EFO 1961 overprint B

Overinked d of 2nd, top left stamp, and overinked k on all stamps of this block of four.

10-centavo 2nd National Boy Scout Jamboree overprint of 1961 on the 6c+4c 10th World Boy Scout Jamboree semipostal of 1959.

EFO 1961 overprint A

Broken N of National.

10-centavo 2nd National Boy Scout Jamboree overprint of 1961 on the 6c+4c 10th World Boy Scout Jamboree semipostal of 1959.

EFO 1971 surcharge

Bottom right stamp of this block of four has the s of 5s sans-serif. Top left, top right and bottom left stamps all have serifs of the s.

5-sentimo surcharge of 1971 on the 6-sentimo Philippine National Bank stamp of 1966.

100 years of Philippine cinema

New Issue alert:

100 YEARS OF PHILIPPINE CINEMA

September 11, 2019 

DATE OF ISSUE:         12 September 2019

KIND OF ISSUE:         Commemorative

GRAPHIC ARTIST:       Rodine C. Teodoro (PHLPost)

SOUVENIR SHEET DESIGN:  Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)

DENOMINATION:          Php 12.00 - Stamps Php 55.00 - Souvenir Sheet

STAMP SIZE:                40 mm x 30 mm

SHEETLET SIZE:            90 mm x 150 mm

SOUVENIR SHEET SIZE: 100 mm x 70 mm

SHEET COMPOSITION:    8 (2 X 4)

PRINTING PROCESS:      Offset Lithography

PRINTER:                       AMSTAR Company, Inc.

PERFORATION:               14 

QUANTITY:                     Stamps - 30,000 pcs. Souvenir Sheet - 5,000 pcs.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is commemorating 100 years of cinema in the Philippines on 12 September 2019 through “Sine Sandaan: Celebrating the Luminaries of Philippine Cinema” as well as the issuance of commemorative stamps by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) entitled “SANDAAN - Celebrating 100 Years of Philippine Cinema”.

PHLPost is releasing stamps, souvenir sheets, and official first-day covers for this monumental celebration. Featured on the stamp is the logo of SANDAAN appearing on a stylized movie ticket, highlighting the dates 1919-2019. The souvenir sheet presents acclaimed director and producer Jose Nepomuceno, considered by many as the “Father of Philippine Movies”. His film Dalagang Bukid was the first Filipino-produced silent film, starring Atang de la Rama and Marcellano Ilagan. Dalagang Bukid was released on 12 September 1919.

The FDCP will lead the year-long celebration of the Centennial Year of Philippine Cinema, which begins on 12 September 2019 and will culminate on 11 September 2020, per Presidential Proclamation No. 622 Series of 2018.

Stamps and Official First Day Covers of “100 Years of Philippine Cinema” will be available at the Philatelic Counter, Manila Central Post Office, all Mega Manila Post Offices, Postal Area 4, San Pablo, Postal Area 5, Mandaue, Postal Area 7, Davao, and Postal Area 8, Cagayan de Oro.

EFO 1975 Jade Vine

Color shift, notably on the botrys of macrobotrys.

See also January 26, 2019 post.

EFO 1982 Aurora Aragon type I

Imperforate horizontally.

P1 Dona Aurora Aragon Quezon stamp of 1982 (type I, long line above the N of DONA).

P2 surcharge forgery

A known postal forgery of the 1980s is this P2 surcharge of 1981 on the P1.65 Solicitor General stamp of 1977.

The genuine stamp (at left) has a dark red ink surcharge but the forgery, printed by silk screen, is bright red.

EFO 1978 Agoo 30s

Right stamp of this pair has a wider right margin than that of the left stamp.

EFO 1978 Sergio Osmena 30s

Right stamp of this pair has a wider right margin than that of the left stamp, red is shifted to the left, and there's a printing flaw on the green background color of the left stamp.

EFO 1987 GSIS P1

Color shift affecting the family of four.

UPU EMS Cooperative

New Issue alert:

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UPU EMS COOPERATIVE

September 10, 2019  

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UPU EMS COOPERATIVE

The EMS Cooperative of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) is celebrating its 20th anniversary on 10 September 2019. The EMS Cooperative was established during the Beijing Congress exactly 20 years ago in 1999.

