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U.S. Possessions This section illustrates plate number material for independent issues of the Philippines Commonwealth. Philippines (1907-1946) Stamps of the Philippine Commonwealth superseded the overprinted U.S. issues in 1906. Most issues were printed by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and were assigned unique plate numbers as was BEP practice. Scott 319-325, 402-404, C1-C17, C29-C63, and O1-O4 were printed by the Philippine Bureau of Printing. Stamps were assigned plate numbers within the Philippine Bureau's schedule. Some stamps printed on paper watermarked with PIPS (Philippine Islands Postal Service). Stamps printed between 1906 and 1913 have a double-line PIPS watermark, while stamps printed between 1911 and 1918 (plus one issue in 1926) have a single-line PIPS watermark. Starting in 1917, unwatermarked paper was used.
1906 Series, perf 12, double line watermark
Philippines Scott 241a, 2 centavos, yellow green, plate number 122335
Philippines Scott 241bP, 2 centavos booklet pane, proof plate number 34841 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Philippines Scott 242bP, 4 centavos booklet pane, proof plate number 22031 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum) Philippines Scott 243, 6 centavos
Philippines Scott 244, 8 centavos, plate number 21973 Philippines
Scott 245, 10 centavos
1909-13 Series, change of colors Philippines Scott 255, 12 centavos orange
Philippines Scott 256, 16 centavos olive green, plate number 113808
Philippines Scott 259, 30 centavos ultramarine, plate number 21993 Philippines
Scott 260, 1 peso violet
1911 Series, perf 12, single line watermark Philippines Scott 261, 2 centavos
Philippines Scott 261a, 2 centavos from booklet pane, plate number 21994 Philippines
Scott 262, 4 centavos
Philippines Scott 264, 8c, plate number 122343 Philippines
Scott 265, 10 centavos
Philippines Scott 269, 26c, plate number 21991 Philippines Scott 270, 30 centavos ultramarine
Philippines Scott 271, 1 peso, plate number 22000 Philippines
Scott 272, 2 pesos
Philippines Scott 274, 10 pesos, plate number 22010 Philippines Scott 275, 30 centavos gray
1914 Series, perf 10, single line watermark Philippines Scott 276, 2 centavos
Philippines Scott 276a, 2c single from booklet pane, plate number 21990 Philippines
Scott 277, 4 centavos
Philippines Scott 283, 30c Franklin, plate number 34790
Philippines Scott 284, 1 peso, plate number 22000
1918 Series, perf 11, single line watermark Philippines
Scott 285, 2 centavos
Philippines Scott 289D, 1 peso, plate number 22000
1917 Series, perf 11, unwatermarked
Philippines Scott 290, 1c, plate number 103444
Philippines Scott 291, 2c McKinley, plate number 44876 Philippines
Scott 291b, 2c McKinley, single from booklet pane
Philippines Scott 292cP, 6c Magellan proof of booklet pane, plate number 62712 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum) Philippines
Scott 293, 8 centavos
Philippines Scott 296, 16c olive green, plate number 113808 Philippines
Scott 296, 20 centavos
1923-26 Series, perf 11, unwatermarked Philippines
Scott 303, 16 centavos olive bister
1926 Legislative Palace series Philippines
Scott 319, 2 centavos green & black 1926 Coil issues Philippines Scott 326, 2 centavos green Plate numbers do not normally appear on coil stamps.
