Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Manila-Legaspi RPO

A partial railway post office cancel of the Manila-Legaspi route.

This special delivery stamp must have been cancelled in Legaspi because of the NORTH below the RAILWAY POST OFFICE, otherwise if it said SOUTH it would have been cancelled in Manila.

The RPO operated in a mail car of the Philippine National Railways and served way post offices along the way.

The route up north was Manila-San Fernando (in La Union).

Monday, October 30, 2017

Sunday, October 29, 2017

EFO 1965 overprint

Overprint shifted to the right
Overprint shifted upward
A couple of shifted overprints of the Marcos-Lopez Inauguration issue of 1965.

Saturday, October 28, 2017

EFO 1975 Civil Service Commission

The blue is shifted to the left of these 50-sentimo stamps commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Civil Service Commission.

Friday, October 27, 2017

Rizalpex

RIZALPEX 1, the 1st Rizal Philatelic Exhibition, was organized by the Region IV office of the Philippine Postal Corporation and held at Cainta, Rizal, from February 7 to 14, 2005.
 

All names listed in the program are regional officials of the post office.  
 

This piece of paper is actually made more collectible by a stamp with a slogan cancellation for the event, which also mentions Rizal Philatelic Club.

Thursday, October 26, 2017

EFO 1978 Sipa 75s

Flaw below the player's right shoe
SIPA with shadow
Color Shift causing red lines on the player's shirt, arms and right sock
Color Shift causing red lines especially on sole of player's shoe
Color Shift

Varieties of the 75-sentimo Sipa stamp of 1978.

(See also "ring flaw 3").

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

EFO 1979 Romulo

The white circle above the O of CARLOS is just a chad that got in the way of scanning.

There's a flaw (white spot above M of MR.) on each of these P2 Romulo stamps.

I have four copies. A constant variety?

Monday, October 23, 2017

Aseanpex 2017 update 3

From PHLPost:
Gusto nyo bang makilala ang mga personalidad na nagbigay karangalan sa ating bansa tulad nila Manny Pacquiao, Hidilyn Diaz, Onyok Velasco, Megan Young, Gloria Diaz, Margie Moran at Pia Wutrzbach? Punta na at makisaya sa ASEANPEx 2017. Libre ito sa Nov. 4 – 6, 2017 sa SMX Convention Center Hall 1!

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Termites

Have you read this feature by Dr. Jaime C. Laya?





Excerpts from this Manila Bulletin article titled "Termites and Old Stamps" published October 16:

"'Eureka' finds included stamps that I had lovingly collected back when I was at Arellano High and mounted in an album that bore a note signed 'Uncle ‘Mac' and dated Sept. 7, 1951, a gift from the Earl T. MacMillins, friends of my father while a University of Indiana graduate student.

"My high school, Arellano, was near the corner of Rizal Avenue and Azcarraga (now C.M. Recto). I was in the morning session and many an afternoon was spent blowing my life savings at Don Sixto Ortiz (Manila Filatelica) at Calvo Building on Escolta and Rogelio de Jesus near U.E., both within walking distance from Arellano."

Have fun!

Friday, October 20, 2017

ring flaw 45

A ring flaw on the flag above the K of HUKUM.

I have two copies. A constant variety?