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Philippine Postage Issues - Year 1964 - Text Description

(Mga Selyo ng Pilipinas - Taong 1964 - Pasalitang Paglalarawan)

 

May 4, 1964: Las Pinas Bamboo Organ - Set of 3 stamps; Special issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  5s – Bamboo organ 

  6s – Bamboo organ 

20s – Bamboo organ

 

 

June 19, 1964: New Famous Filipinos XI / Jose Rizal Definitive and Official Stamps - Set of 2 stamps; Definitive issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  6s – Jose Rizal wearing barong Tagalog 

  6s with “G.O.” – Jose Rizal wearing barong Tagalog

 

 

July 23, 1964: Apolinario Mabini Birth Centenary - Set of 3 stamps; Commemorative issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  6s – Apolinario Mabini 

10s – Apolinario Mabini 

30s – Apolinario Mabini

 

 

August 19, 1964: Anti-TB Semi-Postal - Set of 4 stamps; Semi-Postal issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  5s + 5s – Negros Oriental Pavilion 

  6s + 5s – Negros Oriental Pavilion 

30s + 5s – Negros Oriental Pavilion 

70s + 5s – Negros Oriental Pavilion

 

 

September 8, 1964: Southeast Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO), 10th Anniversary - Set of 3 stamps; Commemorative issue

 

Denomination and Image:

  6s – SEATO emblem surrounded by member-nations’ flags

10s – SEATO emblem surrounded by member-nations’ flags 

25s – SEATO emblem surrounded by member-nations’ flags

 

 

December 21, 1964: Agricultural Land Reform Code - Set of 3 stamps; Special issue for 3s and 6s; Airmail issue for 30s

 

Denomination and Image:

  3s – Hand planting with broken chain and President Macapagal signing code 

  6s – Hand planting with broken chain and President Macapagal signing code 

30s – Hand planting with broken chain and President Macapagal signing code

 

 

December 28, 1964: 18th Olympic Games, Tokyo - Set of 4 perforate stamps and 4 imperforate stamps / Imperforate pairs exist; Special issue

 

Denomination and Image for Perforate and Imperforate Stamps:

  6s and   6s – Basketball

10s and 10s – Running: women's relay

20s and 20s – Hurdles

30s and 30s – Soccer

 

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Legend:

 

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

 

 

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