shades 6

Two distinct color shades of the ₱1 Scuba Diving stamp of 1988.

EFO 1992 flower definitive P1.50 A

Black outlines of flowers shifted on the right stamp

Black outlines of flowers shifted on the right stamp

Black outlines of flowers shifted on the left stamp

Black outlines of flowers shifted on both stamps

Black outlines shifted on the P1.50 flower definitive of 1992, light and dark shades, in pairs.

1949: UPU 75th Anniversary

On October 9, 1949 the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union was commemorated with a set of three stamps and a souvenir sheet. Pictured is the UPU Monument in Berne, Switzerland. Philippines entered the UPU on January 1, 1922.

Quantities printed:
4c green (5,000,000)
6c purple (5,000,000)
18c blue (5,000,000)
28c imperforate souvenir sheet (1,000,000)

2,000,000 of the 18c stamp were surcharged in 1959.

Printing method: Engraved
Printers: American Bank Note Company
Perforation measurement for stamps: 12
Unwatermarked paper

Possible shades of color in all three stamps of the set.

Imperforate copies come from the souvenir sheet, which the post office allowed for use in mail beginning on August 31, 1960. The 6c and 4c are usually in pairs. Reportedly 915,000 souvenir sheets were cut up.

The quantity printed for the souvenir sheet was further reduced by an unofficial overprint in 1960 reading "President D.D. Eisenhower visit to the Philippines June 14-16,1960", and another overprinting by the post office in 1963.

[Data taken from various sources.]

1948: Sampaguita

For Flower Day, sampaguita was featured on a stamp issued on December 8, 1948. Sampaguita is the national flower of the Philippines.

Quantity printed:
3c green and black (1,000,000)

Designer: L. Velasco
Printing method: Typographed
Printers: Philippine Bureau of Printing
Perforation measurement: 12-1/2
Unwatermarked paper

Perforation freaks:
Vertical shifted and slanted

Varieties:
Shades of green
Green color shifts

[Data taken from various sources.]

1948: BSP 25th anniversary

The silver anniversary of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines was commemorated with a set issued on October 31, 1948 showing a Boy Scout saluting.

Quantities printed:
2c perf (1,500,000)
4c perf (1,000,000)
2c imperf (500,000)
4c imperf (500,000)

Printing method: Typographed
Printers: Philippine Bureau of Printing
Perforation measurement: 12
Unwatermarked paper

Errors:
2c perf green and sepia (horizontal perfs omitted, vertical perfs omitted, vertical perfs doubled, B/4 perforated on four sides only)
4c perf pink and sepia (horizontal perfs omitted, vertical perfs omitted, vertical perfs doubled, B/4 perforated on four sides only)

Perforation freaks:
2c perf (horizontal shifted downward and vertical to the right)

Varieties:
2c perf
Color shades
Color shifts
Broken first E of JUBILEE

4c perf
Color shades
Color shifts
Broken first E of JUBILEE
Broken third P of PHILIPPINES
Broken U of JUBILEE

2c imperf
Color shades
Color shifts

4c imperf
Color shades
Color shifts
Broken third P of PHILIPPINES
Ring flaws

[Data taken from various sources.]

1948: Roxas mourning

The first mourning stamps of the Republic era were issued on July 15, 1948 for President Manuel Roxas who died of a heart attack on April 15, 1948.

Quantities printed:
2c (1,500,000)
4c (1,000,000)

Printing method: Engraved
Printers: American Bank Note Company
Perforation measurement: 12
Unwatermarked paper

Possible shades of the black.

[Data taken from various sources.]

1948: Rizal definitive

On June 19, 1948 a definitive was issued honoring Dr. Jose Rizal (his birthday).

Quantity printed:
2c green (one source says 110,000,000 and another says 123,000,000)

Total quantity was lessened by later overprints.

Printing method: Engraved
Printers: American Bank Note Company
Perforation measurement: 12
Unwatermarked paper

Possible shades of the color.

[Data taken from various sources.]

1947: Special Delivery

The first special delivery stamp of the Republic era was issued on December 22, 1947. It shows a letter carrier on a bicycle leaving the Manila post office, presumably to deliver special delivery mail, and I would say only to addresses in Manila (and probably Rizal City) kasi nakabisikleta lang.

It also is the last issue for 1947. Catalogs say the color is rose lilac, with shades of the color.

Quantity printed: 11,000,000
Printing method: Engraved
Printers: American Bank Note Company
Perforation measurement: 12
Unwatermarked paper

[Data taken from various sources.]

1947: President Quezon issue

A green Manuel L. Quezon stamp was issued on May 1, 1947.

Denomination: 1 centavo
Quantity printed: 954,370
Printing method: Typographed
Printers: Philippine Bureau of Printing
Perforation measurement: 11-1/2x12
Unwatermarked paper

With shades of green.

Perforation errors:
vertical pair imperforate between, left side imperforate

Variety: Short horizontal line slanted downward after the word PHILIPPINES
[Data taken from various sources.]

1947 First Definitives issue

The first definitives of the Republic era were pictorials. These were issued as a set on different dates in 1947.

On March 23, the initial two values came out (10c, 20c), followed on June 19 by three (12c, 16c, 50c), and on August 1 by two more (4c, P1).

Quantities printed:
4c black Rizal Monument (140,000,000)
10c orange Bonifacio Monument (40,000,000)
12c blue Jones Bridge (12,000,000)
16c gray Santa Lucia (10,000,000)
20c brown Mayon Volcano (33,000,000)
50c green Colonnade of Palm Trees (9,000,000)
P1 violet Colonnade of Palm Trees (5,000,000)

Quantities for the 4c, 10c, 16c, 20c and 50c were reduced by later overprints, and in the case of the 16c by a further recall.

The 16-centavo value has a design error; it depicts Puerta Real, not Santa Lucia. Because of this, the remaining stocks of both the regular and O.B. overprinted stamps were withdrawn from sale on July 26, 1950.

Printing method: Engraved
Printers: American Bank Note Co.
Perforation measurement: 12
Unwatermarked paper

Possible shades of color in all 7 values.

Perforation freaks:
10c horizontal shifted downward
20c horizontal shift, vertical shift, vertical shift slanted to the right

The 20c and P1 have accordion flaws.

If not properly stored, the 10c is prone to oxidation; the orange ink turns to brown and eventually to black.

I have a hibrite paper variety of all seven values.

[Data taken from various sources.]

1946: Proclamation of Independence issue

The first issue of the Republic era was a set of three stamps released on July 4, 1946 for the Proclamation of Independence.

Quantities issued:
2 centavos carmine (5,142,000)
6 centavos green (3,072,000)
12 centavos blue (1,023,000)

Printing method: Engraved
Printers: US Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Perforation measurement: 11
Unwatermarked paper

Printed in sheets of 30 stamps each.

Possible color shades in all 3 values.

[Data taken from various sources.]

shades 5

Light and dark shades of the background color.

EFO 1988 Malate

PILIPINAS and "1." of P1.00 touching the illustration

Color Shift affecting 1776 of top stamp

Flaw on green of top stamp at right of A in PILIPINAS

Dark shade

"1." of P1.00 touching illustration

Color Shift causing doubling of cross (top right stamp)

Some EFOs of the 1988 Malate se-tenant block of 4 issue.

shades 4

Purplish

Blue

Color shades of the 1988 Christmas 75c stamp.

shades 3

Two distinct shades of the background color, and the bottom stamp has a shifted color (see leg of baby) and a litho flaw on the upper left background color.

shades 2

Two distinct shades here: light brown and dark brown.

Two types of overprints, too!

shades 1

Two distinct shades of the background color.