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Archive of Puerto Príncipe Stamps 1898-1899
Third Printing -- Tercera Impresión

The source of the images are current collections and auction catalogs.
Material from the following reknowned collections has been incorporated in this inventory:

Henry G. Brock, sold 15 March 1941 by Eugene Klein of Philadelphia, PA;
Ferrars H. Tows, sold 7 January 1949 by Carl E. Pelander of New York City, NY.;
John C. Juhring, sold 25 October 1978 by Stanley Gibbons of Frankfurt, West Germany;
Peter A. Robertson, sold 15 March 1988 by Christie's Robson Lowe of NYC, N.Y.;
Ignacio Prats, sold 24 June 2006 by Greg Manning Auctions, West Caldwell, N.J.
Yamil H. Kourí, Jr., sold 19 and 25 June 2010 by Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc., New York, N.Y.

Additionally,examples from many other auctions with holdings of these stamps
have also been included and are referenced in the body of the inventory.

If you have any examples of these stamps or covers and would like to help this project,
please send me scans of stamps at a resolution of 600 dpi (dots per inch),
and of covers at 150 dpi with closeups of the stamps on the cover at 600 dpi.

WARNING: The fact that a stamp appears on this archive is not a guarantee of its authenticity
unless it is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from a recognized authority.
Auction houses cannot be expected to be experts on the stamps they sell.

