1959 City of Baguio Golden Jubilee

The City of Baguio in northern Luzon was incorporated as a city by the Philippines Assembly on September 1, 1909. Baguio is located 1500m above sea level and enjoys cooler temperatures than the rest of the country.

The Bureau of Posts issued a pair of stamps on September 1, 1959, to celebrate Baguio's golden jubilee.This was not the first time that Baguio City has been associated with stamps issued  by the Philippine Republic. Other issues include:

1947  ECAFE (United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East) Baguio session
1950 Baguio Conference
1953 3rd Lions District Convention Baguio


Camp John Hay and the Bell Amphitheater

Camp John Jay was founded in 1903 after US President Roosevelt signed over a reservation to the US Army post in Baguio.  The base was turned over to the Philippine Government in 1991.

The Bell Amphitheater, an open-air auditorium made in 1915, is featured on the Baguio Golden Jubilee stamps

First Day of Issue Cancellation

The Baguio City Coat of Arms was included in the first day of issue cancellation.

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Baguio City

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 Unpainted and Painted

1959 Anti-TB Semi-Postals

The annual Anti-TB semi-postal stamps consisted of two sets issued on August 19, 1959.

Set 1 : Overprinted and Surcharged 1958 Quezon Institute Stamps

The Philippine Bureau of Printing overprinted the 1958 semi-postals with "HELP FIGHT T.B."  and surcharged the stamps.
 

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Set 2 : Bohol Sanatorium


The Bohol Sanatorium built in 1956 was featured on the 1959 semi-postal stamps

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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.

Slogan Cancellation
  
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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