TOPICAL PHILIPPINES
1947 Pictorials
Postal History featuring the 1947 PICTORIAL BONIFACIO MONUMENT (10c)
International Covers to Countries other than USA
Air Mail: MANILA to Kurzdorf, SWITZERLAND, 3 April 1947
to Switzerland (2p 56c)
Air Mail: MANILA to COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, 14 April 1947
Business Corner Card Cover: THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY CO., LTD.
to Denmark (1p38c) (8c on rear)
Air Mail: MANILA to JUELSMINDE, DENMARK, 7 April 1947
Business Corner Card Cover: THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY CO., LTD.
to Denmark (1p38c)
Surface Mail: MANILA to STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 6 December 1947
Business Corner Card Cover: NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HNADELSBANK N.V.
to Sweden (18c)
Air Mail: MANILA to ZEIST, NETHERLANDS, 25 February 1948
to Netherlands (1p10c)
Air Mail: MANILA to STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 9 December 1948
Business Corner Card Cover: PHILIPPINE MATCH CO., LTD. Commercial Cover
to Sweden (1p16c)
The Philippine Match Company, was founded in 1905 under the Gsell Brothers of Switzerland and was the first match factory in the Philippines. In 1914 it became known as Philippine Match and in 1926 when it was acquired by the Sweedish Match Company it became the Philippine Match Company Ltd (Phimco).
Air Mail: CEBU CITY to JYLLAND, DENMARK, 7 February 1948
to Denmark (1p14c)
Air Mail: MANILA to JUELSMINDE, DENMARK, 10 December 1948
Business Corner Card Cover: THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY CO., LTD.
(note change of address to Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building)
with Christmas Seal (not tied)
to Denmark (1p40c)
The East Asiatic Company was founded by Hans Niels Anderson in Copenhagen in 1897. The service included passenger and freight lines between Denmark, Bangkok and the far east. In 2015, the company rebranded itself as the Santa Fe Group.
Air Mail: MANILA to COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, 5 August 1947
Business Corner Card Cover: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE-PEET COMPANY
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-084 - Help Raise Funds Against TB (used 14 July to 31 August 1947)
to Denmark (1p34c)
The Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company was an American company known for the production, distribution and provision of household, health care and personal care products. The Palmolive Company, Philippines was established in 1926 with an office in the Binondo district of Manila. Products sold included Pompela cosmetics, Octagon laundry powder and Crystal White laundry bar. The company merged with Peet Brothers in 1927 and in 1928 bought the Colgare company. In 1949 the compnay was incorporated as Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, Inc. Oringally importng goods from the USA the growing demands for its brands led to the opening of a manufacturing plant in Makati in 1951. (In 1953 "Peet" was dropped from the title of the parent company leaving only 'Colgate-Palmolive Company').
Air Mail: MANILA to BANGKOK, THAILAND, 29 March 1948
Business Corner Card Cover: SAN MIGUEL BREWERY
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-091 - Contribute to United Nations Appeal for Children, Give one Day
(used 16 March to 15 April 1948)
to Thailand (42c)
San Miguel Brewery, Inc. was founded as 'La Fábrica de Cerveza San Miguel' in 1890 by Enrique María Barreto under a Spanish Royal Charter that officially permitted the brewing of beer in the Philippines. It was incorporated as San Miguel Brewery, Inc. in 1913. The company is the Philippines largest brewery, dominating the market share. In 1963 the company was renamed San Miguel Corporation. The present day San Miguel Brewery Inc. was incorporated in 2007 as a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation representing the domestic beer business.
Air Mail: MANILA to BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, 1 November 1948
Business Corner Card Cover: MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY
to UK (1p00c)
The Manila Railroad Company was the state owned railway company which was formed Novmeber 1892. It was originally known as Ferrocarril de Manila-Dagupan during the Spanish Period and was renamed the Manila Railroad Company during the American period. It was later renamed in 1964 as the Philippine national Railway (PNR). The PNT used to operate over 1100km of track from La Union up to Bicol. However due to a decline in maintenace it currently operates one commuter rail service in Metro manila and local services between Sipocot, Naga City and Leazpi City.
