1950 War Widows and Disabled Veterans

 Two semi-postal stamps were issued on November 30, 1950 to raise funds for war widows and disabled veterans.

The Stamps

Philippine Wounded Soldier Medal with bust of Gregorio del Pilar
The medal is shown on the 4c +4c stamp and the first day of issue cachet

First Day of Issue Cachet

First Day Covers

1950 Baguio Conference

The 1950 Baguio Conference was called by Philippine President in the hope of establishing an Asian regional organization. Australia, Ceylon, India, Pakistan and Thailand participated in the conference held at  the Mansion House, Baguio City from May 26 to 30, 1950. Although an organization was not created, the conference ended with agreement on joint action for the region.

First Day of Conference

Mansion House, May 26, 1950

Cachet and Postmark

Baguio Conference Stamps

A set of three stamps was issued  later in the year, on October 23, 1950, to mark the event.

First Day of Issue Cachet

First Day Covers

1950 Asociacion Filatelica de Filipinas 25th Anniversary

On May 22, 1950, the Postal Bureau issued three stamps and an air mail souvenir sheet to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Asociacion Filatelic de Philipinas, the oldest philatelic society in the Philippines. U.S. President Roosevelt, an honorary member prior to his death, is portrayed  enjoying his stamp collection.

Press Release

The Stamps

 

First Day of Issue Cachet

First Day Covers

1950 Revalued Rizal Definitive

On September 20, 1950, two surcharged versions of  the 2c Rizal definitive stamps were issued, regular and official business. The stamps were revalued from 2c to 1 c to accommodate the introduction of the 5 c letter rate on October 1, 1950.

The Stamps

First Day Covers

 

A Humorous Cachet

Postal clerk informing customer that the letter rate to Manila and the provinces was 5c

Overseas Mailers Ltd.

Overseas Mailers was established by U.S. stamp dealer Jay Leach in 1950. Leach drew, printed and hand painted  first day covers for many countries from the 1950s to the 1970s, and was one of the most prolific designers of Philippine first day covers during that period. His fondness for Philippine stamps was likely due to the fact that he had lived in the Philippines in the late 1940s.

In each cover, Leach supplied an insert with a dramatic write-up describing the stamp and the cachet.

 

Leach certainly had a flair for the written word and an ability to stretch the truth.

1950 Bureau of Forestry 50th Anniversary

 The first forestry service in the Philippines, the "Inspeccion General de Montes", was created in June 1862 pursuant to a Spanish Royal Decree. On April 14, 1900, the U.S. military governor in the Philippines isued General Order No. 50, renaming "Inspeccion" into the Bureau of Forestry.

The Bureau of Posts issued a set of two stamps commemorating the Bureau of Forestry on its 50th anniversary, April 14, 1950. Featured on the stamps is an engraving of the native Red Lauan tree, a valuable export timber.

Stamps 

 First Day of Issue Cachet

First Day Covers

(Not in author's collection)