News from the World of Stamp Collecting and Philately

A Special cover was released on the Jari Mari Mata Mandir on 3rd October 2024 at Mumbai.

 A Special cover was released on the occasion of National Space Day on 23rd August 2024 at Jabalpur.

Stamps & Coins on Harekrushna Mahtab. A Five Rupees stamp was issued on 16 Nov 2024 to commemorate 125th Birth Anniversary of ...

When Bavaria was a separate German Kingdom, much work was done transforming Munich into an important cultural center. This legacy meant ...

India Post released a stamp to celebrate 75th Anniversary of Constitution on 26th November 2024.

Hello, welcome to a new series of aircraft on stamps.   Yes Faroe and a short series where I will be showing  just 4 ...

As the postal strike enters its fourth week, many Canadians who depend on social assistance may not receive their cheques in time for ...

2 Special covers released at New Delhi on 4th July 2024 and Kolkata on 1st July 2024 to celebrate the victory of T20 World Cup victory. ...

Malaysian Hornill bird FDC, posted on November 10, 2024 from Sarawak Kuching to Taipei with arrival postmarked on December 4, ...

Malaysian Hornill bird FDC, posted on November 10, 2024 from Sarawak Kuching to Taipei with arrival postmarked on December 4, 2024. 

 New issues -🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -30 November 2024 - Christmas - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing both stamps. ...

A Special Cancellation was released at Mumbai to celebrate 100 years of Gateway of India on 4th December 2024.

(Update: Canada Post announced today that it received a counterproposal from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers on Wednesday evening ...

Canada’s philatelic community is mourning the loss of Jack Nixon, a bright young star whose life was tragically cut short at the age ...

A Special Cover was released on Santacruz Laxminarayan Temple on 5th October 2024 at Mumbai.

 Animal Kingdom - Australia

Deep on the floor of the world’s oceans, wherever rocky surfaces occur, it is likely you’ll find habitats of corals. Many ...

India Post released a stamp to celebrate 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab on 21st November 2024.

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2024 Merry Christmas express registered cover, posted on December 3, 2024 from south Taiwan Tainan temporary ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from south ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from south ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from south ...

Hello,  well  somehow we are at Part VII in this series which seems to me to have gone very fast. I hope you enjoyed it.  And the ...

Show Promo ImageIssue date 30/11/2024 On November 30, Royal Mail issued a set of eight stamps marking the 150th anniversary of the ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from south ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from south ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from south ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from Taichung ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from central ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from central ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from Taichung ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from central ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Snake express registered FDC, posted on December 2, 2024 from central ...

A Special cover was released on Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Khar on 4th October 2024 at Mumbai.Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, Thiruvnanthapuram.

Karnataka Postal Circle released a special cancellation on 26th November 2024 to celebrate National Constitution Day. This cancellation ...

Philatelists have voiced their “deep concern” about Canada’s ongoing postal strike in an open letter to the country’s postal ...

A Special Cover was released to celebrate 106 years of Bandra Hindu Association on 3rd october 2024 at Mumbai.

Hello,  one more showing the Delta Dam, which as one reader has rightly pointed out is just a walk way and tourist attraction these ...

 China 2024 - Asian International Stamp Exhibition29 November - 3 December, ShanghaiHeartiest Congratulations !!1.Kishore Chandak ...

India Post released a stamp on the occasion of 100 years of Hindusthan Times on 16th November 2024.

New Issues -🇮🇲 Isle Of Man Post Office -24 October 2024 - Churches of the Isle of Man - 1 miniature sheet containing 6 different ...

A Special cover was released on the Balancing Rock of Jabalpur on 24th July 2024 at Jabalpur.

India Post released a stamp to celebrate 150th Birth Anniversary of Birsa Munda on 15th November 2024.

 New issues -🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -17 December 2024 - Hong Kong Palace Museum, second issue - 6 stamps, 2 miniature sheets (one ...

This cover from Bosnia and Herzegovina depicts 2 stamps of the same type (issue from 2008), celebrating the Vjetrenica Cave. Vjetrenica ...

This cover from Brazil features a stamp issued in 2024 celebrating the Lençois Maranhenses National Park, a national park in Maranhão ...

This cover from Spain depicts a miniature sheet issued in 2024 with a picture of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, in Spain. The ...

A Special cover was released on the importance of 9 days of Navaratri on 3rd October 2024 at Mumbai.

Rare first edition Harry Potter book auctioned for over Rs 38 lakh Rare first edition Harry Potter book (Harry Potter and the ...

