PHL POST ADVISES BUY ?FIGHT OF THE CENTURY? STAMPS EARLY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 19 Apr 2015
Barely two weeks before the eagerly anticipated showdown between eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten pound for pound No.1 Floyd Mayweather Jr in Las Vegas on May 3 Manila Time Filipino fans will have chance to savor the excitement by buying the special limited copies of the ?Fight of the Century? Pacquiao postage stamps to be released by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) on Monday, April 20.
Obviously a favorite of many stamp collectors due to Pacquiao?s tremendous popularity worldwide, the ?Fight of the Century? Philippine postage stamp can be a acquired for a little as P10 only.
PHLPost is set to issue 500,000 copies featuring a photo of Pacman in A fighting stance.
PHLPost advises the public to buy early in order to get the special limited collectors copy of the stamps. Souvenir sheets and official first day cover shall be available at the Central Post Office, Door 203, LiwasangBonifacio, Manila and area post offices nationwide.
For inquiries, please call 527-01-08 or 527-01-32.
Aside from the regular stamp, Some 30,000 copies of the souvenir sheet will also be released at P40 each.
Postmaster General Josie Dela Cruz said these ?Fight of the Century? postage stamps featuring the nation?s pride is ?a fitting tribute to his exceptional character and ability that truly unites the nation whenever he fights.?
Before PHLPost started printing these stamps, it was first approved by the Philippine Stamp Committee composed of representatives from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Philippine Philatelic Federation (PPF), and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. PHLPost in-house artist RodineTeodoro did the lay-out of the Pacquiao regular stamps, the souvenir sheets and official first day cover.
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