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.

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.

2nd APO Philatelic Exhibit

The 2nd APO Philatelic Exhibition was held at the Manila Post Office in 1952.

"The exhibition came as a surprise to everybody who expected to see a bunch of kids putting up an amateurish exhibition," reported the Philippine Journal of Philately. "Instead, they saw college students and professionals who displayed their collections with such seriousness, artistry, and originality as to earn the distinction of presenting one of the finest junior exhibitions here in Manila."

This show was mounted by the Amateur Philatelists Organization (now known as the APO Philatelic Society).

APO silver anniversary

For the 1975 set of two stamps marking the 25th anniversary of the APO Philatelic Society, the first day covers were cancelled at three post offices: Manila, Iloilo City and Cebu City.

Shown here is the FDC for the 5-sentimo value cancelled at the Manila Post Office.

The APO Silverpex was held at the Manila Central Post Office from November 24 to 30, 1975.

APO 10th

Slogan cover for the 10th anniversary of the APO Philatelic Society in 1960.

Scoutpex 79

This is a first day cover for Scoutpex '79, the 1st Scout Philatelic Exhibition held at Quezon City from July 4 to 14, 1979, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the first national jamboree held at Quezon City in 1954.

It's cancelled at U.P. Diliman Post Office,one of two cancellations (the other is Manila).

There also was an overprinted souvenir sheet for Scoutpex '79.

One of the three sponsors of this event shown on the cachet is the APO Philatelic Society.

1977 Philatelic Week FDC

Here's the first philatelic stamp overprinted for Philatelic Week.

This was the one-peso 1975 commem issued for the 25th anniversary of APO Philatelic Society.

1969 Philatelic Week FDC

For the 1969 Philatelic Week, the 1963 Philippine Folk Dances se-tenant block of four was overprinted with two of the four values surcharged.

This time APO Philatelic Society is named as APO Philatelic Organization!

The pictorial cachet of the first day cover shown above depicts a scene from the singkil dance of Mindanao.

1968 Philatelic Week FDC

The first Philatelic Week issue, for 1968, actually came out in 1969.

This was done by overprinting the 4s value of the 1967 commemorative issued for the 65th anniversary of the Bureau of Posts.

The printed cachet at left of the first day cover shown above is a logo of the APO Philatelic Society (named here as APO Philatelic Club). The logo's design elements have changed, except the shape  -- diamond.

APO 25th

The 25th anniversary of the APO Philatelic Society was commemorated with a two-stamp issue in 1975.

Still active since its formation in 1950 (as the Amateur Philatelists Organization), the club holds a monthly auction sale in Manila.

It was formed on May 28, 1950, by three collectors and, on June 11 that year, with 12 members in attendance, APO held its organizational meeting.

Fall of Bataan cover

Got this slogan cover in today's APO Stamp Auction held at the Philpost lobby.

I wonder if the other odd anniversaries of the Fall of Bataan (this one is for the 33rd) were also commemorated philatelically. This cacheted cover, if I'm not mistaken, was prepared by Spenders Philippine Stamps.

Less than 10 bidders came to the sale. There were 426 lots listed but only a little more than 350 were allowed by the auctioneer.

APO jubilee

Pretty the color combinations of this four-stamp set marking the jubilee of the APO Philatelic Society...and fascinating the cachets on these two official first day covers!

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Stamp Clubs News

The Stamp Club of de la Salle University Grade School, Manila, is busy preparing for a competitive exhibition to open on Feb. 23.             According to club moderator Rene Aquino, there will be two categories: one for members in Grades 3, 4 & 5, and another for those in Grades 6 and 7.
      Each participant is limited to one frame of 6 quadrille pages. There will be 3 prizes for each category plus a Grand Award and a special trophy for the best RP entry.

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Due to registration requirements, the new stamp club announced here earlier [Philippine Stamp Club] will be officially called "Philippine Stamp Collectors" (PSC). It remains a club "for stamp collectors who cannot attend club meetings but want to enjoy all the benefits of a stamp club."
      Formal launching date is Jan. 31, 1981 with Spenders Philippine Stamps as sponsor. Membership fee is P25 per annum....