Versión en español

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Third Printing -- Tercera Impresión
24 December/Diciembre 1898
Third Printing Chart -- Tabla de la tercera impresión
Second Setting Diagram -- Diagrama del segundo molde
Vertical Verification Lines — Verticales de Comprobación
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----- 1 cents. on 1m. orange brown -----
(900 surcharged per <BARR90209>, p.85)
Sc177-177a-177-Pos1-2-3-on-piece-PF453139
Sc177-177a-177-Pos1-2-3-on-piece-PF453139-Certificate
Sc177a-177-Pos2-4-on-piece-ex-Prats
------ Position 1, Scott 177 ------
Sc177-Pos1-Unused-PF488036
Sc177-Pos1-Unused-PF488036-Certificate
Even though this stamp has a PF certificate, I believe that the surcharge is a forgery.
The formation of the letters in HABILITADO is not correct and the identifying characteristics
in "cents" for Position 1 are not present. Ernesto Cuesta
Sc177-Pos1-Used-ex-Cuesta-APS96533
Sc177-Pos1-Used-ex-Cuesta-APS96533-Certificate
Sc177-Pos1-Used-ex-Brewster-SIEGR1512(3630)-1
Sc177-Pos1-on-piece-ex-Brewster-SIEGR1512(3630)-2
The stamp was removed from the piece to which it was attached since it provided no meaningful information.
This is the new stamp image:
Sc177-Pos1-Used-ex-Brewster-SIEGR1512(3630)-2
Sc177-Pos1-on-piece-ex-Brock143
Sc177-Pos1-on-piece-ex-Brock144
!!!                    Sc177-Pos1-on-cover-Description                 !!!
Sc177-177a-Pos1-2-Unused-ex-Brock140
Sc177-177a-Pos1-2-Used-ex-Thompson-Cuesta-PF462649
Sc177-177a-Pos1-2-Used-ex-Thompson-Cuesta-PF462649-Certificate
Sc177b-Pos1-Inverted-on-piece-ex-Brock148
------ Position 2, Scott 177a ------
Sc177a-Pos2-Used-2-APScert
Sc177a-Pos2-Used-3-APScert
Sc177a-Pos2-Used-PF431502
Sc177a-Pos2-Used-PF431502-Certificate
Sc177a-Pos2-Used-PF441603
Sc177a-Pos2-Used-PF441603-Certificate
Sc177a-Pos2-Used-ex-Brewster-SIEGR1512(3630)
Sc177a-Used-ex-Kelleher-Auct.795-Lot-975.jpg
Sc177a-Used-ex-Kelleher-Auct.795-Lot-975-VVLs
Sc177a-Pos2-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS112103
Sc177a-Pos2-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS112103-Certificate
Sc177a-Pos2-on-piece-PF168394
Sc177a-Pos2-on-piece-PF168394-Certificate
Sc177a-Pos2-on-piece-ex-Bothwell-Ortiz
Sc177a-Pos2-on-piece-ex-Brock145
Sc177a-&-Sc198-Pos4-Used-on-piece-ex-Iberphil-Auct.21Mar2023-Lot-1253
Sc177a-&-Sc198-Pos4-Used-on-piece-Echenagusia-Certificate-8May2021
Sc177d-Pos2-Inverted-on-piece-ex-Kouri2700
!!!          Sc177-Pos3-5-on-cover-ex-Andreini-Mekeel-Robertson-signed-Bloch          !!!
------ Position 3, Scott 177 ------
Sc177-Pos3-Unused-PF494390
Sc177-Pos3-Unused-PF494390-Certificate
Sc177-Pos3-Unused-ex-Brock141
Sc177-Pos3-Used-ex-Lily-eBay25Jun2012-PF505997
Sc177-Pos3-Used-ex-Lily-eBay25Jun2012-PF505997-Back
Sc177-Pos3-Used-ex-Lily-eBay25Jun2012-PF505997-VVL
Sc177-Pos3-Used-ex-Lily-eBay25Jun2012-PF505997-Certificate
Sc177-Pos3-Used-3-APScert
Sc177-Pos3-Used-4-APScert
Sc177-Pos3-Used-ex-Brock146
Sc177-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS96535
Sc177-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS96535-VVL
Sc177-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS96535-Certificate
Sc177-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Thompson-Cuesta-PF431501
Sc177-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Thompson-Cuesta-PF431501-Certificate
Sc177b-Pos3-Inverted-on-piece-ex-Brock150
Sc177b-Pos3-Inverted-on-piece-ex-Brock150-SIEGR7802
Sc177-Pos3-4-on-piece-PF462655
Sc177-Pos3-4-on-piece-PF462655-Certificate
------ Position 4, Scott 177 ------
Sc177-Pos4-Unused-ex-Brock142
Sc177-Pos4-Used-ex-Prats-Ortiz-CPSA849
Sc177-Pos4-Used-ex-Prats-Ortiz-CPSA849-Certificate
Sc177-Pos4-Used-ex-Cuesta-APS96536
Sc177-Pos4-Used-ex-Cuesta-APS96536-Certificate
Sc177-Pos4-Used-PF431500
Sc177-Pos4-Used-PF431500-Certificate
Sc177-Pos4-Used-PF441602
Sc177-Pos4-Used-PF441602-Certificate
Sc177b-Pos4-Inverted-on-piece-ex-Brock151
Sc177-Pos4-5-Used-ex-Brock147
Sc177-Pos4-5-on-piece-PF465669
Sc177-Pos4-5-on-piece-PF465669-Certificate
------ Position 5, Scott 177 ------
Sc177-Pos5-Used-ex-HARM1306(4695)
Sc177-Pos5-Used-ex-HARM1306(4695)-VVL
Sc177-Pos5-Used-ex-Prats-Ortiz-CPSAcertified
Sc177-Pos5-Used-ex-Prats-Ortiz-CPSA850-Certificate
Sc177-Pos5-Used-ex-Brewster-SIEGR1512(3630)-PF41564
Sc177-Pos5-Used-ex-Brewster-SIEGR1512(3630)-PF41564-Certificate
Sc177-Pos5-Used-ex-Iberphil-26Nov2020(1016)
Echenagusía Certificate
Sc177-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS96537
