Manila-Legaspi 6

Railway cancel of the Manila-Legaspi line, northbound from Legaspi, on the 10-centavo Seal of Bacolod City stamp of 1959.

EFO 1978 Bonifacio monument

Color shift causes red shadows on Pilipinas.

See also November 1, 2017 post.

EFO 1971 Philatelic Week

Overprint shifted to the right.

See also December 9, 2015, September 22, 2017 and March 16, 2018 posts.

EFO 1962 Rizal brown GO 1

G.O. shifted to the left

G.O. shifted to the left

White around face

Normal Copy

EFOs of the Rizal in suit definitive of 1962 overprinted G.O. by the post office.

EFO 1986 Noli Me Tangere

Pre-printing creases

Broken line above the 1986

Hyphen above the 60

Dot to the right of upper right frameline

Two dots above the 1 of 1886

Ring flaw on Rizal's hair

EFOs of the Noli Me Tangere stamp of 1986.

EFO 1993 National Flag

"Second layer" of red on the flag.

EFO 1977 Rizal definitive

Some color shifts of the Rizal definitive stamp of 1977.

Rotary Club Manila

New Issue alert:

100 YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF MANILA

July 23, 2018 

Kind of Issue : Commemorative

Denomination & Quantity : P 12 - - -50,000

Souvenir Sheet : P55 - - - 4,000

Date of Issue : July 19, 2018

Last Day of Sale : July 18, 2019

Size of Stamps : 30mm x 40mm

Sheet Composition : 40 (Single Design)

Perforation : 14

Size of Souvenir Sheet : 85mm x 70mm

Printing Process : Litho Offset (4 colors)

Paper : Imported Unwatermarked

Printer : Amstar Company, Inc.

Designer : Victorino Z. Serevo

Designs : Rotary Club of Manila Logo and its 100th Year Anniversary Logo

Leon J. Lambert, a leading American businessman, initiated the organization of a Rotary Club in the Philippines. On January 12, 1919, he hosted a meeting at his home and attended by prominent American businessmen in Manila to discuss organizational matters on forming a Rotary Club. Several more meetings followed.

On January 29, 1919, the charter members signed the Articles of Incorporation of the Rotary Club of Manila. And on June 1, 1919, the official Charterof the Rotary Club of Manila (Charter No. 478) was granted by the Association of International Rotary Clubs. The first officers of the Rotary Club of Manila (RCM) were Leon J. Lambert, President; Alfonso Sycip, Vice-President; Walter A. Beam, Treasurer; and Edwin Emil Elser; Secretary.

Until 1935, RCM was a non-district club and was under the direct supervision of the President and Board of Directors of Rotary of Rotary International (R.I.). In Rotary Year 1936-37, RCM was included in China District 81. In 1938 R.I. (former China District) for RCM and for other Philippine Clubs.

Arsenio “Arsenic” Luz was elected the first Filipino President of RCM on July 1, 1933. Under his leadership, the “Manila Beautiful” movement was launched, wherein Luneta Park (now Rizal Park) and Dewey Boulevard (now Roxas Boulevard) were beautified.

During World War II, President Hugo Miller convened Rotary meetings under shellfire and aerial bombings, calling the meeting to order with the butt of his pistol. General Douglas MacArthur was even voted as an honorary member of RCM amidst rumble of heavy artillery; however, he was not able to accept the honor personally.

When General Carlos P. Romulo (RCM President 1935-36) returned to the Philippines with the Allied Forces, one of his first visits was to the UST interment camp on February 28, 1945 where he talked to the Rotarian-survivors. The Club was formally reorganized on September 13, 1945 and 50 members attended the meeting and unanimously decided that Gil Puyat(RCM President 1940-41) reassumed the club presidency. RCM was re-admitted to Rotary International on October 23, 1945.

1947 saw the resumption of the club’s socio-civic and humanitarian projects under the presidency of Manoling Lim. In 1949 the club membership rose to 137 only 20 less than it was before the outbreak of war.

On January 19, 1994, the Philippine Postal Corporation issued a special stamp to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of RCM.

The Boy Scout movement was first started in the Philippines by the RCM during the presidency of E. E. Elser. Among the original organizers were Manila Rotarians Carlos P. Romulo, Jorge Vargas, and Arsenio Luz, At that time scouting wasunder the Boy Scouts of America. On October 3, 1936, President Manuel L. Quezon signed into law Commonwealth Act No. 111 creating the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

RCM furthered its commitment to humanitarian projects with the founding of Gaches Village for the mentally-retarded children under President Samuel F. Gaches (1930-31), the The Philippine Postal Corporation is a self- reliant and socially responsive enterprise, professionally managed and run by a corps of committed personnel providing the highest quality and widest range of postal products and 
services that adequately meet customer’s needs in all areas of the country and throughout the world.

It values performance excellence, customer care, company loyalty, and genuine concern for employees welfare towards Corporate growth and industrial peace.

Philpost was primarily established to undertake and implement an intensive modernization and development program geared towards improving the country’s postal needs. Philpost is mandated to deliver and serve mails up to the remotest area in the Philippines. Because of this, it has 
the most extensive acceptance and delivery mail network.

EFO 1970 ICSW 10s B

Color Shift affecting right arm shoulder and face of woman

Blue shifted downward so that top of white inscriptions below are blued

More color shifts.

See also February 15, 2017 post.

EFO 1968 Quirino credo surcharge

Black inscriptions of base stamp shifted downward

Surcharge shifted to the right

A couple of EFOs of this 1968 surcharge.

See also December 17, 2015 and August 6, 2016 posts.

EFO 1970 ICSW 30s C

Still more color shifts.

EFO 1965 Marcos-Lopez ovpt B

Double overprint

Overprint shifted upward

An error and a freak.

See also October 29, 2017 post.

Lapu-Lapu GO OB

Another official G.O. overprint with additional O.B. hanstamp.

Rizal GO OB

Official G.O. overprint with additional O.B. handstamp.

Double impression of G.O.

EFO 1982 KKK part 5

Top of dark green of KKK emblem touching the light green background color and thick Kilusang Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran.

litho flaw 10

Litho flaw after the tail of S in Pilipinas.

FSCC auction July 2018

Boxing fans watched on TV the title fight broadcast live from Malaysia, thousands trooped to the Luneta for a religious gathering, and those bitten by the stamp bug went to the auction sale of the Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club held at Manila this afternoon.

Got a block of four official Commonwealth stamps with a variety on the top left stamp: Lowercase H in WEALTH.

A few new faces were among the 30 or so participating bidders who fought for some 500 philatelic and nonphilatelic lots. There was a brownout, so the auctioneer was microphone-less. Nevertheless he was heard by all!

EFO 1970 ICSW 30s B

Additional color shifts of the 30-sentimo International Conference on Social Welfare stamp of 1970.

See also February 16, 2017 post.

Farmers Convention slogan

Yes, sir, there was a Farmers Club of the Philippines (don't know if it still exists).

The slogan cancel on this postal card was used from April 16 to May 7, 1955 in Manila, so it's likely that's where the 1st National Convention of the Farmers of the Philippines was held.

Illustrated is a farmer ploughing the field with a carabao.

EFO 1974 Gabriela Silang

Overinking causes partial K of KOREO.

EFO 1961 PAAF overprint D

Horizontal overprint line above F of PAAF

Overprint shifted to the left

Lower vertical bar of centavo sign joined with c

Overprint shifted to the right

And more EFOs.