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This is one Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight collectible that will be affordable to almost everyone.
“This month, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) will release special postage stamps in support of the boxing icon Manny Pacquiao in the much-anticipated ‘Fight of the Century’ against American Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las vegas,” reports InterAksyon.com.
The report noted: “The Manny Pacquiao ‘Fight of the Century’ Philippine postage stamps will be released at PHP10 each. PHLPost is set to issue 500,000 copies featuring a photo of Pacman, highly regarded as one of the world’s greatest athletes. About 30,000 copies of the souvenir sheet will also be released at PHP40 each.”
The Pacman stamp “was first approved by the Philippine Stamp Committee composed of representatives from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Philippine Philatelic Federation (PPF), and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.”
The report added that “the choice photo was given by the Office of Representative Pacquiao and PHLPost in-house artist Rodine Teodoro did the lay-out of the Pacquiao regular stamps, the souvenir sheets and official first day cover.”
Photo: PHLPost
