Philippines – US possession

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With the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States.

 File:Phi 2c diag ovpt.jpg|1899 2c value File:Phi 6c Gsrfield diag.jpg|1903 6c value File:Phil 11p arms.jpg|1914 1p arms, perf 10 File:Phi 16c Palace specimen.jpg|1926 16c Palace of the Legislature overprinted "Specimen" File:Phi 2c green Rizal coil.jpg|1928 2c Rizal coil 
 * In 1899-1901, contemporary US definitives (First Bureau) were overprinted with a diagonal "PHILIPPINES".
 * In 1901, additional values were similarly overprinted.
 * In 1903-04, several of the new US definitives were similarly overprinted.
 * In 1906, designs of José Rizal and the arms of Manila were issued, in scribed "PHILIPPINE / ISLANDS / UNITED STATES / OF AMERICA". These were issued perf 12 with Double-lined PIPS watermark.
 * In 1909-13, seven values in new colors was issued.
 * In 1911-14, stamps were issued perf 12 but with Single-line PIPS watermark.
 * In 1914-23, a number of values were issued perf 10.
 * In 1918-26, those values were issued perf 11.
 * In 1917-25, more values were added and issued perf 11 and unwatermarked.
 * In 1923-26, a 16c Adm. Dewey value and a 10p were added.
 * In 1925-31, fourteen values were issued imperf.
 * In 1926, a bicolor series showing the Legislative Palace was issued.
 * !n 1928, the 2c Rizal design was issued as a horizontal coil

 File:Philippines falls.jpg|1932 18c falls. This is actually Vernal Falls in the US and not Pagsanjan Falls. File:Phi carabao.jpg|1935 4c woman and carabao File:Phi 12c saltspring.jpg|1935 12c salt spring File:Phi 2p Manila Bay.jpg|1935 2p Battle of Manila Bay File:Phi 6c temple of prog.jpg|1935 6c Temple of Progress 
 * In 1932, a new engraved pictorial definitive series was introduced.
 * In 1935 a new definitive series was issued, now with "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" at top.

 File:Phi 2c Rizal COMMONWEALTH.jpg|1936 2c large COMMONWEALTH overprint File:US PHi 10c lg COMMONWEALTH.jpg|1936 10c large COMMONWEALTH File:US Phi 2c small COMMONWEALTH.jpg|1939 2c small COMMONWEALTH overprint File:Phi 8c pict COMMONWEALTH.jpg|1939 8c small COMMONWEALTH File:Phi 2c green Rizal.jpg|1941 2c Rizal File:Phi 20c VICTORY.jpg|1945 20c VICTORY overprint file:Phi 2c brown Rizal.jpg|1946 2c Rizal 
 * In 1936-37, serifed and sans-serif overprints were issued on previous

Official
 File:Phi 2c green Rizal off.jpg 

Postage due
 File:Philiippines diag due.jpg File:US Phi 1928 8c due.jpg|1928 8c value File:US Phi 1945 hs VICTORY.jpg|1945 16c VICTORY handstamp overprint 

Special Delivery
 File:US Phil first spec del.jpg|1901 value File:Philippines specimen.jpg 

See

 * Philippines, a disambiguation page
 * Philippines Republic

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