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.

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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.

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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.