Philippines 1946 Victory Overprint
Philippines · 1946 · 2c
This definitive stamp features a portrait of Apolinario Mabini, a key figure in the Philippine Revolution. It is overprinted in black with the word "VICTORY" to commemorate the Allied victory and the end of the Japanese occupation in World War II.
Issued shortly after the end of World War II, these overprints marked the liberation of the Philippines and the restoration of the Commonwealth government.
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Engraved
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