Hello,  I have really enjoyed researching this series and apart from the stamps, which I think are really nice designs, the aircraft ...

A Special Cover was released on 50 years of Otters Club on 4th October 2024 at Mumbai.

New issues - 🇴🇲 Oman Post -29 November 2024 - ‘International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people’, joint issue ...

We have a presentation pack of the Spiders stamp issue to give away to each of 12 lucky winners, courtesy of Royal Mail. The set of 10 ...

India Post – Stamps Nov 2024 -Pujya Dada Bhagwan Date of Issue – 10 Nov 2024 Denomination 5.00 Rupees Pujya Dada Bhagwan was ...

India Post – Stamps Nov 2024 Date of Issue 09 Nov 2024 Denomination 5.00 Rupees Swaminarayan Temple Vadtal. Bicentenary Mahotsav

India Post – Stamps 2024 Date of Issue 23 Oct 2024 Denomination 5.00 Rupees 200th Anniversary of Kittur Victory

New issues -🇬🇧 Postal service of British Antarctic Territory -10 December 2024 - Definitives, Local seals and whales - 12stamps. ...

Hello, moving on then to another issue from 1933 and this time showing the famous Giza Pyramids and another large for its day aircraft, ...

In the late 1950s the French and the British colonial authorities realized there was no way to continue their colonial administration ...

The Mississauga Coin & Stamp Show, hosted by the Troyak Club, is set to delight collectors and hobbyists alike at the John Paul II ...

A cover from Russia depicting a miniature sheet issued in 2022, celebrating 150 years of the AS Popov Central Museum of ...

We have recently acquired a great collection of African stamps. Here is a small selection. In 1999 Senegal issued a great variety of ...

Yes, one more from the 1933 issue to commemorate the International Aviation Congress held in Cairo.  This is really quite an ...

Canada Post has unveiled a new series of stamps paying tribute to five prominent French-Canadian authors, highlighting their significant ...

Belgium Date of Issue: 7th April 2025 one souvenir-sheet of two stamps (2x Europe 3rd class value) the two stamps in detail ...

 New issues - 🇴🇲 Oman Post -28 October 2024 - 50th anniversary of the Air Force Specialised Training Centre - 1 stamp ...

Hello,  welcome back to this new series.   So did you read the last piece and find it amazing about the carrying of the spare engine ...

Europe Europa 2025  "National Archaeological Discoveries"  02.04.2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croat post) - 2 ...

Sparks Auctions has announced its 10th public Floor Bid Sale, set to take place on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at its office located at 1770 ...

As the Canada Post strike continues to affect mail delivery across the country, collectors and philatelic organizations are being ...

Can you really boycott an Olympics when there is no Olympic team to send. Of course, especially when you are doing it with fake stamps. ...

 New issues -🇿🇲 Zambia Postal Services Corporation -2024 - Provisional surcharge, K10 surcharge on K2250 ‘Sister Moon’ ...

The Canadian Stamp Dealers Association (CSDA) has issued an urgent appeal to federal leaders and Canada Post executives, calling for a ...

Hello,  welcome to a new series of aircraft of stamps.  I have a few sets from Egypt so thought I would use some of these in ...

Hello, one last stamp from Comoro. You can feel it and hear it can’t you., and yes it is a 707. This one was issued in 1975 to ...

Special Cancellations -PHILADELHIE’24 Three Special Cancellations were released during PHILADELHIE’24 from 8th to 10th Nov 2024.

 SHARJAH 202420-24 November 2024Indian WinnersHeartiest Congratulations !

Hello, let’s start the weekend with this stamp.   I rather like this. Not sure why but it just is comfortable to see. ...

 New Issues -🇬🇮 Royal Gibraltar Post Office -20 November 2024 - 320th anniversary of British rule in Gibraltar - 1 stamp. ...

The introduction of engineering education in Myanmar began in 1923 with the establishment of the Engineering Department under Rangoon ...

Son Rail Bridge -Special Covers of India 2024 A Special Cover was released at Sonnagar Hajipur on 19th Oct 2024 on Son Rail Bridge.

Mercy College -Special Covers of India 2024 A Special Cover was released at Palakkad on 10th Jun 2024 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee ...

Chhath Puja -Special Covers of India 2024 A Special Cover was released at Patna on 04 Nov 2024 on Chhath Puja .

A very fine reference example of an unused COGH, SG5 (Sc3b) 1-Penny Brick Red on Cream-Toned Paper (Figure 2)Into the Deep BlueBy ...