Air Mail: MANILA to MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, 28 February 1949
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-117 - Philippine National Red Cross Second Annual FUnd Campaign (used 15 Feb to 15 Apr 1949)
to AUSTRALIA (88c)
Air Mail: MANILA to Transvaal, SOUTH AFRICA, 23 November 1950
to South Africa (3p 20c - 2p50c on rear)
Quadruple Rate Air Mail: MANILA to JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 12 Sept 1951
Corner Card F.E. ZUELLIG, INC
to SOUTH AFRICA (90c plus 3 x 30c for each extra 15g - 1p80c)
Frederick E Zuellig first arrived in Manila in 1901 to start a business career in international trading. and became a partner in the trading firm Lutz & Co. a firm owned by a Swiss family who started to trade in the Philippine Islands in the 1850s, which he later bought and re-named F. E. Zuellig Inc in 1922. In its early years, F. E. Zuellig, Inc. operated as a general merchant, agent, distributor, manufacturer, exporter and importer in diverse fields, such as textiles, insurance, shipping and transport, consumer goods, healthcare products, household appliances, commodities, industrial chemicals and machinery. Though World War II almost destroyed much of the business, his sons Stephen and the late Gilbert rebuilt, diversified, and expanded the firm internationally. Frederick went on to create the Zueillig Group which today holds and manages long-term interests in market-leading companies, with a strategic focus on selected business areas: healthcare and pharmaceuticals, specialized distribution services, agricultural equipment, industrial supplies and solutions, insurance, and property.
Air Mail: MANILA to MARSEILLE, FRANCE, 27 May 1952
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-157 - Invest & Save / in R & D Bonds / For a Strong Philippines (used 1 May to 31 May 1952)
to FRANCE (1p10c) ?
Air Mail: MANILA to ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, 30 July 1952
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-160 - Participate in the PANAPEX (used 16 July to 15 August 1952)
to SWITZERLAND (1p10c)
Air Mail: MANILA to SAIGON, VIET-NAM, 19 February 1954
to VIET-NAM : 50c
Air Mail: MANILA to ZEIST, NETHERLANDS, 6 May 1954
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-196 - Second Asian Games (used 25 April to 9 May 1954)
to Netherlands (1p10c)
The single air mail rate was revised from 1 July 1954, the rate for 15grams varied for according to the destination country
Air Mail: MANILA to HAMBURG, GERMANY, 24 November 1954
Business Corner Card: BUNNING & CO., INC
Single Air Mail rate Direct Service to GERMANY : 70c for each 15grams
Air Mail: PHILIPPINE NAVY, MANILA to WIEN, AUSTRIA, 14 December 1954
Business Corner Card : HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE NAVY
Air Mail rate via Rome to AUSTRIA : 70c for each 15grams (1p 10c - underpaid double rate ?)
Air Mail: MANILA to GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, 11 March 1955
Business Corner Card: REPUBLIC SHIPPING CO., INC.
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-227 - Philippines National Red Cross 1955 Fund Campaign (used 25 February to 15 March 1955)
Single Air Mail rate Direct Service to SWITZERLAND : 70c for each 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to GENEVE, SWITZERLAND, 26 April 1955
Business Corner Card: SWISS ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL CO
Tripple Air Mail rate Direct Service to SWITZERLAND : 70c for each 15grams (2p 10c)
Domestic Covers
The domestic air mail rate effective from 5 March 1948 was 20c for 15grams
Air Mail: Baguio City to Manila, 16 August 1948
Air Mail rate (24c)
The domestic air mail rate effective from ??? (in) 1949 was 28c for 20grams
Surface Mail Covers to USA
Surface Mail: CAVITE CITY to USA, 14 June 1947
Surface Mail rate to USA : 10c for 15grams
Surface Mail: MANILA to USA, 7 Jan 1948
Business Corner Cover: RELIANCE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC.
Surface Mail rate to USA : 10c for 15grams
Registered Surface Mail: MANILA to USA, 30 January 1948 with back stamps for arrival in San Francisco on 1 March and Chicago on 4 March
Business Corner Cover: BUREAU OF POSTS
Double Second Class Surface Mail rate to USA : 6c for 110grams maximum weight, plus 30c Registry Fee
Surface Mail: BALANGA, BATAAN to USA, 23 Feb 1948
Surface Mail rate to USA : 10c for 15grams
The surface mail rate to USA effective from 5 March 1948 was 12c.
Surface Mail: MANILA to USA, 24 March 1948
Business Corner Card FRANCISCO ORTIGAS Jr.
