Orchideen Report

The April 2003 edition of Orchideen Report, journal of the Orchidcover Collectors Club, features a Philippine stamp on its front cover.

Although published in Germany, the text is in English and contains interesting articles with a listing of new issues including stamp booklets, postal stationery, cancels and seals.

Inside illustrations are in color.

Japocc cover 2

Two secret numbers (11 and 6) of the BATAAN-KOREHIDOR cachet.

Japocc cover 1

Neat Japanese occupation cover with interesting design of addressee.

Bougainvillea

New Issue alert:

EFO 1988 Toribio Tedoro E

Ring flaw on back of the head

Ring flaw on extreme back of the head

Ring flaws.

EFO 1979 de Alvaro

Protrusion on right frameline

Missing vertical line at right of ribbon

Normal Copy

EFOs of the 1979 Rosa Sevilla de Alvero stamp.

EFO 1992 flower definitive P1.50 D

Black outlines of flowers on the left and right stamps of this strip of 3 are shifted.