Think It Over #1

Rizal Martyrdom postal card with what looks like a newspaper clipping of Think It Over by H. M. Stansifer saying "The happiest people are generally busy helping others". Also has a cut-out of the Cebu provincial seal.

On its reverse is a printed consignment form of the Manila Steamship Company, which ceased shipping in 1955. As the slogan cancel is dated August 17, 1954, my guess is that this was an excess and never used, hence it no doubt was made into a souvenir by Pablo Esperidion, the well-known philatelist of that company.

H.R. Harmer Sale 3018

Sale 3018 of H.R. Harmer on October 26 is called

Spanish and U.S. Philippines and United States Territories and Possessions....

Here's the description:

Following the success of the Richard D. Miggins Collection of the Philippines last spring, we are very pleased to be able to present another specialized catalogue of the Philippines and other United States Territories. In addition to further selections from the Miggins Collection, we are offering items from the Stanley Estabrook Collection of Philippines Flight Covers and the Donn Lueck Collection of Philippines Revenues. Individual highlights include: The only recorded use of the Philippines 1881 black 8c on 10c bistre revenue stamp on cover (Lot 2101) The only known example of the Philippines 1907-14 5,000p revenue stamp (Lot 2402) A 1911 Manila Carnival Pioneer Exhibition flown postcard, one of three known (Lot 2450)

The website is

https://stampauctionnetwork.com/ha/ha3018.cfm

Great illustrations!

Termites

Have you read this feature by Dr. Jaime C. Laya?

https://lifestyle.mb.com.ph/2017/10/16/termites-and-old-stamps/

Excerpts from this Manila Bulletin article titled "Termites and Old Stamps" published October 16:

"'Eureka' finds included stamps that I had lovingly collected back when I was at Arellano High and mounted in an album that bore a note signed 'Uncle ‘Mac' and dated Sept. 7, 1951, a gift from the Earl T. MacMillins, friends of my father while a University of Indiana graduate student.

"My high school, Arellano, was near the corner of Rizal Avenue and Azcarraga (now C.M. Recto). I was in the morning session and many an afternoon was spent blowing my life savings at Don Sixto Ortiz (Manila Filatelica) at Calvo Building on Escolta and Rogelio de Jesus near U.E., both within walking distance from Arellano."

Have fun!

Dr. Jaime Laya

Have you read this Philippine Star article of September 24 about Dr. Jaime Laya?

http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/2017/09/24/1741950/dr.-jaime-laya-nationalist-art-and-culture-stalwart-and-book

Excerpts:

"Jimmy was only six or so when his father, a schoolteacher, started him off on stamp collecting.

“'He gave me a handful of used stamps still stuck on envelopes or on parts of envelopes, no doubt a lesson to get me to learn about other countries, geography, zoology and botany, currencies, history, biography and other things that one can learn from stamps. I eventually concentrated on Philippine stamps, but stopped when I could no longer afford to buy the missing items to fill the blanks in my stamp album,'” Jimmy begins.

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