1954 Slogan Cancellations

SAVE AND DEPOSIT!
YOU'LL NOT REGRET IT!
NATIONAL THRIFT WEEK
JANUARY 4 - 10, 1954
PHILIPPINE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK

Manila, January 4, 1954

2ND
ASIAN GAMES
MAY 1 - 9, 1954

Manila, January 11, 1954

HELP PROMOTE
HOME INDUSTRIES

Manila, February 1, 1954

PREPARE FOR THE FIRST
NATIONAL BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE
APRIL 23 - 30, 1954
QUEZON CITY

Manila, March 16, 1954

5TH LIONS DISTRICT 301
CONVENTION BAGUIO CITY
MARCH 31 - APRIL 4, 1954

Baguio City, March 22, 1954

ON TO THE FIRST
NATIONAL BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE
APRIL 23 - 30, 1954
QUEZON CITY

Manila, April 1, 1954

1854 - PHICIPEX - 1954
PHILIPPINE CENTENARY
INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION
APRIL 25 - MAY 9, 1954

Manila, April 16, 1954

INVEST
IN PEACE
AND PROSPERITY

Manila, June 1, 1954

WORLD HEALTH DAY
JULY 22, 1954
"THE NURSE"
PIONEER OF HEALTH

Manila, July 12, 1954

PAL VISAYAS MINDANAO
EL  ECONOMICO
INAUGURAL FLIGHT
JUNE 12, 1954

Manila, July 23, 1954

 

THE PEOPLE'S HEALTH
IS THE NATION'S WEALTH
AUG. 19 - SEPT. 30, 1954

Manila, August 16, 1954

JOIN THE 1954 ANTI-
TUBERCULOSIS DRIVE FOR
FUNDS - AUG. 19 - SEPT. 30

Manila, August 26, 1954

UNICEF, THE WORLD'S MOTHER
UNITED NATIONS WEEK - 1954
UN ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES

Manila, October 15, 1954

CELEBRATE
BOY SCOUT WEEK
OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 7

Manila, October 29, 1954

ATTEND THE CEBU
MARIAN CONGRESS
NOVEMBER 23 - 27, 1954

Cebu City, November 23, 1954

NATIONAL
FAMILY WEEK
DECEMBER 1 - 7, 1954

Manila, December 1, 1954

2ND NATIONAL MARIAN CONGRESS
OF THE PHILIPPINES
1854 - 1954
"PEACE THROUGH MARY"

Manila, December 4, 1954

1954 Marian Year

With over 80% of Philippine citizens claiming membership in the Roman Catholic church (2000 census), it is not surprising that stamps with Catholic themes have been issued by the Philippines Bureau of Posts. The first Catholic-related stamp of the Third Republic was issued in 1954.

Pope Pius XII had declared 1954 to be a "Marian Year", a year in which  cultural events, charity, and social gatherings would celebrate Mary, the mother of Jesus. Activities in the Philippines included a Marian Congress which was held from December 1 to December 5, 1954 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, the belief that the soul of the Virgin Mary was created sinless by God. At the closing ceremonies of the Marian Congress on December 5, 1954, President Magsaysay consecrated the Republic of the Philippines to Mary,"the Immaculate Mother of God".

Stamp

A single 5c stamp based on the Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painting The Immaculate Conception of Aranjuez (La Inmaculada Concepción de Aranjuez) c.1675-80 and engraved by the American Bank Note Company was issued on December 30, 1954.

First Day of Issue Cachet

First Day Covers

Filipino devotion to Mary is reflected by the large number of different cachets produced to commemorate Marian Year.

Madonnas of the Philippines by Filipino Artists

 

Unpainted and Painted

Unpainted and Painted

Maximum Card

 

(Not in author's collection)