Extra Wide Length Stamps - Update

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Philippines 2024 Christmas Mass in Churches along the Pasig River - World longest Stamp

Issued Date 30 November 2024

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has issued the world longest postage stamp with a measurement of 234 millimeters (9 inches) in length (234mm x 40mm) .

The stamp features the iconic churches along the historic Pasig River.  These are Binondo Church, Quiapo Church, Manila Cathedral Church, Sta. Ana Church, San Felipe Neri Church, San Pedro Makati Church, Guadalupe Church, Pasig Church and Antipolo Church.

The 2024 Christmas Stamp has a dimension of 234mm x 40mm stamp featuring four (4) colors process plus blue iridescent ink on the river and multi level embossing on the churches.

The Pasig River serves as a vital waterway playing a crucial role as a major transportation route for trade and commerce, connecting Manila Bay and Laguna de Bay.

The sheetlet strip of 3 stamps measures 234mmx40mm, setting the world record for being the World's Longest Postage Stamp. It beats the previous widest stamp by Sri Lanka Post stamp  205 mm x 30 mm (Second) issued in August 2024. The previous holders of this record were by Philippine Postal Corp stamp 200mm x 35mm (Third) commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the first Philippine Republic, Kyrgyzstan Post in 2023 (Fourth) featuring Kyrgyzstan’s Chaar-Tash mountain range commemorating the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. The stamp is 184 millimeters (7.2 inches) long .

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Extra Wide Length Stamps - Update

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Sorry for the long awaited post. I do not update the blog till I receive the stamps in hand.. 

Philippine 2024 125th Anniversary of the first Philippine Republic

Issue date 12 June 2024

Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the first Philippine Republic, has launched a postage stamp to commemorate important historical events that marked the start of the journey towards Philippines Independence Day and Nationhood. 

The sheetlet strip of three (3) measures 200mm x 35mm, setting the world record for being the World's Longest Postage Stamp. It beats the previous widest stamp by Kyrgyzstan Post in 2023 featuring Kyrgyzstan’s Chaar-Tash mountain range commemorating the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. The stamp is 184 millimeters (7.2 inches) long and the second longest stamp 170mm-long (6.7 inches) issued by Thailand Post in 2017 commemorating the 70th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s accession to the throne.

According to PHLPost, the stamp illustrates the Philippines’ journey to nationhood from the historic proclamation of independence on June 12, 1898 to the declaration of the first Philippine Republic in 1899. The stamp commemorates the following events in Philippine history:

Declaration of Philippine Independence in 1898

Arrival of President Emilio Aguinaldo in Malolos, Bulacan

Inauguration of the first Philippine Republic at the Barasoain Church in 1899

Philippine-American War

Aguinaldo’s odyssey in northern Luzon

Apolinario Mabini in Pangasinan

Aguinaldo’s capture in Isabela

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Extra Large Size Stamps - Update

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Philippines 2021 Murillo Velarde 1734 Map

Issue date 16 March 2021

PHL Post to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the Philippines and the first circumnavigation of the world by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan has issued a special Souvenir sheet with 13 Stamps titled the Murillo Velarde 1734 Map named after the Spanish Jesuit friar Pedro Murillo Velarde who vividly described the detailed territory of Philippine nearly 300 years ago.

The Murillo Velarde 1734 Map shows the entire Philippine archipelago. It is flanked by two pasted-on side-panels with 12 engravings—intricate illustrations of the early Filipino people and their way of life during the 18th century.

The large stamp with the map measures 100 mm X 180 mm and the Souvenir size is 200mm X 220mm

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Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet - Update

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Subcategory - Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet 

Philippines 2015 San Miguel Brewery Inc. - 125 Years of Beer Stories Bottle shaped MS 

Issue date 29 September 2015

To commemorate 125 years of the San Miguel Brewery Company, Philippine Post has issued a special bottle shaped miniature sheet 

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Odd Shaped Miniature Sheet

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Stamps with Glitter - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps printed with Glitter

Philippines 2014 Festival Mask Stamp with glitter 

Issue date 22 November 2014

Philippine Post has issued a special souvenir sheet printed with glitter (tactile printing technique) featuring Festival Mask during the fiesta of the famous Higantes Festival in Angono, Rizal.

