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Stamp Clubs News

The Philippine Philatelic Auction Club...celebrated its 4th anniversary with a luncheon and grand auction at the Kowloon House...on Dec. 6, 1981. The affair drew over 150 members and guests and occasioned the official launching of PPAC's Catalogue of Philippine Postage Stamps, 1982 Edition.
     Right after luncheon, election of the club's 1982 Board of Directors were held by a show of hands. Elected were Josefina T. Cura, Larry Dolan, Jose Luis Faustman, Fernando Gaite Jr., Carlos Inductivo, Amando Labayen Jr., Philip Liao, Naty G. Lozano, Rogelio Quistol, Nemesio Rivera, Jorge delos Santos, Antonio So and Quintin Tan. Some directors of 1981 did not accept nominations but took charge of the elections.
     The PPAC's annual award of Appreciation for the individual who contributed most to the advancement of philately was given to Mandy Labayen, writer of the weekly column "Sunday Philatelist" which appears in the Philippine Sunday Express.

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The International Philippine Philatelic Society...concluded its first mail auction with success in terms of prices realized and participation of Philippine specialists both here and abroad. This was announced by Ms. Linda Stanfield, IPPS Secretary and RP Representative.
     Among the mail auction highlights: Sc. No. 223 of 1900 for P2,600, 30% over catalog value; a used 20c Manila-Madrid for P95, just a little over full catalog; 1943 Kalayaan FDC postmarked Bacolod for P300, and Surigao for P320; an imperf pair of 30s Kennedy for P1,500, and a se-tenant PLDT pair with values omitted for P800.
     Ms. Stanfield also announced that all 4 IPPS members who joined the ROCPEX '81of Taipei, forming the total entries on Philippine philately, won awards. They are Mario Que of the Philippines and IPPS US members C.L. Harb, William J. Oliver and Robert W. Thompson.

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Mr. Ysmael "Boy" Inductivo, President of the Philatelic Philippines Exchange Guild...announced that the club's newsletter will now come out three times a year instead of quarterly starting with 1982. This move was decided upon in order not to increase annual membership dues despite increased printing costs. In fact, payment in used stamps has been reduced from 200 to 150 so as to encourage more members from areas where US-dollars and IRCs are not easily available.
     The latest issue of PALS lists scores of friend-seekers, mainly stamp collectors, from some two dozen countries around the globe. Members who pay their annual membership fees on or before April 1982 will still be entitled to four issues of PALS.
[Source: Hobby Time, December 1981-January 1982]

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Stamp Clubs News

The International Philippine Philatelic Society...was recently host to Taiwan-based member Ray Coughlin, who was in the country for a visit. His children will be studying here. The IPPS is the internationally recognized society for specialists in Philippine philately and postal history.

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The Philatelic Club of the Philippines...held an auction/meeting  last August 2 at the New World Restaurant in Binondo, Manila, with some two dozen members attending. Organized over 20 years ago as the Filipino-Chinese Philatelic Club, current PCP officers are Benny So (President) and Co Bian Bian (Vice President).

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Philippine Stamp Collectors...observed its sixth month of existence in July with over 70 members from all over the country with a little less than half in Metro Manila. Hobby Time has been adopted by PSC as its official organ with a supplementary newsletter for members only. PSC membership is still open.

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The Education Committee of the Philippine Philatelic Auction Club...has postponed its scheduled showing of films on the U.N. Postal Administration and its stamps. Regular PPAC auction is set for September 27 at the APPU Conference Room, 3rd floor, Bureau of Posts Bldg., Manila. Meanwhile, the 1982 edition of the PPAC Catalog of RP issues (up to May 1981) has been prepared for printing by Linda Stanfield and Tony So.

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The second quarter issue of PALS, the international penpals publication of Philatelic Philippines Exchange Guild...has come out with the names and particulars (hobbies, interests, etc.) of over 60 members in 24 countries. A copy is available at P2.00, postage included. Membership is still open.
[Source: Hobby Time, June-July 1981]

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Stamp Clubs News

The Educational Committee of the Philippine Philatelic Auction Club, organized to promote philately among beginners of all ages, has been holding a series of lectures at the Bureau of Posts Bldg., Manila, for this purpose.
     Lecturer last March 15 was Mr. Epi Paras, former President of the APO Philatelic Society and current President of the Bayanihan Coin Club. His topic was General Philately which offered handy tips on many aspects of the hobby. Over 50 tyro-philatelists came.
     Topic for the May 3 lecture was Approaches to Topical Stamp Collecting which was handled by philatelic writer Mandy Labayen. Over 70 new collectors came, including some children. Several stamp dealers were also invited to sell beginners' materials before the lecture.
     The next meeting is scheduled for June. As usual, the general public is invited....

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A philatelic milestone was recently made by the International Philippine Philatelic Society with the publication of its official organ devoted entirely to the cataloguing of Errors, Freaks and Oddities among RP stamps, 1946 to 1979.
     The 88-page catalog is profusely illustrated. Many of the items here are merely interesting freaks and oddities. However, there are many major errors too -- missing colors and perfs, inverted and double overprints, etc. Many of these will be listed in the forthcoming Stanley Gibbons Catalog.
     The IPPS EFO Catalog is given free to all IPPS members who will also have priority in the purchase of extra copies. It is not yet determined whether there will be any copies left for nonmembers.
Orchids are due tireless compilers Dr. Ngo Tiong Tak, Mario Que and Linda Stanfield (IPPS Editor-in-Chief)....

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A stamp club "for stamp collectors who cannot attend club meetings but want to enjoy all the benefits of a stamp club" was launched last January 31. This is Philippine Stamp Collectors. To-date, the club counts 64 members from all over the country. It is sponsored by Spenders Philippine Stamps.
     PSC members receive Hobby Time as their official club organ with a newsletter supplement on club activities, membership news, on-going services, bargains, etc., for members only. Membership in the PSC is still open at P25.00 a year....

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The Philatelic Philippines Exchange Guild has recently come out with the 2nd Quarter 1981 issue of PALS, its international list of hobbyists and friend-seekers. The publication lists several dozen members in 20 countries with their complete address, particulars and wants. Most are stamp collectors looking for stamp exchange partners. Some are looking for romance and their lifetime partners.
     PALS also contains interesting articles and ads of other hobby-correspondence clubs from all over the world....
[Source: Hobby Time, February-May 1981]

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]