Iglesia ni Cristo Centennial Stamp :

Posted on May 9, 2014 by rence chan

Manila Central Post Office, Liwasang Bonifacio, Ermita, Manila-Philippines

Iglesia ni Cristo 100th anniversary stamp

The Philippine Postal Corporation (‪#‎PHLPost‬) has issued a stamp featuring Iglesia ni Cristo (‪#‎INC‬) founder Felix Manalo (1886-1963) , in commemoration of its Centennial Founding Anniversary.

First Day Cover

The stamp features the INC centennial logo and the Central Temple along Quezon City’s Commonwealth Avenue, PHLPost said has produced 1.2 million pieces of this stamp in P10 denomination and 20 Pesos for Official First day Cover.

souvenir sheet

Design provided by Mr. Bienvenido Santiago Jr, of INC and was provided by Mr. Vic Serevo of Philpost Design Department . The stamp measures 50 mm x 35 mm, making it the first stamp to be printed larger than the regular 40 mm x 30 mm stamp size.

from personal collection of the author

Earlier this year , Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas or BSP also issued a Php 100 pesos with overprint of the special centennial INC logo. Tomorrow a special program will be held at the Iglesia ni Cristo in Quezon City .

Wesbite Links:

PHLPOST: https://www.phlpost.gov.ph/

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas: http://www.bsp.gov.ph/