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2011, January 14.  Valentine's Day

Litho Offset.  Amstar Company, Inc.  Perf. 14.

Se-tenant pairs, Sheets of 40  (10 x 4)

Se-tenant Pairs      (35,000)

 

 

   7p   Pheepoy (Philpost Mascot) Delivering Chocolates

   7p   Pheepoy Delivering Flowers

 

Designer:   Jesus Alfredo Delos Santos

Design Coordinators:  Dr. Ngo Tiong Tak, Victorino Z. Serevo

 

First Day Covers:  Manila

   


The Postman Also Delivers Flowers

The two designs show Pheepoy, the Philpost Mascot, delivering examples of non-traditional postal products like a box of chocolates and a bunch of flowers. For several years now, Philpost offers special delivery service every Valentine’s Day dubbed, “The Postman also delivers Flowers.” With many hearts surrounding the world, the designs emphasize the “caring ways” your local letter-carrier exemplifies, every time a gift item is handed to the special recipient, on a special day like Valentine’s Day.

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Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentine and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 500 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but its religious observance is still permitted. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.  Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day)

 

TOPICAL CATEGORIES

 

  • Valentines

  • Hearts

  • Greetings

 

Articles by Dr. Ngo Tiong Tak

 

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Issues of 2011