80th Anniversary of the United Nations

PHILIPPINE STAMP COLLECTORS’ SOCIETY PHILATELIC BULLETIN

PHILIPPINES IN THE UNITED NATIONS 80^th ANNIVERSARY

 

 

DATE OF ISSUE:	26 June 2025
KIND OF ISSUE:	Commemorative
DENOMINATION:	PHP 16 x 2
SIZE:	30 mm x 40 mm
SHEET COMPOSITION:	Sheet of 40
PRINTING PROCESS:	Offset Lithography
PRINTER:	AMSTAR Company, Inc.
QUANTITY:	Stamps:    Sheet: 1,000    Se-tenant Pairs: 20,000    Total Stamps (2 designs): 40,000
DESIGNER:	Marty A. Angue
LAYOUT ARTIST:	Jose Antonio A. Jayme

 

In celebration of the Philippines as a founding member and vanguard of multilateralism, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released a commemorative stamp and first day cover commemorating the 80^th founding anniversary of the United Nations and membership of the Philippines as one of the organization’s founding member on June 26, 2025.

 

On 26 June 1945, the Philippines, together with 50 other nations, signed the Charter of the United Nations in San Francisco at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization. The Charter came into force on 24 October 1945, thus establishing the United Nations, which now has 193 members. The se-tenant pair stamps dubbed “The Philippines’ 80 Years in the United Nations: A Journey of Hope & Endeavor” celebrates the United Nations as an enduring edifice of the collective will of nations for global peace.

 

 

FIRST DAY COVER

 

 

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

 

 

Palarong Pambansa 2025 Postal Cards

PHILIPPINE STAMP COLLECTORS’ SOCIETY PHILATELIC BULLETIN

PALARONG PAMBANSA 2025

 

 

DATE OF ISSUE:	24 May 2025
KIND OF ISSUE:	Postal Card
DENOMINATION:	Not indicated Each card is sold at PHP 104
SIZE:	177.8 mm x 127 mm
NUMBER OF DESIGN:	5
PRINTING PROCESS:	Offset Lithography
PRINTER:	AMSTAR Company, Inc.
QUANTITY:	Per Card Design: 1,400 Total Cards: 7,000
PHOTOGRAPHS:	Ilocos Norte LGU
DESIGNER:	Jose Antonio Jayme

 

In celebration of sports competition among the youth, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), along with the Department of Education and Province of Ilocos Norte, released a set of prepaid postal cards celebrating the Palarong Pambansa on 24th of May 2025.

 

The Palarong Pambansa is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from the different regions of the Philippines. These postcards feature the famous tourist spots of Ilocos Norte: The Burgos Windfarm, commissioned on November 9, 2014, it is the largest wind farm in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia, covering 600 hectares. Kapurpurawan Rock Formation in Burgos is a wind and wave-sculpted calcarenite unit along the coast of Burgos, Ilocos Norte, that has been recently considered as a possible National Geological Monument because of its geological significance and aesthetic value. The Ferdinand E. Marcos Memorial Stadium, also known as Marcos Stadium in Laoag City, is a football and track stadium and park. The stadium has a seating capacity of 12,000 and an area of 61,668.48 m2 (663,794.0 sq ft). The facade follows the motif of an abel, an Ilocano textile with a binakol or whirlwind pattern design.

 

The Suba Sand Dunes in Paoay is known for 4x4 ride with uphill-downhill trails and unlimited sandboarding, it is also the site for famous movies such as PANDAY and HIMALA. The Saud Beach of Pagudpud is a stunning stretch of pristine white sand and crystal-clear turquoise waters. Known for its serene and less crowded atmosphere, making it perfect for relaxation.

 

 

BURGOS WINDFARM POSTAL CARD

 

 

KAPURPURAWAN ROCK FORMATION POSTAL CARD

 

 

SAUD BEACH POSTAL CARD

 

 

SUBA SAND DUNES POSTAL CARD

 

 

MARCOS STADIUM POSTAL CARD

 

 

COMMON REVERSE OF POSTAL CARD

 

 

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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