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-091 - CONTRIBUTE TO UNITED NATIONS APPEAL FOR CHILDREN (used 16 March to 15 April 1948)
Surface Mail rate to USA : 12c for 15grams, underpaid ??
Surface Mail: MANILA to USA, 26 April 1948
Business Corner Card PACIFIC EXCHANGE CORPORATION
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-092 - COLLECT STAMPS ORAGNISE A STAMP CLUB IN YOUR COMMUNITY (used 16 April to 15 May 1948)
Surface Mail rate to USA : 12c for 15grams, underpaid ??
Surface Mail: MANILA to USA, 29 October 1948
Business Corner Card FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY
Surface Mail rate to USA : 12c for 15grams, underpaid ??
The Far Eastern University became a University in 1933
Surface Mail: MANILA to USA, Apil 1950
Business Corner Card: MACONDRAY & CO INC, Commercial Cover
Surface Mail rate to USA : 12c for 15grams
Macondray & Co Inc traces its beginnings to a company initially established as the Philippine branch of an American-owned shipping firm based in San Francisco, in the United States.
Macondray's history dates as far back as 1848, when Captain Frederick William Macondray, a retired clipper ship captain moved from New England to California and founded a commission house bearing his name. Macondray started as a commission house that received merchandise shipped from Boston to San Francisco and imported tea from China. The business continued to flourish in trading and expand into banking and other concerns, eventually passing from the founder to his son and grandson, Frederick William and Atherton, and their business partner Barry Baldwin. In 1898, when the Americans colonized the Philippines, Macondray was chosen among the companies to supply provisions to the US fleet in the new colony. Baldwin accompanied and oversaw the delivery in Manila where, as supply requests became more frequent, a local branch of Macondray was established.
Today, Macondray continues its heritage through Macondray Philippines Co., Inc. (MPCI) a private, Filipino-owned investment holding group.
Air Mail Covers to USA
The single air mail rate to USA effective from 5 Jan 1947 was 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 25 May 1947
Business Corner Card WILLIAMS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD
Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 13 June 1947
Business Corner Card WEST COAST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Double Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams (1p60c)
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 10 August 1947
Business Corner Card DY BUNCIO & CO. INC
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-083 - JOIN THE 1947 ANTI-TB DRIVE (used 14 July to 31 August 1947)
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Dy Buncio was one of China's 'grand old men' in the Philippines. He was born in approx 1873 and arrived in the Philippines in 1887. In 1898 he established his own business, Dy Buncio & Co Inc with a capital of less than P3,000 which grew in to a million-peso firm within 20 years. By 1930 the company was one the the largest importing and exporting houses in the Philippines with branches in Cebu, Iloilo, Legaspi and Tabaco, Albay. In 1948 his son, Guillermo Dy Buncio, was the president of Dy Buncio & Co., Inc.
Dy Buncio and Guillermo Dy Buncio (approx 1930)
The single air mail rate to USA effective from 1 September 1947 was 50c for 20grams
Air Mail: PASIG RIZAL to USA, 10 Oct 1947
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 50c for 20grams
Duplex Cancel with Slug for Date. This type of cancel is known to have been used due to a shortage of handstamps following WWII; however, October 1947 is a rather late usage.
Registered Air Mail: VICTORIAS, NEGROS to USA, 23 Feb 1948
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 50c for 20grams, plus 30c Registry Fee - Overpaid ??
Air Mail: CEBU CITY to USA, 4 March 1948
Business Corner Card: COLEGIO DE SAN CARLOS, Commercial Cover
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams (new rate applied early ?)
The Colegio de San Carlos traces it's roots back to 1783 when the Bishop Mateo de Arevalo initiated the opening of the Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos in Cebu. In 1924, San Carlos split into two under a Vatican decree that seminaries should only be for priestly training and the the Colegio de San Carlos moved to P. Del Rosario St. During the Second World War led to the interuption of courses in 1941 as several buildings were damage but was reopened over the course of 1945 and 1946. In 1948 the college was granted University status and was renamed University of San Carlos. Today it is a private Catholic research university adminisrtered by the Society of the Divine World missionaries.
The single air mail rate to USA effective from 5 March 1948 was 80c for 15grams (via Philippines Air Lines only).
The single air mail rate to USA effective from 16 March 1948 was 80c for 15grams plus 30c for each additional 15grams, plus 30c for Registration fee if required
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 21 April 1948
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-092 - COLLECT STAMPS ORAGNISE A STAMP CLUB IN YOUR COMMUNITY (used 16 April to 15 May 1948)
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 4 May 1948
Business Corner Card ACOJE MINING CO., INC.
