Sunday, December 25, 2016

Voyage to Philately

For this month of December a "Voyage to Philately" exhibit was mounted by the Philippine Philatelic Federation at the Philpost lobby.

The frames of four pages each featured mostly Philippine material and some of the "World's Most Expensive Stamps" although all were just color photocopies (no doubt due to security concern).

The exhibit opened last December 12.
The overhead lights are newly installed chandeliers,
replacing the old hanging fluorescent bulbs.

[Photos were taken last December 21]

Saturday, December 24, 2016

EFO 1969 Scouting ovpt shifted down






The overprint is shifted downward.

There is listed in the IPPS EFO catalog a variety of "overprint shifted downwards, causing '5s' to be printed halfway on the girl scout's finger, instead of above it."

Friday, December 23, 2016

EFO 1969 Scouting ovpt brown shift

Color shift and overprint shift
Color shift
Here the brown is shifted to the left causing blurred design especially of the hand salute and the girl's hair.

Top stamp has the overprint shifted downward.

Not listed in the IPPS EFO catalog.

Monday, December 19, 2016

Catbalogan City

New Issue alert:

400th Anniversary of Catbalogan City

The Philippine Postal Corporation will issue a stamp to commemorate the 400th Founding Anniversary of Catbalogan City.
Kind of Issue : Commemorative
Denomination & Quantity : P18 . . . 101,000
Date of Issue : December 20, 2016
Last Day of Sale : December 19, 2017
Size of Stamps : 40mm x 30mm
Sheet Composition : 40on (Single Design)
Perforation : 14
Printing Process : Litho Offset (4 colors)
Paper : Imported Unwatermarked
Printer : Amstar Company, Inc.
Designer : Rodine C. Teodoro
Designs : Photo of Saint Bartholomew, Seal of Catbalogan City, View of Catbalogan City

Mama Sita

New Issue alert:

Teresita “Mama Sita”


The Philippine Postal Corporation will issue a stamp featuring the fourth series of Teresita “Mama Sita” Reyes.
Kind of Issue : Commemorative
Denomination & Quantity : P18, - - - 101,000
Date of Issue : December 20, 2016
Last Day of Sale :December 19, 2017
Size of Stamps : 30mm x 40mm
Sheet Composition : 100
Perforation : 14
Printing Process : Litho Offset (4 colors)
Paper :Imported Unwatermarked
Printer : Amstar Company, Inc.
Design : Victorino Z. Serevo

Thursday, December 15, 2016

2017 Year of the Rooster

New Issue alert:

2017 Year of the Rooster


Kind of Issue : Special
Denomination & Quantity : P18, P45 . . . 101,000
Souvenir Sheet : P200 . . . 5,000
Date of Issue : December 16, 2016
Last Day of Sale :December 15, 2017
Size of Stamps : 30mm x 40mm
Sheet Composition :16on (2 designs)
Size of Souvenir Sheet : 63mm x 63mm
Diameter : 38.1mm
Perforation : 14
Printing Process
Stamps : Litho Offset (4 colors)
Souvenir Sheet : Embellishment - Gold Foil
                         & Special Round Perforation with
                         Embossing
Paper : Imported Unwatermarked
Printer : Amstar Company, Inc.
Designer : Rodine C. Teodoro

[press release added later]
 

PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost releases Rooster Stamps to welcome the New Year

As the year 2016 comes to a close, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), released its “Year of the Rooster stamps” for 2017's Chinese New Year.
The souvenir sheets are red and gold with special embellishments of gold foil and 3D embossing.
The rooster is the tenth of the twelve Chinese zodiac animals, followed by the Year of the Dog for 2018.
Among the Chinese Zodiac animals, the rooster or chicken represents fidelity and punctuality, for it wakes people up on time. The Chinese says, people born in the year of the Rooster are beautiful, kind-hearted, hardworking, courageous, independent, humorous and honest.
PHLPost has printed 101,000 copies of the two (2) different colorful designs of the regular stamps which can be purchased at P18 and P45 per stamp.
In addition, PHLPost also printed 5,000 copies of the limited edition souvenir gold foil and special round perforation of the “New Year stamps” to be sold at P200 each for stamp collectors. 

The layout of the stamps was done by in-house graphic artist Rodine C. Teodoro.
The stamps and official first day cover are now available at the Post Shop, Central Post Office, Door 203, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila and area post offices nationwide. For inquiries, please call 527-01-08 or 527-01-32.

EFO 1973 Scouting


This EFO on the 15s value of the 1973 Scouting issue shows broken letters due to a gold ink overflow.

The illustrated stamp comes from the first day cover shown.

Surprisingly, it is unlisted in Ngo's specialized catalogue.
Normal Copy

Saturday, December 10, 2016

EFO 1972 Visit Asean 50s


Normal Copy

Color Shift

In the 50s value, the red is also shifted to the left.

Not listed in the IPPS EFO catalog.

Monday, December 5, 2016

EFO 1973 St. Louis U 75s

Color shift
Normal copy
In this 75s value, the cerise (? not sure of the color) is shifted to the left.

Not listed in the IPPS EFO catalog.

Sunday, December 4, 2016

BCC auction December 4

There are more than 20 Philippine philatelic lots in today's auction of the Bayanihan Collectors Club to be held at the Ortigas Foundation Library, as follows:
Spanish-Phil 1854 1 real blue, imperf
Spanish-Phil 1855 5c pale red, imperf, used
Spanish-Phil 1859 5c vermillon, imperf, used
Spanish-Phil 1859 10c lilac rose, imperf, mint
Spanish-Phil 1861 5c vermillon, imperf, mint no gum
Spanish-Phil revenues mint used
Spanish-Phil 1883 Alfonso surcharged used block of four
Souvenir Album mint set -  S/S Miss Universe 1994 with signature of        
         Margie Moran - Miss Universe in 1973
R.P. mint stamps color variety
R.P. 1948 MacArthur stamps and first day cover
R.P. 1967 Philipine birds mint set block of four
R.P. 1969 Philipine butterflies mint set block of four
R.P. 1970 Philipine shells mint set block of four
R.P. 1972 Philipine fishes mint set block of four
R.P. 1984 Butterflies mint set
R.P. 1984 Water Transportation mint set
R.P. 1984 Philipine parrots mint set
R.P. 1985 Marian Year mint stamps and first day cover
R.P. 1985 Medicinal Plants mint complete set
R.P. 1985 Horses mint specimen
R.P. 1981 Pope John Paul stamps and souvenir sheet mint
R.P. 1984 Ausipex souvenir sheet perf imperf first day cover
R.P. 1979 Philipine birds first day cover
R.P. 1982 Eagle and Turtle mint set block of four
R.P. 1991 WWF Eagle mint stamps and first day cover
R.P. Baguio Carnival and Exposition slogan cover
R.P. 1987 Jose Rizal mason cover cancelled 4 diff cities

Friday, December 2, 2016

special delivery official

The one and only special delivery official stamp of the Philippines was issued in 1931 by overprinting O.B. on the 1906 special delivery issue.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

special delivery

The first time special delivery stamps were issued by the Philippines also came out during the American administration.

These were initially released in 1901.

Depicted on the stamp is a Special Delivery messenger. Mount Mayon is in the background.