missing hyphen

This stamp was described in an auction as a "no hyphen" error.

Under magnification, however, you could barely see the faint hyphen after COMMON — that is, if my eyes still don't deceive me!

Baguio exhibit

PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost celebrates Flower Festival in Baguio City

February 23, 2017   Posted By: Corp.Comm

In celebration of Baguio City’s prominent Panagbenga Festival, also known as the Flower Festival, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) is holding a two-day stamp exhibit at the Baguio City Central Post Office on February 24 to 25, featuring various stamps of flowers issued by the PHLPost through the years.

From the March 9, 1962-issued Philippine Orchids stamp to the most recent September 30, 2016-issued Philippine Orchids stamp, the exhibit displays 45 flower stamps.

Among the featured stamps are six versions of Philippine Orchids stamps issued on different dates, 11 derivatives of Philippine Native Orchids stamps, five versions of Philippine Flowers Mini-Stamps, Cacti and Succulents stamps, Rare Philippine Flowers, Philippine Hoyas, Aquatic Flowers, Philippine Cultivated Mussaendas, Revalued Narra Tree, Flowers of the Philippines, and Philippine Heritage Month-Hybrid Gumamelas stamps.

Stamps commemorating several conventions and celebrating diplomatic relationships between the Philippines and other countries that feature flowers are also found in the exhibit, namely, the 29th Orient and Southeast Asian Lions Forum, Taipei ’93 Asian International Invitational Stamp Exhibition, Cattleyas-Taipei ’96, 50 Years of Philippine-Thailand Diplomatic Relations, 50 Years of Philippine-Korean Diplomatic Relations, Hong Kong 2001 Stamp Exhibition, and Golden Jubilee of the Philippine-Chinese Philatelic Society (PCPS).

The stamp featuring the Philippine Flag with National Symbols-Sampaguita is also included in the exhibit, so as the stamps of Paintings of Young Filipino Artists and Fiestas in the Philippines, which have flowers in their designs.

Cory Aquino Floral Paintings scented stamps for Cory Aquino’s fifth and sixth death anniversaries are also to be seen in the exhibit.

UPU letter writing contest

PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost supports UPU letter-writing competition

February 21, 2017   Posted By: Corp.Comm

In support of the Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) 46th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) will also host a letter-writing contest in the Philippines.

The PHLPost is encouraging all public and private elementary- and high-school students ages 15 and below from all over the country to participate and submit a letter adhering to the theme “Imagine you are an advisor to the new UN Secretary-General; which issue would you help him tackle first and how would you advise him to solve it?” The letter must not exceed the 1,000-word limit, must be original, unpublished, and must contain the basic elements of a letter—heading, salutation, body of the letter, complimentary close and signature.

On a separate sheet of paper, the participant must indicate the number of words of the letter, complete name, home address, gender of candidate, age, date of birth, name of school, school address, grade or year level, contact number and school contact number (landline, fax, cellphone number). Participants should also attach a colored solo picture of himself or herself for identification.

The entries must be placed in a brown envelope and may only be submitted through Domestic Express Mail Service or Registered Mail. Entries submitted directly or sent through any other couriers shall automatically be disqualified. All entries must be sent through the Post Office and must be addressed to:

UPU 46th International Letter Writing Competition for Young People (2017)
Post Shop, Philately and Museum Division
Philippine Postal Corporation
3/F Central Post Office Building
1000 Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila

PHLPost is accepting entries until March 31. The winning entry will be sent to the UPU as the official entry of the Philippines for a chance to represent the country in the UPU 46th International Letter Writing Competition for Young People (2017). The winning participant shall take home P5,000 and a certificate of recognition, while the school of the winning entry shall receive a PHLPost Philatelic Presentation frame.

For more information, please call Arlene T. Labao, Project Officer of the Post Shop, Philately and Museum Division at (02) 527-0108 or (02) 527-0132, or visit our official web site at www.phlpost.gov.ph.

Philippine stockbook

This stockbook was made in the Philippines.

Quite popular among beginners, it was sold in bookstores across the country in the 1970s and 1980s (if I remember rightly).

