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2015, November 10.  2015 Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit

Litho Offset, Amstar Company, Inc.,  Perf 13 1/2

Singles, Sheets of  50  (On a new type of paper - thinner and glossy front and gum side)

                    

 

30p  APEC Logo - Singles   (101,000)

 

Layout Artist:  Rodine C. Teodoro

 

First Day Covers:  Manila

  

         

 


Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, Manila, Philippines

“Philippines 2015:  Building inclusive economies, building a better world” 

APEC Philippines 2015 is the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in the Philippines, which will culminate with the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting from 18–19 November 2015 in Manila.  It marks the second time the Philippines is playing host to the APEC, having hosted the event previously in 1996.

Preparations for APEC 2015 began with the signing of Administrative Order No. 36, s. 2012, which constituted the APEC 2015 National Organizing Committee.

On 1 December 2014, President Benigno Aquino III led the APEC 2015 national launch at a dinner in Makati City.  The official APEC 2015 logo and theme, "Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World", were unveiled during the event, as well as its official Facebook and Twitter accounts.

As part of the security measures for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, the government declared 17–20 November as school holidays and 18–19 November as special non-working days in Metro Manila.

http://www.apec.org/About-Us/About-APEC/History.aspx


INTERESTING TIDBIT ABOUT THE APEC ISSUE

   

Rejected stamp design and Phlpost bulletin announcing the issue

Originally scheduled for release October 12 to publicize the APEC summit, the stamps were printed and delivered only to be returned for destruction.  It was learned the APEC Organizing Committee, supposedly, did not approve of the stamp design because two of the flags featured are not State/Country flags;  they are flags of member "economies" who are not considered Country/States. Can we take a guess which flags are these?  Was the face value increased from 10p to 30p to pay for the printing costs of both stamps?

 

 

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