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps - Update

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Philippines 2014 75th Anniversary Quezon City glow in the dark stamp

Issue date 12 October 2014

To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of Quezon City, Philippine Post has issued a special glow in the Dark miniature sheet featuring the fountain at Quezon City Memorial Circle. 

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Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps

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Stamps with Glitter - Update

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Philippines 2016 Miss Universe Stamp with Glitter

Issue date 17 April 2016

PHLPost to commemorate Miss Philippine Pia Alonzo Wirtzbach winning the Miss Universe pageant in 2015 has issued a special miniature sheet of the Miss Universe wearing her crown. Special glitter printing has been made on the crown of the souvenir sheet.

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3D - Holographic Stamps - Update

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Philippines  2017 Sunsets 

Issue date 8 May 2017

The PHLPost has issued a special miniature sheet featuring 4 beautiful sunsets set in Philippines for the heritage month. The stamps feature 3D holographic foil printing.

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3D - Holographic Stamps


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Stamps with Textured Rough Surface - Update

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Subcategory - Stamps with Textured Rough Surface

Philippines 2014 Heritage month - Filipino textiles

Issue date 30 May 2014

PHPL Post to commemorate the Heritage Month of Taditional Filipino textiles has issued a special stamp on an odd shaped miniature sheet. The stamp features a tactile printing giving a rough feel to the stamp

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Philippines 2014 Watchtower Stamps set with Textured Rough Surface 

Issue date 28 March 2014

The Philippine Postal Corp. issued a set of 4 Stamps along with a miniature sheet of 4 stamps featuring Philippine watchtowers textured with a rough Surface to feel like sand achieved through tactile printing.

The special stamp souvenir sheet which features four watchtowers found in Boljoon, Cebu; Bantay, Ilocos Sur; Samboan, Cebu; and Tabaco, Albay.   

The watchtower in Boljoon, Cebu was built around the late 1700s and is separated from a church by a narrow corridor. The unadorned bell tower of Boljoon looks out to sea. 

The watchtower in Bantay, Ilocos Sur was erected in the 1790s. Bantay town stands beside the Abra River that flows from the Cordillera to the Luzon Sea. Through this waterway, commerce between mountain and sea was facilitated. It serves both an ecclesiastical and military function. The bell tower has a panoramic view of Abra River, the town of San Vicente, and Vigan City.

The watchtower in Samboan, Cebu faces Tañon Strait and is located on a promontory accessed through a 157-step stone stairway popularly called Jacob’s ladder. This watchtower is believed to be the handiwork of Fr. Toribio Gerzon in 1878. Samboan was under the secular clergy.


The church bell tower in Tabaco, Albay, meanwhile, was considered an efficient warning device against attacks from pirates.

The other set of 4 stamps also released on the same date featuring the watch towers of Narvacan (Ilocos Sur) , Luna (La Union), Oslob (Cebu) and Panglao (Bohol).

Narvacan, Ilocos Sur - The most photographed watchtower in the Ilocos, the tower at Sulvec, near Narvacan, has the silouhette of a rook. This brick and limestone tower is approximately 6.5 meters in diameter and 7.0 meters in height, smaller than most Ilocos towers.

Luna, La Union - A deep groove around the inner rim and quadrilateral notches suggest that the tower was roofed. Circular brick watchtower, in fair condition.

Oslob, Cebu - Moving south from Caceres on encounters another of Fray Julian’s handiwork, the octagonal watchtower of Oslob. Its rubble walls on which are propped susod, a sieve net for catching bangus fry and other small fishes, appears solid and in good condition. The fact is half the tower has collapsed in the sea.

Panglao,Bohol - Rising to four and a half stories, the watchtower in Panglao Island, Bohol, is reputedly the tallest coastal tower in the Philippines. The tapering octagonal structure of cut limestone stands behind the ruins of an old Baroque church, probably built by the Jesuits.


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