2009, August 28.
Philippines-Singapore 40 Years of Diplomatic Relations Joint Issue
Featuring Bridges of the Philippines and Singapore
Litho Offset.
Amstar Company, Inc. Perf. 14
Se-tenant Blocks
of 4, Miniature Sheets of 16
Se-tenant Blocks of Four (25,000)
7p Bamban Bridge, Philippines
7p Marcelo B. Fernan Bridge,
Philippines
7p Cavenagh Bridge, Singapore
7p Henderson Waves, Singapore
Miniature Sheets of 16 (6,250)
Souvenir Sheets of Four (5,000)
7p Bamban Bridge, Philippines
7p Marcelo B. Fernan Bridge,
Philippines
7p Cavenagh Bridge, Singapore
7p Henderson Waves, Singapore
First Day Covers: Manila
Joint Issue with Singapore
PHILIPPINES AND SINGAPORE BRIDGES
To
commemorate
the
40th
anniversary
of
diplomatic relations
between
Singapore
and
The
Philippines,
Singapore
Post
and
Philippines
Post will
release
a
joint
stamp
issue
featuring
five
significant
bridges
in
Singapore
and
The Philippines.
The
theme,
‘Bridges’
is
chosen
to
signify
the
strong,
multi-faceted
ties between both countries.
BAMBAN BRIDGE.
Tarlac, Philippines.
Connecting Mabalacat, Pampanga and
Bamban, Tarlac
along Macarthur Highway,
this Nielsen-Lohse basket
arch bridge is one of the most modern and sleek-looking bridges in
the Philippines.
The bridge’s arch has a span of 174 meters and contains 1,400 tons
of steel. It is one of the
longest bridges of its type in the world and was completed sometime
around 1998. It is quite a landmark in an area devastated by
Mt. Pinatubo’s eruption in
1991. Various other bridges
were erected in place soon after but each one was washed away, too.
Today, the lahar system has stabilized and lush vegetation now
covers land that was once desolate.
MARCELO FERNAN BRIDGE.
Cebu, Philippines.
Marcelo Fernan Bridge is an extradosed
cable-stayed bridge located in Metro Cebu. It spans across Mactan
Channel connecting Cebu Island to Mactan Island.
Marcelo Fernan Bridge was opened in
August 1999 to decongest the traffic from the older Mactan-Mandaue
Bridge. The bridge has a total length of 1,237 meters (4,058.40
feet) with a center span of 185 meters (606.96 feet). The bridge is
one of the widest and longest bridge spans in the Philippines.
It was named after Senator Marcelo
Fernan, a political figure from Cebu City.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_Fernan_Bridge)
CAVENAGH BRIDGE.
Singapore.
Cavenagh Bridge is the only suspension
bridge and one of the oldest bridges in Singapore, spanning the
lower reaches of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core. Opened in
1870 to commemorate Singapore's new Crown colony of the Straits
Settlements status in 1867, it is the oldest bridge in Singapore
that exists in its original form.
Originally known as the Edinburgh Bridge
to commemorate the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh, its name was
changed to Cavenagh Bridge in honor of Major General William Orfeur
Cavenagh, the last India-appointed Governor of the Straits
Settlements, who governed from 1859 to 1867. The coat of arms of
the Cavenagh family can still be seen atop the signage at both ends
of the bridge.
HENDERSON WAVES BRIDGE.
Singapore. Henderson
Waves Bridge is Singapore’s highest
pedestrian bridge. At
36 meters above Henderson Road, it was built to connect the two
hills of Mount Faber and Telok Blangah Hill.
The bridge has a unique wave-form made up of seven undulating
curved steel “ribs” that alternately rise over and under its deck.
The curved “ribs” form alcoves that function as shelters with seats
within. Slats of yellow balau
wood, an all-weather timber found in South-East Asia, are used in
the decking. Look out for
carvings on the slats marking the height you are at on various
points along the bridge. The
wave-forms will be lit with attractive LED light from 7pm to 2am
daily, giving the bridge an illuminative glow.
(http://www.singaporevr.com/vrs/HendersonWave/HendersonWave02.html)