Earlier postal cards typically had very simple designs and colors. It may be bold of me to say (but I’m going to anyway) that they are actually quite uninspiring in terms of visual appeal. Printing techniques of the time obviously did not allow the colorful, photo-like realism of today’s postal cards. Having said that, the lack of visual appeal does not take away from the thrill of hunting for and collecting old Philippine postal cards as some can be challenging to acquire.
What’s the difference Between a Postcard and a Postal Card?
Postcards can be printed and sold by anyone whereas postal cards are exclusively issued by postal authorities. Postal cards will usually have a pre-printed stamp on them, the cost of which is factored into the sale price of the card. A number of Philippine postal cards were “reply-paid” cards – essentially the same postal card printed twice and folded in 2. The sender sends the folded card and the receiver tears the reply card off and returns it with their reply message.
This section is dedicated to postal cards of the Philippines (I not collect post cards).
Gallery of Philippine postal cards:
2008 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #102008 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #92008 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #82008 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #72008 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #62008 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #52008 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #42008 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #32008 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #22008 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #12004 Postal Card – 100th Anniversary Polytechnic University of the Philippines2003 Postal Card – 100th Anniversary Saint Luke’s Medical Center2002 Postal Card – WOW Philippines #72002 Postal Card – WOW Philippines #62002 Postal Card – WOW Philippines #52002 Postal Card – WOW Philippines #42002 Postal Card – WOW Philippines #32002 Postal Card – WOW Philippines #22002 Postal Card – WOW Philippines #12001 Postal Card – 150th Anniversary BPI1998 Postal Card – 100 Years Kalayan #81998 Postal Card – 100 Years Kalayan #71998 Postal Card – 100 Years Kalayan #61998 Postal Card – 100 Years Kalayan #51998 Postal Card – 100 Years Kalayan #41998 Postal Card – 100 Years Kalayan #31998 Postal Card – 100 Years Kalayan #21998 Postal Card – 100 Years Kalayan #11995 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #101995 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #71995 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #51995 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #41995 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #21995 Postal Card – Tourist Attractions #11952 “Rizal green, 2c”1952 “Rizal green, 2c”1948 “Rizal Red, 2c”1946 Rizal – 2c brown long divider1946 Rizal – 2c brown short divider1945 Rizal – 2c brown long divider1944 NUZ2 Jap. Occ. “Rice Planter O.B”1943 NUX3 Jap. Occ. “Rice Planter”1942 NUX2 “Rizal Green, 2c Japanese Occupation”1940 UX19 “Rizal Red, 2c”1940 UX18 “Rizal Red, 2c”1938 UZ3 “2c Rizal in red” Official1938 UX17 “Rizal Red, 2c”1935 UZ2 “Rizal red, 2c” Official Business1935 UX16 “Rizal Red, 2c”1936 UX16 Rizal – 2c red short divider1934 UX14 “Rizal Green, 2c”1915 UX15 “McKinley Green, 4c”1912 UX12 “McKinley Blue, 4c”1912 UX11 “Rizal Blue, 2c”1909 UX9 “Rizal Black, 2c”1907 UX10 “McKinley Black, 4c”1905 UX5 McKinley – 1c black1903 UY2 Ulysses Grant – 1c black1900 UX1 “Jefferson 1c black”1900 UX2 “Liberty Black, 2c”1898 5 Milesimas Postcard1898 1 centavo Postcard1898 2 centavos Postcard1898 3 Centavos Double Postal Card1898 1 centavo double postcard1898 5 Milesimas double postcard1896 3 centavo Postcard1889 2 centavo Postcard1881 3 centavos Postcard1879 50 Milesimas Postcard