IPPS October auction

Up and running is the International Philippine Philatelic Society mail auction scheduled for October 9.

Auction No. 67 features 373 lots covering all eras of Philippine philately, arranged according to the following:

Spanish Period -- Stamps
Spanish Period -- Covers and Postal Cards
Spanish Period -- Specimens
Spanish Period -- Printers Waste
Spanish Period -- Forgeries
Aguinaldo & Provisional Issues
US Period -- Stamps
US Period -- Official & Security Stamps
US Period -- Military Station Covers
US Period -- Covers & Postal Cards
US Period -- Ship Covers
Japanese Occupation -- Stamps
Japanese Occupation -- Covers and Postal Cards
Japanese Occupation -- Propaganda Material
Republic Period -- Stamps
Republic Period -- Covers and Postal Cards
Republic Period -- Specimens
Revenue, Telegraphic and Miscellaneous Issues

Nigel Gooding is the auctioneer.

Terms? See --
http://www.theipps.info/auction11-2015/IPPS2015-Spanish.htm 

World Post Day letter writing

 

PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost to hold Dear Next President letter writing activity nationwide

October 6, 2015 Following the announcement of three Presidential candidates for the May 2016 national election, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) will hold a nationwide letter-writing campaign focusing on the theme “Dear Next President”- to be participated by about 50,000 students in celebration of the “World Post Day” on October 09 at selected SM Supermall branches all over the country.

World Post Day is celebrated every 9th of October annually, to coincide with the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital of Berne. Its main purpose is to create awareness of the role of the postal sector in people’s and businesses’ everyday lives and its contribution to the social and economic development of countries.

PHLPost's primary activity to celebrate this day is the National letterwriting Day (NLWD) with the theme "Dear Next President", which is expected to provide a venue for the Filipino youth to express themselves by engaging in letter writing activities that will not just communicate but touch lives. 

"With the 2016 election fast shaping up, we would like to encourage the youth, though they are not yet eligible to participate in the electoral process, to express his or her thoughts and hopes for the next president of the country through a letter," Postmaster General Josie Dela Cruz said.

PHLPost will compile all the letters and hopefully, will be able to present this to the next elected president of the Philippines.
Together with thousands of participating youth, the corporation further hopes that the president will take time to look and consider the ideals and recommendations embodied in their letters.

The 3rd National Letter-writing Day will be undertaken in partnership with SM Supermalls, Department of Education and Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino.

Aside from the simultaneous letterwriting activity, PHLPost will also open the “Power of Letter Exhibit” at SM North in Quezon City, a showcase of different letters from known personalities from the government, media, the academe, and entertainment.

Being in the forefront of the advocacy to revive the art of letterwriting with its program, Sulat Mulat Postal Awareness Caravan, PHLPost officials continue to believe that nothing else cultivates romance, nurtures friendship, or helps one stay connected like a hand-written card or letter received at the post office.

IPPS silver

You have to collect intactly the souvenir sheet with an overprint commemorating the 25th anniversary of the International Philippine Philatelic Society, as the overprint was applied only on its margins.

This is an official first day cover of the souvenir sheet.

BCC October 2015 auction

Of the 637 lots listed in tomorrow's auction of Bayanihan Collectors Club, 64 are in the "Stamps and Covers" category (a few more philatelic items are found among publications and used postcards).

There is a wide range of collectible items in this sale -- coins and banknotes, medals and tokens, books and magazines, photographs and postcards, antiques and more.

The auction will be held at Quezon City, on the same day as that of the APO Philatelic Society which will be held at the Philpost lobby.

Mahaguyog Festival

New issue alert:

Mahaguyog Festival - Sto. Tomas, Batangas

October 2, 2015The Mahaguyog Festival - Sto. Tomas, Batangas Stamps and Official First Day Covers will be available starting October 2, 2015 at the Post Shop, Philately and Museum Division, Manila Central Post Office, Door 203, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila and at all Regional Offices of the Philippine Postal Corporation. [press release added on Nov. 6

PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost launches “Mahaguyog festival” special stamps

November 6, 2015

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) in cooperation with the Municipality of Sto. Tomas in Batangas will launch on November 6 the special stamps featuring the “Mahaguyog festival”, showcasing the town’s bountiful harvest of agricultural crops. 

The “Mahaguyog Festival” which is celebrated every February, is derived from the word that best describe the town’s main products such as mais (corn), halaman (plant), gulay (vegetables) and niyog (coconut).

The festivities celebrate the abundance of the place which is situated along the slopes of Mt. Makiling and the Mt. Malarayat mountain ranges.

“We congratulate the municipal government and the people of Sto. Tomas, Batangas for their commitment to develop local tourism highlighting the colorful Mahaguyog festival stamps as their means of encouraging local and foreign tourists”, Postmaster General Josie Dela Cruz said.

The festival also highlights Sto. Tomas famous son, General Miguel Malvar, the gallant leader of the Filipino revolutionary forces as a successful farmer, his passion and love for agriculture in his hometown, before and after his stint in the revolutionary. PHLPost has recently issued a commemorative stamps marking his150th birth anniversary this year.

PHLPost printed 101,000 copies of the “Mahaguyog festival” stamps, sold at P10 each.

The stamps, designed by PHLPost in-house layout artist Rodine Teodoro, feature colorful representation of different fruits and vegetables that are locally grown, with the official municipal seal at the background.

The 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.

[photo release added on Nov. 9

PHOTO RELEASE: Mahaguyog Festival Stamps Launch

November 9, 2015Director Federico Frayna (left), Area Director for South Luzon Postal Area, PHLPost and Atty. Arth Jhun Marasigan (right), Municipal Administrator, representing the Hon. Mayor Edna Sanchez, Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Batangas unveils the Mahaguyog Festival special stamps showcasing the town’s bountiful harvest of agricultural crops. Also in Photo are (from left to right) Dr. Rey Ong, Chairman, Philippine Philatelic Federation, Elenita San Diego, Chief PHLPost Post Shop, Philately and Museum Division  and Councilor Renante Arcillas, Chairman, Sto. Tomas Tourism Committee.

PPC jubilee

Imagine that! A one-peso commemorative stamp issued not too long ago!

Currently, the face value of commems is at least P10 each.

This 1987 first day cover celebrates the jubilee of the Philippine Philatelic Club, which is commemorated by the one-stamp issue showing a family at the hobby table.

Gerald Ford

Did you know that US President Gerald Ford was a stamp collector?

(This special event cover must have been made faster than you can say philatelically!)