Sc177-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS96537-Certificate
Sc177b-Pos5-Inverted-Used-ex-Brewster-SIEGR1512(3630)-PF35246
Sc177b-Pos5-Inverted-Used-ex-Brewster-SIEGR1512(3630)-PF35246-Certificate
Sc177b-Pos5-Inverted-Used-ex-Brock152
Sc177b-Pos5-Inverted-on-piece-ex-Cuesta
----- 3c. on 1m. orange brown .-----
(200 surchaged per <BARR90209>, p.86)
Sc179B-179D-Pos2-3-4-Unused-PF258595
Sc179B-179D-Pos2-3-4-Unused-PF258595-Certificate
------ Position 1, Scott 179B ------
!!!                           Sc179B-Pos1-on-cover-ex-Prats                           !!!
Sc179B-Pos1-on-cover-ex-Prats-Detail
Sc179B-Pos1-Unused-ex-Brock153
Sc179B-Pos1-ex-Sotheby's-Auct.23Mar1981-PF-Certified
Both images seem to be of the same stamp.
Sc179B-Pos1-Used-PF269098
Sc179B-Pos1-Used-PF269098-Certificate
Sc179B-Pos1-Used-CPSA-certified
Sc179B-Pos1-Used-ex-Cuesta
Sc179B-Pos1-on-piece-ex-Brock156
Sc179B-Pos1-2-on-piece-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181510
Sc179B-Pos1-2-on-piece-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181510-Back
Sc179B-Pos1-2-on-piece-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181510-Certificate
Sc179B-179B-179D-Pos2-4-Unused-ex-Kouri228-PF258595
Sc179B-179B-179D-Pos2-4-Unused-ex-Kouri228-PF258595-Certificate
------ Position 2, Scott 179B ------
Sc179B-Pos2-Used-PF494393
Sc179B-Pos2-Used-PF494393-Certificate
Sc179B-Pos2-Used-ex-Ortiz-APS178744
Sc179B-Pos2-Used-ex-Ortiz-APS178744-Cert
Sc179B-Pos2-Used-ex-Ortiz-APS178744-VVL
Sc179B-Pos2-Used-ex-Tows491-eBay27Apr2012-PF504808
Sc179B-Pos2-Used-ex-Tows491-eBay27Apr2012-PF504808-Back
Sc179B-Pos2-Used-ex-Tows491-eBay27Apr2012-PF504808-Certificate
Sc179B-Pos2-on-piece-ex-Olmy-Cuesta-RPSL39665
Sc179B-Pos2-on-piece-ex-Olmy-Cuesta-RPSL39665-Certificate
Sc179B-Pos2-on-piece-KELL1101(2424)-CPSAcertified
Stamp was reoffered at Kelleher Sale 625, 8-9 July 2011, as part of Lot 1337.
Sc179B-Pos2-on-piece-ex-Andreini-Brock157
------ Position 3, Scott 179B ------
!!!                         Sc179B-Pos3-on-cover-ex-Prats                          !!!
Sc179B-Pos3-on-cover-ex-Prats-Detail-1
Sc179B-Pos3-on-cover-ex-Prats-Detail-2
!!!          Sc179B-Pos3-Sc178-Pos1-on-cover-ex-Tows-Robertson-Kouri227          !!!
Sc179B-Pos3-Sc178-Pos1-on-cover-ex-Tows-Robertson-Kouri227-Description
!!!                       Sc179B-Pos3-on-cover-ex-Brock159                     !!!
Currently held at the Cuban Postal Museum.
Sc179B-Pos3-Unused-ex-Cuesta-APS108938
Sc179B-Pos3-Unused-ex-Cuesta-APS108938-Certificate
Sc179B-Pos3-Used-PF465671
Sc179B-Pos3-Used-PF465671-Certificate
Sc179B-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Brock158
Sc179B-179D-Pos3-4-Unused-PF360111
Sc179B-179D-Pos3-4-Unused-PF360111-Certificate
Sc179B-179D-Pos3-4-Unused-ex-Brock154
Sc179B-179D-Pos3-4-Used-ex-Brock162
There is a slight doubling of the surcharge on this stamp per the Block sale catalog.
Sc179B-179D-Pos3-4-on-piece-PF216361
Sc179B-179D-Pos3-4-on-piece-PF216361-Certificate
------ Position 4, Scott 179D ------
Sc179D-Pos4-Unused-ex-Robertson2128-Kouri2705
Signed Bloch
Sc179D-Pos4-Used-PF369504
Sc179D-Pos4-Used-PF369504-Certificate
Sc179D-Pos4-used-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181512
Sc179D-Pos4-used-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181512-Back
Sc179D-Pos4-Used-ex-Cuesta-APS181512-Certificate
Sc179D-Pos4-Used-KELL1101(2425)-Siegel1166(1397)-signed-Senf&Bloch
Sc179D-Pos4-Used-CPSA-certified
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-PF437908
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-PF437908-Certificate
Bennett-Auction-2004-02-06-Lot-2519
Sc179D-Pos4-Used-on-piece-ex-BENN0603(1881)
Bennett-Auction-2006-03-15-Lot-1881
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-PF466973
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-PF466973-Certificate
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-ex-SIEGR1512(3615)-PFCert
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-ex-Brock161-SIEGR7802
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-ex-Kouri2706
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-ex-eBay27Apr2012-PF504807
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-ex-eBay27Apr2012-PF504807-Back
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-ex-eBay27Apr2012-PF504807-Certificate
Sc179D-Pos4-on-piece-ex-Brock160
------ Position 5, Scott 179B ------
Sc179B-Pos5-Unused-ex-Robertson2121-Kouri2704
Sc179B-Pos5-Unused-PF489051
Sc179B-Pos5-Unused-PF489051-Certificate