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-092 - COLLECT STAMPS ORAGNISE A STAMP CLUB IN YOUR COMMUNITY (used 16 March to 15 April 1948)
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
ACOJE MINING CO. INC. was organized in 1935 to take over and operate the group of claims, located in the municipality of Santa Cruz, Province of Zambales Philippines Islands. The name of the company was made up from the names of three ladies who largely financed the original venture – A from Mrs. Aurora Quezon, CO from Mrs. Consuelo Cuyugan and JE from Mrs. Jesusa Arroyo.
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 22 May 1948
Handstamped Business Corner Card ANTHONY S ONGHUAD.
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: COTABATO, COTABATO to USA, 17 June 1948
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Registered Air Mail: MANILA, SAMAR to USA, 3 July 1948
Business Corner Card: TAN & NUGUID LAW OFFICES.
Registered Single Air Mail rate to USA : 56c ??? (underpaid ?? 80c for 15grams, plus 30c Registry fee)
Air Mail: CATARMAN, SAMAR to USA, 19 July 1948 (and 24 July 1948)
Business Corner Card: LEE TEH & CO. INC.
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams (over paid by 4c?)
Registered Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 24 July 1948
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams, plus 30c Registry Fee
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 20 September 1948
Business Corner Card NORTH BAY TRADING CORPORATION.
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 10 December 1948
Business Corner Card: SQUIRES BINGHAM CO., INC. Commercial Cover
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams - One 10c detached, only 70c
SQUIRES BINGHAM CO. INC. was originally a Manila print shop founded in 1905, which later imported motor cycles and various sporting goods including some firearms and ammunition. The company was bought by Don Celso Tuason in 1941. During World War II the company was forced to focus on its clothing and haberdashery business. In 1952 the company through a subsidary Armscor began making its own firearms. Today, Squires Bingham continues to sell sporting goods and firearms.
Early Squires Bingham store on Escolta
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 20 December 1948
Business Corner Card: HERMOSO HERMANOS, INC. Commercial Cover
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 6 August 1949
Business Corner Card: KOPPEL (PHILIPPINES) INCORPORATED, Commercial Cover
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 8 August 1949
Business Corner Card: KOPPEL (PHILIPPINES) INCORPORATED, Commercial Cover
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-109 - The Philippines Site f the 1950 JAYCEE International World Congress (used 1 to 18 August 1949)
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Koppel was originally formed in 1904. During its early years, it was involved in the distribution of railway equipment such as locomotive cargo cars, sugar cane cars, tankers and bulk carriers for Philippine National Railways (PNR), Philippine Railway Co. (PRC), Panay Railways Inc. (PRI) operating under the company name Koppel Industrial Car & Equipment Co. Manila. By 1923 it formed an alliance with United State Industries which allowed increased manufacturing and distribution including Cessna aircraft, Otis elevators, agricultural and mining equipment, telecommunications and refrigeration amongst other products. Today, Koppel, Inc. is the second largest air conditioner manufacturer in the Philippines.
Registered Air Mail: CAPIZ, CAPIZ to USA, 9 August 1948
Triple ? Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams, plus 60c for additional 30grams plus 30c Registry Fee (with 3 x10c on rear = 1p90c, overpaid by 20c?).
Receiving stamps 12 Aug 1948 San Francisco Calif Reg Sec; 23 Aug 1948 Pueblo, Colo.
Air Mail: JOLO, SULU to USA, 9 August 1948
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams (with 5 x4c on rear).
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 25 November 1948
Business Corner Card for BOTICA DE SANTA CRUZ.
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 24 December 1948
Business Corner Card for BOTICA DE SANTA CRUZ.
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
The Pharmedic Corporation (Botica de Santa Cruz) is one of the oldest existing companies in the Philippines established in 1861 by Agustin Westernhagen, a German pharmacist. In the 19th Century, Germans were almost exclusively the only pharmacists in the Philippines. Botica de Santa Cruz is the second oldest drug company still in business today in the Philippines.
