1963 New Famous Filipinos IV (Emilio Jacinto)

In 1894, Emilio Jacinto a student at the University of Santo Tomas, became a member of the underground revolutionary society Katipunan. Jacinto rose in the ranks of the Katipunan hierarchy becoming Andres Bonifacio's advisor. Jacinto died of malaria in 1899 at the age of twenty-three.

The Bureau of Posts issued the Emilio Jacinto 1 piso definitive stamp on January 23, 1963.

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1962 Rizal Centennial Semi-Postal Stamps

The Rizal centennial stamp series was completed on December 30, with the release of two semi-postal stamps showing Rizal at play.

The 6 +4s stamp portrays Rizal engaged in a chess match on board a ship.

 The model for the 30 + 5s stamp was a photograph of Rizal fencing Juan Luna in Paris.

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1962 Fruit Trees Semi-Postal Surcharged

The 1952 fruit trees semi-postal stamp was overprinted and released on December 23, 1962.

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The text of the cancellation device used for this issue was in English.

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1962 New Famous Filipinos III (Rajah Soliman Definitive)

The third stamp in the New Famous Filipinos series was the 30s stamp picturing Rajah Soliman, the Muslim Rajah of Maynila at the time the Spanish forces first came to Luzon in 1570. The regular and official stamps were issued on November 30, 1962.

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1962 Diego Silang Revolt

When  British forces invaded Manila during the Seven Years' War in 1762, Diego Silang led a revolt in northern Philippines against Spanish rule. Silang was killed in 1763 and Spanish troops subsequently defeated the revolutionary movement.

The 25c Antonio Luna definitive stamp was overprinted and surcharged to mark the 200th anniversary of the Diego Silang Revolt.

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1962 World Anti-Malaria Campaign

In 1961, the World Health Organization planned a global stamp campaign to emphasize the importance of malaria eradication efforts undertaken by governments and organizations. One hundred and seventeen countries co-operated during 1962 and 1963 in the philatelic programme with the release of 262  "The World United Against Malaria" postage stamps. On October 24, 1962 (United Nations Day) the Philippines issued a set of three stamps to publicize the need to eradicate malaria.

Today, 13% of Philippine's population is still at high-risk of malaria causing death.

The attractive stamps portray Taal Lake and Taal Volcano in the province of Balangas, a low risk zone for Malaria.

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