The sun., 1908-12-13
NEW STAMP RARITIEs.
Collectors Find Odd Issues I'm Cuba, TN
Canal Zene and tlse East.


Increasing interest is taken by American
collectors in the stamp issues Of the Cana
Zone, Porto Rico. the Philippines and Cubs
and IL has had q decided influence on thS
stamp values. Many new prioes OF the
lsurchareed Cuban st1mpa' viii be placed
in the 1909 catalogue for the first time. '
Among these are the otamps OF Puerto
Principe. Chief OF theeS rarities 10 the
orange brown stamp surcharged q Cents
on O Cuban stamp OF the denomination
Of three milesimas. This stamp hai
been erroneously quoted by the foreign
catalogues at from SIS 70 $50. although
specimen sold for ss7 last winter in thii
city, and 1t is now catalogued at 500.
The new quotation on the used thret
milesimas orange brown stamp Of tbs
same issue with the p Cents' surcharge
but with the letters on the surchargt
upside down, In t7s. The Eve cent sur
charge on the unused one milesirnI
orange brown stamp 10 now quoted al
SIS, and the used Eve cent surcharge or
the three mileeimas orange brown stamp
10 also placed at SIS.
OF the Puerto Principe blue green
stamps with the black suroharge very
few were quoted In the 1908 catalogue
but the 1909 issue will show many new
prices. Among these the used FIVE cent
green stamp is quoted at se5. and the
Ave cent on four milesimas blue green
stamp at 500. The unused three cent
gurcharge on the one mileaima blue
ereen stamp is quoted at so; the three
cent on two milesimas blue green at $40
and the same stamp shoYseg the mis-:
spelled surcharge cents" for cents.
Many errors were made In printing
the Canal Zone stamps. all Of which are
priced by the collectors. The value
of the used FIVE cent blue with the In
soription spelled sPanaam' is placed at
$40 fn the new catalogue. Another stamp
Of the same kind but with the final AZ
raised In quoted at SIS. and third with
bar at the bottom at $2s.
One great attraction to the collector
of the surcharged Cuban and Canal Zone
stamp Is their very recent issue. Careful
watch Of correspondence often enables a
collector nowadays TO pick up rare speci-
men Of these makeshift stamps Tor little
or nothing.
The changes that have been made
in the value Of the Philippine stamps are
marked. The one real slate blue STAN p
of 1854, showing the r1isspelled word
aCorros,' is now recorded with q value
of $50 unused ana tIo ubeu. Inc HNe
cent pale vermilion stamp Of 1885 is quoted
al ass unused and t21.50 used, which Is
A complete reversal Of former figures.
I Another error stamp, the eight cent
ON the 100 mileeimas carmine stamp
of 1879. with the inscription '"Coreroe,
Is now quoted at SIS unused and e3 used
The Philippine stamps Of the 1881 -ss issue
with the suroharges inverted are now
quoted. The 20 cent on eight cent brown
inverted surcharRe stamp 10 quoted at
s1O in either used or unused condition.
the two cent on "a eight cent ultramarine
inverted surcharge stamp at $40. and the
ten cent on two cent carmine inverted
at sl2 so unused.
The Chinese atampe show quite num-
Der Of substantial increases. The un-
used three cent red stamp OF the 1877
issue, with s5 surcharged In black, ad-
yanced from SIS TO $40. or the Chinese
1886 issue the 10 cent green stamp,
surcherged - Cand' (candareens) is
now placed In the catalogue at SIS when
unused.
The eight cent gray blue stamp sur.
charged Ii Cand' 10 also quoted at 500
In either condition. The catalogue puts
the value Of the Chinese twelve cent
light brown stamp. with Il Cand' sur;
charge OF the 1877 issue, at $15 unused
and sos when used. A variety OF the
Chinese recent issue OF 1893. hve cents
in denomination, blue and black In color
with the black inscription inverted when
unused Ii now valIefl at $50,