Philatelic Handbook

Structure

  Introduction                        Sample chapter & missing items

 

Chapter

Contents

Introduction

  • Brief history of El Salvador from its colonial times to the present.

1. Pre-philatelic postmarks

  • Postmarks used during Colonial Times (1780-1821)
  • Postmarks used after independence (1821-1866).

2. 1867 Issue

  • Emission details: printings, perforations, known full sheets or multiples, proofs & essays.
  • ABN Samples
  • Recorded Cancellations.
  • Recorded Usage.
  • Bogus issue & counterfeit stamps, cancellations, & covers.

3. 1874 Issue

  • Emission details: Type I, Type II, Type III overprint, known full sheets or multiples, recorded proof.
  • Recorded Usage.
  • Bogus & counterfeit stamps, cancellations, & Covers.

4. 1879 Issue

  • Background of the order.
  • Printings and plating for each value.
  • Known multiples.
  • 1c color essay.
  • Recorded cancellations.
  • Outstanding covers.
  • Counterfeit stamps.

5. 1882-1883 Postcards & 1887-1889 envelopes

  • Emission details.
  • Unissued 1879 formula cards.
  • Varieties
  • Private Printings
  • Counterfeits

6. 1887 – 1889 ABN Issues

(Including overprints)

 

 

 ‘1889’ Local handstamp

  • Emission details: known full sheets or multiples, proofs & essays.
  • Overprint Types.
  • Recorded Cancellations.
  • Outstanding covers.
  • Bogus overprints.
  • Emission details & background.
  • Known varieties.
  • Recorded usage.
  • Counterfeit overprints.

7. Seebecks : 1890 – 1892

  • Distinctions between original stamps & reprints.
  • Rates & Routes.
  • Known varieties.
  • Original & bogus cancellations.
  • Die & plate proofs (including a listing of all issued colors).
  • 1890 – 1892 postcards, envelopes & wrappers.

8. Seebecks : 1893 – 1895

  • Original & reprint papers.
  • Rates & Routes.
  • Known varieties.
  • Original & bogus cancellations.
  • Die & plate proofs (including a listing of all issued colors).
  • 1893 – 1895 postal cards, envelopes, wrappers, and lettercards.

9. Seebecks : 1896 – 1898

  • Original & reprint papers.
  • Rates & Routes.
  • Known varieties.
  • Original & bogus cancellations.
  • Die & plate proofs (including a listing of all issued colors).
  • 1896 – 1898 postal cards, envelopes, wrappers, and lettercards.

10. 1899 - 1900 overprints on Seebeck issues.

  • Overprint types
  • Unissued stamps
  • Counterfeit overprints
  • Outstanding covers.
  • 1899 Postal cards

11. Local Lithographs.

  • Overprint types
  • Counterfeit overprints
  • Outstanding covers.

12. Morazan & 1905-06 overprints

  • Emission details
  • Overprint Types.
  • Recorded Cancellations.
  • Counterfeit overprints.
  • Morazan stationery and later overprints.

13. Escalon Issues.

  • Emissions details.
  • Description of reprints.
  • Recorded cancellations.
  • Escalon stationery.

14. National palace Issues.

  • Emission details.
  • Varieties, including ‘S’ overprint.
  • Recorded cancellations.
  • Stationery and later overprints.

15. Figueroa & 1911-1912 issues.

  • Emission details.
  • Recorded cancellations
  • Figueroa stationery and later overprints.

16. National Theater Issues & surcharges.

  • Emission details, including different printings
  • National Theater stationery and later overprints.

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17. 1919 – 1929 Issues

  • Emission details, including different printings and varieties.
  • Postcard and envelope issues.

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18. First Airmail Stamps

  • Emission details, including different printings and varieties.

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19. Issues during the 1930’s

  • Emission details.
  • Postcard and lettersheet issues.

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20. Issues during the 1940’s

  • Emission details.
  • Rejected essays for the Roosevelt Issue.

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21. Issues during the 1950’s

  • Emission details.
  • Stationery issues.

 

22. Issues during the 1960’s

  • Emission details.
  • 1968 aerograms.

 

23. Issues during the 1970’s

  • Emission details.
  • Unissued stamps.
  • Stationery issues.

 

24. Issues during the 1980’s

  • Emission details.
  • The ‘Seul’ 1988 & Barcelona 92 issues.

 

25. Issues during the 1990’s

  • Emission details.
  • Aerograms.

 

26. Telegraph & Other stamps (Cierre Oficial)

  • Emission details.

Appendix 1: First Flights & Maiden Voyages (including Internal Air Mail).

  • Muller listing of first flights.
  • Grace Lines maiden voyage covers.
  • Internal Air Mail.

Appendix 2 : Proof Books

  • ABN & Hamilton proof pages of El Salvador.

 

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