As part of special edition series commemorating 500 years of arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in the Philippines
In commemoration of 500 years since the arrival of Portuguese navigator Fernão de Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan) on the Philippine islands, the Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones (CTT) Correios de Portugal, the Portuguese National Postal Office, launched in July three special edition stamps featuring images that link the historical narrative of Portuguese navigator.
One of the three special edition commemorative stamps features the winning artwork by a Filipino artist from Balayan, Batangas, Bernardo A. Maac, entitled Presentation of the Icon, which won in the Quincentennial Art Competition of the Philippine National Quincentennial Committee (€2.50 stamp). The other two stamps highlight the image of the Sto. Nino de Cebu (€1.00 stamp) and the iconic image of Magellan’s Cross in Cebu City (€0.54 stamp). The images on the stamps, as chosen by the Portuguese National Postal Office, best reflect the historical narrative of the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan in the Philippines.
This commemorative stamp project was made possible through the tripartite collaboration of the CTT Correios de Portugal, the Estrutura de Missão para as Comemorações do V Centenário de Fernão de Magalhães (EMCFM), the Portuguese counterpart of our National Quincentennial Committee, and the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon. This project is one of the many collaborations that the Philippine Embassy in Lisbon has entered into with the EMCFM to commemorate the Philippine part of the 500th anniversary of the circumnavigation of the Magellan expedition.
The timing of the issuance of these commemorative stamps could not have come at a better time as, in addition to the many Quincentennial commemorative activities, which both the Philippines and Portugal have organized in 2021, this year the two countries are also celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between them. The launch of these commemorative stamps in Portugal has given special meaning to all the milestone celebrations in 2021.
The timing of the issuance of these commemorative stamps could not have come at a better time as, in addition to the many Quincentennial activities, Portugal and the Philippines are also celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between them in 2021.
The Philippine Embassy in Lisbon continues to proactively find avenues to promote Philippine culture, heritage, and shared narratives with the Portuguese public, bringing greater awareness of the Philippines and creating stronger people-to-people cooperation and linkages between the two nations and peoples.
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Lisbon PE photos