OB handstamps 7

 

OB handstamps on the 6c and 4c pair of UPU cut up souvenir sheet of 1949.

Surcharged Jesuits s/s

Three hundred pesos or three pesos?

The P300 initial printing (4,000 copies) was later corrected to P3.00 (more than 60,000 copies).
P3 surcharge of 1984 on the P2 Jesuits souvenir sheet of four 40-sentimo stamps of 1981.

100 years of Philippine cinema

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100 YEARS OF PHILIPPINE CINEMA

September 11, 2019 

DATE OF ISSUE:         12 September 2019

KIND OF ISSUE:         Commemorative

GRAPHIC ARTIST:       Rodine C. Teodoro (PHLPost)

SOUVENIR SHEET DESIGN:  Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)

DENOMINATION:          Php 12.00 - Stamps Php 55.00 - Souvenir Sheet

STAMP SIZE:                40 mm x 30 mm

SHEETLET SIZE:            90 mm x 150 mm

SOUVENIR SHEET SIZE: 100 mm x 70 mm

SHEET COMPOSITION:    8 (2 X 4)

PRINTING PROCESS:      Offset Lithography

PRINTER:                       AMSTAR Company, Inc.

PERFORATION:               14 

QUANTITY:                     Stamps - 30,000 pcs. Souvenir Sheet - 5,000 pcs.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is commemorating 100 years of cinema in the Philippines on 12 September 2019 through “Sine Sandaan: Celebrating the Luminaries of Philippine Cinema” as well as the issuance of commemorative stamps by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) entitled “SANDAAN - Celebrating 100 Years of Philippine Cinema”.

PHLPost is releasing stamps, souvenir sheets, and official first-day covers for this monumental celebration. Featured on the stamp is the logo of SANDAAN appearing on a stylized movie ticket, highlighting the dates 1919-2019. The souvenir sheet presents acclaimed director and producer Jose Nepomuceno, considered by many as the “Father of Philippine Movies”. His film Dalagang Bukid was the first Filipino-produced silent film, starring Atang de la Rama and Marcellano Ilagan. Dalagang Bukid was released on 12 September 1919.

The FDCP will lead the year-long celebration of the Centennial Year of Philippine Cinema, which begins on 12 September 2019 and will culminate on 11 September 2020, per Presidential Proclamation No. 622 Series of 2018.

Stamps and Official First Day Covers of “100 Years of Philippine Cinema” will be available at the Philatelic Counter, Manila Central Post Office, all Mega Manila Post Offices, Postal Area 4, San Pablo, Postal Area 5, Mandaue, Postal Area 7, Davao, and Postal Area 8, Cagayan de Oro.

Year of Dog gold embellishment

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Year of Pig gold embellishment

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2019 World Stamp Exhibition

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1950: Lions convention

For the Lions International Convention of 1950 held at Manila, a set of four stamps was issued on June 2,1950 and a souvenir sheet on June 4, 1950.

Quantities printed:
2c orange (2,000,000)
4c violet (1,000,000)
30c green (2,000,000)
50c blue (1,000,000)
80c souvenir sheet (100,000)

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

The 30c, 50c, and souvenir sheet are airmails.

[Data taken from various sources.]

1950: AFF 50th anniversary

For the 25th anniversary of Asociacion Filatelica de Filipinas, a set of three stamps and a souvenir sheet were issued on May 22, 1950 featuring American philatelic president Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) examining his stamp collection. FDR was an honorary member of AFF.

Quantities printed:
4c blackish (2,000,000)
6c carmine (2,000,000)
18c blue (1,000,000)
80c souvenir sheet (100,000)

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

The imperforate souvenir sheet is airmail.

[Data taken from various sources.]

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.]

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.]

1st Philacon FDC

Here's a first day cover for the Philacon '91 issue (an overprinted 1982 souvenir sheet).

The First National Philatelic Convention (Philacon '91) was held at the Manila Central Post Office from November 27 to 29, 1991.