Sc179B-Pos5-Unused-ex-Bernichon-Brock155
Sc179B-Pos5-used-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181511
Sc179B-Pos5-used-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181511-Back
Sc179B-Pos5-used-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181511-Certificate
Sc179B-Pos5-on-piece-PF453140
Sc179B-Pos5-on-piece-PF453140-Certificate
Sc179B-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Bartels-JUHR7810(722)
Sc179B-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Bartels-JUHR7810(722)-SIEGR1512(3614)-signed-Bloch
Sc179B-Pos5-on-piece-KELL1101(2424)-CPSAcertified
Stamp was reoffered at Kelleher Sale 625, 8-9 July 2011, as part of Lot 1337.
Sc179B-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Brock163
Sc179Bc-Pos5-Double-surcharge-on-piece-ex-Prats
Sc179Bc-Pos5-Double-surcharge-on-piece-ex-Prats-Thompson
----- 5c. on 5m. orange brown -----
Sc189C-Pos3-Used-ex-Robertson2131
-----.5c. on 1/2m. blue green -----
(200 surcharged)
(<AJP89907a>, p.303, lists the total number of 5c on 1/2 m. stamps that were printed as 800, split between Scott 190, 191 and Scott 192, 193, and deduces that 600 of the former and 200 of the latter were surcharged from quantities of each observed. The ratios of Scott 190, 191 to Scott 192, 193 in this archive for each position in the setting of five stamps support the figures of 600 and 200 mentioned in <AJP89907a>.)
Sc192-Pos1-Pos2-Selvedge-192-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Brock169-SIEGR7802
Sc192-Pos1-Pos2-Selvedge-192-Pos3-on-piece-SIEGR7802-PF453149
Sc192-Pos1-Pos2-Selvedge-192-Pos3-on-piece-SIEGR7802-PF453149-Certificate
Sc192-Pos1-Pos2onSelvedge-192-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS128363
Sc192-Pos1-Pos2onSelvedge-192-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS128363-Certificate
Sc192-Pos1-Pos2-Selvedge-192-Pos3-on-piece-exKouri236
Sc193-Pos2-Pos3onSelvedge-192-Pos4-on-piece-ex-ANDR0602(374)
Sc193-Pos2-Pos3onSelvedge-192-Pos4-on-piece-PF453148
Sc193-Pos2-Pos3onSelvedge-192-Pos4-on-piece-PF453148-Certificate
------ Position 1, Scott 192 ------
Sc192-Pos1-Unused-ex-Brock164
Sc192-193-Pos1-2-on-piece-ex-Prats-signed-Bloch
Sc192-193-Pos1-2-on-piece-PF465690
Sc192-193-Pos1-2-on-piece-PF465690-Certificate
Sc192-193-Pos1-2-on-piece-PF465690-Certificate-2
Sc192-193-Pos1-2-on-piece-ex-Andreini-Brock165
------ Position 2, Scott 193 ------
Sc193-Pos2-used-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181503
Sc193-Pos2-used-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181503-Back
Sc193-Pos2-used-ex-Prats-Cuesta-APS181503-Certificate
Sc193-Pos2-on-piece-KELL1101(2434)-signed-Bloch
Sc193-192-Pos2-3-Used-ex-Brock166
------ Position 3, Scott 192 ------
Sc192-Pos3-Selvedge-on-piece-ex-Brock170
Sc192-Pos3-Selvedge-on-piece-ex-Brock170-SIEGR7802
Sc192-Pos3-Used-ex-Prats
Sc192-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Prats-PF466977
Sc192-Pos3-on-piece-ex-Prats-PF466977-Certificate
Sc192-Pos3-Used-ex-Menendez
Sc192-Pos3-Used-ex-Menendez-VVLs
Sc192-Pos3-&-Pos4Selvedge-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS108937
Sc192-Pos3-&-Pos4Selvedge-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS108937-Certificate
------ Position 4, Scott 192 ------
Sc192-Pos4-Used-ex-Cuesta-APS108936
Sc192-Pos4-Used-ex-Cuesta-APS108936-Certificate
Sc192-Pos4-Used-ex-GarciaFrutos-Ortiz-APS103248
Sc192-Pos4-Used-ex-GarciaFrutos-Ortiz-APS103248-Certificate
Sc192-Pos4-on-piece-PF264407
Sc192-Pos4-on-piece-PF264407-Certificate
Sc192-Pos4-on-piece-PF323110
Sc192-Pos4-on-piece-PF323110-Certificate
Sc192-Pos4-on-piece-ex-Prats
Sc192-Pos4-on-piece-ex-Prats-PF466978
Sc192-Pos4-on-piece-ex-Prats-PF466978-Certificate
Sc192-Pos4-5-on-piece-ex-Kouri2728
Sc192-Pos4-5-on-piece-ex-Brock167
------ Position 5, Scott 192 ------
Sc192-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Tows-Higuera
Sc192-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Tows-Higuera-Back
Sc192-Pos5-on-piece-PF199900
Sc192-Pos5-on-piece-PF199900-Certificate
Sc192-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS108935
Sc192-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Cuesta-APS108935-Certificate
Sc192-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Prats-PF466979
Sc192-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Prats-PF466979-Certificate
Sc192-Pos5-on-piece-ex-Brock168
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Archivo de los sellos de Puerto Príncipe 1898-1899