 New Issues -🇬🇧 Royal Mail -30 November 2024 - The issue commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston ...

A remarkable datestamp error from RANGOON was recorded on a registered postal stationery envelope sent from BERNARDMYO. On the ...

 New Issues -🇵🇬 PNG Post (Postal service of Papua New Guinea) -? 22 November 2023 or later during 2024 - Laulau fruit - 4 ...

The philatelic market in Canada has undergone “significant change” over the past year, during which time several challenges have ...

 18 November 2024 : Him Academy Public School, Hamirpur (H.P.)- Smriti Rana, ShimlaSpecial Cover released on Silver Jubilee Year ...

Acharya Shantisagar Muni Maharaj Date of Issue : 13 November 2024100 Years of Hindustan TimesDate if Issue : 16 November 2024Sickle ...

New Issues -🇬🇧 Royal Mail -30 November 2024 - 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill - 8 stamps and 1 Prestige ...

Bavaria went through a crazy time after World War I with eventually two rival Anarchist governments replacing the monarchy. Eventually ...

A cover from Brazil with a R$ 2,55 stamp, celebrating the São Francisco Church in Salvador de Bahia. The São Francisco Church and ...

This cover from Brazil depict a complete set issued in 1994 with Vegetables from the the Amazon region. The Central Amazon Conservation ...

 New issues -🇸🇨 Seychelles postal service -10 October 2024 - Centenary of the Universal Postal Union - 1 miniature sheet ...

These goofballs are just what the world needs right now

Coins and Stamp Exhibitions India – Nov 2024 – JAN 2025 Updated list of Coins and Stamps Exhibition likely to be held during Nov ...

 Postcards rejected by Ahmedabad Post Offices -2In response to my last blog post some readers have sent comments which I am sharing ...

Åland - Sepac Date of Issue: 9th May 2025 one stamp (4.20 €)

Europe - Sepac Sepac 2025 "Architecture" 09.05.2025 Åland - 1 stamp (4.20 €)Faroe Is.GibraltarGreenlandGuernseyIsle of ...

 Postcards rejected by Ahmedabad Post Offices  I am sharing here some postcards and covers shared by Mr Shrikant Parikh ...

Show Promo ImagePublication date 14/11/2024 The December issue of Stamp Magazine, published on November 14, includes... Stamp Magazine ...

Finland Date of Issue: 7th May 2025 two stamps (2x national value = 2x 2.50 €) - NOTE those stamps are self-adhesive those stamps ...

 New Issues -🇮🇳 India Post -9 November 2024 - Bicentenary of the Swaminarayan Temple in Vadtul, Gujarat - 1 stamp. rating:- ...

Myanmar Post issued 8th stamp of the Myanmar Butterflies Species Stamp Series on 11 Nov 2024. It features White Dragon (Lamproptera ...

In 2024, the Universal Postal Union marks its 150th anniversary. In October 9, 1874, representatives from 22 countries convened to sign ...

New issues -🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -10 November 2024 - Hornbills of Malaysia - 3 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. ...

As the mostly Christian Balkans tried to extract themselves from the Ottomans rule, a King who could play in European power games was ...

 KALAHANDIPEX - 2024Special Cover 9 November 2024 : Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose : BhawanipatnaPicture Postcard : KALAHANDIPEX ...

Category - Sight/TouchSubcategory - Metal Foil Stamps Andorra France 2010 Europa Stamps - Children's Book Mirror StampsIssue date ...

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Crypto Stamps / Stamps with QR Code / Stamps with scratch off Printing/ Stamps ...

 New issues -🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -20 December 2024 - Arrival of a new pair of giant pandas in Hong Kong - 1 miniature sheet ...

Åland Date of Issue: 9th May 2025 one stamp (Europa value = 3.50 €) "Jettböle clay idol" found in 1906 - The find was the first of ...

 Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Crypto Stamps / Stamps with QR Code / Stamps with scratch off Printing/ ...

Show Promo ImageIssue date 5/11/2024 Royal Mail’s Christmas issue for 2024, released on November 5, illustrates cathedrals on snowy ...

Kazakhstan Date of Issue: 31st October 2024 one souvenir-sheet of 2 stamp (2x 1'000.- KZT) 1. Didymosphenia geminata - Wikipedia ...

Europe Europa 2024  "Underwater fauna & flora"  08.01.2024 Jersey - 2 stamps (0.98 & 2.15 GBP) & 1 ...

Rainbow Stamp News November 2024     Dear Reader, I am pleased to release November 2024 issue of Rainbow Stamp ...

