PHLPost launches ‘Murillo Velarde 1734 Map’ postage stamps

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PHLPost launches ‘Murillo Velarde 1734 Map’ postage stamps
March 29, 2021

The Philippine Postal Corporation has launched the "Murillo Velarde 1734 Map," regarded as the "Mother of All Philippine Maps" in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Christianization of the Philippines and its role on the first circumnavigation of the world by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and the victory of Lapu-Lapu in the Battle of Mactan.

 

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