2003, November 11. Provisional Issue - Surcharged Booklet
Stamps for International Rates
1998 Prestige Centennial Booklets Overprinted in Black
Original Issue:
Litho Offset. House of Questa, Ltd. (England); Perf. 14
Overprinting: Letterpress. APO Production Unit, Inc.
Singles, Booklets of 4 and 1
17p
on 4p Spoliarium by Juan Luna - Singles
(243,316)
17p on 8p Declaration of First Independence -
Singles (243,800)
22p on 16p Dr. Jose Rizal -
Singles (60,754)
22p on 16p Andres Bonifacio -
Singles (60,478)
First Day Covers: Manila
Provisional Issue - Prestige Booklets
Surcharged to Current Postal Rates for International Mail
Due to operational requirements and to dispose of
the Philippine Centennial Prestige Booklets issued
in 1998 which are being sold at a 50% premium over
face value and which includes five booklet panes
with denominations that are mostly obsolete, the
Philippine Postal Corporation issued four stamps
from the booklets surcharged to current
international mail rates.
The five booklet panes were detached and surcharged
in black: 4p Spoliarium in
block of four; 16p Rizal stamp; 16p Bonifacio
stamp; 8p Declaration of the First
Independence in block of four. The 20p stamp
from the last pane was removed from the booklet and
sold as is since the denomination is still usable.
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