Our Company
Philstamps was established in 1986 as a full-time, professional auction house specializing in stamps, covers, postal history, literature and documents of the Philippines, the US Possessions and Spanish Colonies. Considered by many to be pre-eminent in these areas, we achieved the highest auction price ever paid for a Philippine stamp, a mint Scott 25 on a Scott 4c CORROS error which realized $13,500.00 in 1987.

Other notable auctions have included:
• Col. W.I. Greener Collection of Philippine First Flights
• James White Collection of the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines
• “DK” Collection of Hawaii
• Damian Aldaba Collection of Philippine VICTORY hand stamps
• Dr. Samuel Oberstein Collection of Cuba
• Fritz-Walter Lange Collection of Spanish American War Military Station Covers
• Todd Bayne Collection of the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines
• Numerous other major holdings

We are an American Philatelic Society Recognized Dealer, fully licensed in California, a Dunn & Bradstreet rated company and members in good standing of IPPS, USPPS, SPS and numerous other philatelic societies. Our specialized full mailing list includes over 140 consignors, over 3,000 collectors and dealers in 27 countries in addition to our internet customers.
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