Botica de Santa Cruz was purchased by Friedrich Steck the owner of a rival drug store (Botica Boie). Steck became a famous figure in Manila during the latter years of the Spanish era. Steck was well known for extracting the essence of ilang-ilang and sampaguita flowers and distilling it for commercial use. His enterprise won the gold medal and highest awards at the expositions of Madrid in 1887 and St. Louis in 1904, under the trademark of "Pablo Sartorius". When Steck decided to return to Germany, he sold Botica Sta. Cruz to another pharmacist named Westernhagen (who was married to Isabela Gonzales Tuasson a daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Manila in the 19th century).
During World War II,although Germany and Japan were considered allies, relations between the two communities in Manila were never harmonious. Food supplies and medicine dwindled as the occupation entered its third year. Walter Kuehne who worked for the company reported, “Our office and store, the Botica de Santa Cruz, located on Plaza Goiti at the foot of Sta. Cruz Bridge, was kept open on a limited schedule right up to the entry of the American forces. Our pharmacy was the only major drugstore still in operation and even as our own stock diminished, we were still able to dispense medical supplies to the ailing public.”
Toribio Teodoro, the founder of Ang Tibay Shoes, bought the company from then owner Carlos Jahrling after WWII in 1945. The company is now known as The Pharmedic Corporation-Botica de Santa Cruz, its main business is in the medical field although it also is a retailer of other imported products.
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 26 May 1949
Business Corner Card: ARMY and NAVY CLUB of MANILA
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Army and Navy Club of Manila...
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 4 June 1949
Business Corner Card THE METHODIST CHURCH, JOSE L VALENCIA
Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Jose Valencia was the Methodist Bishop of Manila
Air Mail: BAGUIO CITY to USA, 12 July 1949
Business Corner Card ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: ILOILO CITY to USA, 26 September 1949
Business Corner Card: E.M. PEREZ & CO., INC., Commercial Cover
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-114 - Visit your Schools, EDUCATION WEEK (used 12 to 26 September 1949)
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: SURIGAO, SURIGAO to USA, 26 October 1949
Business Corner Card MINDANAO MOTHER LODE MINES, INC., Commercial Cover
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
The MINDANAO MOTHER LODE MINES INC. operated between 1937 and 1953? located in Suriagao City, Suruagao del Norte. The Mindanao Mother Lode Gold Mine was a high-grade epithermal vein system. Production was reported to have been some 500,000 ounces of gold at a recovered grade of 14 g/t. As such, the deposit was considered one of the Philippines’ highest grade gold producers.
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 9 November 1949
Business Corner Card: MARIANO UY CHACO SONS & Co Inc.
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Mariano Uy Chaco Sones & Co Inc. was set up by Mariano Uy Chaco, who made a fortune supplying hardware to the colonial government. By 1910, Uy Chaco decided to retire and go back home to China. He left his son, Uy Vet, in charge of the family business who transformed the company from a general hardware store to direct importer and distributor of tools and machinery. Uy Vet later went on to become a leader in the Chinese community, sitting on the board of a number of community and business organizations.
The company was housed in the "Chaco" Building (now the Philtrust Building, Binodo). Between the 1900s and the 1920s, Plaza Cervantes in Binondo was the place to make a statement. The building is heavily influenced by Art Nouveau and featured a corner domed tower, which originally had several clocks.
The building was featured on stamps issued 22 Dec 2003 featuring Architectural Heritage
Air Mail: MALACANAN PALACE to CONSUL OF USA, USA, 21 December 1949
Business Corner Card MALCANAN PALACE
Three times Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams plus 30c for each additonal 15grammes
(1p70c underpaid by 10c?)
via Jakarta, Indonesia - back stamped 6 Jan 1950 Batavia, Indonesia
Registered Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 1 February 1950
Business Cover ERLANGER & GALINGER INC.
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams plus 30c for registration (1p10c)
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 25 August 1950
Nine times Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams, plus 30c for additional 15grams (3p 20c)
Air Mail: BACOLOD CITY to USA, 25 August 1950
Business Corner Card EPIFANIO R. TUPAS
Double Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams, plus 30c for additional 15grams (1p 10c) overpaid by 10c
It appears that Epifanio Tupas had a number of enterprises. He maintained a private law office in Bacolod; an import and export business and was justice of the peace of Sagay, Negros Occidental.
Epifanio Tupas was removed from his post as justice of the peace in 1952 due to a number of irregularities, including neglect of official duties, serious misconduct and vindictiveness (as detailed in Administrative Order 181).
