Edith L. Tiempo

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EFO 1979 Nido Oil Reef Complex

A misperf of the 45-sentimo value.

FDC exchange club

Anyone has information about the Universal First Day Cover Exchange Club aside from the address given on this Czechoslovakian cover?

EFO 1951 Peace Fund 5c W

Flaw on third P of PHILIPPINES

Green dot under the bottom frameline

Flaw on the L of PHILIPPINES

Flaw on the H of PHILIPPINES

More EFOs of the 5-centavo Peace Fund Campaign stamp of 1951.

fancy star cancel

A United States fancy cancel is on a Philippine stamp!

Francisco Coching

New Issue alert:

PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost releases Birth Centenary Stamps of National Artist Francisco V. Coching

April 24, 2019   Posted By: Corp.CommThe Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) released a commemorative stamp featuring the birth centenary (1919-2019) of Francisco V. Coching, National Artist for Visual Arts.

Born on January 29, 1919, National Artist Francisco V. Coching is acknowledged as the Dean of Philippine Illustrators. He was a master storyteller in images and in print. His illustrations and novels were products of happy combination of fertile imagination, a love of storytelling, and fine draftsmanship.

Coching was a part of the golden age of the Filipino comics in the 50’s and 60’s. The source of his imagery can be traced to the Philippine culture from the 19th century to the 1960s. His works reflected the dynamics brought about by the racial and class conflict in Philippine colonial society in the 19th century.

In his characters and storylines, Coching brings to popular consciousness the issues concerning race and identity. He also discussed the concept of the hero, which resonates through the characters in his comics like Dimasalang and El Vibora.

Francisco V. Coching was proclaimed National Artist for Visual Arts in 2014 by former President Benigno Aquino III.

In house graphic artist Victorino Z. Serevo designed the stamps. PHLPost has printed 25,000 copies of the single design P12.00 commemorative stamps.

Stamps and Official First Day Cover are now available at the Philatelic Counter, Manila Central Post Office, Liwasang Bonifacio 1000, Manila and all other Postal Areas of the Philippine Postal Corporation.

EFO 1953 Quirino-Sukarno 5c N

More color shifts.

EFO 1948 Boy Scout 4c perf

Broken J of JUBILEE

Broken U of JUBILEE

Additional broken letters.

See also January 28, 2018 post.

Bizal

BIZAL instead of RIZAL

BIZAL instead of RIZAL.

EFO 1986 People Power P2.40

Color shift blurring particularly the letters on the person's yellow t-shirt at right.

EFO 1988 CCF Aid to Children E

Black dot below the S of PILIPINAS.

EFO 1988 Zip Code 60s B

More color shifts.

EFO 1988 Zip Code 60s A

Color Shift

Color Shift

Color Shift

Color shifts of the 60-sentimo  Zip Code stamp of 1988.

See also January 6, 2017 post.

Claudio Teehankee

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EFO 1948 Boy Scout 2c perf

White "X" on Scout's lips

Green shifted upward to the left

Brown dot inside the second P of PHILIPPINES

Additional EFOs.

See also June 10, 2017 and June 22, 2018 posts.

Pigcawayan

The year 2004 in this Pigcawayan Post Office cancel extends beyond the circle!

And notice the different positions of the dates on the two cancellations. So, my guess is that this postmark was struck twice, first for the DISPATCHED cancel and then for the date.

Pigcawayan is a municipality in Cotabato (also known as North Cotabato) province.

FSCC auction April 2019

Found this first day cover in a group of Philippine commercial covers I got from today's auction of the Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club held at Manila.

Scoutpex '79, the 1st Scout Philatelic Exhibition held at Quezon City from July 4 to 14, 1979, was in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the first national jamboree held at Quezon City in 1954.

Before the sale began, Philippine Philatelic Federation president Rey Ong announced the holding of a stamp exhibit next month on the theme Women Empowerment. Should be interesting what collectors will show!

Some 20 bidders participated and a little less than 530 philatelic and nonphilatelic lots were offered.

Seen during the activity was Philippine Philatelic Journal editor Hans Becker.

EFO 1953 Quirino-Sukarno 5c M

And more color shifts...

EFO 1953 Quirino-Sukarno 5c L

More color shifts...

RPO cancel

The purple cancel is a railway post office cancel.

EFO 1951 Peace Fund 5c V

Whitish

Flaw on H of PHILIPPINES

Flaw on H of PHILIPPINES

More EFOs...

EFO 1951 Peace Fund 5c U

Flaw on right frameline

Flaw on H of PHILIPPINES

Additional flaws...

EFO 1951 Peace Fund 5c T

Flaws on the second P and third I of PHILIPPINES

Flaw on the 5

Flaws on the E and S of PHILIPPINES

More flaws...

APO auction April 2019

Brought home a cover from today's auction of the APO Philatelic Society held at Manila.

The stamps were affixed on the back of the envelope (hence the US backstamps) because the addressee's name and address on the front would have been covered had the sender put them there.

What I like about this cover is that the 1978 Philatelic Week overprint is shifted to the right.

Some 20 bidders participated in the sale offering a little more than 350 philatelic and numismatic lots.

Philippine Philatelic Federation president Rey Ong dropped by to chat with collectors.

EFO 1951 Peace Fund 5c S

Whitish

Ring flaw on the 5

Flaw on the third I of PHILIPPINES

Additional EFOs of the 5-centavo Peace Fund Campaign stamp of 1951.