PPS Journal

The Philippine Philatelic Society Journal was published by the UK-based Philippine Philatelic Society.

This journal was merged in 2008 with the Philippine Philatelic Journal of the International Philippine Philatelic Society.

Can someone confirm if this UK club is now defunct?

Collectors' Connection

The first three editions of Collectors' Connection, dated March 1997, June 1997 and September 1997, and published quarterly by the Manila Stamp Collectors' Club (renamed later to Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club), contains a wealth of good advice for the beginning collector, especially the editorial and the sections titled Basic Philately, The Stamp Language, Philatelic Geography, Collectors' Workshop, and Basic Don'ts of Stamp Collecting.

But it's not only for the beginners, as some news and features also cater to other collectors.

Josefina Tiongson Cura and Eliezer A. Jimenez comprise the editorial staff. This newsletter was "published quarterly in order to promote philately. It is distributed free to all MSCC members and patrons of Philately."

At that time, the monthly MSCC fellowship, auction and bourse every third Sunday was held at the Philatelic Library & Museum situated on the 3rd floor of the Philpost Bldg. Annex. The Filipinas Stamp Collectors' Club has continued the same schedule but it is now held at the Philpost lobby, as the Philatelic Library & Museum has been closed.

In her second Mixtures column, Mrs. Cura announced that the MSCC "is the first stamp club in the Philippines to be on the Internet."

A revival of this newsletter would be great!

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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]

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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]

Spenders Stamp News

Coming out bimonthly, the Spenders Stamp News was published by Spenders Philippine Stamps of Manila.

"The SSN is not a club paper," said Felifranco R. Luto, editor and writer. "To PSC members, this stamp news will be a supplement to Hobby Time."

(PSC was the Philippine Stamp Collectors.)

I have Volume 1 Number 1 dated January-February 1982 and subsequent issues for
March-April 1982
May-June 1982
July-August 1982

All were mimeographed copies.

By the time of the July-August 1982 edition, the editor was Linda C. Stanfield (who also wrote a philatelic column for the Youngster magazine).

IPPS News

In 1981 the International Philippine Philatelic Society came out with a newsletter.

Called simply IPPS News, the front page featured an actual stamp with a first day of issue cancel (if it were an envelope it would be just like a first day cover).

This mimeographed newsletter (the front page was printed differently on better quality paper) was compiled and edited by Linda Stanfield.

Reported in this issue was the news of Don Pablo Esperidion's passing. He was "the epitome of what a philatelist should be and he is the undisputed Mr. Philippine Philately."

Hobby Time

Issued every two months was Hobby Time with Mandy Labayen as editor and writer "because hobby time is happy time for all!"

Members of the Philippine Stamp Collectors (I was one of them) received a free subscription.

A favorite column is "Stamp Language" by Linda Stanfield, and a favorite department was "Stamp Clubs News" (although it did not appear regularly).

I have Volume 1 Number 1 dated August-September 1980 and subsequent issues for
October-November 1980
December 1980-January 1981
February-May 1981 (two issues in one)
June-July 1981
August-September 1981
October-November 1981
December 1981-January 1982
February-March 1982
April-May 1982

These were all mimeographed.
Published by Spenders Philippine Stamps.

The Clipper

The Philippine Philatelic Auction Clipper was published by the Philippine Philatelic Auction Club.

It was a mimeographed newsletter with Volume 1 Number 1 dated April-June 1982.

In this 8-page newsletter, POSTPEX '82 was announced for Postage Stamp Day with several committees formed "to spearhead the celebration" which also is the 5th PPAC Foundation Day (October 9).

An interesting column is "PPAC Lingo" used in the PPAC world. Listed were the following terms:

Auctionites -- members of the club
Gone -- "a favorite term of Boy Inductivo"
Marcos Shouting -- stamp set issued for 75th anniversary of                                             Philippine Independence                  
Mommy -- for Ms. Naty Lozano
Philperf --short for Philippine Perforation
The Clipper -- the paper itself

Felifranco R. Luto was editor and writer.