RP 1948-1949 Issues

Republic of the Philippines - Stamps & Postal History

Republic of the Philippines 1948 - 1949

HOMEPAGE Republic of the Philippines 2000's ISSUES 1990's ISSUES 1980's ISSUES 1970's ISSUES 1960's ISSUES 1950's ISSUES 1940's ISSUES	1948 1948 - Gen. Douglas MacArthur 1948 - UN FAO Conference 1948 - Officials (Pictorials) 1948 - Dr. Jose P. Rizal 1948 - President Manuel A. Roxas 1948 - Rizal Booklet Pane 1948 - Boy Scouts 1948 - Sampaguita Flower 1948 - Official (Rizal) 1949 1949 - Official (Pictorial) 1949 - Library Rehabilitation 1949 - Official (Pictorial) 1949 - UPU Monument 1949 - Gregorio del Pilar	HOMEPAGE
	1948, February 3. Gen. Douglas MacArthur Engraved. American Bank Note Co. Perf 12. 4c Gen. MacArthur (600,000) 6c Gen. MacArthur (400,000) 16c Gen. MacArthur (300,000) Issued to commemorate the third anniversary of the liberation of Manila from the Japanese Military.
	1948, February 23. Food and Agriculture Conference Typographed. Philippine Bureau of Printing. Perf 12 1/2 2c Rice Farming (572,650) 6c Rice Farming (400,000) 18c Rice Farming (300,000) 40c Rice Farming (199,000) Air Mail Issued to commemorate the conference of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. Held in Baguio City, known as the Summer Capital of the Philippines.
	1948, May 1. Officials (O.B. Overprints) Overprinted by Philippine Bureau of Printing. Perf 12. 4c Rizal Monument (14,998,500) 10c Bonifacio Monument (8,499,500) 1947 Pictorial issues overprinted in black with "O.B." (Official Business).
	1948, May 28. Official (O.B. Overprint) Overprinted by Philippine Bureau of Printing. Perf 12. 16c Santa Lucia Gate (8,499,500) 1947 Pictorial issue overprinted in black with "O.B." (Official Business).
	1948, June 19. Dr. Jose Rizal Engraved. American Bank Note Co. Perf 12. 2c Rizal (81,352,800) Issued to commemorate the 87th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, National Hero.
	1948, July 15. President Manuel A. Roxas Mourning Engraved. American Bank Note Co. Perf 12. 2c Pres. Roxas (1,500,000) 4c Pres. Roxas (1,000,000) Issued to pay tribute to President Manuel A. Roxas who died April 15, 1948.
	1948, August 19. Dr. Jose P. Rizal Booklet Pane Engraved. American Bank Note Co. Perf 12. 2c x 6 - Rizal Booklet Pane (800,000) Issued with six stamps per pane and four panes per booklet.
	1948, October 31. Boy Scouts of the Philippines Typographed. Philippine Bureau of Printing. Perf 12 and Imperforate 2c Boy Scout (1,500,000) Perf 4c Boy Scout (1,000,000) Perf 2c Boy Scout (500,000) Imperf 4c Boy Scout (500,000) Imperf Issued to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Philippine Boy Scouts.
	1948, December 8. Sampaguita (National Flower) Typographed. Philippine Bureau of Printing. Perf 12 3c Sampaguita (1,000,000) Issued to honor Sampaguita as the National Flower of the Philippines.
	1948, December 30. Official (O.B. Overprint) Overprinted by Philippine Bureau of Printing. Perf 12. 2c Rizal (12,999,100) 1948 Rizal issue overprinted in black with "O.B." (Official Business).
	1949, January 23. Official (O.B. Overprint) Overprinted by Philippine Bureau of Printing. Perf 12. 50c Avenue of Palms (400,000) 1947 Pictorial issue overprinted in black with "O.B." (Official Business).
	1949, National Library Rehabilitation Fund Drive. (Semi-Postal) Engraved. American Bank Note Co. Perf 12. 4c+2c - Former Directors of National Library (232,000) 6c+4c - Doctrina Christiana (146,226) 18c+7c - Noli Me Tangere (129,430) Issued to raise funds for the rehabilitation of the National Library, destroyed during WW II. Depicted on the stamps are: Former Directors Epifanio de los Santos, Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera and Teodoro M. Kalaw. Doctrina Christiana is the first book printed in the Philippines. Noli Me Tangere is book written by Dr. Jose Rizal, National Hero.
	1949, July 4. Official (O.B. Overprint) Overprinted by the Government Printing Office. Perf 12. 20c Mayon Volcano (400,000) 1947 Pictorial issue overprinted in black with "O.B." (Official Business).
	1949, October 9. Universal Postal Union Engraved. American Bank Note Co. Perf 12 and Imperforate Sheet 4c UPU Monument (5,000,000) 6c UPU Monument (5,000,000) 18c UPU Monument (3,000,000) 4c, 6c, 18c - Souvenir Sheet (890,000) - Imperf Issued to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union.
	1949, December 2. General Gregorio del Pilar Engraved. American Bank Note Co. Perf 12 2c Gen. Gregorio del Pilar (5,000,000) 4c Gen. Gregorio del Pilar (4,000,000) Issued to commemorate the 50th Death Anniversary of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar, hero of the Battle of Tirad Pass of 1899.
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