Valentine's 2019

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2019Valentine's Day ( 2019 Araw ng mga Puso) featuring the King and Queen of Hearts

January 15, 2019 

Kind of Issue : Special
Denomination & Quantity : P12 - - - 50,000 (2 designs)
Date of Issue : February 1, 2019
Last Day of Sale : January 31, 2020
Size of Stamps : 30mm x 40mm 
Sheet Composition : 8 (4 x 2)
Perforation : 14
Printing Process : Litho Offset (4 colors) 
Paper : Imported Unwatermarked
Printer : Amstar Company, Inc.
Designer : Eunice Beatrix UyDabu
Designs : King and Queen of Hearts

Valentine’s Day or “Araw ng mga Puso” in the vernacular is celebrated worldwide annually on February 14.

Valentine’s Day is associated with romantic and evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by sending flowers, confectionery, or greeting cards, known as “Valentine’s card.”

Valentine’s Day symbols that are used today include hearts, doves, and cupid. This year’s Valentine’s stamps featured the Filipino king and queen of hearts in national costumes to imbibe the Filipiniana way of celebrating the “Araw ng mgaPuso” in our country.

As what the artist’s concept says, “The king is giving his heart to his queen and in return the queen gives her words of endearment as an expression of her love to her king”.

EFO 1988 CCF Aid to Children B

Black dot below the S of PILIPINAS

Black dot below the S of PILIPINAS

Black dot below the S of PILIPINAS

Flaw on right stamp, below the boy's right ear

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EFO 1988 CCF Aid to Children A

Flaw on right stamp, below the boy's right ear

Black shifted upward

Ring flaw between the girl and boy

Two ring flaws on left stamp

EFOs of the 1988 Christian Children's Fund stamp of 1988.

University of the Visayas

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PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost releases commemorative stamp to mark University of the Visayas 100th Anniversary

January 16, 2019   Posted By: Corp.Comm

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) launched a new commemorative stamps featuring the 100th Founding Anniversary of the University of the Visayas (UV) last January 12.

The University of the Visayas (UV) was founded in 1919 by the late Don Vicente Gullas which aim to provide young people from average-income families the opportunity to acquire high school and tertiary education.

It was formerly known as the Visayan Institute having 37 high school students only on its first year of operation then turned 87 on the following enrollment year.

The school does not have its own building and so they rented spaces until in year 1935 when Don Juan Rivera (father-in-law of Gullas) purchased a lot of YMCA and its building also in 1936. After the war in 1945, the school resumed its classes and later transferred to its current site.

Then in 1948 it was granted a University status.

“Education indeed is never just about preparation for future work. While we would look forward to our students excelling in their chosen vocation, we also value the development of the potentials of the individuals and the enhancement of personal quality.” PHLPost Postmaster General Otarra said during the stamp launching at the UV.

PMG Otarra also shared PHLPost’s partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and other educational institutions to promote positive values through “Salamat Po” letter writing activities.

PHLPost has printed 50, 000 copies of the UV commemorative stamp sold for P12.00 each.

The stamps and official first day covers are now available at the Philatelic Counter, Central Post Office, Liwasang Bonifacio 1000, Manila and area post offices nationwide. For inquiries, please call 527-01-08 or 527-01-32.

1st NATOPEX slogan

The slogan cancel promoting the 1st Natopex was used for only one day, September 1, although the National Topical Philatelic Exhibition was held from September 1 to 14, 1957.

7th APOPEX slogan

The 7th APOPEX, as promoted in this slogan cover, was held at the Manila Post Office from November 24 to December 7, 1957.

"The exhibit," reported the Philippine Journal of Philately, "drew much applause from stamp aficionados."

The slogan cancel was used for only one day, on the opening day of the show.

Agricultural college slogan

Before it was called the Central Luzon Agricultural College it was known as Central Luzon Agricultural School. Now it's name is Central Luzon State University (CLSU for short).

As stated on the slogan cancel the location is Nueva Ecija.