1925-31 Series, imperforate
Philippines Scott 340a, 2c green, plate number 121089 Philippines Scott 341, 4c carmine rose
Philippines Scott 342, 6c, plate number 34821
Philippines Scott 343, 8c, plate number F122343
Philippines Scott 344, 10c, plate number 34792
Philippines Scott 345P, 12c, proof plate number 122375 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Philippines Scott 346a, 16c, plate number F89998 Philippines
Scott 347, 20c deep yellow orange
Philippines Scott 350, 1 peso, plate number 22000
Philippines Scott 352, 4 pesos, plate number 22008
Philippines Scott 353, 10 pesos, plate number 22010
1932 Series
Philippines Scott 354P, 1c Mayon Volcano, proof plate number 123819 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Philippines Scott 355, 4c Manila Post Office, plate number 123889 Philippines Scott 356, 12c Manila Bay Pier No. 7
Philippines Scott 357, 18c Pagsanjan Falls, plate number 123821 Philippines Scott 358, 20c Rice planting
Philippines Scott 359, 24c Rice Terraces, plate number 124150 Philippines Scott 360, 32c Baguio Zigzag, plate number F123895
1934 Far Eastern Games Series Philippines
Scott 380, 2c Baseball
1935 Series
Philippines Scott 383, 2c Rizal, plate number 129055
Philippines Scott 384, 4c, plate number 128588
Philippines Scott 384S, 4c specimen, plate number F128588
Philippines Scott 385, 6c, plate number 129927
Philippines Scott 386, 8c Pearl Fishing, plate number 128589
Philippines Scott 387, 10c Fort Santiago, plate number 129936
Philippines Scott 388, 12c Salt Spring, plate number 129085 Philippines Scott 388P, proof on card, plate number F129085 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Philippines Scott 389, 16c Magellan's Landing, plate number F129937
Philippines Scott 390, 20c, plate number 129928
Philippines Scott 391, 26c Rice Terraces, plate number 128590
Philippines Scott 391P, proof plate number F128590 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Philippines Scott 392, 30c Compact, plate number 129929 Philippines Scott 392P, proof on card, plate number F129929 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Philippines Scott 393, 1 peso Church, black plate number F129954
Philippines Scott 394, 2 pesos Battle of Manila Bay, yellow brown plate number 130338
Philippines Scott 395, 4 pesos Mongalban Gorge, black plate number F129938
Philippines Scott 396, 5 pesos Washington, green plate number 129957
1935 Commonwealth issues
Philippines Scott 397, 2c, plate number 132425
Philippines Scott 398, 6c, plate number 132431
Philippines Scott 399, 16c, plate number F132432
Philippines Scott 400, 36c, plate number 132433
Philippines Scott 401, 50c, plate number 132434
1936 Rizal 75th Birthday issues Philippines
Scott 402, 2c yellow brown
1936 Commonwealth First Anniversary issues
Philippines Scott 408, 2c, plate number F134784
Philippines Scott 409, 6c, plate number 134797
Philippines Scott 410, 12c, plate number 134798
1936-37 Commonwealth, large overprint A Philippines
Scott 411, 2c
Philippines Scott 415, 10c, plate number 129936
Philippines Scott 416, 12c, plate number F131566 Philippines
Scott 417, 16c
Philippines Scott 421, 1 peso, orange plate number 129955 Philippines Scott 422, 2 pesos
Philippines Scott 423, 4 pesos, black plate number F129938
Philippines Scott 424, 5 pesos, green plate number F129957
1937 Map issue Philippines
Scott 425, 2c
1937 Eucharistic Congress issues
Philippines Scott 431P, 10 pesos, proof plate number F136897 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum) Philippines Scott 432, 20 pesos
1938-40 Commonwealth, smaller overprint B
Philippines Scott 438, 12c, plate number F129085
Philippines Scott 445, 4 pesos, plate number F129939
Philippines Scott 446, 5 pesos, plate number 129957
1939-40 Fourth Anniversary of Commonwealth issues Philippines Scott 452, 2c Arch, yellow green
Philippines Scott 453P, 6c Arch proof, plate number F141918 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum) Philippines Scott 454, 12c Arch bright blue
Philippines Scott 455P, 2c Palace, proof plate number 141915 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum) Philippines Scott 456, 6c Palace, orange Philippines Scott 457, 12c Palace, carmine
1944-45 Victory overprints in violet or black
Philippines Scott 461, 2c, plate number 145416
Philippines Scott 464 (?), 2c, plate number 131519
Philippines Scott 466, 6c, plate number F129927
Philippines Scott 471, 6c, plate number 142266
Philippines Scott 475, 12c, plate number 134798
Philippines Scott 491, 16c, plate number 131567 Stamps of the Republic of the Philippines superseded the Commonwealth issues.