 United Nations - Flight Collection

 Romania - Flights Collection

 150 Years of UPU Collection, 2024Hong KongIndiaMalaysia

We have a presentation pack of the Porridge stamp issue to give away to each of 12 lucky winners, courtesy of Royal Mail. The set of ...

One hundred and fifteen years ago it was still possible to remember Christopher Columbus as a man who conquered danger and obstacles to ...

A cover from Morocco depicting a joint issue with my country, Portugal, issued in 2024. The stamp on the right feature a picture of the ...

This from Germany depicts 2 stamps of the same type (issued in 2024), celebrating the Cologne Cathedral, a Catholic cathedral in ...

A stamp from Ajman, issued on April 27, 1971, has been found featuring the Burmese bird, the "Hooded Racket-tailed Tree-pie." Part of ...

Category - Hearing/SightSubcategory - Stamps with Interactive (QR/Bar/Augmented Reality/C) codesSpain 2024 The Royal Artillery Factory ...

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Crypto Stamps / Stamps with QR Code / Stamps with scratch off Printing/ Stamps ...

Special Cancellation : Kerala Formation Day :1 November 2024 Special Cancellation on Kerala Formation Day released at ...

Category - SmellSubcategory - Scented Stamps Happy Diwali to My Indian Friends!!!Austria 2024 Diana with Menthol StampIssue date 18 ...

  Deepotsav - AyodhyaRelease of Special Cover and Cancellation on Deepotsav-Ayodhya   The city of Ayodhya ...

Category - TouchSubcategory - Stamps made from Special Card PaperAustria 2023 Beer Fest Place Mat Stamp made with Card PaperIssue date ...

EuropeTime again to select the Best Sepac stamp !As you can read on the official Sepac website : "By casting your vote, you’ll ...

1891 Hong Hong Scott 66 2c rose "Victoria"On 1882 Scott 36 Wmk 2 (Stamp Type of 1862)Overprinted in Black"50th anniversary of the ...

Hummingbirds can be found in North America, Central America, South America and many islands of the Caribbean Sea. According to the ...

Category - SightSubcategory - Photomosaic StampUpdating my missing sheet in my collectionGuyana 2002 Albert Einstein Photomosaic Stamp ...

Category - SightSubcategory - Photomosaic StampUpdating from my earlier post to reflect correct country and category (Also checking ...

Category - SightSubcategory - Photomosaic StampCompleting my set of Diana Photomosiac Stamps set. Sierra Leone was the final one I did ...

The great thing about the myriad islands where the British Empire’s sun never set, is we get stamps on some obscure but very ...

France The 2024 Best Europa stamp has been announced by PostEurop in this press release.France is the winner of the 2024 Best Europa ...

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Crypto Stamps / Stamps with QR Code / Stamps with scratch off Printing/ Stamps ...

The first Barbados stamps were issued in 1852 and just a few years later, the first articles started appearing in... Read More The post ...

Category - Sight Subcategory - Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV Stamps / Embossed StampsVietnam 2024 National Treasures - ...

Category - SmellSubcategory - Scented Stamps Thailand 2023 Symbol of love - Rose Scented StampIssue Date 7 February 2023Thailand ...

Show Promo ImageIssue date 17/10/2024 On October 17 Royal Mail celebrated 60 years of the innovative and influential British rock band ...

Category - Sight Subcategory - Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV StampsThailand 2006 Inauguration of 2nd Friendship Bridge of ...

Category - Hearing/SightSubcategory - Stamps with Interactive (QR/Bar/Augmented Reality/C) codesNetherlands 2024 Children's Welfare ...

The Hawaiian Islands were changing rapidly in the late 1900s. Migrant workers from Japan were rushing in. The native Hawaiians had their ...

 Picture  Post cards from Central Region ( T. N.)  TiruchirapalliSet of 21 postcards priced at Rs. 150 issued by PMG , ...

The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a United Nations specialized agency headquartered in the Swiss capital Bern, was founded in 1874. Thus ...

For over a decade I have been maintaining a comprehensive list of the known first day covers of Barbados, and... Read More The post I ...

The Yenangyaung oilfields in Myanmar, located in the Irrawaddy Valley, are historically significant as one of the oldest oil production ...

Tributes to Ratan Tata10 October 2024 : Ratan Naval Tata : PatnaPermanent  Pictorial CancellationTakht Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib ...

When you are a senior statesman and well remembered in your own circles, it is natural to think that you would be doing better than your ...

