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Philippine Postage Issues - Year 1959 - Text Description

(Mga Selyo ng Pilipinas - Taong 1959 - Pasalitang Paglalarawan)

 

January 11, 1959: Marcelo H. del Pilar Surcharged - Set of 2 stamps; Definitive issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  1c – 1c on 5c del Pilar Definitive of 1952

  1c with “O.B.” –  1c with “O.B.” on 5c del Pilar Definitive of 1952

 

 

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

 

Denomination, Image 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: Liberation of Manila, 14th Anniversary / Surcharged Stamps on Aid to War Victims of 1950 - Set of 2 stamps

 

Denomination and Image:

  1c – 1c on 2c + 2c veterans semi-postal stamp of 1950

  6c – 6c on 4c + 4c veterans semi-postal stamp of 1950

 

 

February 8, 1959: Philippine National Flag - Set of 2 stamps

 

Denomination and Image:

  6c – Philippine flag in blue rectangle

20c – Philippine flag in red rectangle

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

July 17, 1959: 10th Boy Scout Jamboree - Set of 3 stamps

 

Denomination and Image:

30c + 10c – Boy scout on a bicycle

70c + 20c – Three boy scouts

80c + 20c – Boy scout being congratulated

 

 

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

 

Denomination and Image:

Two Stamps:

  6c + 4c – Boy scout cooking (yellow paper)

25c + 5c – Boy scout and archery (yellow paper)

Tete-beche Pair:

  6c + 4c – Boy scout cooking (white paper)

25c + 5c – Boy scout and archery (white paper)

 

 

July 26, 1959: 10th Boy Scout Jamboree - Set of 1 souvenir sheet of 5 stamps

 

Denomination and Image of Souvenir Sheet’s Stamps:

  6c +   4c – Boy scout cooking

25c +   5c – Boy scout and archery

30c + 10c – Boy scout on a bicycle

70c + 20c – Three boy scouts

80c + 20c – Boy scout being congratulated

Note: 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; Semi-Postal issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  6c + 5c – Bohol TB Pavilion

25c + 5c – Bohol TB Pavilion

 

 

August 19, 1959: "Help Fight TB", Anti-TB Semi-Postal Surcharge - Set of 2 stamps;

Semi-Postal issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  3c + 5c – 3c + 5c on 6c + 5c anti-TB semi-postal issue of 1958

  6c + 5c – 6c + 5c on 25c + 5c anti-TB semi-postal issue of 1958

Note: Surcharge in red

 

 

September 1, 1959: Baguio City, Golden Jubilee - Set of 2 stamps; Commemorative issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  6c – Baguio scenery

25c – Baguio scenery

 

 

September 18, 1959: 5th Anniversary of the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) - Set of 2 stamps; Commemorative issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  6c – Old Congress building

25c – Old Congress building

 

 

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

 

 

November 18, 1959: Maria Cristina Falls - Set of 2 stamps

 

Denomination and Image:

  6c – Maria Cristina falls

30c – Maria Cristina falls

 

 

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

 

 

December 10, 1959: Ateneo de Manila Centenary - Set of 2 stamps; Commemorative issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  6c – Saint Ignatius

30c – Saint Ignatius

 

 

December 30, 1959: Famous Filipinos X / Jose Rizal Official and Definitive Stamps - Set of 2 stamps; Definitive issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  6c – Jose Rizal

  6c with “O.B.” – Jose Rizal

 

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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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