Have you read this feature published last Sunday by Manila Bulletin?
Some excerpts from the article by Alexa H. Bacay:
"One of the active stamp collecting clubs in the Philippines is the Cebu Stamp Club, Inc. (CSCI). Founded by Richard Allan B. Uy in 1996, it now has 461 members worldwide and is still encouraging other stamp collectors to join the club."
"Uy himself started out as a young philatelist. He shares that when he was in his teens, he opened a steel cabinet that was full of letters and envelopes with stamps from China and Taiwan. His grandfather being in the import/export business had regular correspondence with these countries, thus the many stamps that got Uy into the hobby of collecting. Soon he found himself exchanging doubles with his friends who shared the same interest."
"Meanwhile, Uy dreams to have the Cebu Stamp Club on a stamp someday. He shares that they were responsible for the concept of the Tres de Abril stamp, where they collaborated with the Cebu City government through the Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission and the Stamp Advisory Committee of PHILpost. The stamps bore the artwork of a Cebuano artist, and were released on June 12, 1998, as part of a set."
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