Still Stampin' (Darthphilatelist in Hyper Mode...)

Friday, March 3, 2023

Women In Public Life

World Stamp Today:

MARCH 3, 2023

Ireland's An Post issues four stamps marking the outstanding contribution of Women in Public Life, just ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2023.

The four Irish women featured on the new national stamps are:

Mary Robinson - first woman President of Ireland, served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and is Chair of the Elders, Realizing Rights and the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Change.

Susan Denham - barrister, senior counsel, High Court judge and a member of the Supreme Court who also served as Chief Justice of Ireland from 2011 to 2017, the first woman to hold the position.

Jennie Wyse Power (1858 – 1941) was a founding member and former president of Cumann na mBan, long serving Senator and activist against gender discrimination.

Thekla Beere (1901-1991) was the first woman appointed Secretary of a government department and in 1970, chaired the Commission on the Status of Women.

Dublin based, Oonagh Young of Design HQ did the design of the stamps and are based on primary source materials, such as newspapers, academic chronicles and posters relating to the women featured.

Debbie Byrne, Managing Director at An Post, said the new stamps "celebrate women who are change-makers in their own lifetime... whether through their service to public life or their determined focus on social justice, the stamps capture the career achievements of these women in living their purpose to improve the lives of others in Ireland and globally."

This is the newest in a series of stamps by An Post marking women's contributions to Irish life, that include Irish Women in Sport (2022), Jane, Lady Wilde/Speranza (2021) and Pioneering Irish Women (2020).

Troops Recapture Manila

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

MARCH 3, 1945

American and Filipino troops recapture Manila from the Japanese invaders.

The Liberation of Manila began on February 3 until March 3.

The one month battle for liberation ended in a massive bloodbath and totally devastated the city.

This marked the end of the three years of the Japanese occupation in the Philippines.

Thursday, March 2, 2023

U.S. Military Government Ends

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):

MARCH 2, 1901

The American military government in the Philippines ended after the United States Congress enacted the Army Appropriations Act which carried the Spooner Amendment sponsored by Senator John C. Spooner that allowed U.S. President William McKinley to administer the Philippines.

Photo credit: latinamericanstudies.org

Chief Justice Cayetano Arellano

Today In Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

MARCH 2, 1847

On this day, Cayetano L. Arellano was born in Orion, Bataan.

He became the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines under the American Civil Government.

He was Chief Justice from 1901 until his retirement on April 12, 1920 making him the longest serving Chief Justice.

Theodor Seuss Geisel

World Stamp Today:

MARCH 2, 2004

To celebrate the 100th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, the United States Postal Service issued a 37¢ stamp on March 2, 2004.

Geisel, is one of the most famous authors of the U.S. and is known to children of all ages as Dr. Seuss.

The new stamp is the second release to honor the creator (and illustrator) of more than 40 popular children's books, including The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938), Horton Hears a Who (1954), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957), Green Eggs and Ham (1960), and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (1960).

The stamp picturing the author was from an Associated Press 1987 photograph.

Stamp designer Carl Herrman added six Seuss characters from four books: the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, the Glotz (from the 1979 story Oh Say Can You Say?), and three characters from the 1965 tale I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew — the Skritz, the young fellow, and the Skrink.

The first stamp, a 33¢ issue from the Celebrate the Century series, shows one of the most famous Seuss characters, the Cat in the Hat, from the 1957 book of the same name.

A third Seuss stamp was issued in 2006 showing the fox from the 1957 story Fox in Socks. The 39¢ stamp was part of a set of eight featuring children's book animals.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Marcelo H. Del Pilar's Petition

Today In Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

MARCH 1, 1888

Marcelo H. del Pilar wrote a petition signed by 810 Filipinos asking for the expulsion of the Spanish archbishop and the friars.

The petition also demanded for the secularization of benefices and the confiscation of the estates owned by the Augustinians and Dominicans.

Avatar: The Way Of Water Stamps

World Stamp Today:

MARCH 1, 2023

New Zealand’s post office, NZ Post, issues six stamps on March 1, 2023 featuring the 2022 science fiction film Avatar: The Way of Water, which was shot in different locations in New Zealand.

The six stamps, designed and illustrated by Chris Jones of Graphetti Ltd. depict the humanoid characters and imaginative creatures who populate the Avatar film franchise’s universe.

NZ Post Head of Stamps and Collectables Antony Harris revealed, “We are absolutely delighted to be the first country in the world to be releasing stamps and coins with striking scenes from the second installment of James Cameron’s Avatar film series.”

The first film, 2009’s Avatar, became the first film to earn over $2 billion worldwide and is now the highest-grossing film of all time worldwide.

While Avatar: The Way of Water reached a spot as one of the top 10 highest-grossing films of all time worldwide less than a month after its Dec. 16, 2022, theatrical release in the United States.