PHLPost Releases Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima Centenary Stamps

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has released se-tenant block of four stamps in commemoration of the 100 years of the apparition of our Lady of Fatima.

According to PHLPost, some 80,000 copies of the special stamps are printed with four designs of the Our Lady of Fatima stamps, namely: The First Apparition, The Our Lady of Fatima herself, The Last Apparition which is the Miracle of the sun, and the three small shepherd children – Lucia Santos, Francisco and, Jacinta Marto.

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The Blessed Virgin Mary first appeared to three small shepherd children on May 13, 1917 in Fatima, Portugal and unleashed a flood of grace in the midst of a world shattered by World War I.

The block of four stamps is now available at the Manila Central Post Office and in area post offices nationwide at P12 each until 13 December 2018. Official first day cover are also available.

For inquiries, please call PHLPost at (02) 527-0108 or 527-0132. (phlpost/epc/jeg/pia-ncr)