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I.
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INTRODUCTION
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A.
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Introduction
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B.
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Scope of Study
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C.
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Brief Historical Sketch of the Spanish
Philippine Period, 1521 - 1898
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II.
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STAMPLESS MAIL FROM THE PHILIPPINES, 1565 - 1820
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A.
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Manila - Acapulco Mail Route (Galleon
Mail), 1565 - 1815
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1.
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The Manila - Acapulco Galleon
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2.
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Transport of Mail on Galleons
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3.
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The End of the Galleon Trade
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4.
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Other Mail Carried Eastbound by Spanish Ships
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B.
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Mail Via the Cape of Good Hope Route,
1766 - 1850s
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1.
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The Route Via the Cape of Good Hope
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2.
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Trade with Spain by Frigates, 1766 - 1783
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3.
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The Royal Philippine Company, 1785 - 1834
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4.
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Foreign Ships
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C.
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Rates and Procedures for Mail Carried
by Spanish Ships, 1770s - 1820
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1.
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The Currency
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2.
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The Earliest Rates, 1770s - 1800s
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3.
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Rate Markings on Unpaid Mail, 1770s - 1800s
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4.
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Prepaid Mail Carried by Spanish Ships, 1780s - 1810s
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5.
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Manila Markings, 1770s - 1820
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III.
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STAMPLESS MAIL TO SPAIN, 1820s - 1850s
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A.
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Shipping and Mail Routes
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1.
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Privately-Owned Philippine or Spanish Ships, 1820s
- 1860s
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2.
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Mail Routes to Spain by British Ships Prior to British
P&O Packet Service To the Far East, 1830s - 1845
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3.
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Mail Route to Spain by British P&O Packet Service,
1845 - 1860s
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B.
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Mail Processed by Spanish Postal System,
1820s - 1850s
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1.
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Manila Markings, 1820s - 1850s
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2.
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Prepayment Markings, 1820s - 1850s
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3.
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Unpaid Mail Carried by Spanish Ships, 1820s - 1850s
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4.
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Unpaid Mail to Spain Posted at Manila Post Office
and Carried by British Shipping, 1840s
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5.
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Prepaid Mail to Spain Posted at Manila Post Office
and Carried by British Shipping, 1845 - 1855
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C.
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Mail Processed by British Postal System,
1830s - 1850s
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1.
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By British Ships, 1830s - 1840s
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2.
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To India and then by British Steamers, 1840s
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3.
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By P&O Packet Service, 1845 - 1850s
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4.
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Transport of British Mail from Gibraltar to Spain
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IV.
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EARLY EUROPEAN (NON-SPANISH) PRESENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES,
1500s - 1860s
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A.
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Spanish Imposed Trade Restrictions and
the Opening of Philippine Ports
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B.
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Early British Presence in the Philippines,
1500s - 1860s
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1.
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Early British Visits to the Philippines, The 1500s
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2.
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British East India Company, 1600s - 1700s
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3.
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British Occupation of Manila, 1762 - 1764
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4.
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Final Years of the British East India Company, 1800
- 1834
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5.
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Expansion of British Influence in the Far East, 1834
- 1860s
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C.
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Other Early European Influence in the
Philippines
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1.
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Early European (Except British and Spanish) Influence
in the Far East and at Manila
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2.
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Foreign Commerce Houses in the Philippines
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V.
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SHIP LETTER MAIL TO GREAT BRITAIN VIA CAPE OF
GOOD HOPE ROUTE, 1700s - 1840s
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A.
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Early Manila Ship Letter Postal Procedures
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B.
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Ship Letter Mail Routes and Rates To Britain,
1700s - 1840s
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C.
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Ship Letter Mail Rates to Britain
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1.
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Ship Letter and India Letter Rates
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2.
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Uniform Ship Letter Rate
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D.
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Mail to Great Britain Posted at the Manila
Post Office
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E.
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Mail to Great Britain Carried by Non-British
Ships
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F.
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Summary of Ship Letter Rates to Great
Britain, Via the Cape of Good Hope, 1700s - 1840s
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VI.
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STAMPLESS PACKET MAIL TO GREAT BRITAIN, VIA OVERLAND
SUEZ ROUTE, 1830s - 1860s
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A.
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Historical Sketch of Overland Suez Route
By British Packets, 1830s - 1860s
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B.
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Development of the Mail Route Across Egypt,
1830s - 1860s
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C.
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Development of the Mail Route East of
Suez
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1.
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Mail Via Bombay, 1830s - 1845
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2.
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The Persian Gulf Route, 1830s - 1840s
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3.
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Mail Via Calcutta, 1842 - 1845
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4.
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Extension of British P&O Packets to Hong Kong
and Singapore, 1845 - 1860s
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5.
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Connecting Manila with the Packet Ships
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D.
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Mediterranean Sea Routes by British Packet
Ships, 1830s - 1860s
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E.
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British Rates, 1830s - 1860s
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1.
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Mail Carried by British Packets Under the Anglo-French
Postal Conventions of 1839 and 1843
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2.
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Summary of Stampless Packet Mail Rates to Great Britain,
Via the Overland Suez Route, 1830s - 1860s
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VII.
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STAMPLESS MAIL TO FAR EAST PORTS, 1820s - 1860s
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A.
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Shipping to Canton, Hong Kong, and Macao,
1820s - 1860s
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1.
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Private Ships, 1820s - 1860s
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2.
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Manila - Hong Kong Mail Packet Service, 1854 - 1856
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3.
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Manila - Hong Kong Mail, P&O Branch Line, 1857
- 1860
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B.
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Mail to Canton, Hong Kong, and Macao,
1820s - 1860s
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1.
