EFO 1959 one centavo surcharge

Surcharge shifted upward and to the right, horizontal strip of 5.

1 centavo surcharge of 1959 on 5-centavo Marcelo del Pilar stamp of 1952.

EFO 1988 CCF Aid to Children F

Black dot below the S of PILIPINAS, bottom right stamp

Black dot below the S of PILIPINAS, top left stamp

Additional examples of the black dot variety on two blocks of four.

ring flaw 108

Ring flaw on the handle of the magnifying glass.

EFO 1968 Felipe Calderon 10s

Light brown shifted to the right, leaving uncolored parts of the portrait, church and the constitution at their left sides.

10-sentimo Felipe Calderon Birth Centenary stamp of 1968.

postage due paid cancel

A postage due stamp with a postage due paid cancel.

EFO 1971 Philatelic Week

Black dot inside the curl of the 5 in this 1971 Philatelic Week overprint.

ring flaw 107

Ring flaw on the S of PILIPINAS.

ring flaw 106

Ring flaw on the red of the flag.

litho flaw 14

Litho flaw on the p of philateli.

litho flaw 13

Litho flaw on the h of philatelic.

litho flaw 12

Litho flaws on the 8 and 2.

ring flaw 105

Ring flaw on the rim of the magnifying glass.

FSCC auction May 2019

Some two dozen bidders participated in today's auction conducted by the Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club at Manila.

About 520 philatelic and nonphilatelic lots were offered. Shown above is the lot I won consisting of 25 different used souvenir sheets, ranging from the 1940s to the 1990s. Most have first day cancels.

Before the sale began, Philippine Philatelic Federation president Rey Ong appealed to the collectors to support the Stamp Advisory Committee in a campaign to stop the recent 25,000 printing quantity for each Philippine new issue and bring it back to a higher quantity.

Also at the auction was Philippine Philatelic Journal editor Hans Becker who came from Cebu.

Still at the main lobby of the Manila Central Post Office is the Mga Selyong Pamana stamp exhibit on the theme "Imaging and Imagining Womanhood in Stamps". This has been mounted in celebration of May as the National Heritage Month. The show will run until the end of this month.

ring flaw 104

Ring flaw on the rim of the magnifying glass.

Phl-Singapore 50th relations

New Issue alert:

ring flaw 103

Ring flaw on the red of the flag.

ring flaw 102

Ring flaw on the red of the flag.

Heritage Month stamp exhibit

PRESS RELEASE: Former Ombudsman Morales opens Heritage Month stamps exhibit

May 14, 2019   Posted By: Corp.Comm

In celebration of National Heritage Month, former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, Chairperson of Akademiang Pilipino, a group of notable personalities in the field of Arts, Culture and the Academe delivered the keynote address to formally open the Heritage Stamp Exhibit entitled “Mga Selyong Pamana, Imaging the Imagining Womanhood in Stamps” held at the historic lobby of the Manila Central Post Office last May 09, 2019.

A protector of Philippine sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea and known cultural heritage proponent, Morales presented the commemorative 2019 Heritage stamps featuring “Women as Heritage Keepers”.

Aside from the 2019 Heritage Stamps, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), in coordination with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Filipino Heritage Festival and Fantastic Philippines, a group of amateur and professional photographers showcased heritage stamp collections from notable philatelic collectors.

The exhibit showcases 22 frames featuring Philippine stamps depicting Filipino women. It is open to the public from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and will run until May 30, 2019.

“We support the effort of the government to preserve and protect these cultural heritage featured in stamps for the appreciation of the public”. Postmaster General Joel Otarra said.

Otarra said that next year will be the start of the restoration of the Post Office building which was built before World War II. A Postal Museum shall be established as an added attraction to both local and foreign tourists.

He added that it will also serve as an academic facility for students and stamp collectors to learn and appreciate Filipino cultures and history.

PHLPost has printed 50, 000 copies of the eight (8) designs commemorative stamps designed by PHLPost In-house graphic designer Victorino Z. Serevo, sold for P12.00 each.

Stamps and Official First Day Covers are now available at the Philatelic Counter, Manila Central Post Office, Liwasang Bonifacio 1000, Manila and in all postal areas of PHLPost.

EFO 1992 flower definitive P3

Yellow flaw on the green leaves of the left stamp of this pair.

EFO 1981 San Lazaro surcharge

Two printing freaks on this stamp:

Black dot between the 4 and 0 of 40s, and color shift causing the black inscriptions to have blue shadows.

40-sentimo surcharge of 1981 on 90-sentimo San Lazaro Hospital stamp of 1978.

EFO 1989 Miguel Z. Ver

Flaw on the N of PILIPINAS.

EFO 1953 Quirino-Sukarno 5c P

More color shifts.

EFO 1953 Quirino-Sukarno 5c O

And more color shifts!

EFO 1984 Marcos surcharge 5

Silver shifted downward, causing white line below

Red dot under the s of 60s

Additional EFOs.

ring flaw 101

Ring flaw on the base of the monument.

ring flaw 100

Ring flaw on the violet background color.

APO auction May 2019

Got this Japanese occupation postal card from today's auction sale of the APO Philatelic Society held at Manila.

There's a KAPARIZ special occasion cachet cancelling the card, with a control number 10 (there were only control numbers 1 to 10 for this cachet). KAPARIZ means Kabataang Pangarap ni Rizal, a national youth brotherhood formed in 1944.

Now, the question is, what was The Stamp Market? Bayani & Sons had the same post office box address. Were they stamp dealers?

The auction was participated by 14 bidders and featured over 370 lots of philatelic and numismatic material.

EFO 1984 KKK green C

Ring flaw on the bottom person

Double impression of the KKK logo

Additional EFOs.

ring flaw 99

Ring flaw on the left stamp of this pair.

ring flaw 98

Ring flaw on the hair.

ring flaw 97

Ring flaw on the hair.