Due to
the atrocious price - one thousand times face value - of the first printing
of the large Commonwealth - a second printing was released.
FDC's on
the other hand, were not authorized by the Bureau of Communication. However,
some enterprising collectors prepared unofficial FDC's by arranging it
to be postmarked on the day of issue.
"The entire
printing was sold out in the Manila Post Office in less than an hour and
a half on the day of issue." |