1946 Independence issue
Philippines Scott 500P, 2c Independence, plate number 158434 Philippines Scott 501, 6c Independence Philippines Scott 502, 12c Independence
Philippines Scott 503, 2c Nizal, plate number 147688
Later stamps were issued by the independent Philippines post office and are marked "Republic of the Philippines" or "Pilipinas."
Airmail issues
Philippines Scott C35, 32c, plate number 12389 (Image courtesy of Mystic Stamp Company)
Philippines Scott C46, 2c, plate number 121069
Philippines Scott C47, 4c, plate number F123889
Philippines Scott C48, 12c, plate number 123893
Philippines Scott C49, 20c, plate number F123823
Philippines Scott C50, 24c, plate number F124151
Philippines Scott C51, 32c, plate number F123894
Philippines Scott C54, 2c, plate number 44874
Philippines Scott C55, 6c, plate number 21974
Philippines Scott C62, 1 peso, plate number 146131
Special Delivery issues
Philippines Scott E2, 20c, double-line watermark, plate number 22620
Philippines Scott E3, 20c, single-line watermark, plate number 22620
Philippines Scott E6, 20c imperf, plate number 22620
Philippines Scott E7, 20c COMMONWEALTH overprint, plate number 22620F
Postage Due issues
Philippines Scott J10, 8c, plate number 113801
Japanese Occupation issues
Philippines Scott N6b, 50c on 1 peso, plate number 129955
Philippines Scott N7, 1 peso on 4 pesos, plate number F129938
Philippines Scott N9, 5 centavos on 4 centavos, plate number 131541
Philippines Scott N11, 5¢ (should be centavos) on 1 peso, plate number 146131
Philippines Scott N28, 12 centavos on 20 centavos, plate number 129928
Philippines Scott NO2, 5c on 6c, plate number 129927
Official stamps
Philippines Scott O7, 6c Official Business overprint, plate number 34789
Philippines Scott O8, 8c Official Business overprint, plate number 21973
Philippines Scott O12, 20c Official Business overprint, plate number 21999
Philippines Scott O18, 8c Official Business overprint, plate number 128589
Philippines Scott O23, 20c Official Business overprint on Scott 249, plate number 21991 Philippines Scott EO1, 20c Official Business - Special Delivery overprint on Scott E2
Revenue stamps First Series, perf 10 (?) 50 centavos, yellow, half size Philippines Warren W-622, 2.50 pesos, orange Later Series, perf 11
Philippines Warren W-63xP, 1 centavo Revenue proof on card (1906), plate number 22289 Plate numbers were trimmed before the 1c sheets were shipped to Manila. Examples of the 1c denomination are known with VICTORY / DOCUMENTARY / FOUR CENTAVOS / Cancel this stamp by stamping date of / use partly on stamp and partly / on document overprint and surcharge. 2 centavos, brown
Philippines Warren W-63xP, 2c Revenue proof on card (1906), plate number 22273
Philippines Warren W-635P, 5c Revenue proof on card (1906), plate number 22293 Plate numbers were trimmed before the 5c sheets were shipped to Manila.
Philippines Warren W-636, 10c Revenue, plate number F118971 (Image courtesy of U.S. Specialist, Sept. 2017)
Philippines Warren W-636P, 10c Revenue proof on card (1906), plate number 22300
Philippines Warren W-637P, 20c Revenue proof on card (1929), plate number 118989 Examples of the 20c denomination are known with overprint DOCUMENTARY / Cancel this stamp by stamping date of / use partly on stamp and partly / on document. Examples of the 20c denomination are known with overprint VICTORY / DOCUMENTARY / Cancel this stamp by stamping date of / use partly on stamp and partly / on document.
