The Philippine Postal Corporation, through the Postage and Philatelic Department, announces the issuances of two kinds of stamps starting on March 29, 2010. These are the First Quarter Topicals, featuring the Philippine Beetles and the New Issues of Regular/Definitive Stamps featuring the Philippine Marine Biodiversity, showing the denominations, Php1, Php10 and Php26.
The technical description of the said stamps are as follows:
CY 2010 – Regular/ Definitives featuring
Philippine Marine Biodiversity
Technical Description:
Kind of Issue: Regular / Definitive
Denomination and Quantity: Php1.00 / 1,200,000 pieces
Php 10.00 / 800,000 pieces
Php 26.00 / 1,000,000 pieces
Date of Issue: March 29, 2010
Last date of Sale: March 28, 2011 (or as stocks allow)
Sheet Composition: 100 (10 x 10)
Size: 22 mm x 25 mm.
Perforation: 13 ½
Printing: Litho-Offset (4 colors)
Paper: Imported Unwatermarked
Printer: Amstar Company, Inc.
Designer: Darwin Marfil
Graphic Artist: Jiomer Dacaymat
Design Concept: Corazon T. Loza
Design Coordinators: Victorino Z. Serevo
Elenita D.L. San Diego
Design: Selected Philippine Marine Biodiversity
Sources (References): Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific
By Dr. Terence Gosliner
Manila Ocean Park, Quirino Grandstand,
Luneta Park, Manila
First Quarter Issue- Topical, featuring Philippine Beetles
Technical Description:
Kind of Issue: Special
Denomination and Quantity: Php7.00 / 100,000 pieces
Souvenir Sheet: Php28.00 / 5,000 pieces
Date of Issue: March 29, 2010
Last date of Sale: March 28, 2011 (or as stocks allow)
Sheet Composition: 16 on (4 x 4)
Size: 30 mm x 40 mm.
Size of Souvenir Sheet: 80 mm x 135 mm.
Perforation: 14
Printing: Litho-Offset (4 colors)
Paper: Imported Unwatermarked
Printer: Amstar Company, Inc.
Designers: Victorino Z. Serevo and Darwin Marfil
Graphic Artist: Jiomer Dacaymat
Design: Philippine Beetles
Source(Reference): National Museum
Mr. Venancio U. Samarita
Chief, Entomology Section
Zoology Division