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Philippine Postage Issues - Year 1948 - Text Description

(Mga Selyo ng Pilipinas - Taong 1948 - Pasalitang Paglalarawan)

 

February 3, 1948: 3rd Anniversary, World War II Liberation / General Douglas MacArthur - Set of 3 stamps; Commemorative issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  4c – Gen. Douglas MacArthur

  6c – Gen. Douglas MacArthur

16c – Gen. Douglas MacArthur

 

 

February 23, 1948: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conference - Set of 4 stamps; Special issue for 2c, 6c and 18c; Airmail issue for 40c

 

Denomination and Image:

  2c – Threshing of rice

  6c – Threshing of rice

18c – Threshing of rice

40c – Threshing of rice

 

 

May 1 - May 28, 1948: Official Stamps I And II / Definitive Type of 1947 - Set of 3 stamps; Definitive issue

 

Denomination and Image: 

  4c – “O.B.” on stamp of definitive type of 1947

10c – “O.B.” on stamp of definitive type of 1947

16c – “O.B.” on stamp of definitive type of 1947

Date of Issue:

“O.B.” on 4c and 10c - May 1; “O.B.” on 16c - May 28

 

 

June 19, 1948: Jose Rizal Definitive - Set of 1 stamp / Booklet pane of 6 stamps exists; Definitive issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  2c – Portrait of Jose Rizal

  2c Stamps of Booklet Pane – Portrait of Jose Rizal

Date of Issue:

  2c Stamp – June 19, 1948;

  2c Booklet Pane – August 19, 1949

 

 

July 15, 1948: Mourning for President Manuel Roxas - Set of 2 stamps; Special issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  2c – President Manuel Roxas

  4c – President Manuel Roxas

 

 

October 31, 1948: Philippine Boy Scouts Silver Jubilee - Set of 2 perforate stamps and 2 imperforate stamps / Imperforate pairs of stamps exists; Commemorative issue

 

Denomination and Image for Perforate and Imperforate Stamps:

  2c and 2c – Boy scout saluting

  4c and 4c – Boy scout saluting

 

 

December 8, 1948: Flower Day / Sampaguita, National Flower - Set of 1 stamp; Denomination and Image: 3c - Sampaguita flower

 

 

December 30, 1948: Jose Rizal Official Stamp / Rizal Definitive Type of June 19, 1948 - Set of 1 stamp; Definitive issue; Denomination and Image: 2c type of June 19, 1948 with “O.B.” overprint

 

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Legend:

 

P - Philippine peso (pesos); c - centavo (centavos); s - sentimo (sentimos); x - multiply by (times); O.B. - Official Business

 

 

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