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More Info: Philippines, Some Topics, Philatelic Terms, and Philately

Notes on Philippine Postage Issues:

Stamp Catalog List for 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 - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 20c

March 9, 1962:
(2) Philippine Orchids - Set of 1 se-tenant block of 4 perforated stamps and 1 imperforate block of 4 stamps

 

Denomination for Perforate Stamps: 5c, 6c, 10c and 20c

Denomination for Imperforate Stamps: 5c, 6c, 10c and 20c

May 13, 1962:
(3) New Famous Filipinos I  / Apolinario Mabini Definitive - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 3s

June 12, 1962: President Diosdado Macapagal Oath-Taking - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 6s, 10s and 30s

June 19, 1962:
(4) New Famous Filipinos II / Jose Rizal Definitive and Official Stamps in Brown- Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6s and 6s with "G.O."; G.O. for "Gawaing Opisyal" or official business

August 19, 1962: Anti-TB Semi-Postal - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 6s + 5s, 30s + 5s, and 70s + 5s

October 24, 1962:
(5) Malaria Eradication - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 6s, 10s and 70s

November 15, 1962: Surcharged Diego Silang Revolt Bicentennial - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 20s on 25c Luna definitive of 1958

November 30, 1962: New Famous Filipinos III / Rajah Soliman Definitive and Official Stamps - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 30s and 30s with "G.O."

December 23, 1962: Fruit Tree Semi-Postal Surcharged - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 5s on 5c + 1c fruit trees semi-postal issue of 1952

December 30, 1962:
(6) Rizal Foundation Fund Semi-Postal - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6 + 4s, and 30 + 5s

January 23, 1963: New Famous Filipinos IV / Emilio Jacinto Definitive - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: P1.00

February 19, 1963: Jose Rizal Surcharged - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 5s on 6s Rizal definitive of 1962

March 12, 1963: Apolinario Mabini Surcharged - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 1s on 3s Mabini definitive of 1962

March 24, 1963: New Famous Filipinos V / Father Jose Burgos Definitive and Official Stamps - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 10s and 10s with "G.O."

May 1, 1963: New Famous Filipinos VI / Cayetano Arellano Definitive and Official Stamps - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 50s and 50s with "G.O."

June 12, 1963: Diego Silang Bicentennial Arts and Philatelic Exhibition (ARPHEX) - Set of 3 stamps

 

Denomination:

  6s on P2.00 Graciano Lopez Jaena definitive of 1952

20s on P2.00 Graciano Lopez Jaena definitive of 1952

70s on P2.00 Graciano Lopez Jaena definitive of 1952

July 4, 1963: Presidential Credo I / Manuel Roxas - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6s and 30s

August 19, 1963: Anti-TB Semi-Postal - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 6s + 5s, 10s + 5s, and 50s + 5s

August 26, 1963: 1st Anniversary of the Asian-Oceanic Postal Union (AOPU) - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6s and 20s

September 1, 1963: International Red Cross Centenary - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 5s, 6s and 20s

September 16 (15), 1963: Philippine Folk Dances - Set of 1 block of 4 stamps; Denomination: 5s, 6s, 10s and 20s

September 23 (30), 1963: New Famous Filipinos VII / Manuel Quezon Definitive - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination: 1s

September 23, 1963: New Famous Filipinos VIII / Marcelo H. del Pilar Definitive and Official Stamps - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 5s and 5s with "G.O."

September 28, 1963: Macapagal's Socio- Economic Program - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 5s, 6s and 20s

September 28, 1963: State Visit of Mexican President Adolfo Mateos - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6s and 30s

October 20, 1963: New Famous Filipinos IX / Lapu-Lapu Definitive and Official Stamps - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 20s and 20s with "G.O."

November 30, 1963: Andres Bonifacio Birth Centenary - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 5s, 6s and 25s


December 10, 1963: New Famous Filipinos X / Sergio Osmena Definitive - Set of 1 Stamp; Denomination: 70s

December 10, 1963: 15th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights - Set of 1 overprint souvenir sheet; Denomination: "UN ADOPTION DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 15TH ANNIVERSARY DEC. 10, 1963" overprint on 28c UPU imperforate souvenir sheet of 1949

December 20, 1963:
(7) Freedom from Hunger - Set of 3 stamps; Denomination: 6s, 30s and 50s


December 30, 1963: Presidential Credo II / Ramon Magsaysay - Set of 2 stamps; Denomination: 6s and 30s

 

 

Legend:

 

    P  - Philippine peso (pesos)

    c  - centavo (centavos)

    s  - sentimo (sentimos)

    x  - multiply by (times)

O.B.  - Official Business

 

 

Notes:

 

(1) The second special delivery stamp of the Republic period; Issued nearly 15 years after the first delivery stamp was issued

(2) Perhaps the most beautiful postage issue of the first 20 years of the Republic period; First "orchid stamps" of the Republic period

(3) New Famous Filipinos series 1962-1964 with text in Filipino, and "G.O." for official business series 1962-1965; First Famous Filipinos series 1952-1960 with text in English, and "O.B." for official business series that began in 1948

(4) First use of "G.O." for official business

(5) Stamps as "volcano on stamps"; Featured volcano: Taal volcano

(6) Issued stamps as "sports stamps"; First "chess stamp" (6 + 4s of the set) of the Republic period; 30 + 5s stamp of the set as "fencing stamp"

(7) "Rice on stamps"

 

 

Related Articles:

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Philippine Stamps: List for 1962 and Images

Philippine Stamps: List for 1963 and Images

 

First Topical Stamps of the Republic Period

First Topical Stamps of the Republic Period, Part II

Images:

(2) The orchids issue of 1962; Perforate and imperforate stamps on first day covers

(5) "Volcano on stamps" or "Lake on stamps"; Taal volcano and Taal lake as featured on this issue of malaria eradication

(7) "Rice on stamps" / "Women on stamps" / "Traditional clothes for women on stamps"

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