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Placing this trio of Filipino heroes on postage stamps was a first in Philippine philately. The last stamps issued by the Japanese were the Laurel issue, which showed President Laurel in inaugural attire. Above him was the seal of the Republic and below was a farmer plowing a field with a carabao. 1945 Philippine stamps First Philippine Semi ...
1897 Spanish Philippines 15 centimos GIRO revenue stamps. [3] The Spanish government of the Philippines as part of the Spanish East Indies issued revenue stamps from 1856 until 1898. Revenues were issued for judicial fees, signature Fees, drafts, passports, surtax on poll receipts, receipts and accounts, transfer of livestock and surtax on ...
The legality of these actions was contested until the passage of the Spooner Amendment in 1901, which granted the U.S. president authority to govern the Philippines. [13] This revenue stamp for the Philippine Islands was issued in 1930. The Insular Government saw its mission as one of tutelage, preparing the Philippines for eventual ...
A first day cover usually consists of an envelope, a postage stamp and a postmark with the date of the stamp's first day of issue thereon. [69] Starting in the mid-20th century some countries began assigning the first day of issue to a place associated with the subject of the stamp design, such as a specific town or city. [70]
1865 1 November - British Columbia issues first stamps. 1865 - Bermuda has its first regular stamp issue. 1865 - Vancouver Island issues only stamps solely for the island. 1866 - first stamps of Serbia; 1866 - British Honduras issues its first stamps. 1866 - Lombardy-Venetia annexed by Italy, including postal services; 1866 - first stamps of Egypt
The seal of the Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1986, during which the Philippines had a unicameral legislature. The Batasang Pambansa (English: National Assembly; lit. ' National Legislature '), often referred to simply as the Batasan, [1] was the legislature of the Philippines, established as an interim assembly in 1978 and later as an official body in 1984.
The National Archives of the Philippines (Filipino: Pambansang Sinupan ng Pilipinas and abbreviated NAP) is an agency of the Republic of the Philippines mandated to collect, store, preserve and make available archival records of the Government and other primary sources pertaining to the history of the country.
The Regular Batasang Pambansa (English: Regular National Assembly), or the First Batasang Pambansa, [1] [2] was the meeting of the Batasang Pambansa from the beginning of its session on July 23, 1984 until it was abolished by President Corazon Aquino on March 25, 1986.