News from the World of Stamp Collecting and Philately

Category - TouchSubcategory - Cloth Stamps Barbados 2025 Dove of Peace Embroidered StampIssue date 08 December 2025Barbados ...

 🇸🇴 Somaliland Recognised By Israel.  The former British protectorate of British Somaliland which declared itself to be ...

A Special Cover was released on 50th Swarna Jayanthi Vaibhav Mahotsava of Paramapujya Srimanacharya Dr.Vibhavsagar ji Muniraj at Indore ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Merry Christmas cover, posted on December 25, 2025 from Hualien temporary post office.

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic StampsJust updating stamps from my collection from Japan visit earlier this yearJapan ...

A Special Cover was released on Vigilance Awareness Week 2025 at Kolkata on 30th October 2025.

Not-so-mundane correspondence from a 20th-century broadcast celebrity

Firstly, my apologies for being conspicuous by my absence for nearly three years. Whilst the King's definitives are similar in design to ...

1903-1905 Spanish Guinea in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic ...

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic StampsJust updating stamps from my collection from Japan visit earlier this yearJapan ...

National Consumer Rights Day – Special Cancellation 2025. Karnataka Postal Circle released a special cancellation on 24th December ...

International Mountain Day 2025 – Special Cancellation. Karnataka Postal Circle released a special cancellation on 11th December ...

APS Covers 2017 – Tri Services Veterans. Field Marshal K M Cariappa, OBE the first Indian Commander -in-Chief of Indian Armed ...

APS Covers 2016 – MY STAMP on Defence Themes. MY STAMP is the brand name for personalised stamps issued by India Post. The First ...

A Special cover was released on Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur on 18th August 2025 at Agartala.Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, ...

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic StampsJust updating stamps from my collection from Japan visit earlier this year..Earlier ...

A Special Cover was released to celebrate the Birth Centenary of Gaura Devi, Pioneer of Chipko Movement on 25th October 2025 at Reni.

In the early 1960s, cultural exchange between the Soviet Union and Asia found expression not only in exhibitions and publications, but ...

Category - SightSubcategory - Stamps with Interactive Games Belgium 2024 Brecht Evens: Flora Stamps with hidden itemsIssue ...

Category - TouchSubcategory - Gold StampsSeason's Greetings !!! Had bought this stamp during the Canada Post Strike of 2024 which ...

 New issues.🇲🇺 Mauritius Post -2025 - Extinct birds definitives - reprinted values with ‘2025’ inscription on lower ...

Karnataka Postal Circle released a special cancellation on 24th December 2025 to celebrate National Consumer Rights Day. This ...

Christmas 2025 

 🎄 Happy Christmas!New issues -🇲🇲 Myanmar Post  -21 December 2025 - Centenary of Mandalay University - 1 miniature ...

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Odd Shaped Miniature SheetAustralia 2024 Retro Audio Mini-sheets with ...

1851-1861 Spain in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's ObservationsFrom Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and ...

Clearly a philatelist was involved with a department store’s early 20th-century promotion

The thing about  buying stamps from an online marketplace is, in my humble view,  you get what you pay for.  You can buy ...

Coins & Stamps Exhibitions – India -Oct to Dec 2025 26 Oct 2025 Mangaluru Boscoss Fest & Exhibition 31 Oct-2 Nov 2025 ...

A Special cover was released on Shri Dhuniwale Dadaji Dham, Khandwa 17th October 2025 at Khandwa.Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, ...

Special Covers India 2025 – Evolving with Time India Post. A Special Cover was released to on the theme Evolving with Time – ...

Special Covers India 2025 – Asian Cup Hockey A Special Cover was released on the occasion of Asia Cup Hockey at Ittigegudu ...

Concerns about the future of exhibit judging are once again resurfacing within the Canadian philatelic community, as long-standing ...

Canadian philatelic organizations are preparing a significantly expanded presence at Boston 2026, with organizer Ronald Majors aiming to ...

The commemorative Miniature Sheet issued by Great Britain in 2025 honoured the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington ...

Myanmar Post marked the centenary of Mandalay University with the issuance of a souvenir sheet containing a single stamp on 21 December ...

I am deeply honoured to share that I have recently been elected a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) on 19 Nov ...