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 23 September 1951
Business Corner Card: MACONDRAY & CO INC, Commercial Cover
Tripple Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams plus 60c for additonal 30grams (1p 40c)
Macondray & Co Inc traces its beginnings to a company initially established as the Philippine branch of an American-owned shipping firm based in San Francisco, in the United States.
Macondray's history dates as far back as 1848, when Captain Frederick William Macondray, a retired clipper ship captain moved from New England to California and founded a commission house bearing his name. Macondray started as a commission house that received merchandise shipped from Boston to San Francisco and imported tea from China. The business continued to flourish in trading and expand into banking and other concerns, eventually passing from the founder to his son and grandson, Frederick William and Atherton, and their business partner Barry Baldwin. In 1898, when the Americans colonized the Philippines, Macondray was chosen among the companies to supply provisions to the US fleet in the new colony. Baldwin accompanied and oversaw the delivery in Manila where, as supply requests became more frequent, a local branch of Macondray was established.
Today, Macondray continues its heritage through Macondray Philippines Co., Inc. (MPCI) a private, Filipino-owned investment holding group.
The single air mail rate to USA effective from ??? 1951 was 90c for 15grams plus 30c for each additional 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 26 Feb 1951
Busines Corner Card Cover: CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Double Air Mail Rate to USA : 90c Air Mail rate for 15grams, plus 30c per 15grams increment (1p 20c)
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 16 July 1951
Busines Corner Card Cover: Philippines FREE PRESS
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-144 - Invest in Peasce/ Peace Fund Drive/July 4 - August 4 (used 4 July to 4 August 1951)
Double Air Mail Rate to USA : 90c Air Mail rate for 15grams, plus 30c per 15grams increment (1p 20c)
The Philippines Free Press was established in 1908 and is the oldest newsweekly in the Philippines.
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 19 Nov 1952
Business Corner Card MATMAR HANDICRAFT
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 90c for 15grams
Air Mail: SAN JOSE, MINDORO to USA, 9 Feb 1953
Business Corner Card PHILIPPINE MILLING COMPANY
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 90c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 2(x) January 1953
Business Corner Card E.E. ELSER, INC.
Four times Air Mail Rate to USA : 90c Air Mail rate for 15grams, plus 30c per 15grams increment (1p 80c)
EDWIN EMIL ELSER (21 Feb 1867 to 17 Jul 1962): Arrived in Manila in 1901 as an agent of E.C. McCullough & Co. Became the leader in the Philippine insurance business, and an officer in some 20 companies and the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands.
He was a Founding member of the Rotary Club of Manila in 1919 and President during 1922–1923. As Rotary Club of Manila President in 1922, Elser wrote to the BSA regarding the possibility of organizing a Boy Scout Council in Manila. This resulted in the establishment of the Boy Scouts of America Philippine Islands Council No. 545.
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 3 June 1953
Business Corner Card: HALL, PICORNELL, ORTIGAS & CO.
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 90c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 8 March 1954
Business Corner Card: GOOD MORNING COMPANY, Commercial Cover
Postal Slogan #BPS-191, "Philippine National Red Cross - 1954 Fund Campaign" used 16 Feb to 15 Mar 1954
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 90c for 15grams
Surface Mail: MANILA to USA, 4 May 1954
Business Corner Card: AFRAN STAMP COMPANY
Surface Mail rate to USA : 16c for 15grams ? (underpaid ?)
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 7 May 1954
Business Corner Card: OCCIDENTAL DRUG IMPORTER CO.
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 90c for 15grams
The single (direct service) air mail rate to USA effective from 1 July 1954 was 50c for 15grams plus 50c for each additional 15grams
The single air mail rate to USA effective from 16 September 1954 was 70c for 15grams plus 30c for each additional 15grams ?? For surface mail the rate was 18c. ??
Registered Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 4 October 1954
Business Corner Card ST JOHN'S LODGE No. 9, F. & A.M. Scottish Rite Temple.
Single Air Mail Rate to USA : 70c Air Mail rate for 15grams, plus 30c for registration (1p) - underpaid by 20c?
The single air mail rate to USA effective from 1 January 1955 was 80c for 15grams plus 30c for each additional 15grams ?? For surface mail the rate was 20c. ??
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 20 March 1955
Business Corner Card: NASIPIT LUMBER COMPNAY, INC.
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-227 - Philippine National Red Cross / Serves at All Times / 1955 Fund Campaign / February 14 - March 31 (used 14 Feb to 15 Mar 1955)
Air Mail Rate to USA : 50c ?
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