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).

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: 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.]

1947: NAPEX souvenir sheet

The first souvenir sheet of the Republic era was issued on November 8, 1947 for the National Philatelic Exhibition (Napex).

Napex was held at Manila from November 28-30, 1947. It was sponsored by the Philippine Philatelic Club.

Quantity printed: 500,000
Printing method: Typography
Printers: Philippine Bureau of Printing
Unwatermarked paper

The four 1-centavo stamps, same design as the Manuel L. Quezon issue of May 1, are imperforate.

Printing flaws:
One or two green dots in different positions.

Each one of the four 1-centavo stamps could be used as postage on mail at that time, just scissor the souvenir sheet in quarters!

[Data taken from various sources.]

1947: ECAFE Conference

The first stamps of the Republic era issued perforate and imperforate were released on November 24, 1947 for the Economic Commission in Asia and the Far East conference that was held at Baguio City.

Quantities printed:

[perf]
4c carmine with pale carmine background color (498,047)
6c purple with pale purple background color (299,499)
12c blue with pale blue background color (298,649)

Perforation measurement: 12-1/2
Natural straight edges occur.

[imperf]
4c carmine with pale carmine background color (97,900)
6c purple with pale purple background color (99,650)
12c blue with pale blue background color (97,719)

Printing method: Typographed
Printers: Philippine Bureau of Printing
Unwatermarked paper

There are color shifts in all three denominations, perf and imperf.

Printing error:
6c double transfer

Printing flaws:
6c imperf (ring flaw)
12c imperf (ring flaw, different positions)

[Data taken from various sources.]

USPI imperf

Yes, this was issued imperforate.

imperf?

No, there is no record of this overprinted stamp being issued imperforate. The base stamp, though, exists imperforate.

The left side is a natural straight edge but the other three sides must have had their perfs trimmed. The right side must have been a boardwalk margin.