Philippines Warren W-638P, 50c Revenue proof on card (1906), plate number F118991 Examples of the 50c denomination are known with overprint DOCUMENTARY / Cancel this stamp by stamping date of / use partly on stamp and partly / on document.
Philippines Warren W-639P, 1 peso Revenue proof on card (1906), plate number 22367 Examples of the 1 peso denomination are known with overprint DOCUMENTARY / Cancel this stamp by stamping date of / use partly on stamp and partly / on document.
Philippines Warren W-640P, 2 pesos Revenue proof on card (1906), plate number F137451 with CS
Philippines Warren W-641P (?), 2.50 pesos Revenue proof on card (1930), plate number 121400
Philippines Warren W-642P, 4 pesos Revenue proof on card (1937), plate number F137235 with CS
Philippines Warren W-643P, 5 pesos Revenue proof on card (1928), plate number 113901 Philippines
Warren W-644, 10 pesos, green
Philippines Warren W-645P (?), 50 pesos Revenue proof on card (1929), plate number F119035
Philippines Warren W-647, 200 pesos Revenue, plate number 119038
Philippines Warren W-649P (?), 1000 pesos Revenue, plate number 39339
Philippines Warren W-651P (?), 10,000 pesos Revenue, plate number 113698 (All revenue proof images courtesy of the National Postal Museum) In addition to the 10c and 200p values illustrated above, sheets of the 2.50p, 20p, 500p and 1000p values were shipped intact to Manila, so plate number examples should be in collectors' hands. 20 centavos, dark green
Documentary stamps 1910s Series 2 centavos, carmine
1917-28, 1934-38 Series, 1934-41 Series
Philippines Warren W-732, 4c Documentary, yellow green, plate number 22457 (Image courtesy of Eric Jackson) Philippines W-732P, 4c Documentary proof, green, plate number 22457 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum) 4 centavos, maroon
Philippines Warren W-734P (?), 10c Documentary proof, plate number 22481 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum) 20 centavos, orange
Philippines Warren W-736, 1p Documentary, green, plate number 22305 (Image courtesy of Eric Jackson) 1 peso, brown
Philippines Warren W-737, 3p Documentary, plate number 22320 (Image courtesy of U.S. Specialist, Sept. 2017)
Philippines Warren W-738P, 10p Documentary proof, plate number 22332 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
Philippines Warren W-739, 20p Documentary, plate number 2235(0) (Image courtesy of Eric Jackson) Philippines Warren W-739P, proof plate number 22350 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)
1947 Documentary issues Red DOCUMENTARY / 30 Centavos surcharge on 20 centavos green P.I.R. stamp
4 centavos shield, brown, red SPECIMEN overprint, pair with contract number F12459 Since all denominations have the same reference number, it is not a plate number. 5 centavos shield, black
30 centavos light blue, red SPECIMEN overprint, pair with contract number F12459 Since all denominations have the same reference number, it is not a plate number. 50 centavos shield, black (also Specimen overprint)
U.S. cigar stamps such as Springer TC176 (50 cigars, Series of 1910) are known with Phillipines overprints. Plate numbers probably exist, but examples have not been reported. Other pre-independence Philippine stamps include issues during Spanish administration through 1898, issues of the revolutionary government (Y prefix), coils, booklets, Officially Sealed (OX), Sello (type of revenue stamp), Giro (revenue issue), telegraph stamps, local revenues, postage dues (J prefix), cigarette tax revenues (including specimens), semipostals (B prefix), and postal savings stamps. No plate numbers are known. Please report any additional plate number examples.
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This page last updated July 21, 2026.
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Scott 351, 2 pesos, plate number 22001
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