Philippine Islands

Nigel Gooding has posted on his website his superb handbook on Spanish - Philippine Stamp Forgeries, 1854 -1864 that is available as PDF file here.

1854 Issue 10c
1855 Issue 5c (two types)
1863 Issue 1r (two types) and 2r
1872 Issue 16c
1874 Issue 1p25c
1875-1879 Issue 25m, 100m and 200m

Sperati I reported nine different reproductions of Philippine Islands stamps and Sperati II added another. There are reproductions of the 1854 issue 10c, 1855 issue 5c (two types), 1863 issue 1r (two types) and 2r, 1872 issue 16c, 1874 issue 1p25c, 1875 - 1879 issue 25m, 100m and 200m as well as the item first reported in Sperati II, the 1877 issue 2c.

page thumbnails:

1. the central stoke of the "F" of "FRANCO" is very weakly printed
2. there is a white flaw on the top right of "0" of "10"

1. there is a colored dot on the inner frame line above the "S" of "CORREOS"

2. there is a colored dot that joins the two frame lines to each other above the "1" of "1854"

1. there is a nick at the top right side of the first "O" of "CORREOS"

2. the top serif of the "N" in "FRANCO" is barely joined to the leg

3. there is a break in the frame to the left of the "F" of "FRANCO"

(the types for this are as listed in Sperati I but it appears that the type A is the retouch of the type B cliché)

1. the "O" of "INTERIOR" flaw of Type B has been retouched

2. the left foot of the "T" of "INTERIOR" has been retouched, still weak but not as severe as Type B

1. the left foot of the "T" of "INTERIOR" is defective and partially broken away

2. the "O" of "INTERIOR" is very weak at lower left
 

1. there is a colored dot in the white space above the ring of pearls NE of point of wreath

2. the second "R" of "CORREOS" has no serif at top left

 

(Sperati I reported only a proof)

1. there is a white void in the background line to the left of the "A" of "PESETA"

2. there are white dots in the "S" of "CORREOS"

(image of a finished reproduction, courtesy of Nigel Gooding, is here)

(Sperati I reported only a proof)

1. there are a break in the upright of the letter "P" in "FILIPINAS"

2. the center stroke of the "F" in "FILIPINAS" is broken

(Sperati I reported only a proof)

1. there is a colored dot outside the oval of shading lines at 5 o'clock

2. there is a small colored dot just above the "5" of "25"

(image of a finished reproduction, courtesy of Nigel Gooding, is here)

(Sperati I reported only a proof)

1. the thin frame line below the denomination tablet is mostly weak and broken

2. there is a small dot over the "L" of "MIL"

(Sperati I reported only a proof)

1. there is a break in the frameline below the "PI" of "FILIPINAS" and below the "A"

2. there is a break at the top of "O" of "PESO"

(image of a finished reproduction, courtesy of Nigel Gooding, is here)

additional information from Sperati I:  Plates 86-90  Philippines Text

Richard Frajola (May 20, 2020)