1952 Slogan Cancellations

POSTAL SAVINGS BANK
NATIONAL THRIFT WEEK
JAN. 1 - 7, 1952

Manila, January 1, 1952

INAUGURATION
CENTRAL LUZON 
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

Central Luzon Agricultural School (CLAS) began in 1907 as a farm school becoming  the "mother of vocational agriculture schools" in the country. CLAS was elevated  into the Central Luzon Agricultural College with the inauguration of its first president, Arcadia  Matela, on January 6, 1952.

Agricultural College, N. Ecija, January 6, 1952

 

COME AND SEE THE
30TH EVAA MEET
FEBRUARY 4 - 9

The East Visayan Athletic Association (EVAA) composed of the school divisions of the East Visayan Islands held its 1952 meet in Tagbilaaran, Bohol.

Tagbilaran, February 4, 1952

1952 FUND CAMPAIGN
GIVE AND SERVE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS

Manila, February 15, 1952

WRITE AND SPEAK THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE
NATIONAL LANGUAGE WEEK
MARCH 27 - APRIL 2

Manila, March 27, 1952

"PAY THE
MINIMUM WAGE
LIFT THE COMMON MAN"

Manila, June 1, 1952

PANAPEX
FIRST PAN ASIAN
PHILATELIC EXHIBITION
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
NOVEMBER 16 - 22, 1952

Manila, June 16, 1952

PARTICIPATE IN THE
PANAPEX
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
NOVEMBER 16 - 22, 1952

Manila, July 16, 1952

UNITED NATIONS
REGIONAL CONFERENCE
ON PUBLIC INFORMATION
MANILA, OCTOBER 24 - 31, 1952

Manila, October 17, 1952

FIRST NATIONAL
PHILATELIC WEEK
IN THE PHILIPPINES
NOV. 16 -22, 1952

Manila, November 10, 1952

SUPPORT THE PEACE FUND DRIVE & FAIR
MANILA, DEC. 6, 1952 - JAN. 4, 1953

Manila, November 23, 1952

COOPERATING FAMILIES
"MAKE FOR COOPERATING COMMUNITIES"
DECEMBER 1-7, 1952

Manila, November 24, 1952

1952 3rd Lions District Convention

On April 3-5, 1952, the Third Lions District Convention was held in the City of Baguio. The Bureau of Posts honored the convention later that year with the release of a set of two commemorative stamps on December 15, 1952.

The Stamps

The design features Wright Park also known as the "Pool of Pines" , a shallow rectangular pool of water which faces the Mansion House, Baguio City. The Park was named after Luke E. Wright, Governor General of the Philippines from 1904 to 1906.

Wright Park, Baguio City

 First Day of Issue Cachet

First Day Covers

1952 PANAPEX

The First  Pan Asian Philatelic Exhibition (PANAPEX) was scheduled to be held in Manila from November 16 to 22, 1952. The Manila post office introduced slogan cancellations months before the show to publicize the event.

Manila, June 16, 1952
 PANAPEX
FIRST PAN ASIAN
PHILATELIC EXHIBITION
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
NOVEMBER 16 -22, 1952

Manila, July 16, 1952
PARTICIPATE IN THE
PANAPEX
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
NOVEMBER 16-22, 1952

In recognition of the importance of the Exhibition in promoting philately, President Quirino issued Proclamation No. 342 declaring the period from November 16 to 22, 1952, as the First National Philatelic Week in the Philippines.

Manila, November 10, 1952
FIRST NATIONAL
PHILATELIC WEEK
IN THE PHILIPPINES
NOVEMBER 16 - 22, 1952

PANAPEX was a great success. Public demand was so great that the exhibition was extended an additional week to November 29, 1952. Thousands of people visited the show including students from schools and colleges. [The exhibition is described in the Asociacion Filatelica de Filipinas 1952 Yearbook.]


The Stamps

The Philatelic Bureau issued a set of three stamps for PANAPEX, two regular stamps and one air mail stamp on November 16, 1952. The stamp design features a portrait of Maria Clara, the typical Filipino woman immortalized by Jose Rizal in his novels. The portrait was modeled from a photograph of  Rizal's cousin Leonor Rivera who inspired the character of Maria Clara.

Photograph of Leonor Rivera used as a model for the PANAPEX stamp

 

First Day of Issue Cachet

First Day Covers

 

The first Pan-Asian Philatelic Exhibition (PANAPEX) conceived Maria Clara, Rizal's heroine, as its commemorative stamp for she symbolizes mother Philippines and epitomizes the traditional virtues of the ancient filipino woman, namely : love of God, love of country, loyalty, modesty, sincerity, purity, and loftiness of thoughts and ideals.