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PHILIPPINE STAMP COLLECTORS’ SOCIETY PHILATELIC BULLETIN |
POPE FRANCIS (1934 - 2025)
| DATE OF ISSUE: | 5 June 2025 |
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| KIND OF ISSUE: | Special |
| DENOMINATION: | PHP 17 x 2 |
| SIZE: | 30 mm x 40 mm |
| SHEET COMPOSITION: | Miniature Sheet of 8 |
| PRINTING PROCESS: | Offset Lithography |
| PRINTER: | AMSTAR Company, Inc. |
| QUANTITY: | Miniature Sheet: 2,500 Se-tenant Pairs: 10,000 Total Stamps (2- designs): 20,000 |
In celebration of the Pope's enduring legacy of faith, compassion, and service to humanity, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) released a commemorative stamp and first day covers honoring His Holiness Pope Francis on May 6, 2025 and was released on June 5, 2025.
Pope Francis, elected on March 13, 2013, served as the 266th leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of the Vatican City until his death on April 21, 2025. His papacy was marked by humility, social justice, and global outreach. PHLPost has previously issued several stamps in honor of Pope Francis, including a commemorative stamp in 2015 during his historic apostolic visit to the Philippines, and a stamp marking the first anniversary of his papacy.
The Pope Francis Memorial Issue Stamp and First Day Cover will be available at the Philatelic Division of the Manila Central Post Office.
MINIATURE SHEET
FIRST DAY COVER
FIRST DAY COVER CANCELLATION
Based on the Philatelic Bulletin prepared by Jasmine Goforth for the Philippine Stamp Collectors' Society
Images courtesy of Robert Tiu Siy