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1983 - 1988 Issues

        

1983, February 2.  “Muslim Dancers” Inscription Manually Deleted on:  2p15 Philippine Flag, 2p15 Philippine Flag ASEAN Overprint, Multicolor on Light blue, with Fishing Village Front Cachet and Native Dancers Back Cachet (With Black Deleting Bar over "Muslim Dancers").  AEROGRAMME / Via Air Mail / Panghimpapawid.  (1,075,925).  Note:  Deletion process handled by philatelic tellers.

Upon receipts of communications from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Office of Middle East and African Affairs, and, from University of Isfahan, Iran, the term "Muslim Dancers" was deleted from all copies of unsold air letter sheets of this issue.  (Copies of Correspondences)


     Overprint Varieties

1984, February 20.  2p80 (2p15 + 65s) Black "+ P0.65" Added to 1983 2p15 Philippine Flag.  Multicolor on Light blue, with Fishing Village Front Cachet and Native Dancers Back Cachet (With Black Deleting Bar over "Muslim Dancers").  AEROGRAMME / Via Air Mail / Panghimpapawid.  Government Printing Office.  Two types of overprint exists:  Large (385,000), and, Small (615,000).


1984, July 30.  2p80 Stylized Airplane and Bird, Multicolor on Light Blue,  with Mayon Volcano Back Cachet.  AIR LETTER / AEROGRAMME / PANGHIMPAPAWID.  APO Production Unit, Inc., (NEDA).  (1,500,000)


 

 

1988, May 16.  4p Emblem of Postal Services Office, Blue & Yellow on Light Blue.  With Boracay Beach Back Cachet.  Amstar Company, Inc.  (1,025,909)

 

 

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