You have to give credit, a poet only lives to thirty, annoys 3 different governments and 4 wives and still creates enough of a following ...

A Special Cover was released on First Gen Z themed Post Office of Gujarat on 5th December 2025 at Gandhinagar. 

Another unexpected souvenir sheet was issued on 20 November 2025, featuring six stamps depicting traditional musical instruments of ...

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers say they have reached tentative five-year collective agreements covering both urban ...

France 2025 Santa Claus cover, posted from Liburne Santa 's Office to Taipei with arrival postmarked on December 22, 2025. 

A Special Cover was released at Mysuru during the Centenary Celebration of Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama on 21st November 2025.Cover Code: ...

There is no surviving cover, no scarce stamp or amazing marking connected with this story, but it is a deeply touching tale of the mail ...

 Have you ever wanted to start a new thematic collection.  just for the fun of it ,    and wondered and wondered and ...

First Flight Covers India- SWISSAIR 1991 SWISSAIR operated a Flight from Delhi to Geneva via Zurich on 18 July 1991. It also released a ...

First Flight Covers – SWISSAIR 1969 SWISSAIR operated Non-Stop flight from Geneva to Bombay (now Mumbai) on 02 Nov 1969. A First ...

A Special Cover was released to celebrate 52nd Foundation Day of Jayaswal Neco Industries Ltd. at Nagpur on 2nd August 2025.

1923-26 South West Africa in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic ...

 🇬🇧 Royal Mail -13 January 2026 - Stranger Things, American television programme (of no significance at all to the United ...

A Special Cover was released on the occasion of Asia Cup Hockey at Ittigegudu on 25th October 2025.

 New issues -🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -🇬🇬 Issues inscribed Alderney -11 February 2026 - 10th anniversary of the Alderney Bird ...

A Special Cover was released to on the theme Evolving with Time - India Post at Kolkota on 9th October 2025.

Dubai 2026 will double as a landmark international celebration for the hobby, marking the 100th anniversary of the Fédération ...

Memories can be long in politics. 100 years before a liberal secular regime in Spain had confiscated Church lands and thereby closed ...

A Special Cover was released on All India Institute of Speech and Hearing on 1st September 2025 at Mysuru.Cover Code: KTK/58/2025.

Three Canadian names are among the nominees for the 2025 Philatelic Traders’ Society Ltd. (PTS) Awards, with recognition spanning ...

Why are there three types of the first U.S. postal card, which spanned a mere two years?

The popularity of this new stamp issue has, quite frankly, caught everyone by surprise. The Philatelic Bureau in Bridgetown had... Read ...

A Special Cover was released Sardha Panchashatamanotsava of  Shree Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math on 28th November 2025 ...

 🇬🇧 Royal Mail -13 January 2026 - Stranger Things - It appears that the first issue of 2026 (made up of a multitude of ...

Great Britain is rich in gardens and garden landscapes. Gardening is in the British blood! Every week, you can watch a programme about ...

Canada’s philatelic community closed out 2025 with renewed energy, as collectors, dealers and organizations demonstrated resilience ...

1919 South Russia in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) Holy Emperor Guan express registered cover, posted on December 13, 2025 from Taoyuan temporary post office. 

Republic of China (Taiwan) Holy Emperor Guan express registered covers, posted on December 13, 2025 from Taoyuan temporary post office.

A Special cover was released on the Dalgaon Adarsha Jatiya Bidyalaya on 10th September 2025 at Dalgaon.

As philatelic sleuths we can figure out a lot of things, but a letter sure helps!

 New issues -🇳🇿 New Zealand Post -26 January 2026 - Chinese new year, Year of the Horse - stamps, 1 miniature sheet ...

A Special cover was released on the occasion of World Children's Day 2025 at Vikas Bhavan P.O on 20th November 2025.Courtesy: Sreejesh ...

Ko Toe’s book, Postage Rates of Burma (Myanmar) 1937–2024, was awarded a Large Gold Medal, together with Felicitations for Research ...

 Hello,   yes been away from writing for a while    too much happening.  One thing ...I lost my ...

As someone who has spent a lot of time collecting and studying the stamps of Barbados, I’m always interested when... Read More The ...