La fuente de estas imágenes han sido colecciones actuales 
y los catálogos de subastas de colecciones de estos sellos.

El material de las siguientes colecciones de nombre ha sido incorporado en este inventario:

Henry G. Brock, vendida 15 Marzo 1941 por Eugene Klein de Filadelfia, PA;
Ferrars H. Tows, vendida 7 enero 1949 por Carl E. Pelander de Nueva York, NY.;
John C. Juhring, vendida 25 Octubre 1978 por Stanley Gibbons de Frankfurt, Alemania Occidental;
Peter A. Robertson, vendida 15 Marzo 1988 por Christie's Robson Lowe de Nueva York, N.Y.;
Ignacio Prats, vendida 24 Junio 2006 por Greg Manning Auctions, West Caldwell, N.J.
Yamil H. Kourí, Jr., sold 19 and 25 June 2010 by Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries Inc., New York, N.Y.

Se han tomado además ejemplos de varias otras subastas con grupos considerables
o piezas notables de estos sellos; identificándose también las piezas provenientes de ellas.

Si usted posée algunos ejemplos de estos sellos y quiere ayudar en este proyecto,
se le agradecerán imágenes de sellos con una resolución de 600 dpi (puntos por pulgada)
y de cubiertas con una resolución de 150 dpi con detalle de los sellos en 600 dpi.

AVISO: El hecho de que un sello se encuentre en este inventario no es una garantía de su autenticidad 
a menos de que se encuentre acompañado de un certificado de autenticidad emitido por una entidad reconocida.
No se puede esperar que las casas de subastas sean expertos en estos sellos.

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