Philippine Stamps and Topical Stamp Collecting, 2nd Edition

January 11, 1959: Marcelo H. del Pilar Surcharged - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 1c on 5c and 1c on 5c with "O.B." del Pilar definitive of 1952

January 21 - October 1, 1959: Provincial Seals - Set of 6 stamps or 3 sets of 2 stamps each

 

Denomination and Date of Issue:

  6c and 20c - Bulacan Provincial seal - January 21

  6c and 25c - Capiz Provincial seal - April 15

  6c and 10c - Bacolod Provincial seal - October 1

 

February 3, 1959: (1) Liberation of Manila, 14th Anniversary / Surcharged Stamps on Aid to War Victims of 1950 – Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 1c on 2c + 2c, and 6c on 4c + 4c

 

February 8, 1959: Philippine National Flag - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6c and 20c

 

March 2, 1959: Famous Filipinos VIII / Cayetano Arellano Definitive - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 50c

 

May 13, 1959: Famous Filipinos IX / Apolinario Mabini Definitive - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 3c

 

July 17, 1959: (2) 10th Boy Scout Jamboree - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 30c + 10c, 70c + 20c, and 80c + 20c

 

July 22, 1959: (3) 10th Boy Scout Jamboree - Set of 2 stamps and 1 tete-beche pair

 

Denomination for Two Stamps: 6c + 4c and 25c + 5c

Denomination for Tete-beche Pair: 6c + 4c and 25c + 5c

 

July 26, 1959: 10th Boy Scout Jamboree - Set of 1 souvenir sheet of 5 stamps; Denomination of the souvenir sheet’s stamps: 6c + 4c, 25c + 5c, 80c + 20c, 70c + 20c, and 30c + 10c; Face value at 2 pesos and 70 centavos; Sold at 4 pesos

 

August 19, 1959: Bohol Sanitorium, Anti-TB Semi-Postal; Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6c + 5c and 25c + 5c

 

August 19, 1959: "Help Fight TB", Anti-TB Semi-Postal Surcharge - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 3c + 5c on 6c + 5c, and 6c + 5c on 25c + 5c; Surcharge in red

 

September 1, 1959: Baguio City, Golden Jubilee - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6c and 25c

 

September 18, 1959: 5th Anniversary of the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6c and 25c

 

October 24, 1959: United Nations Day - Set of 1 overprint stamp; Denomination: 6c on 18c UPU issue of 1949; Overprint in red

 

November 18, 1959: Maria Cristina Falls - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6c and 30c

 

December 1, 1959: Surcharged on Rizal Monument Definitive of 1947 - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 1c on 4c Rizal monument definitive of 1947

 

December 10, 1959: Ateneo de Manila Centenary - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6c and 30c

 

December 30, 1959: Famous Filipinos X / Jose Rizal Official and Definitive Stamps - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6c and 6c with "O.B. "

 

 

Legend:

 

    P  - Philippine peso (pesos)

    c  - centavo (centavos)

    s  - sentimo (sentimos)

    x  - multiply by (times)

O.B.  - Official Business

 

 

Notes:

 

(1) End of World War II commemoration

(2) With "bicycle on stamp"

(3) With "archery on stamp"

 

 

Related Articles:

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Philippine Stamps: List for 1959 and Images

 

First Topical Stamps of the Republic Period

First Topical Stamps of the Republic Period, Part II