EMS is the fastest postal product, combining speed with reliability, affordability, and customer focus. EMS Cooprative members have achieved significant results in all of these areas by the UPU International Bureau for this occasion.

This important milestone will be celebrated across the entire EMS Cooperative with a stamp issuance for its 20th anniversary. Members of the cooperative will participate in a joint commemorative stamp issuance via a template provided by the UPU International Bureau.

For the Philippines, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) is issuing the commemorative stamp provided by the UPU International Bureau, with the Philippine flag appearing over the UPU International Bureau’s flag. The theme of the stamp, “Delivering excellence 1999 -2019: UPU EMS Cooperative” appears on top of an image exemplifying the value of EMS to the world. This image was the Vanuatuan entry to the “EMS Connecting the World”, which won the photo competition held by the EMS Cooperative.

Stamps and Official First Day Covers of “20th Anniversary of the UPU EMS Cooperative” is available at the Philatelic Counter, Manila Central Post Office, all Mega Manila Post Offices, Postal Area 4, San Pablo, Postal Area 5, Mandaue, Postal Area 7, Davao, and Postal Area 8, Cagayan de Oro.

Think It Over #10

And this one says "Gold diggers never celebrate their golden wedding anniversaries."

With a Zamboanga provincial seal.

Think It Over #9

This one says "Some people can't enjoy what they now have for fear of losing it."

With a Sulu provincial seal.

Think It Over #8

This one says "How you wear is more important than what you wear."

With a Pampanga provincial seal.

Think It Over #7

This one says "Some choke today and impede tomorrow with yesterday's traditions."

With a Nueva Vizcaya provincial seal.

FSCC auction September 2019

Here's what I won in today's auction of the Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club: a Youngpex '92 souvenir card with a P2 greetings stamp cancelled on the first day of the show held at the Mapua Institute of Technology. The back side is blank.

This stamp exhibit was mounted by the Young Philatelists' Society for its 6th year anniversary.

Some 20 bidders participated in the sale featuring over 500 philatelic and nonphilatelic lots.

We were moved to a side location from the usual main lobby because a film crew with cameras, lights and smoke fog machine were shooting a TV commercial.

Think It Over #6

This one says "It is not what you say you believe, but how you live that reveals your creed."

With a Nueva Ecija provincial cancel.

Think It Over #5

This one says "We are at our best when we are good to others."

With a La Union provincial seal.

Think It Over #4

This one says "Often visions help us to see the invisible."

With an Isabela provincial seal.

Think It Over #3

This one says "Real happiness does not just happen." 
With an Iloilo provincial seal.

Think It Over #2

This one says "A big heart brings more happiness than a big head."
With a Cotabato provincial seal.

Think It Over #1

Rizal Martyrdom postal card with what looks like a newspaper clipping of Think It Over by H. M. Stansifer saying "The happiest people are generally busy helping others". Also has a cut-out of the Cebu provincial seal.

On its reverse is a printed consignment form of the Manila Steamship Company, which ceased shipping in 1955. As the slogan cancel is dated August 17, 1954, my guess is that this was an excess and never used, hence it no doubt was made into a souvenir by Pablo Esperidion, the well-known philatelist of that company.

EFO 1966 Girl Scout 20s

Color shift.

See also November 17, 2017 post.

official business 1

Handstamped OFFICIAL BUSINESS applied diagonally reading downward.

ring flaw 126

Ring flaw on the second zero of P3.00.

EFO 1983 postal system

Yellow shifted to the left.

National Teachers' Month

New Issue alert:

ring flaw 125

Flaw on the jaw.

Manila-Legaspi 11

Manila-Legaspi railway cancellation on 18-centavo 2nd Asian Games stamp of 1954.

APO auction September 2019

So, what did I win in today's auction of the APO Philatelic Society?

This clean first day cover for the 1990 Philatelic Week issue. Clean means there are no rust spots/tropical stains on the stamps and envelope.

Beginning in 1990, the Philatelic Week (last week of November) issues reproduced artworks, a theme continued by the National Stamp Collecting Month (entire month of November) sets issued later.

Seventeen bidders participated in the sale featuring some 450 philatelic and nonphilatelic lots.