Jellyfish

PHILIPPINE STAMP COLLECTORS’ SOCIETY PHILATELIC BULLETIN

JELLYFISH

 

 

DATE OF ISSUE:	28 March 2025
KIND OF ISSUE:	Commemorative
DENOMINATION:	Stamps: PHP 16 x 4 Souvenir Sheet: PHP 55
SHEET COMPOSITION:	Miniature Sheet of 16 Souvenir Sheet of 1
PRINTING PROCESS:	Offset Lithography
PRINTER:	AMSTAR Company, Inc.
QUANTITY:	Stamps:    Miniature Sheet: 625    Strips of 4: 2,500    Total Stamps (4 designs): 10,000 Souvenir Sheet: 4,000

 

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) released a commemorative stamp and first day cover featuring Jellyfishes on March 28, 2025.

 

Jellyfishes are sea creatures that has no brain, blood, or hearts. It is made out of a gelatinous or jelly-like body and tentacles that stings to fight off predators. These sea creatures lurk in beaches and lagoons. Jellyfish season peaks from March to May and June to October. The sheetlet of 16 which can be divided into strips of 4 features Jellyfishes endemic to the Philippines such as the Upside-Down Jellyfish (Cassiopea mayeri), Lion’s Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capilata), Pacific Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) and Box Jellyfish (Cubozoa). The Souvenir Sheet features a close up picture of a Spotted Jellyfish (Mastigias papua).

 

The Jellyfish Stamp and First Day Cover will be available at the Philatelic Division of the Manila Central Post Office.

 

 

MINIATURE SHEET

 

 

FIRST DAY COVER STAMPS

 

 

FIRST DAY COVER SOUVENIR SHEET

 

 

FIRST DAY COVER CANCELLATION

 

 

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Based on the Philatelic Bulletin prepared by Jasmine Goforth for the Philippine Stamp Collectors' Society

Images courtesy of Robert Tiu Siy