Kennedy Error Stamps
What an amazing collection of John F Kennedy Error Stamps from the Philippines. You will seldom see a wide range of error stamps on the same topic in one place.
Category: Rare Philippine Items
1980 Pope John Paul II Visit – Rare Set
When the Pope’s visit was postponed from ’80 to ’81 these stamps were to be destroyed – but some were not. Take a look at this rare set of stamps.
Esperanto Stamp Collar
The humble stamp collar – used for advertising, fund raising or for promotion of a particular cause/political view. Read more about these rare philatelic items.
Rare 1943 Souvenir Sheet from WWII
Printed but not released to the public, this souvenir sheet sat in the vaults of the Bureau of Posts – until looting and fire destroyed most copies during WWII.
1943 Philippine Guerilla Stamp
Printed in Australia then snuck into the Philippines by submarine during WWII, this rare postage stamp was used for guerilla communications.
2006 10th Anniversary Stamp Exhibition – Souvenir Card
The 10th Anniversary Stamp Exhibition was held in Washington D.C. and attracted over 80,000 visitors and over $11,000,000 in sales.
Bengzon Error Stamp
In Philippines Philately the Bengzon error stamp is fairly well known (Scott# PH 2371Ef). Released in 1995 the well intentioned set of stamps featuring prominent Filipinos who worked in the United Nations were famously printed with the wrong Justice Bengzon pictured. Instead of Justice Cesar C Bengzon the image used was that of Justice Jose…
1928-M 20 Centavos Mule
In numismatics speak a “mule” is any coin minted using front and rear dies intended for two completely different coins. Most mules are the result of unintentional errors in the minting process. For example the Philippine 1918-S 5 centavos mule was the result of a minting error. Not so for the 1928-M 20 centavos mule…