1961 Macapagal - Pelaez Inauguration

Diosdado Macapagal , fifth president of the 3rd Republic, was inaugurated on December 30, 1961. To mark the occasion, the Bureau of Posts issued an overprinted stamp.

First Day of Issue Cancellation

First Day Covers

1961 Philippine Government Employees' Association

The Philippine Government Employees' Association was honoured with a set of stamps issued on December 9, 1961.

First Day of Issue Cancellation

The Government Employees' Association emblem was included in the first day cancellation featuring an employing sitting next to a simmering volcano. 

First Day Covers

(Not in author's collection)

1961 Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation

The Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) was established in 1911. According to the Federation`s Handbook, the spirit behind the organization was to resolve the ongoing `menace of professionalism`and erosion in Philippine sports. U.S. Governor-General W. Cameron was its first president. The PAAF was abolished in 1974 as the Department of Youth and Sports Development became the nation`s sports authority.

The 1960 10c Air Force commemorative stamp was overprinted and surcharged to mark the 50th anniversary of the PAAF. The 10c Air Force stamp had earlier been recalled and invalidated because one million of the stamps had been stolen during transit.

The 10c stamp had been recalled and invalidated

First Day of Issue Cancellation

The PAAF stamp was issued on November 30, 1961.

First Day Covers

Overseas Mailers

(Not in author's collection)

1961 Colombo Plan 10th Anniversary

The Colombo Plan was an Asian economic development scheme conceived in 1950 at the British Commonwealth Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Colombo, Ceylon and launched on July 1, 1951. Membership included nations within South and Southeast Asia such as the Philippines  and countries outside the region such as Canada, the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Aid consisted of financial assistance for national development projects , technical assistance and the provision of technical equipment.

On October 8, 1961, The Bureau of Posts issued a set of stamps printed by the Dutch firm Enschede to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Colombo Plan.

First Day of Issue Cancellation

The emblem of the Colombo Plan was included in the first day of issue cancellation.

First Day Covers

Overseas Mailers