| The Philippines was one
of the first countries in Asia to issue postage stamps (in 1854), 14 years
after the first postage stamps were issued in England in 1840.
The Philippine Postal Corporation,
in cooperation with the APO Philatelic Society and the Philatelic Society
of the Philippines (PSP), is putting up a 150-frame stamp exhibit to commemorate
the 150th anniversary of the first Philippine postage stamps, POSTPEX 2004.
The exhibit puts on display
some of the best collections of Filipino and foreign collectors living
here and abroad. Some members of the International Philippine Philatelic
Society are participating and supporting this exhibit too.
Gigantic and magnificent
by local standards, this 150-frame exhibit is the biggest organized by
Philpost to date. Everything is included, from some of the rarest items
from the first issue of the Spanish regime, through the U.S. Administration,
Aguinaldo Revolutionary Government, Japanese Occupation to the Republic
period. Philippine postal cards, flight covers, documentary stamped papers,
revenues, and others are also presented. World class exhibits of foreign
stamps are also on display, plus topical collections and exhibits of the
Philpost Philatelic Library. |