Cachet at left represents the 10 participating stamp clubs: APO Philatelic Society, Filipino-Chinese Philatelic Society, Baguio Philatelic Society, General Santos City Stamp Club, Cebu Philatelic Society, International Philippine Philatelic Society, Chinese Philatelists' Club of the Philippines, Philippine Philatelic Auction Club, Clark Stamp Club, and Quezon City Philatelic Society.

Chrisquapipex cover

Here's an interesting Chrisquapipex cover: It uses a United Nations souvenir sheet!

If you recall, the Asociacion Filatelica de Filipinas was made a philatelic agent of the UN beginning with this exhibit.

Awardees of Chrisquapipex, the Christianization Quatercentennial Philippine International Philatelic Exhibition, include Don Jesus Cacho (International Grand Award "for the rarest philatelic material in the show"), Rogelio de Jesus (the Mexican "Año de Amistad" Silver Medal), Ysmael 'Boy' Inductivo (the American Topical Association Merit Award), and Rizal's Story In Stamps (Gold, literature category).

Manna Filatelica IV cover

Manna Filatelica was an annual event of the Pampanga Stamp Collectors' Society.

The privately issued souvenir sheet on this cover with a slogan cancel says it's the 4th such event and inscribed "Initiating the Philippines' First Annual International Stamps Exhibit".

It was held at the Philippine Christmas Village from December 7 to 12, 1998.

Amitypex 85 FDC

Here's a first day cover for the 10th Anniversary of Philippine-China Diplomatic Relations issue of 1985.

According to the Amitypex '85 show cancel, the exhibit was held from June 8 to 17, but other sources say June 9 to 16.

The initial overprinting of the 1981 souvenir sheets had no apostrophes on the inscription PEOPLE'S, so these were added later by hand. Succeeding overprints have apostrophes.

ASEANPEX SPECIAL SOUVENIR SHEETS (DAY 2)

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ASEANPEX SPECIAL SOUVENIR SHEETS (DAY 2)

November 4, 2017  ASEANPEX SPECIAL SOUVENIR SHEET 2 : P 100 - - - 1000 sheets - November 5, 2017
(Philippine jeepney with tarsier) 
Size of Stamp : 40mm x 30mm (blk/4)
Size of sheet : 120mm x 90mm (3 designs) 
Special Embellishment : Gold Foil Stamping 
Perforation : 14 
Printing Process : Litho Offset (4 colors) 
Paper : Imported Unwatermarked 
Printer : Amstar Company, Inc. 
Designer : Rodine C. Teodoro

ASEANPEX SPECIAL SOUVENIR SHEETS (DAY 1)

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ASEANPEX SPECIAL SOUVENIR SHEETS (DAY 1)

November 4, 2017  Denomination, Quantity, Date of Issue (Design)
ASEANPEX SPECIAL SOUVENIR SHEET 1 : P 100 - - - 1000 sheets - November 4, 2017 
(National flowers of ASEAN countries) 
Size of Stamp : 40mm x 30mm (blk/4)
Size of sheet : 120mm x 90mm (3 designs) 
Special Embellishment : Gold Foil Stamping 
Perforation : 14 
Printing Process : Litho Offset (4 colors) 
Paper : Imported Unwatermarked 
Printer : Amstar Company, Inc. 
Designer : Rodine C. Teodoro

Year of Rooster with Aseanpex logo

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2017 YEAR OF THE ROOSTER WITH ASEANPEX LOGO

October 23, 2017 

Kind of Issue :Special
Denomination & Quantity : P250 - - - 5,000
Date of Issue :November 05, 2017
Last Day of Sale : November 04, 2018
Size of Souvenir Sheet : 140mm x 96mm

