Philippine Stamps of 1948

Formats released this year:

Format Released	Qty
TOTAL:	19

General Douglas MacArthur is first up in appearances for this year with a set of 3 commemorative stamps featuring him at front and center. 1948 saw the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) of the United Nations meet in Baguio to determine which member nations had plans in place to tackle the post war global shortage of food, fibers and forest products. 1948 would also see the unfortunate death by heart attack of President Manuel Roxas and the release of 2 stamps in his honor (PH 525, 526). Perforated and imperforate stamps (3 in total) were released to commemorate the Silver Jubilee (25 years) of the Boy Scouts. 3 x officials were released with “O.B.” printed over existing 1947 “places of Interest” stamps. The 16c Santa Lucia gate (PH O52) is not a rare stamp but can present a slight challenge to the collector due to many copies being destroyed in a flood which affected the Bureau of Posts’ basement vault in 1948. Closing out stamp releases for this year is the Philippine national flower, the Sampaguita.

1948 - General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)

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1948 - Food and Agriculture Organization

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1948 - Official stamps of 1948

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1948 - José Rizal

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1948 - President Manuel A. Roxas Memorial

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1948 - Scouting 1948

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1948 - National Flower

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Covers/Cachets and More

Note: The information below shows items from my personal collection - it is not intended to be a catalog of all other philatelic products that were released during this year.

Covers/Cachets and More

1948 Cachets and First Day Covers

1948 Aerogrammes

1948 Postal Cards

1948 Postal Stationary