Gibbons Monthly Journal Guayama HABILITADO Hanciau handstamp Havana impression Isabela island letter sheet loops lower label Madrid Mayaguez milesimas NACION National Stamp Factory noted official mail official stamps outer frame line overprint paper ½ rp pearls perforated philatelic Philippines PLATA plate post office postage stamps postal markings postal rates postal service postmark pre-stamp covers printed Puerto Rico rating marks real value revenue cancellation revenue stamps rose paper Royal Decree San Juan Ponce Sanborn Collection secret mark Seen Seen Seen Sellos sheet shortage showing shown in Fig silver real Spanish Spanish West Indies Standard Catalogue Stanley Gibbons Stanley Gibbons Monthly thin third setting three values ULTRAMAR unwatermarked West Indies yellow green