1971 Philatelic Week FDC

Note the cachet on this first day cover for the 1971 Philatelic Week issue.

The map of the Philippines is gone!

The 4 in the cancellation is for the surcharged Regidor issue that was also issued on the same day.

1970 Philatelic Week FDC

The 1970 Philatelic Week issue was an overprint of the 6s value (showing basketball) of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics set.

See how the cachet changes in the FDC for Philatelic Week 1971. Next!

Philataipei 2016

New Issue alert:

2016 NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE MONKEY” with PHILATAIPEI 2016 Logo

November 2, 2016 Kind of Issue : Special
Denomination & Quantity : P 250.00 – 5,000
Date of Issue : October 21, 2016
Last Day of Sale : October 20, 2017
Size of Souvenir Sheet : 14.1 cm x 9.64 cm
Size of Stamp 
Goat and Rooster : 4 cm x 3 cm
Monkey : 5 cm x 3.5 cm
Special Embellishment : Gold Foil Stamping
Perforation : 14
Printing Process : Litho-Offset (4 colors)
Paper : Imported Unwatermarked
Printer : Thai-British Printing Company
Designer : Rodine C. Teodoro 
Design : At the lower middle portion of the souvenir sheet features the Chinese New Year of the Monkey with the previous Year of the Goat at left, and the upcoming Year of the Rooster at right of the monkey. At the upper right corner is the “ PHILATAIPEI 2016 “ logo. The words “ Year of the MONKEY” was printed in gold to emphasized the Year of the Monkey.

Phl-Portugal joint issue

New Issue alert:

Philippines - Portugal Relationship 70th Anniversary

November 2, 2016   Kind of Issue : Commemorative
Denomination & Quantity :P12.00 & P 55.00 – 101,000
Date of Issue : October 24, 2016
Last Day of Sale :October 23, 2017
Size of Stamps : 4 cm x 3 cm
Sheet Composition : Miniature Sheet of 8
                         (Se-tenant Pair)
Perforation :14
Printing Process:Litho – Offset (4 colors)
Paper : Imported Unwatermarked
Printer : Amstar Printing Company, Inc.
Layout Artist :Rodine C. Teodoro
Designs : Photographs provided by Portugal Post. On the P 55 denomination is the Sampaguita(Jasminumsambac) National flower of the Philippines and the flags of both countries. On the second stamps, the P 12 denomination features Lavender(Lavandulapedunculata) National Flower of Portugal and the flags of both countries.

NSCM 2016

New Issue alert:

National Stamp Collecting Month featuring the “ 70th Anniversary of the First Stamps of the Republic of the Philippines”

November 2, 2016  
Kind of Issue : Special
Denomination & Quantity 
Stamps : P 12.00 – 81,000
Souvenir Sheet : P 55.00 – 5,000 
Date of Issue : October 21, 2016
Last Day of Sale : October 20, 2017
Size of Stamps : 5.0 cm x 3.5 cm 
Sheet Composition : Miniature Sheet of 9(Strip of 3)
Size of Souvenir Sheet : 12 cm x 6 cm
Perforation : 14
Printing Process : Litho-Offset (4 colors)
Paper : Imported Unwatermarked
Printer : Amstar Company, Inc. 
Designer : Victorino Z. Serevo
Design : Stamp on stamp. The design features the 1946 First Philippine Republic stamps.

1969 Philatelic Week FDC

For the 1969 Philatelic Week, the 1963 Philippine Folk Dances se-tenant block of four was overprinted with two of the four values surcharged.

This time APO Philatelic Society is named as APO Philatelic Organization!

The pictorial cachet of the first day cover shown above depicts a scene from the singkil dance of Mindanao.

1968 Philatelic Week FDC

The first Philatelic Week issue, for 1968, actually came out in 1969.

This was done by overprinting the 4s value of the 1967 commemorative issued for the 65th anniversary of the Bureau of Posts.

The printed cachet at left of the first day cover shown above is a logo of the APO Philatelic Society (named here as APO Philatelic Club). The logo's design elements have changed, except the shape  -- diamond.