Friday, August 29, 2008

Inauguration of President Elpidio Quirino

July 4, 1950
Engraved by Amer. Bank Note Co. Perf. 12.

Commemorating the Fourth Anniversary of the Republic of the Philippines


No.------------Value-----------Quantity
#73--------------2c-----------5,000,000
#74--------------4c-----------4,000,000
#75--------------6c-----------3,000,000

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Lion's International Convention Souvenir Sheet

June 4, 1950
Engraved by Amer. Bank Note Co. Perf. 12 1/4.



No.------------Value-----------------------Quantity
#72----------(80c) souv. sheet (air)------100,000

Monday, August 25, 2008

Lion's International Convention

June 2, 1950
Engraved by Amer. Bank Note co. Perf. 12.



No.-----------Value---------------Quantity
#68------------2c-----------------2,000,000
#69------------4c-----------------1,000,000
#70-----------30c (airmail)-----2,000,000
#71-----------50c (airmail)-----1,000,000



Thursday, August 21, 2008

Asociacion Filatelica De Filipinas (AFF), Silver Jubilee (Pres. Franklin D.Roosevelt)

May 22, 1950
Engraved by Amer. Bank Note Co. Perf. 12. With imperf. souv. sheet of 1.




No.-----------Value----------------------Quantity
#64------------4c-----------------------2,000,000
#65------------6c-----------------------2,000,000
#66-----------18c-----------------------1,000,000
#67-----------80c souv. sheet (air)-----100,000

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Bureau of Forestry, 50th Anniversary

April 14, 1950
Engraved by Amer. Bank Note Co. Perf. 12.

A commemorative issue depicting the Red Lauan Tree and Honoring the Bureau of Forestry of the 50th Anniversary on its Organization


No.------------Value-----------Quantity
#62-------------2c------------5,000,000
#63-------------4c------------4,000,000



Monday, August 18, 2008

5th World Congress of Jaycees (Junior Chamber of Commerce International) I - II

Engraved by Amer. Bank Note Co. Perf. 12.



No.-------------Value--------------Quantity

#57-------------30c (airmail)------5,000,000
#58-------------50c (airmail)------4,000,000
Issued March 1, 1950

#59--------------2c-------------------5,000,000
#60--------------6c-------------------4,000,000
#61-------------18c-------------------1,400,000
Issued March 3, 1950



Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Gregorio del Pilar, 50th Death Anniversary

December 2, 1949
Engraved by Amer. bank Note Co. Perf. 12.



No.-------------Value-----------Quantity
#55--------------2c------------5,000,000
#56--------------4c------------4,000,000

Monday, August 11, 2008

Universal Postal Union (UPU), 75th Anniversary

October 9, 1949
Engraved by Amer. Bank Note Co. Perf. 12. With imerf. souv sheet of 3



No.-----------Value-------------------Quantity
#51-------------4c--------------------5,000,000
#52-------------6c--------------------5,000,000
#53------------18c--------------------3,000,000
#54-----------(28c) souv. sheet-----(-15,000)

Records show that 915,000 souvenir sheets were cut up into a horizontal pair of 6c + 4c and an 18c single and sold for postage use starting August 31, 1960. FDC's show only a circular date stamp for the cut stamps plus a special cancel with "FOR PHILATELY ONLY" within a circle at the back of the cover. Out of the 915,000 18c imperforate single, 635,001 remained unsold and were burned in 1974. Another 100,000 souvenir sheets were overprinted in 1963, although records show that originally, there were only 1,000,000 souvenir sheets printed!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Jose Rizal Booklet Pane

August 19, 1949
Engraved by Amer. Bank Note Co., in booklet panes of 6 (2x3) and bound into booklets with 4 panes each which were sold for 50c. Perf. 12. Each pane is imperforate at right, left and bottom edges with a narrow tab on top.

The first booklet pane issued under the Republic


No.-----------Value----------------------Quantity
#50----------2c bklet. pane of 6---------800,000

Monday, August 4, 2008

Library Rebuilding Fund Semi postals

April 1, 1949
Engraved by Amer. Bank Note Co. Perf. 12.

Issued for the Rehabilitation of National Library of the Philippines


No.-------------Value------------Quantity
#46------------4c + 2c-----------237,900
#47------------6c + 4c-----------145,226
#48-----------18c + 7c-----------129,430