SIZE OF STAMP 
Monkey : 40.5mm x 30mm
Rooster : 51mm x 40mm
Dog : 40.5mm x 30mm 
Special Embellishment : 3D Emboss with Goldhotstamp
(Rooster), Silver hotstamp(Monkey), 
and Bronze hotstamp (Dog)
Perforation : 14
Printing Process : Litho-Offset (4 colors)
Paper : Imported Unwatermarked
Printer : Thai British Security Printing Public Company Limited 
Designer : Rodine C. Teodoro 
Designs : At the lower middle portion of the souvenir sheet features 
the Chinese New Year of the Rooster with the previous 
Year of the Monkey at left, and the upcoming Year of the Dog 
at right. At the upper right corner of the souvenir sheet is 
the “ASEANPEX 2017” logo.

Nanjing 2017

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China International Collection Expo 2017 featuring "2017 NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE ROOSTER" with NANJING 2017 Logo

September 13, 2017Kind of Issue : Special
Denomination & Quantity : P100 - - - 4,000
Date of Issue : September 08, 2017
Last Day of Sale : September 07, 2018
Size of Souvenir Sheet : 141mm x 96.4mm
Size of Stamp : 60mm x 30mm 
Special Embellishment : Gold Foil Stamping
Perforation : 14
Printing Process : Litho-Offset (4 colors)
Paper : Imported Unwatermarked
Printer : Amstar Printing Company, Inc.
Designer : Rodine C. Teodoro 
Designs : At the lower middle portion of the souvenir sheet features the Chinese New Year of the Rooster with the previous Year of the Monkey at left, and the upcoming Year of the Dog at right. At the upper right corner of the souvenir sheet is the “Nanjing 2017” logo. The words “Year of the ROOSTER” was printed in gold to emphasized the Year of the Rooster

[press release added later]

PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost exhibits zodiac stamps in Nanjing,China

September 19, 2017   Posted By: Corp.Comm The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) releases stamps with special embellishment called “Gold Foil Stamping” to showcase Philippine participation in the People’s Republic of China International Collection Expo 2017 organized by China Postal Administration in Nanjing.
Exhibitors from some 40 countries including the Philippines will showcase their valuable stamp which focuses on Chinese tradition and the evolution of papermaking and art on paper.
The embellished souvenir sheet features the monkey, rooster and dog in the twelve-year Chinese zodiac cycle.
2016 was the year of the monkey while 2017 is the year of the rooster, and 2018 will be the year of the dog.
The upper right corner of the souvenir sheet is the “Nanjing 2017” logo.
The word “Year of the ROOSTER” was printed in gold to emphasize the 2017 Year of the Rooster.
The coming 2018 year of the dog is the eleventh in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac sign.
The dog is the symbol of loyalty, honesty and possesses the best traits of human nature.
People born under this sign are honest, friendly, loyal, smart, straight forward, and venerable and have a strong sense of responsibility.
PHLPost has printed 4,000 copies of the P100 peso denomination of the special “Nanjing” stamp.
In-house graphic artist Rodine Teodoro designed the colorful Chinese zodiac stamps.
The commemorative stamps and official first day cover are now available at the Post Shop, Central Post Office, Door 203, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila and area post offices nationwide. For inquiries, please call 527-01-08 or 527-01-32.

museum and library

In 1992 the Philippine Postal Museum and Philatelic Library was inaugurated.

To mark this event, the 1980 MacArthur Centenary souvenir sheet was overprinted.

Sadly this facility today no longer exists.

Postage Stamp Day card

According to a stamp dealer, this souvenir item was made for a Postpex event of the Philippine Philatelic Auction Club. This must have fallen on Postage Stamps Day of 1979.

Printed by silkscreen, the image at top illustrates the first stamp of the Spanish Philippines.

Affixed on the card is the 1949 Universal Postal Union souvenir sheet overprinted in 1963 for the 15th anniversary of the United Nations adoption of the Declaration of Human Rights.

The sheet is cancelled on October 9, 1979.

The souvenirs that collectors make!