International Philippine Philatelic Society

History

The International Philippine Philatelic Society (IPPS) was founded in September 1974 by Frank and Linda Stanfield and was incorporated in Manila on September 24, 1974 (SEC Registration No. 58004) as a non-profit, educational organization. The Society was organized in Manila, but with a growing membership abroad, especially in the United States, a separate U.S. operations was established by Eugene A. Garrett in 1986. The Philippine and United States operations are linked together to form the IPPS.

At the present time, IPPS-U.S. operations have over 200 members from 9 countries (approximately 175 in the United States). Since its inception, IPPS has published several regular Society publications, including the Philippine Philatelic Newsletter (1974-1975), Philippine New Issue Updates (1985-1987), Philippine Philatelic News (1976-1990), IPPS News (1981-1991), and the IPPS Newsletter (1991-2004). Today, IPPS-U.S. Operations publishes the quarterly Philippine Philatelic Journal (PPJ) pertaining to all aspects of Philippine philately, including new issues, membership news, meeting announcements, mail sales, national and international auction results, general topics, and serious research on Philippine philately.

IPPS sponsors regional and national meetings in the Philippines and United States. The IPPS is the sponsor of the philatelic exhibition, PHILPEX, and other exhibitions in Manila; and IPPS-U.S. operations is a sponsor of the world-class, international exhibition, WASHINGTON 2006, in Washington, DC. Following Eugene A. Garrett’s passing in 1996, the Eugene A. Garrett Award was created and is awarded to IPPS members for outstanding Philippine exhibits at several U.S. shows.

IPPS promotes articles and books published by its members. Published topics include serious research on the stamps and postal history of all periods. Refer to the “Philippines Philatelic Book Store” in the Philippine Philatelic Journal for a list of member publications currently available. Other IPPS-member publications currently out of print, such as Eugene A. Garrett’s A Postal History of the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines, 1942-1945 (1992), are available for research purposes from the American Philatelic Society Research Library.

If you are interested in joining IPPS, complete the membership application and send it and the dues to the listed IPPS Secretary/Treasurer.