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Mail to Hong Kong, 1840s - 1860s
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2.
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Mail to Macao, 1840s - 1850s
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3.
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Mail to Canton, 1840s - 1850s
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4.
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Mail From Manila Via Canton or Macao, 1770s - 1840s
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5.
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Mail From China, Via Manila, 1820s - 1840s
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C.
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Stampless Mail to Other Far East Ports,
1820s - 1870s
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1.
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Shipping and Stampless Mail to Singapore, 1830s -
1860s
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2.
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Singapore - Labuan - Manila Route, 1850s - 1870s
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3.
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Shipping and Stampless Mail to Batavia, 1820s - 1860s
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4.
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Shipping and Stampless Mail to Australia, 1840s -
1870s
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5.
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Stampless Mail to Other Locations, 1830s - 1860s
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VIII.
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STAMPLESS MAIL TO FRANCE AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
(OTHER THAN SPAIN AND BRITAIN), 1700s - 1860s
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A.
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Mail By Sailing Ships, to Mid-1840s
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B.
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Mail Carried by the British Postal Service
Under the Anglo-French Convention of 1843 and 1857
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C.
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Mail Exchanged Under French-Spanish Conventions
of 1849 and 1860
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D.
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Mail Route to Europe Via Trieste, 1850s
- 1870s
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E.
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French Internal Postage Rates on Mail
From Overseas
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IX.
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STAMPLESS MAIL TO THE UNITED STATES, 1820s - 1860s
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A.
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Early American Presence in Manila, 1790s
- 1860s
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1.
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First American Ships to the Philippines
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2.
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Early American Business Firms in the Philippines
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3.
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Early Official American Presence in the Philippines
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B.
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Stampless Mail to the United States, Via
the Pacific Route, 1850s - 1860s
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C.
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Stampless Mail to the United States, Via
the West-Bound (Trans-Atlantic) Route, 1820s - 1860s
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1.
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Ship Letter Mail to the United States, 1820s - 1840s
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2.
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Packet Mail to the United States, Via British Packets,
1840s
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3.
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Packet Mail to the United States During the U.S.-Anglo
Accountancy Period, 1849 - 1860s
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D.
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Summary of Stampless Mail Rates to the
United States, 1790s - 1860s
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X.
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INTERIOR MAIL SYSTEM, 1500s - 1850s
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A.
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Inland Transportation of Mail
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B.
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Inter-Island Transportation of Mail
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C.
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Numerical Rates Applied in Manila on Inward
Mail to the Philippines, 1764 - 1877
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1.
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Mail from Spain and Colonies, 1764 - 1854
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2.
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Mail from Other Countries, 1837 - 1877
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3.
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The Numeral Handstamps
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XI.
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POSTAL RATES AND USAGE OF THE EARLY STAMP PERIOD,
1854 - 1879
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A.
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The Early Years, 1854 - 1863
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B.
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Monetary Units for Stamps Changed to Centavos
de Peso, 1864 - 1871
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C.
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Unstable Times, 1871 - 1874
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D.
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The 1875 - 1879 Period
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E.
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Registration of Mail, 1854 -1879
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F.
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Newspaper and Circular Rates, 1854 - 1879
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G.
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Philippine Mail of the French-Spanish
Campaign in Cochinchina, 1858 - 1862
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H.
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Cancellations on Stamped Mail, 1854 -
1879
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1.
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Mail from Manila
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2.
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Mail from Elsewhere in the Philippines
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XII.
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USE OF BRITISH ASIAN STAMPS ON OVERSEAS PHILIPPINE
MAIL, 1850s - 1870s
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A.
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General Principles
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B.
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India Adhesives
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C.
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Hong Kong Adhesives
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D.
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Straits Settlements Adhesives
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XIII.
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POSTAL RATES AND USAGE OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL
UNION PERIOD, 1879 - 1898
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A.
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The Philippines Joins the UPU, 1877
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B.
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Establishment of Philippine UPU Rates
and Procedures, 1877 - 1879
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C.
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Overseas Mail, 1879 - 1898
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D.
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Interior Mail, 1879 - 1898
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E.
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Additional Information on Registration
of Mail, 1879 - 1898
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F.
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Newspaper and Circular Rates, 1879 - 1898
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G.
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Postal Cards, 1879 - 1898
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1.
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First Philippine Postal Cards, 1879
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2.
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Postal Cards of 1881 - 1898
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H.
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Cancellations on Stamped Mail, 1879 -
1898
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XIV.
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MARITIME TRANSPORTATION AND SHIPS KNOWN TO HAVE
CARRIED PHILIPPINE MAIL
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A.
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Inter-Island Transportation of Mail
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B.
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General Information on Overseas Transportation
of Philippine Mail
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C.
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Opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, and
Its Use
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D.
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Shipping Firms and Ships Known to Have
Carried Philippine Mail
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Spanish Ships
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French Ships
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British Ships
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4
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American Ships
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German Ships
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Other Nationality Ships
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7
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Ships of Unknown Nationality
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XV.
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OTHER MAIL
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A.
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Official Mail
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1.
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Papel Sellado (Revenue Stamped Paper), 1640 - 1898
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2.
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Use of Spain’s Official Adhesives, 1858 - 1866
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3.
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Manuscript-Marked Mail Indicating the Free-Franked
Privilege, 1832 - 1898
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B.
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Military Mail
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C.
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Consulate Mail
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D.
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Mariana and Caroline Islands Mail
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1.
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General Information
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2.
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Mariana Islands Covers
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3.
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Caroline Islands Covers
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E.
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Use of Revenue Stamps for Postal Use
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