Marianas Islands Stamps 1899

German Marianas...scarce block of 4 used on 10/01/1901

Spain...all values on block of 4....(not mine)

August 1899 earliest registered cover showing
old Spanish postal markings.(GUAM)

In theory all are overloaded on the same day,but there is a great difference in force in the ink remaining in the stamp, as well as color tones ...




minimum in violet...




medium dark violet




maximum dark brown

Germany....25 Pf. diagonal overprint perfect.

1899, 1c Deep Green

German....there are four entires....
nº1




nº2






nº3





nº4

1899, $1.00 Black, Ty. I (12). Block of nine, large part tropicalized original gum, intense shade and impression, few sensibly reinforced perf separations

SPAIN 1899 very rare (only) copy of the 5cvs with overload in diagonal...

5 Pfg., vertical pair with 20 Pfg. blue on Entire things double card 10 / 10 Pfg., registered to Berlin, clear postmark SAIPAN 6 / 2 o1

The largest group of single stamps auctioned in one batch (belonged to a single owner)


The image is very small ....

Block of four,with centrally struck matching "Agana Island Of Guam" circular datestamps,

WOW!! more than 3000 reads!!

A curiosity of Spanish Marianas.is out of the stamps.....People used Y and not I on "YSLAS" word on covers...and on shield overprinted.

1899, 1c Deep Green, 5c Blue (1, 5). Three of the 1c, all tied by bold blue Ovals of Tiny Squares with Star in Center Spanish cancels on San Francisco printed address cover, matching tiny "Marianas Set 11" circular datestamp, this is cover no. 17 of a series of 25 prepared for Makins & Co., San Francisco stamp dealers, "Yokohama Japan 16 Sep 99" and San Francisco backstamps, stamps mixed quality,