Year of the Rat

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Cebu 450th founding year

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International Civil Aviation Organization

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Commission on Higher Education

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FSCC auction December 2019

Some two dozen bidders participated in today's auction of the Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club held at Manila. Close to 500 philatelic and nonphilatelic lots were offered.

Electric irons, mugs and other stuff were raffled off to members and all partook of refreshments (sushi, chicken empanada, etc) during the Christmas fellowship.

Shown above is a pane of 50 imperforate Boy Scout stamps of 1948 that I won as one of six different sheets in a folder.

Pasko 2019

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APO auction December 2019

With only ten bidders participating in today's auction of the APO Philatelic Society, it was indeed a buyer's market, with many lots selling just for their starting bids.

Competition was stiff, however, for some philatelic lots that had open bids!

Shown here is a pane of 100 Jose Rizal official stamps of 1964 that I won.

With only 380 lots or so of philatelic and numismatic interest the sale was over in less than two hours.

Deep Sea Shrimps

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DEEP SEA SHRIMPS

November 20, 2019    DEEP SEA SHRIMPS OF THE PHILIPPINES II
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) is issuing a souvenir sheet of five topical issues featuring “Deep Sea Shrimps of the Philippines II” on 21 November at the Green and Wild Expo 2019.
Shrimps are detritivores - living things which consume decomposing animal and plant material. They are invertebrates with exoskeletons which encase their bodies for protection and structure. These shellfish live at different depths of the ocean, and some deep sea shrimp live at depths upwards of 5,000 meters.
The shrimps of the Philippines featured here fall under the order Decapoda. Decapods are crustaceans with ten legs. Mino Nylon Shrimp (Heterocarpussibogae de Man, 1917) are under the same family (Pandalidae) as the Narwhal Soldier Shrimp (PlesionikanarvalFabricius, 1787) and Hayashi’s Nylon Shrimp (HeterocarpushayashiiCrosnier, 1988) as featured on the souvenir sheet. The Domino Shrimp (Parapenaeussextuberculatus Kubo, 1949) are characterized by their bright orange spots on their mostly white body. Their pleopods (swimmerets/swimming legs) are marked by a bright spot on the near middle of each appendage. AcanthephyraarmataA. Milne Edwards, 1881 known as the Brilliant Red Carid, are shrimp known for their intensely hued red carapace. Meanwhile, Rock Shrimp (SicyoniaparajaponicaCrosnier, 2003) are harder shelled than the other shrimps listed here, hence its name. It can be identified for the small darker spots on the dorsal half of its body.

SEA Games

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Philippine Fungi

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Philippine Rivers

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Philippine Birds

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Pinoy Music Icons

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ring flaw 135

Ring flaw on the red of the flag.
P2 National Flag stamp of 1993.

FSCC auction November 2019

About two dozen bidders participated in today's auction of the Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club held at Manila. More than 510 philatelic and nonphilatelic lots were offered.

Dropping by to chat with collectors were Philippine Philatelic Federation president Rey Ong and Philippine Philatelic Journal editor Hans Becker.

Shown here is a picture of a portion of the Pinoy Music Icons exhibit.This show from November 15 to 22 features the souvenir sheet of three stamps issued for National Stamp Collecting Month.

The poster in the background is for The Art of History exhibit that opened last November 8 and will run until the end of this month. It features original artworks of stamp designers.

Venue of both exhibits is the Manila Central Post Office.

Surcharged Jesuits s/s

Three hundred pesos or three pesos?

The P300 initial printing (4,000 copies) was later corrected to P3.00 (more than 60,000 copies).
P3 surcharge of 1984 on the P2 Jesuits souvenir sheet of four 40-sentimo stamps of 1981.

EFO 1979 Nido Oil Reef B/4

Flaws on the East point of the compass, bottom left stamp, and on the lower right of the top right stamp.Block of four 45-sentimo Nido Oil Reef Complex stamps of 1979.

New Postcard

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EFO 1943 Limbagan

Top left stamp has a thin and short deleting bar over UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, top right stamp has thick and long deleting bar.Block of four 12-centavo Limbagan overprint of 1943 on 20-centavo "Juan dela Cruz" stamps of 1935 overprinted with small COMMONWEALTH in two lines.

EFO 1973 surcharge

Green shifted upward and to the left.
Block of four 5-sentimo surcharge of 1973 on 6-sentimo Postal Savings Bank stamps of 1966.

EFO 1977 National Jamboree

Something's wrong with the color guide on the top margin. BLACK is upside down on the RED and BROWN isn't really brown.

Anyhow, looks like black is shifted to the left, yes slightly but enough to cause blurriness especially on the right stamps.

Block of four 30-sentimo National Jamboree stamps of 1977.

ring flaw 132

Ring flaws on the black and on the yellow of the marginal color guide. 
Block of four P1 Asia-Pacific Telecommunity stamps of 1989.

EFO 1971 CUP overprint

Top right stamp has a broken pointed tip of the salakot.
 Block of four 5-sentimo Congress of University Presidents overprint of 1971 on 6-sentimo Postal Savings Bank stamps of 1966.

Sorsogon

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APO auction November 2019

Here's what I got from today's auction of the APO Philatelic Society: An entire pane of 50 Sultan Kudarat stamps of 1975.

About 20 bidders participated despite the long weekend and holidays. There were more than 400 philatelic and nonphilatelic lots offered.

CCP

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PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost releases CCP golden anniversary stamps

October 21, 2019   Posted By: Corp.Comm

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) releases new commemorative stamps to celebrate the 50th year anniversary of the establishment of Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in the country.