Show Promo ImagePublication date 10/10/2024 The November issue of Stamp Magazine, published on October 10, includes... Stamp Magazine ...

 Picture Post Cards from Uttrakhand Postal CircleDuring A district level exhibition , at Gpeshwar, Uttrakhand, Two special covers , ...

We have a presentation pack of the Tower of London stamp issue to give away to each of 12 lucky winners, courtesy of Royal Mail. The ...

World-renowned scientists feature on the stamp sheets and definitives produced by Paraguay in 1965. The imperforated stamps above ...

  Rainbow Stamp News October 2024Dear Reader,I am pleased to release October 2024 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is available ...

It would have been difficult to retain the name Gold Coast after independence in 1957. You would expect a place named that to be ...

Special Cancellation2 October 2024 : Mahatma Gandhi Jyanti : BerhampurSpecial Cover2 October 2024 : Gandhi Inter School, Nawada( ...

USA Scott 17 12c gray black "Washington"ImperforateInto the Deep BlueIt has been over three months since I last posted, mainly due to my ...

Spain’s postal service Correos paid tribute to philatelic collectors in 2020 by issuing this stamp showing the famous ...

Myanmar Post issued 7th stamp of the Myanmar Butterflies Species Stamp Series on 9 Sept 2024. It features Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya). ...

Show Promo ImageIssue date 26/9/2024 Royal Mail issued a set of 10 stamps on September 26 on the subject of Spiders. Stamp Magazine ...

The Europa Stamp Competition for the period 9th May-9th September 2024 has “Underwater Flora and Fauna as its subject. ...

 Macau - Flights collection1999 The 75th Anniversary of Sarmento de Beires and Brito Pais's first Portugal-Macau FlightOverprinted ...

In 1920, Brito Pais and Sarmento Beires tried an unsuccessful flight attempt from Amadora, Lisbon to Madeira Island onboard an airplane ...

Malta - Sepac Date of Issue: 16th September 2024 one stamp (1.91 €) out of a set of four stamps (only this stamp is bearing the ...

Europe - Sepac Sepac 2024 "Main tourist attraction" 24.04.2024 Jersey - 1 stamp (2.95 GBP) - out of a set of 5 stamps08.05.2024 ...

Thousands of items are added weekly to PostBeeld’s vast stock. Here we have a very small selection from Nigeria, Brazil, ...

In January of this year, I was fortunate enough to be in Barbados and took the opportunity to continue a... Read More The post Where ...

 František Běhounek - Polar explorerThe central motif of the stamp is a portrait of the polar explorer František Běhounek at a ...

Show Promo ImagePublication date 12/9/2024 The October issue of Stamp Magazine, published on September 12, includes... Stamp Magazine ...

You may not be aware that every first day of the month PostBeeld holds an auction that includes many unique pieces that could be of ...

Singapore Flora and Fauna Here is a small selection of stamps from Singapore featuring the country’s flora and fauna. Our featured ...

Saint Kitts (St Christopher)Map by Gerben van GelderBud's Big BlueBud's ObservationsSaint Christopher, a dot of an island among many ...

 Crab Stamps in my collection2024 Australia Hermit crabsRyukyus 1968PNG 1998Surcharge 25t on 65tThailand 1994

On 8th August 2024, all the member country of ASEAN issued the stamps to commemorate the 57th anniversary of founding of ASEAN.  ...

Did a stamp nerd ruin a French holiday, or is browsing vintage postcards allowed if you’re in Paris?

 "Graf Zeppelin" LZ 127 - First Zeppelin Flight to LiechtensteinFirst Airmail - St.Gallen to Schaan, 1930

Europe We have a winner in the best Sepac stamp 2023 contest ! Åland wins for the 3rd time this contest.1st Åland 570 votes2nd ...

Luxembourg - Sepac Date of Issue: 10th September 2023 one stamp (E50g value = 1.40 €)  this stamp is issued in mini-sheets ...

Micronesia - Flights collection2003 The 100th Anniversary of the Powered Flight

 T-Chad - Flights Collection

 Israel - Flights collection1998 Aircraft of War of Independence

 Bhutan - Flights collection

Saar indicate by small red box (1)Bud's Big BlueBud's ObservationsPolitical control in Saarland’s hills and valleys, hotly disputed ...

Myanmar Post issued sixth stamp of the Myanmar Butterflies Species Stamp Series on 31 Jul 2024. It features Peacock Pansy (Junonia ...

Europe 6 countries - Austria - Germany - Liechtenstein - Luxembourg - the Netherlands and Switzerland - issued a common ...