The pages were either black or white.

Can you find the Philippine stamp illustrated on the cover?

1991 Flowers definitive P5.50

Type II

Type I

Type I

Type II

Type II

Type I

Type I

Same with the se-tenant block of four P5.50 stamps, Dr. Ngo states the following of the Type II printing: "1991" is in slightly bolder type and moved away from the right perforations; "P5.50" was moved away from the right vertical perforations; and "PILIPINAS" was moved away from the left vertical perforations, so it is much closer to "1991".

Gotta find me a Type II stamp of the white gumamela!

BCC auction February 2017

The Bayanihan Collectors Club will conduct its auction today.

Listed among 13 philatelic lots are the following Philippine items:

RECARGO DE CONSUMES REVENUES, 7 DIFF.  ALL  MINT WITH COLOR

         VARIETIES. F/VF

RECARGO DE CONSUMES REVENUES, 5 VALUES MINT. F/ VF

OFFICIAL  FIRST  DAY COVER  OF  10^TH  WORLD  JAMBOREE,  JULY  26,

         1959. CONSIDERED RARE! 5V

R.P. old republic stamps mint 1946 – 50 complete sets

Span – phil stamps mint used all different

Pre war revenue stamps all different

Jap occ. Rizialiana postal card

Papel  Sellado  (or documentary stamp) 1894 y 85,  40c de Peso,  (for

         use in the Philippines, in fine condition

ENTIRE SHEET, JapOcc 2c Rice Planter cancelled in Manila 1944,  VF

ENTIRE SHEET, Republic 10c Documentary Revenue Stamp, Fine

1991 Flowers definitive P3.25

Type I

The Type II printing of the P3.25 value, states Dr. Ngo, "1991" was enlarged and moved higher and away from the right vertical perforations; the name of the flower was moved down and away from the right vertical perforations; "P3.25" was moved upwards and "PILIPINAS" was moved slightly downwards and away from the vertical perforations.

Gotta find me a Type II printing!

1991 Flowers definitive P1

Type I

Type II

Type II

Type I

Type I

Type II with color shift

Type II

Type I

For the se-tenant block of four P1 stamps, Dr. Ngo says that in the Type II printing "1991" was moved away from the left vertical perforations, so it's no longer below the edge of the twig but clearly to the right of it; "P1" was moved away from the left vertical perforations; and "PILIPINAS" was moved slightly away from the right vertical perforations, making it closer to "1991".

1991 Flowers definitive 75s

Type I

Dr. Ngo notes the following about the Type II printing: "1991" was enlarged and set higher and more to the left; the name of the flower was moved slightly lower and away from the right vertical perforations; "75s" was moved slightly lower and away from the left vertical perforations; and "PILIPINAS" was moved upwards and away from the left vertical perforations, so it's much closer to the larger date (1991).

Gotta find me a Type II stamp!

1991 Flowers definitive 60s

Type I

Type II

There are two types of the 60s Flowers as described in Dr. Ngo's excellent study of the 1991-93 Flowers definitive series.

Type II is the redrawn printing.

Ngo describes the redrawn printing as follows:

“1991" was enlarged; the name of the flower is in slightly bolder type; "60s" was moved upwards and away from the right vertical perforations; and "PILIPINAS" was moved away from the left vertical perforations, so it is closer to the larger date (1991).

If I may add, the Type I stamp has a spot of background color on the central part of the flowers while the Type II stamp has none.

8th Grader

PRESS RELEASE: 8th grader won PHLPost National Letter Writing tilt

February 6, 2017   Posted By: Corp.Comm

With almost 3,000 entries, Grade 8 student from San Francisco High School in Quezon City, Erica Angeli Seno won the grand prize in the National Letter Writing Competion of the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) held during the World Post Day celebration in SM Supermalls nationwide.

The 4th Simultaneous National Letter-writing Day activity was done in partnership with SM Supermalls and Department of Education and was participated by Grade 7 to Grade 9 students from all over the country.

