1949 Slogan Cancellations

DO NOT MISS BAGUIO 
CARNIVAL AND EXPOSITION
APRIL 9 - 24, 1949

Baguio City, February 10, 1949

PHILIPPINES NATIONAL RED CROSS
SECOND ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
FEB. 15 - MAR. 15, 1949

Manila, February 15, 1949

THE JAYCEES
TRAIL-BLAZERS IN
CIVIC CONSCIOUSNESS

Manila, March 16, 1949

"THE PHILIPPINES
SITE OF THE
1950 JAYCEE INTERNATIONAL
WORLD CONGRESS"

Manila, August 1, 1949

CHARTER NIGHT
JUNE 19, 1949
MANILA LIONS CLUB

Manila, June19, 1949

CHARTER NIGHT
JUNE 19, 1949
RIZAL CITY LIONS CLUB

Rizal City, June19, 1949

LONG LIVE
THE REPUBLIC OF
THE PHILIPPINES

Press Bulletin, June 22 1949

Zamboanga City, July 4, 1949

HELP
FIGHT
TUBERCULOSIS

Manila, August 19, 1949

VISIT YOUR SCHOOLS
EDUCATION WEEK
SEPT 12 TO 17 1949

Manila, September 12, 1949

FAMILY WEEK
DEC. 1-7, 1949
HEALTHY FAMILIES
MAKE A STRONG NATION

Manila, December 1, 1949

COMMUNITY CHEST 
OF GREATER MANILA
EVERYBODY GIVES EVERYBODY BENEFITS

Manila, December 16, 1949

1949 General Gregorio del Pilar

Gregorio  del Pilar (1875-1899) was one of the youngest generals in the Philippine revolutionary Forces. He was a general in the Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American war. Pilar was killed in action at the Battle of Tirad Pass where he was fighting against “Texas Regiment” and Infantry Regiment.  (The Philippine Military Academy provides this biography of del Pilar on its website.)

The Bureau of Posts issued a set of two stamps honouring General del Pilar on the 50th anniversary of his death, December 2, 1949.

 

First Day of Issue Cachet

First Day Covers

1949 Universal Postal Union 75th Anniversary

On October 9, 1949, the Bureau of Posts issued a set of three stamps and a souvenir sheet to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union.

The stamp design featured the UPU Monument unveiled in Berne, Switzerland in 1909.

 The monument consists of a central image in which five women, representing the five continents, are passing letters around the world.

 

First Day Cover Cachets

Manila

Manila Central Post Office

Cebu 

Corn (?)

First Day Covers

Manila

 Cebu

 

1949 Jose Rizal Booklet Pane

The 2c Jose Rizal definitive stamp was issued in booklet form on August 19, 1949. The booklets contained 4 panes of 6 stamps.

First Day Cover

The stamps were issued on August 19, 1949, the anniversary of Manuel Quezon's birth.


 

1949 20c Official

The 20c denomination of the Republic Series was the final value of the set overprinted "O.B."  The stamp was issued on July 4, 1949, the third anniversary of  the Republic.

Press Bulletin June 9, 1949

The last of the O.B. series, or the issue that completes this series, is the 20-centavo Mayon Volcano, re brown, overprinted "O.B." in black, which will have its first day of issue on July 4, 1949. As this day falls on the 3rd Anniversary of the Republic, philatelic covers and souvenirs bearing the new stamp shall be impressed with a special cachet in addition to the usual first day canceller...

First Day of Issue Cachet

First Day Covers