September 8, 1969 marked the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ official inauguration. Since then, it has been the home to many gems of Philippine art. The CCP has housed acclaimed productions in music, theater and dance, iconic works of art, great artists, and irreplaceable resources on Philippine culture and history.

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is considered as the national center for the arts. It has launched initiatives showcasing excellent art forms, the bolstering of art education and art appreciation.

Throughout its 50 years of existence, the CCP has stimulated the creation of artistic content now considered as pillars of Philippine art. Its programs include Production and Exhibition, Arts Education, Outreach and Exchange and Culture Content Development.

PHLPost has printed 30,000 copies of the commemorative stamp which are being sold at P12 each. Graphic Artist Irma Jane C. Junio designed the stamps featuring the digital rendition of the iconic façade and fountain of the CCP.

The stamp and official first day covers of the commemorative 50th anniversary of CCP are now available at the Philatelic Counter, Manila and Metro Manila Post Offices.

Peace Fund slogan

Last day of use for the Support the Peace Fund Drive & Fair slogan cancel. See also July 22, 2017 post.

Specimen 1

P5 National Anthem Centennial specimen stamp of 1999.

Only 500 were made.

20th APOPEX card

Here's an APOPEX souvenir card printed "in conjunction with the visit of Pope Paul VI" with a 10s papal stamp and a 1970 Philatelic Week stamp cancelled on their respective first days of issue. On the back side is a serial number.

The 20th APOPEX (philatelic exhibition of the APO Philatelic Society) was held at the Bureau of Posts building from November 15 to 30, 1970.

St. Raphael the Archangel Parish

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ring flaw 131

Ring flaws on the L and A of PILIPINAS and in between the broken chain.

30-sentimo Fight Drug Abuse stamp of 1979.

ring flaw 130

Lithographic ring flaw on the bottom left stamp.
Imperf block of four 5-sentimo World Population Year stamps of 1974.

EFO 1942 surcharge B

Short deleting bar covering UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Block of six 5-centavo surcharge of 1942 on 6-centavo Filipina allegory stamps of 1935 overprinted in 1939 with small COMMONWEALTH in two lines.

EFO 1942 surcharge A

Top stamps have deleting bars covering the small COMMONWEALTH overprint, bottom stamps don't.

Block of six 5-centavo surcharge of 1942 on 6-centavo Filipina allegory stamps of 1935 overprinted in 1939 with small COMMONWEALTH in two lines.

CCP

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Leyte Gulf Landings

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ring flaw 129

Ring flaws on top of the 6 in the logo and after Oct. 13, top stamp, and below the x of exposition, bottom stamp.
Vertical pair of 60-sentimo World Expo stamps of 1986.

EFO 1981 Rizal Monument

Horizontal perfs slanted downward.
Strip of four 40-sentimo Rizal Monument stamps of 1981.

FSCC auction October 2019

Here's what I got for P100 in today's auction of the Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club.

Mint Republic stamps and a souvenir sheet with a total face value of P160.75--that's more than my winning bid! Bargain!

Two dozen bidders participated in the sale offering more than 520 philatelic and nonphilatelic lots.

Seen during the auction were Philippine Philatelic Federation Rey Ong, Philippine Philatelic Journal editor Hans Becker, old-time stamp dealers Rogelio Quistol and Boy Inductivo, and online auction seller Tony So.

EFO 1982 UP College of Medicine P3.20

Brown dots on top of the peso sign and below the underlined 20, bottom right stamp.

Block of four P3.20 UP College of Medicine stamps of 1982.

ring flaw 128

Ring flaw on the blue square, bottom right stamp.
Block of four P1 Buy Philippine Made Movement Month stamps of 1988.

EFO 1982 UP College of Medicine 40s

Apostrophe between the R and S of ANNIVERSARY, bottom right stamp.
Block of four 40-sentimo UP College of Medicine stamps of 1982.

ring flaw 127

Ring flaw on the third P of PHILIPPINES, top right stamp.

Block of four 18-centavo Peace Fund Campaign stamps of 1951.

CENTAVUS

CENTAVUS variety.

Occurs on five different positions on the sheet.

18-centavo Peace Fund Campaign stamp of 1951.

EFO 1886 newspaper stamp

Big chunk off the back of the king's head, a plate flaw?

1/8 de centavo King Alfonso XII newspaper stamp of 1886.

EFO 5s APO Philatelic Society

Green is shifted to the left on the top stamps, but not on the bottom stamps.

Block of four 5-sentimo APO Philatelic Society stamps of 1975.

EFO 2c science stamp

Big ring flaw beside the thumb.
2c science stamp 1971 printing.

EFO P1 science stamp

Black dot above the I of REPUBLIC, top stamp, and ring flaw on the flask, bottom stamp.
Vertical strip of three P1 science stamps with punched hole cancels.

EFO 50s documentary

DOKUMENTARYU top stamp, DOKUMENTARYO bottom stamp.

Pair of 50-sentimo documentary stamps of the 1971-87 series.

APO auction October 2019

Here's what I won in today's auction of the APO Philatelic Society: a neat Philatelic Week 1994 first day cover.

1994 was the final year of Philatelic Week issues as National Stamp Collecting Month issues took over henceforward.

Eleven bidders participated in the auction featuring 374 philatelic and nonphilatelic lots, and the sale was over in just an hour and a half!

EFO P2 documentary C

Printing flaws on the lower left corner of top stamp and on the bottom frame line of bottom stamp.

Vertical strip of three P2 documentary stamps of the 1967-71 series.