President Corazon Aquino on Philippines Stamps

CORAZON AQUINO

25 January 1933 to 1 August 2009

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Corazon Aquino was the first woman president of the Philippines between 1986 and 1992.

Aquino is best remembered for leading the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, which toppled the authoritarian regime of President Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines.

Aquino was married to Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., the popular opposition leader who was assassinated in 1983 upon returning to the Philippines after his exile in the United States. After her husband's assassination, the widowed Aquino became the leader of the opposition against the authoritarian rule of the Marcos regime.

Postal Envelopes and First Day Covers

Election of Corazon Aquino #1795 to 1799, 25 May 1986

Surcharge #1939, 1 Aug 1988

Ratification of the New Constitution, President Aquino Taking Oath #1849, 4 Mar 1987

Services and Products #2128 to 2131, 15 Jan 1992

Anniversary of Democracy #2160, 30 Jun 1992

Millennium Series, People Power #2656b, 31 Dec 1999

(part of a se-tenant strip of 4)

Philippine Presidents Definitive

#2663d, 16 Mar 2000; #2672d, 3 Jul 2000; #2786d, 12 Jun 2002; and #2675a, 19 Jun 2000

#2675a is part of a se-tenant pair, the others are part of se-tenant blocks of 10

President Corazon Aquino, Memorial Issue

#3233, 8 Sept 2009 (first issue); and #3244, 18 Sept 2009 (second issue)

Cory Aquino outstretched arm and the hand showing the "L sign" stands for "laban" (which means "fight" in Filipino). The yellow background color represents the color which became the trademark of the struggles of Cory Aquino

Only 35,000 se-tenant pairs of the first issue were released and the entire issue was sold out overnight. The Philippine Postal Corporation was prompted to print a second edition to satisfy the overwhelming clamour for the stamps; the stamp design inscriptions of "P7" and "PILIPINAS" were re-positioned and 150,000 se-tenant pairs were issued on 18 September

25th Anniversary of Edsa People Power Revolution #3383 and 3383c, 1 Aug 2011;

and #3384a, 3384b, 3384c and 3384d, 1 Aug 2011

#3383 part of se-tenant block, 3384 part of souvenir sheet

20th Anniversary of Philippine Postal Corporation #3426, 10 Apr 2012

part of a se-tenant pair

Postal Envelopes and First Day Covers

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CORAZON AQUINO

25 January 1933 to 1 August 2009