The participants were asked to write a 1,000-word, original and unpublished letter adhering to the theme “Sulat ng Bayani sa Henerasyon Ngayon”, or what Filipino heroes would want to tell the youth of today.
Seno, 13, wrote in her letter under the pen name of Dr. Jose Rizal. She encourages the youth to stand for what is right and start the change that they wanted from themselves.

“Kung wala kang ginagawang pagkilos, walang pagbabagong maisasagawa at walang hakbang na makakapagdulot ng bunggang ninanais” an exceprt from her letter.

Seno will take home P10,000 and a certificate, while Angel Joy B. Abad, student of Ateneo de Davao University from Eastern Mindanao, bagged the second prize and will take home P7,000 and a certificate. And third place, Jaira Patricia V. Ebron College of Immaculate Concepcion from Cabanatuan City will bring home P5,000 along with a certificate.

Participating Malls were SM City Cabanatuan, SM City Tarlac, SM City North Edsa, SM City San Pablo, SM City Seaside Cebu, SM City Iloilo, SM City Davao and SM City Cagayan De Oro. PHLPost Area 9 held their activity in Zamboanga City National High School.

Meanwhile, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) is has launched its 46th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People. In support of UPU’s annual letter-writing contest, PHLPost is encouraging all public and private elementary- and high-school students, 15 years old and below, to express their creativity in writing letters. The letter entries should be about the theme “Imagine you are an advisor to the new UN Secretary General; which world issue would you help him tackle first and how would you advise him to solve it?”

More details log-on to www.phlpost.gov.ph or call (02) 527-0132 look for Ms. Arlene Labao. The winning entry from the Philippines will be submitted to the UPU as our country’s official entry to the 46th International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People in Berne, Switzerland.

stamp centenary FDCs

A set of six stamps were issued in 1954 to commemorate the centenary of the Philippine postage stamp.

A modern classic, these stamps (shown here as blocks of four on first day covers) were printed by Thomas de la Rue & Co., Ltd., of London, the first Philippine stamps printed in England.

straight edges 6

This, too, has a naturally occurring straight edge.

straight edges 5

These stamps with natural straight edges belong to the 1935 pictorial set.

straight edges 4

This 2c Mayon Volcano stamp, part of the 1932 pictorial set, has also a natural straight edge as issued.

NCBA

New Issue alert:

National College of Business and Arts (NCBA) 50th Anniversary

February 1, 2017

The Philippine Postal Corporation will issue a stamp to commemorate the National College of Business and Arts (NCBA) 50th Anniversary.
Kind of Issue : Commemorative

Denomination & Quantity : P12 - - - 101,000

Date of Issue : February 2, 2017

Last Day of Sale : February 1, 2018

Size of Stamps : 40 mm x 30 mm

Sheet Composition : 40 on (4 x 10)

Perforation : 14

Printing Process : Litho offset (4 colors)

Paper : Imported Unwatermarked

Printer : Amstar Company, Inc.

Designer : Victorino Z. Serevo

Design Coordinator : Mr. Edwin Lorenzo P. Torres, Vice President for Finance, NCBA

Designs : NCBA School Building façade located at the NCBA Cubao, Quezon City, and
             the Anniversary theme inscription “STRONGER IN SPIRIT, DEEPER IN WISDOM,
             UNITED IN PURPOSE” in the background. 
             NCBA official anniversary logo highlighting the 50th Anniversary

Valentine's 2017

New Issue alert:

Valentines 2017

February 1, 2017

The Philippine Postal Corporation willissue a set of Four (4) stamps in celebration of Valentines 2017.

Kind of Issue : Special

Denomination & Quantity : P12 - - - 101,000

Date of Issue : February 6, 2017

Last Day of Sale : February 5, 2018

Size of Stamps : 30 mm x 40 mm

Sheet Composition : Miniature sheet of 8
                          (Se-tenant Blk/4) 
Perforation : 14

Printing Process : Litho offset (4 colors)

Paper : Imported Unwatermarked

Printer : Amstar Company, Inc.

Designer : Eunice Beatrix Uy Dabu

Designs : 1. Letter
             2. Heart shaped choco lollipop
             3. Ring
             4. Lips

straight edges 3

These USPI definitives have natural straight edges as released by the post office.