Philippine Philately

Philippine Postage Issues - Year 1949 - Text Description

(Mga Selyo ng Pilipinas - Taong 1949 - Pasalitang Paglalarawan)

January 23 - July 4, 1949: Official Stamps III and IV - Set of 2 stamps; Definitive issue

Denomination, Image and Date of Issue:

20c – Definitive type of 1947 with “O.B.” overprint – July 4

50c – Definitive type of 1947 with “O.B.” overprint – January 23

April 1, 1949: Library Rebuilding Fund Semi-Postal / Fund for the Restoration of Libraries damaged during World War II - Set of 3 stamps; Semi-Postal issue

Denomination and Image:

  4c + 2c – Portraits

  6c + 4c – St. Tomas and Doctrina Christiana

18c + 7c – Noli Me Tangere                

October 9, 1949: Universal Postal Union (UPU), 75th Anniversary - Set of 3 stamps and 1 imperforate souvenir sheet of 3 stamps; Commemorative issue

Denomination and Image for Perforate Stamps and the 3 Imperforate Stamps of the Souvenir Sheet:

  4c and   4c – UPU monument, Bern, Switzerland

  6c and   6c – UPU monument, Bern, Switzerland

18c and 18c – UPU monument, Bern, Switzerland

UPU Souvenir Sheet Value: 28c (4c + 6c + 18c)

December 2, 1949: General Gregorio del Pilar, 50th Death Anniversary - Set of 2 stamps; Commemorative issue

Denomination and Image:

  2c – Gen. Gregorio del Pilar on a horse at Tirad Pass

  4c – Gen. Gregorio del Pilar on a horse at Tirad Pass

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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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