Proofs and Printed Cumulative Layers
See how postage stamps are printed via a series of individual colour overlays with this 1959 Christmas seal as an example.
The Philippines through philately and numismatics
Information on my personal collection of Philippines coins, banknotes and stamps.
See how postage stamps are printed via a series of individual colour overlays with this 1959 Christmas seal as an example.
I have finally collected all stamps in this series. Released 9th November 1928, this series consists of 11 overprinted airmail stamps with “L.O.F 1928” and the image of a flying boat bi-plane printed in red. Only 6,000 complete sets were produced. The stamps commemorate the arrival of 4 x Supermarine Southhampton flying boats from the…
1947 16c stamp featuring the Santa Lucia Gate – but is it really? Read about what gate actually appears on this postage stamp.
Complete set of Philippine stamps and souvenir sheets from 2019.
I was preparing some duplicate stamps for sale on eBay when I noticed the following: 30s and 90s stamps (Scott #’s PH 1303 & PH 1304 respectively) were released in 1976 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the arrival of the Virgin of Antipolo. These are not uncommon stamps to Philippine philatelists. However, you will…
I picked up these neat little cards which commemorate Pope John Paul VI visit to the Philippines in November 1970. The cards feature mint, unused stamps with no cancelation marks. The stamps are Scott #’s PH 1080, 1081, C99 from 1970 and were released by PhilPost on 27th November 1970 to coincide with the popes…
Mail exchanges between countries was a regular occurrence during the 17th and 18th centuries. The exchanges were managed via bilateral agreements, with each country having potentially many different agreements with other countries. During the 19th century these agreements were becoming complex and were hindering the required growth of international postal services. International reform was clearly…