TOPICAL PHILIPPINES
1947 Pictorials
Postal History featuring the 1947 PICTORIAL JONES BRIDGE (12c)
Other stamps featuring Jones Bridge and the Post Office
International Covers Featuring the 1947 Pictorial
to Countries other than USA
Air Mail: MANILA to BANGKOK, THAILAND, 16 October 1947
Business Corner Card: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION of the Philippines.
to THAILAND (3p 36c)
Air Mail: MANILA to SANDYBERG, SWEDEN, 7 March 1949
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-101 - Philippine National Red Cross / Second Annual Fund Campaign / Feb. 15 - Mar. 15, 1949 (used 15 Feb to 15 Mar 1949)
to SWEDEN (1p42c)
Air Mail: MANILA to SWITZERLAND, 21 April 1949
Business Corner Card: JOSE V. DIZON
to SWITZERLAND (1p36c) ?
Air Mail: BACOLOD CITY to OLTEN, SWITZERLAND, 4 June 1949
Business Corner Card: HIJAS de I de la RAMA & CO., INC.
to SWITZERLAND (1p 38c)
Registered Tripple Rate Surface Mail: MANILA to BRAZIL, 30 June 1949
to BRAZIL (3 x 12c + 30c registration)
Air Mail: MANILA to MANITOBA, CANADA, 16 November 1950
Business Corner Card; Father Archilles de Gryse
to CANADA : 1p 40c (12c on rear)
Father Archilles de Gryse was a Belgium priest at the Catholic Mission in Cervantes, in 1950. Prior to this he had founded Saint Mary's Elementary School in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya in June 1928 which today is known as Saint Mary's University.
Air Mail: MANILA to SAIGON, VIET-NAM, 19 February 1954
to VIET-NAM : 50c
The single air mail rate was revised from 1 July 1954, the rate for 15grams varied for according to the destination country
Domestic Covers Featuring the 1947 Pictorial
The domestic air mail rate effective from 5 March 1948 was 20c for 15grams
The domestic air mail rate effective from ??? (in) 1949 was 28c for 20grams
Covers Featuring the 1947 Pictorial to USA
The single air mail rate to USA effective from 5 Jan 1947 was 80c for 15grams
The single air mail rate to USA effective from 1 September 1947 was 50c for 20grams
The single air mail rate to USA effective from 5 March 1948 was 80c for 15grams (via Philippines Air Lines only). For surface mail the rate was 12c.
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: CEBU CITY to USA, 15 May 194(8)?
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams (88c overpaid by 8c, 4 x 4c stamps on rear)
Air Mail: DIPOLOG, ZAMBOANGA to USA, 2 June - MISSING YEAR on date stamp
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 15 Feb 1949
Business Corner Card DENTAL SUPPLY CORP OF THE PHILIPPINES (DESCO).
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-117 - Philippine National Red Cross / Second Annual Fund Campaign / Feb. 15 - Mar. 15, 1949 (used 15 Feb to 15 Mar 1949)
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 8 March 1949
Business Corner Card: DAVID BOGUSLAV
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 14 March 1949
Business Corner Card: MERCHANDISERS, Commercial Cover
Postal Slogan #BPS-101, "Philippine National Red Cross / Second Annual Fund Campaign" used 15 Feb to 15 Mar 1949
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 16 March 1949
Business Corner Card: A LANDAHL & CO INC
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 23 March 1949
Business Corner Card: ELECTRIC SPECIALITY SERVICE CORP.
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Special Delivery Air Mail Service: TUGEUGARAO, CAGAYAN to USA, 24 March 1949
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams plus 40c for Special Delivery Fee
Handstamp 'Air Mail Special Delivery' and 'Fee Clained at Vallejo Calif.'
Air Mail: CEBU CITY to USA, 30 March 1949
Business Corner Card: T. S. PAULIN
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
Registered Second Class Surface Mail: TUGUEGARAO, CAGAYAN to USA, 4 April 1949
Second Class Surface Mail rate to USA : 6c for 60grams plus 30c for Registration (36c)
Air Mail: BACOLOD CITY to USA, 1 June 1949
Air mail rate to USA : 80c
Air Mail: CEBU CAPITOL, CEBU to USA, 8 June 1949
Air mail rate to USA : 80c
Air Mail: MANILA to USA, 8 March 1950
Business Corner Card: PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE and BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION
with postal slogan cancel #BPS-118 - 1950 Help National Fund Campaign Philippine National Red Cross (used 1 Feb to 31 Mar 1950)
Single Air Mail rate to USA : 80c for 15grams
The Philippine College of Commerce and Business Adminstration was establishedin September 1946. It quickly grew in size and a new building was built on Azcarraga Street (now Recto Avenue) in January 1948. In July 1951 the college was granted University status and was re-named Univeristy of the East.
Registered Second Class Surface Mail: MANILA to USA, 4 November 1950
Business Corner Card; Catholic Trade School
Second Class Surface Mail rate to USA : 6c for 60grams plus 30c for Registration (36c)
Catholic Trade was founded in 1924 by the missionaries of the Society of the Divine World. A store still exists (Catholic Trade Mania Inc.) at 1916 Oroquite, Manila which sells religious books, booklets and magazines.
The single air mail rate to USA effective from ??? 1951 was 90c for 15grams plus 30c for each additional 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. ??
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. ??
Philippine Education Company postcard 2A-H409, Manila 8 August 1959