Philippine Stamps and Topical Stamp Collecting, 2nd Edition
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VII. More Info: Philippines, Some Topics, Philatelic Terms and Philately
Basic Information on the Philippines
"Is there a need to know the country which issued the topical stamps? At first, one is strongly tempted to think that there seems to be no need for it. In truth, one's attempt to know the country which issued the topical stamps can lead to a discovery of a lot of things that makes topical or thematic stamp collecting more interesting and satisfying." Read for more info
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Some Notes on Some Topics on Philippine Stamps
"A common animal in the Philippines is the carabao (water buffalo).... The national flower of the Philippines is the sampaguita. It is a small and fragrant flower with a white color.... The Philippine coastline is one of the world's richest sources of marine products." Read for more info
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"ADVERTISING COVER: A cover with a design which promotes or advertises the product or services of an agency or company...BOOKLET: A miniature folder with a specified number of stamps...COMMEMORATIVE STAMP (COMM): A stamp issued to honor a person, a group of individuals or an organization or to mark an important event or series of events...CONDITION: The physical state of the philatelic item as rated by an expert" Read for more info
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Philippine Stamps - Lists and Images: 1946-1955 1956-1965
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First Topical Stamps of the Republic Period
"Philippine postage history can be divided into 6 periods: the Spanish period, the Revolutionary period, the US Administration period, the Commonwealth period, the Japanese Occupation period and the Republic period. The Republic period begins in 1946 and continues up to the present day." Read for more info
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First Topical Stamps of the Republic Period, Part II
"On April 1, 1949, a semi-postal set of 3 stamps was released by the post office. One of the stamps had a stylized design of birds in the background. Strictly speaking, this was the first "bird stamp" of the Republic period since it contained a bird design. However, the design was quite small and seemed insignificant. If this is the case, then one can claim that the first "bird stamp" of the Republic period appeared on the Baguio Conference issue of 1950. The postal issue consisted of 3 stamps with the following denominations: 5 centavos, 6 centavos and 18 centavos. The featured bird was the dove." Read for more info
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A List of Topics for Stamp Collecting / Continuation
"Arts, Automobile/Cars, Aviation/Airplanes, Ballet, Bank and Banking, Boxing, Butterflies, Cats, Children, Christmas, Dogs, Elephants, Fire and Fire Prevention, Flowers, Jesus Christ, Literature, Madonna and Child, Medical Science, Military, Police, Religion, Shells, Space, Whales and Dolphins, etc." Read for more info
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"Black-faced Coucal (Centropus melanops banken) - Found or known to have occurred in Biliran, Bohol, Leyte, and Samar / Black-hooded Coucal (Centropus steerii) - Found or known to have occurred in Mindoro / Blue-backed Parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus duponti)..." Read for more info
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A Sample: Data-Gathering in Topical/Thematic Stamp Collecting - Topic for Collection: Eagles
"Finding the Materials...In order to write a story about eagles for a thematic stamp exhibit, a collector needs...Finding Info on Eagles...Since we started dealing with eagles on Philippine..." Read for more info
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Some Specific Topics in a Broad List of Flora and Fauna Stamps
"During the first 20 years of the Republic period (from 1946 to present day), very few topical stamps were issued. However, during the 1960’s, beautiful sets of topical stamps were released such as the orchids set of 1962, the Christmas set of 1967..." Read for more info
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Waterfalls on Selected Philippine Stamps: 1932-2014
"1932, May 3: Vernal Falls (Labeled: Pagsanjan Falls) - 1 stamp from a set of 7 stamps showing various places in the Philippines (Denomination and Image: 18c and Vernal falls in Yosemite National Park)...2014, September 22: Waterfalls of the Philippines and Tourist Destinations..." Read for more info
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Notes on Philippine Postage Issues: Stamp Catalog Lists for 1946-1964
Stamp Catalog List 1946-1947 "July 4, 1946: (1) Proclamation of Philippine Independence - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 2c, 6c and 12c...December 30, 1946..."; Stamp Catalog List 1948-1949 "February 3, 1948: (1) 3rd Anniversary, World War II Liberation / General Douglas McArthur - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 4c, 6c and 16c...January 23 - July 4, 1949: Official Stamps III and IV..."; Stamp Catalog List 1950-1951 "March 1 - 3, 1950: 5th World Congress of Jaycees International - Set of 5 stamps...Denomination and Date of Issue: 2c, 6c and 18c - March 3..." Stamp Catalog List 1952-1953 "December 15, 1952: (5) 3rd Lions District Convention - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 5c and 6c...March 27, 1953: National Language Week - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 5c..."; Stamp Catalog List 1954 "November 30, 1954: June 12 Declaration of Philippine Independence - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 5c and 18c...December 30, 1954: (3) Marian Year..."; Stamp Catalog List 1955-1956 "October 20 - December 12, 1955: (2) Lt. Jose Gozar and Lt. Cesar Basa, Filipino World War II Aviators - Set of 4 stamps...March 16, 1956: (3) Liberty Wells for Rural Areas - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 5c and 20c..."; Stamp Catalog List 1957-1958 "January 19, 1957: Centenary of the Scout Movement and Girl Scout World Jamboree..."; Stamp Catalog List 1959 "January 11, 1959: Marcelo H. del Pilar Surcharged - Set of 2 stamps..." Stamp Catalog List 1960-1961 "December 30, 1960: (5) State Visit of President Eisenhower - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6c and 20c...January 23 - February 23, 1961: Manila Postal Conference - Set of 2 stamps..."; Stamp Catalog List 1962-1963 "January 23, 1962: Anti-TB Semi-Postal Surcharged - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 6s Surcharge on 5c + 5c Anti-TB semi-postal issue of 1958...January 23, 1962: (1) Special Delivery"; Stamp Catalog List 1964 "May 4, 1964: (1) Las Pinas Bamboo Organ - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 5s, 6s and 20s..." Read for more info
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Bird Stamps and Cancellations on Maximum Cards
"This article deals with maximum cards. Specifically, it deals with maximum cards that depict birds." Read for more info
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Birds on Stamps: An Initial Preparation for a Philatelic Exhibit under Thematics Category
"As the title of the article suggests clearly, this write-up provides an example of the initial stages of preparing a philatelic exhibit on birds." Read for more info
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More Topics and Philatelic Materials for Topical and Thematic Stamp Collecting
"Amphibians to Birds; Buddhism to Cars; Children to Christmas; Clowns to Flowers; Freshwater to Horses, Landscapes to Museum; Music to Olympics; Painting to Schools; Ships to Sports; Stamp to WWF" (Related Articles: "A List of Topics for Stamp Collecting" and "Some Specific Topics in a Broad List of Flora and Fauna Stamps") Read for more info
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