1959 10th World Scout Jamboree

The Philippines hosted the 10th World Scout Jamboree at Mt. Makling, Laguna, southern Luzon, from July 17th to 26th 1959. Over 12,000 scouts from over forty countries attended the first World Jamboree in Asia.

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The World Jamboree slogan was introduced at the Manila post office in 1958.

SUPPORT THE 10TH WORLD JAMBOREE

Manila, October 31, 1958

Baden-Powell Week : February 22-28, 1959

Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts was born on February 22, 1857. It was therefore fitting that February 22 to 28, 1959 was celebrated as Baden-Powell Week.

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World Scout Jamboree Stamps

1. July 17, 1959 : Air Mail Semi Postals

A set of three air mail semi-postal stamps printed by the Government Printing Bureau of Japan was issued on July 17, 1959, the opening day of the Jamboree.

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"10th World Jamboree Camp, Laguna"

2. July 22, 1959 : Semi-Postals

A set of two semi-postal stamps printed on yellow tinted and white paper by the Government Printing Bureau of Japan was issued on July 22., 1959.

a) Yellow-tinted Paper

b) White Paper

The semi-postal stamps were also issued in tete-beche format. The tete-beche stamps printed on white paper were sold at double face value.

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a) Yellow Paper

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b) White Paper :Tete-Beche

3. July 26: Semi-Postal Souvenir Sheet

The Bureau of Posts issued a semi-postal souvenir sheet on July 26, 1959, the last day of the Jamboree. The souvenir sheet featuring each of the previously issued stamps had a face value of P2.70 but sold for P4.

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1959 Capiz Province Seal

The Province of Capiz, birthplace of former President Manuel Roxas, was honored on April 15, 1959, when the Bureau of Post released the second in a series of stamps featuring "Official Seals" of selected provinces.

The Province of  Capiz  in the western Visayas region of the Philippines, is known for capiz its mother-of-pearl shells used for interior decorating and accessories.

 Capiz shell

 

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The stamps were issued on April 15, 1959, the 11th anniversary of the death of President Manuel Roxas.

 

 

1959 Anniversary of the 1935 Constitution

The 1935 Constitution was approved by the Philippine Constitution Convention on February 8, 1935, and adopted by the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 and by the Third Republic of the Philippines until 1972.

The Bureau of Posts issued a set of stamps featuring the flag of the Philippines to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Constitution on February 8, 1959.

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Evolution of the Philippine Flag Series

 

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1959 War Victims Semi-Postals Surcharged

In 1950, a set of two semi-postal stamps were issued to raise funds for war widows and disabled veterans. The unsold stamps were surcharged and issued as regular stamps on February 3, 1959, the 14th anniversary of the recapture of Manila from Japanese forces.

The original denominations were blacked out and new values were printed.  The 2c +2c stamp was changed to 1c, and the 4c + 4c denomination was surcharged to 6c.

A first day of issue cachet was not prepared for this set.


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1959 Bulacan Province Seal

Bulacan province is located in central Luzon north of Manila. The Bureau of Posts issued a set of stamps featuring the Bulacan Seal on January 20, 1959, the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Malolos Constitution which established the First Philippine Republic in 1899.

Bulacan Seal

The seal  features the Barasoain Church in Malalos, Bulican, where the Malolos Constitution of 1899 was signed. The topography of the  province is shown above the Church, and below the Church are three flowers representing the the  "Three Republics" : the Kakarong Republic  (1896), the Republic of Biak-na-Bato (1897) and the first Philippine Republic (1899-1901) all established in Bulacan.

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Cachets featuring the  Barasoain Church