Inquirer

New Issue alert:

Philippine Daily Inquirer: 30 Years

December 8, 2015 The Philippine Daily Inquirer: 30 Years Stamps and Official First Day Covers will be available starting December 8, 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.

Commission on Elections

New Issue alert:

Commission on Elections: 75th Anniversary

December 8, 2015

The Commission on Elections: 75th Anniversary  commemorative stamps and Official First Day Covers will be available starting December 8, 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.

Star Dec. 8 story

In today's story of The Philippine Star newspaper --

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/12/08/1530344/phlpost-release-stamps-made-silk-2016

-- with the following headline:

"PhlPost to release stamps made of silk in 2016"

Some excerpts --

  "The Philippine Postal Corp. (PhlPost) plans to come out next year with stamps that feature silk-made and money-like textures, a first for the post office."

 "PhlPost would also be coming out with another tactile-enhanced stamp, the Christmas stamp for 2016. They would be using the intaglio, a type of printing where the design is engraved into the material."

 

"Philatelists could also look forward to another scented stamp of a rose for Valentine’s Day; 3D embossing spot lamination for the subject Philippine Treasures from the Collection of the Ayala Museum in the month of August; and New Year stamp for 2017 featuring the Year of the Rooster that would make use of gold foil and 3D embossing.

"They have also coordinated with the International Olympic Committee and paid royalty fees to issue limited edition, special circular stamps of the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics 2016 in Brazil."

FOR PHILATELY

What's FOR PHILATELY?

This cancellation was used for this postal card's first day of issue during the Japanese occupation (with control number 4. There are 10 control numbers in all).

The original of this postal card (without the overprint) was issued on May 17,1943. It was overprinted for official business use (that's what "K.P." means).

Was Mr. Alfonso Zobel a philatelist?

BCC December auction

There are more than 80 philatelic lots to be sold in the Bayanihan Collectors Club auction scheduled for December 6. Total number of lots is over 400. Venue is the Ortigas Building in Pasig City.

Christmas mail schedule

PRESS RELEASE: Send your mails and parcels early, PHLPost reminds public

December 2, 2015 As the Christmas season is coming near and people are now busy preparing for the holidays, PHLPost reminds those who wish to send their Christmas mails and presents to post it as early as possible to be able to reach its recipient before Christmas and New Year.

Postmaster General Josie dela Cruz advised the public to send their mails and parcels before the prescribed dates to guarantee the arrival of their items in time for the Yuletide season.

As a guide to senders, PHLPost issued a Christmas mail schedule for its Domestic and International Express, Registered and Ordinary Mails, and parcels where clients should send not later than the specified date to ensure that mails and parcels will reach its destination before Christmas day (December 25) and New Year (January 1).

Holiday-related Domestic Express mails (DEMS) should be sent not later than December 16 (Wednesday), and December 14 (Monday) for International Express mails (IEMS).

Domestic registered mails should be posted earlier than December 10 (Thursday.

Meanwhile, Domestic Ordinary mails should be sent on or before December 11 (Friday) while international ordinary mails should be sent not later than December 7 (Monday).

Lastly, the deadline for domestic parcels is set on December 10 (Thursday).

Dela Cruz also urged those in the provinces to mail their items earlier than the above schedule in order to reach destination in time for Christmas and New Year. Post Offices all over the country are open Mondays to Fridays, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, except holidays.

She further said that the volume of letters and parcels sent through post offices are expected to increase during the Christmas season.

Year of the Monkey 2016

New Issue alert:

Year of the Monkey 2016

December 1, 2015The Year of the Monkey 2016 Stamps, Souvenir Sheets and Official First Day Covers will be available starting December 1, 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 December 28]

PRESS RELEASE: PHLPost releases 2016 Year of the Monkey commemorative stamps

December 28, 2015The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) released two (2) Year of the Monkey Commemorative Stamps in time to welcome the New Year in 2016.

The colorful Year of the Monkey commemorative stamps features two (2) designs, a close-up and another full image of the monkey measuring 4 cms x 3 cms which are now available in limited quantity at the Post Shop located at the Manila Central Post Office and post offices nationwide.

The close-up image of a monkey’s face is being sold for P10 each. PHLPost commissioned Amstar Security Printer to print 55,000 copies of this stamp.

Another 55,000 copies showing the full image of the monkey were also printed and are being sold at P30 each.

PhlPost also issued additional 5,000 copies of the souvenir sheet at P80 each for a large number of Filipino-Chinese philatelists and stamp-collectors who have been waiting for the release of this souvenir sheet.

The souvenir sheet contains both designs in blocks of four stamps to celebrate the coming New Year in the Chinese lunar calendar.

Monkey ranks ninth in the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac.The “Monkey” individuals, according to Chinese tradition, are known to be cheerful and energetic by nature and usually represent flexibility.

People under the sign of the Monkey are wise, intelligent, confident, charismatic, loyal, inventive and have leadership. When it comes to family, those who are born in the Year of the Monkey are said to be considerate and thoughtful.

For inquiries on the stamps, you may call 527-01-08 or 527-01-32.