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Stamps featuring the colonial lighthouses in the Philippines

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Stamps featuring the colonial lighthouses in the Philippines
Stamps featuring the colonial lighthouses in the Philippines

The Phlippine Postal Corporation will issue a set of special stamps featuring well-known colonial lighthouses in the Philippines (Series II).

Kind of Issue: Special
Denomination & Quantity: P7.00   - - - - - 140,000 (4 designs)
Souvenir Sheet: P28.00 - - - - - 8,000
Date of Issue: May 17, 2006
Last Day of Sale: May 16, 2007 (as stock allows)
Sheet Composition: 16 (4 x 4)
Size of Stamp: 30mm x 40mm
Size of Souvenir Sheet: 140mm x 84mm
Perforation: 14
Printing Process: Litho-Offset (4 colors)
Paper: Imported Unwatermarked
Printer: Amstar Company, Inc.
Designers: Victorino Z. Serevo
Jesus Alfredo D. delos Santos
Anna Maria Harper
Architect Manuel Maximo L.C. Noche
Designs: Lighthouses in the Philippines 

FARO DE CABO ENGANO, Palaui Island, Santa Ana, Cagayan Province - Situated on the northern most tip of the island, the lighthouse, finished in 1892 is accessible via an hour banca ride from the town of Santa Ana, the last town on the north eastern tip of Luzon. The lighthouse situated on a bluff overlooking both the Babuyan channel and Pacific Oceans originally contained a first lens. Though today in partial ruin, the lighthouse in Cabo Engano still projects that haunting allure that makes this lighthouse a beautiful structure to see. Read more.

 

Stamps, Souvenir Sheets and Official First Day Covers will be available starting 17 May 2006 at the Philatelic Service, Door 203, Liwasang Bonifacio, 1000 Manila and all Regional Offices of the Philippine Postal Corporation.

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