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The Philippine Philatelic Auction Club organized an Educational Committee under Naty "Mommy" Lozano and Josie T. Cura to promote philately among beginners of all ages. A series of lectures on the basics of philately has been scheduled.
      The first meeting was held last Jan. 25 with over 50 guests attending. Speaker was PPAC founder Severino N. Luna. Next meeting will be on March 15 with Atty. Epi Paras as lecturer....

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The APO Philatelic Society lost the Editor of APOSTAMPS, its newsletter, when Dion Taeza left for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a few months ago....
[Source: Hobby Time, December 1980-January 1981]

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Stamp Clubs News

According to Rene Aquino, moderator of the de la Salle (Taft) Grade School Stamp Club, his boys are already preparing for an exhibit scheduled for February 1981. The club counts over a hundred members and meets twice a week.

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Down in Alabang, the de la Salle South Grade School has also organized a stamp club with some 50 boys and girls as its first members. The moderator is Miss Gloria Pante. Last Oct. 23 and 24, she led her members in viewing the UN Photo-Philatelic Exhibit at the Bureau of Posts.

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In Iloilo, the Central Philippine University stamp club had the philatelic limelight from Nov. 17 to 23. It was the CPU's 75th anniversary and the Bureau of Posts marked the event with a set of stamps -- with first day of issue simultaneously in Iloilo and Manila
          For its part, the CPU stamp club held a non-competitive stamp exhibit -- one of those rare philatelic events outside Metro Manila. This was organized in cooperation with the Stamp & Philatelic Section which sent a whole delegation to Iloilo. It was headed by the Philatelic Chief himself, Mr. Ben Moncayo.

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The CMLI Philatelic and Numismatic Club had an afternoon auction last Nov. 9. Although attendance was lower than expected because it coincided with the NCEE, the bids were enthusiastic according to auctioneer Boy Inductivo.
          The club will hold another auction during its Christmas Party on the afternoon of Dec. 21. According to Ruby Peria, club PRO, prospective members may come to the party.

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The APO Philatelic Society formally opened its 30th Philatelic Exhibition (APOPEX) last Nov. 21. Apparently, this was not a competitive exhibit since the names of all exhibitors were displayed along with their entries. Among them were Joel Salazar, Dennis Maturan and APO Prexy Ben Aromin.
          An APO Grand Auction was also held last Nov. 30 with Tony Mendoza heading the committee and Mr. Salazar as auctioneer. For its holiday celebration, the APO has scheduled a "Fellowship Luncheon" at the Tradewinds Hotel for Dec. 6.

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The Philippine Philatelic Auction Club will hold its Christmas Party on Dec. 14 at the Army & Navy Club by the Luneta. As always, an auction full of choice local and foreign materials will follow the luncheon. The next PPAC auction after this will be on the last Sunday of February.
[Source: Hobby Time, October-November 1980]

Metro Manila stamp clubs in 1980

...here is a list of active Metro Manila clubs.

APO Philatelic Society...on its 30th year; for amateurs.
Philatelic Philippines Exchange Guild...for correspondence                               between hobbyists worldwide.
International Philippine Philatelic Society...for specialists in                             Philippine stamps and postal history.
Philippine Philatelic Auction Club...auctions held monthly.
CMLI Philatelic and Numismatic Club...for collectors aged 9                            to 21.

[CMLI is Children's Museum and Library, Inc.]

Some Metro Manila grade schools have active stamp clubs. Among these are Ateneo de Manila University, under Mrs. A. Baterna; de la Salle University (Taft), under Mr. R. Aquino; Philippine Normal College, under Mrs. N. Jaramillo; La Salle-Alabang, under Ms. Pante; and Maryknoll College.

There used to be active clubs in Don Bosco-Makati, St. Joseph's, and Far Eastern University. Also one at Ramon Avanceña High School.

[Source: Hobby Time, August-September 1980]