Lot
2765 
Philippines, 1925, 2c-10p imperf definitives complete, all with plate numbers except 2p, 10p, 30¢ hinged selvage only, o.g., lightly hinged, all with excellent margins, an Extremely Fine set, only 24 unused copies of the 10p are known of 100 issued. It was printed in sheets of 200 and then divided into two panes of 100, with plate nos. at top and bottom.; with 2005 A.P.S. certificates for 4P and 10P. Scott Nos. 340a-353a $8,660+.
N 1925, the Lambert Sales Company was denied permission by the Philippine Bureau of Post (BPO) to use perfins on Regular Issue stamps. As an alternative, they were allowed to order imperforate sheets, which they used on their packages of embroidered goods sent from the Philippines to New York from June 22 to October 26, 1925. By the time collectors became fully aware of these imperforates, most had already been used. The BPO responded to collector pressure by issuing two more sets of imperforates in 1931, which differ in material ways from the 1925 Lamberts and can be distinguished by shade, paper and gum.
Realized: $2,200