FDC - 2c, Manila, with Military Censor Mark
and Black or Red Military Censor Seal
FDC - 2c and 16c, Manila, Registered, with
Military Censor Mark, and Black or Red Military Censor Seal
Issued for the reopening of the postal
service, single local rate of 2c; and, registration fee of 16c.
Stocks of the 2c Dr. Jose Rizal
and 16c Magellan's Landing from the Commonwealth period were overprinted
with black bars deleting the words "United States of America" and
"Commonwealth of the".
1942, May 18.
Commemorative. Overprint "Congratulations Fall of Bataan and Corregidor". Unwatermarked. Perf 11. Bureau of Printing, Manila
(overprint). 50/sheet, 5 x 10.
2c on 4c - Agriculture issue
(Woman and Carabao statue), Yellow-Green, shades (100,000).
Plate Nos. 128587, 128588, 128588, 131541, 131542
- RATAAN instead of BATAAN
(Position 1)
- Additional black dots
("Southern Cross" variety) (Position 37)
- Elongated "T" on COMMONWEALTH
(on the horizontal line of the letter T) (Position 30)
FDC - Manila, with Military Censor Mark
Issued to celebrate the capture of Bataan
(April 9) and Corregidor (May 6) from the American and Philippine
Military Forces by the Japanese.
Stocks of the 4c Agriculture issue from
the Commonwealth period were overprinted and surcharged. Black deleting
bar was used to obliterate "United States of America".
1942, September 1.
Provisional. Unwatermarked. Perf 11. Bureau of
Printing, Manila (overprint). 64/sheet, 8 x 8.
5c on 6c - Filipina, Golden
Brown, shades.
FIRST PRINTING - top deleting bar
thicker and longer (1 1/2 x 23 mm) (200,000). Plate Nos.
131563, 139333, F139333, 141035, F141035.
- Undeleted COM and WE on
COMMON-WEALTH
- Undeleted CO and W on
COMMON-WEALTH
- Undeleted hyphen ( - ) after
COMMON on COMMON-WEALTH
- Partially undeleted COMMON on
COMMON-WEALTH
- Black dot inside the "5" of
the surcharge
- Partial dry print of black
overprint
FDC - Manila, with Military Censor Mark
FDC - Manila with ERROR Military Censor
Mark
FDC - Baguio with Military Censor Mark
FDC - Malolos with Military Censor Mark
SECOND PRINTING - top deleting bar
thinner and shorter (1 x 21 mm) (800,000). Plate No.
F131563, 139333, F139333, 141035
- Undeleted hyphen ( - ) after
COMMON of COMMON-WEALTH
Stocks of the 6c Filipina issue
from the Commonwealth period were overprinted and surcharged. Black
deleting bars were used to obliterate "United States of America" and "Commonwealth of the".
Footnote: Single local rate increased from 2c to
5c.
1942, September 1.
Provisional Postage Due (Double Bar). Unwatermarked. Perf
11. 100/sheet, 10 x 10.
3c on 4c - Postal Clerk, Brown
Red (1,000)
When the domestic postal rate was
increased from 2c to 5c, it was deemed necessary to issue postage
due stamps. The 1937 3c on 4c Postage Due issue of the
Commonwealth period were hand-ruled with two bars with black India
ink deleting UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Hand-drawn by postal
employee Celestino Tupas under the supervision of Pedro Principe.
Earliest known cover is dated September 3, 1942. Used up to
October 14, 1942. Collected on cover.
1942, October 13. Postage
Due (Single Bar). Unwatermarked. Perf 11. Bureau of
Printing, Manila (overprint). 100/sheet, 10 x 10.
3c on 4c - Postal Clerk, Brown
Red (40,000). Plate No. 113761
Regular postage due stamps were finally
issued in the afternoon of October 13, 1942. The 1937 3c on 4c Postage Due issue were
overprinted with a single bar deleting UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Sold as soon as the supply of the provisional DOUBLE BAR postage due
stamps was exhausted.
1942, November 12.
Semi-Postal. Food Production Campaign. Unwatermarked. Perf
12. Printed by Hydrographic and Geodetic Office, Manila.
100/sheet, 10 x 10.
2c + 1c - Woman and
Agriculture, Pale Violet, shades (400,000)
- Broken "neck" of woman
- Broken "house"
- Broken "skyline"
5c + 1c - Woman and
Agriculture, Bright Green, shades (200,000)
- Mis-aligned stamp vignette
- Broken "O" on "FOR"
- Malformed NE on PHILIPPINES
- Battered frame lines on
PHILIPPINES
- Bright-green offset of gummed
side
16c + 2c - Woman and
Agriculture, Orange, shades (50,000)
FDC - Manila with Military Censor Mark
(postmark date exists with either AM or PM).
First semi-postal stamps issue of the
Philippines. To promote food production and conservation, with
surtax donated to the Red Cross Society.
1942, December 8.
Commemorative. First Anniversary, Greater East Asia War.
Unwatermarked, Perf 11. Bureau of Printing, Manila (overprint).
50/sheet, 5 x 10.
5c on 4c - Agriculture issue
(Woman and Carabao statue), Yellow Green, shades (400,000).
Plate Nos. 128587, 128588, 131541, 131542
- Broken character on the
Japanese inscription (Position 42)
FDC - Manila, with Manila Military Censor
Mark
FDC - Baguio City with Baguio Military
Censor Mark
FDC - Davao City with Davao Military Censor
Mark
FDC - Iloilo City with Iloilo Military
Censor Mark
FDC - Legaspi City with Legaspi Military
Censor Mark
Stocks of the 4c Agriculture
issue of 1935 were overprinted with Japanese characters which means "First
Anniversary, Greater East Asia War", and the date "12-8-1942".
Black deleting bar was used to obliterate "United States of America".
