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YEAR OF ISSUE:
2000
HOSTING OF OLYMPIC GAMES
Since the beginning
of modern olympic games, only 2 countries in Asia and in the east side of the Pacific have had the honor of hosting the
summer olympics. One was Japan where the olympics was held in Tokyo in 1964; the other was Australia where the event was held in
Melbourne in 1954 and in Sydney in 2000. In year 2008, Beijing will play host to the summer olympics.
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YEAR OF ISSUE: 2001
TALISMAN COVE
The scientific name
for the "Talisman cove" is Renanthropsis Shalimar. It is a beautiful flower and an example of an unusual hybrid, a cross
between Ren. Dana and Phal. Zada.
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YEAR OF ISSUE: 2002
ATANG de la
RAMA
This first day cover
was issued in 2002 and it featured Atang de la Rama who was a famous singer and vaudeville performer.
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YEAR OF ISSUE: 2003
MOUNT APO
The highest mountain
in the Philippines is Mt. Apo (bottom-left side stamp) with a height of more than 2,900 meters.
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YEAR OF ISSUE: 2004
PHILIPPINE ORCHIDS
Hundreds of orchid
species thrive in the Philippines and these flowering plants are popular ornamental and garden
plants. One of the well-known orchid variety
is the waling-waling.
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