Platinum Jubilee No 1 Squadron Indian Air Force No 1 Squadron raised in 1933 proudly calls itself as the First Fighter Squadron of ...

Category - SightSub category - Extra Small Size Stamps Belgium 2025 Micro-animals Small sized StampsIssue date 13 October 2025BPost ...

 New issues -🇿🇦 South African Post Office -12 November 2025 - Bicentenary of Iziko South African Museum in Capetown - 1 ...

Dates of several other new issues have been firmed up.

Canadian identity and milestones — from hip-hop trailblazers and Quebec’s sugaring-off season to the centennial of The Royal ...

1924-34 Southern Rhodesia in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic ...

 National Philatelic Literature Exhibition Christchurch 202519th NEW ZEALAND PHILATELIC LITERATURE EXHIBITION ...

 History Through Philately  April to June quarterly editionThis quarterly edition of “History Through Philately” ...

 11 December 2025 : International Mountain DayKarnataka Postal circle issued a special cancellationnto commemorate International ...

Collectors of early worldwide issues now have access to the newly released Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue, the definitive reference ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse stampex express registered souvenir cover, posted on Deember 9, ...

Holiday soapbox: We have a tendency to make life, and collecting, much harder than it is; or should be ...

Sparks Auctions is set to showcase more than 500 lots of worldwide postal history in its latest Postal History of the World sale, ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse stampex express registered souvenir covers, posted on Deember 9, ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse stampex express registered souvenir cover, posted on Deember 9, ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse stampex express registered souvenir cover, posted on Deember 9, ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse stampex express registered souvenir cover, posted on Deember 9, ...

Macau 2025 Feira Internacional cover, posted on October 22, 2025 from Macau to Taipei with arrival postmarked on December 9, 2025. 

 New issues - 🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -20 November 2025 - World Children’s Day - 1 stamp and 1 miniature sheet containing 4 ...

The new Barbados ‘Dove of Peace‘ stamp was issued yesterday, 8th December 2025, but don’t expect to see it any... Read ...

Germany’s Deutsche Post produced the 2025 Christmas period “Winter Landscape” stamp seen above and below a Nativity ...

1901-13 Southern Nigeria in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic ...

The first automotive plant in the biggest country by population in the world. Now the biggest automotive market in the world. So slip on ...

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) say they are making progress toward final contracts after reaching ...

Many collectors are unaware of the existence of the $200 so-called "machine-gun" stamps. All other related taxes (and stamps) will be ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse express registered FDC, posted on December 1, 2025 from Tainan ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse express registered FDC, posted on December 1, 2025 from Tainan ...

Albania Date of Issue: 5th December 2025 [!] one stamp (250.- ALL) and one souvenir-sheet (400.- ALL) the stamp is issued in a ...

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

Myanmar Philately by Ko Toe (www.kotoephilately.blogspot.sg) has reached another proud milestone by receiving a Large Vermeil medal (83 ...

 New issues:-🇦🇪 Emirates Post (postal service of the United Arab Emirates) - 2 December 2025 - 54th National Day - 1 ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse express registered FDCs, posted on December 1, 2025 from south ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse express registered FDCs, posted on December 1, 2025 from south ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse express registered FDC, posted on December 1, 2025 from south ...

Category - SmellSubcategory - Scented Stamps  Switzerland 2025 Swiss Inventions - Toilet Duck Cleaner Scented StampIssue date ...

1855-72 South Australia in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic ...

A theatre company founded in 1975 with the bold intention of creating Ireland’s first professional theatre company outside of Dublin ...

 AUSVIPEX 2025Indian Winners1.Naresh Agrawal 2.Sushil Mehra 3. Jeevan Jyoti 4.Capt. Vijay Wadhwa 5. Gauresh MehraView : Complete ...

Is ultraviolet light harmful? Also, what do you need for what purpose?

Category - TouchSubcategory - Flock StampsSan Marino 2025 National football team of San Marino Flock Stamp Issue date 18 ...

 New issues - 🇧🇸 Bahamas postal service -20 November 2025 - Christmas, ‘Little angels’. Lithographed. This issue is ...

 Rainbow Stamp News December 2025Dear Reader, I am pleased to release the  December 2025 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It ...

A city state near a moveable border and with a diverse population is a formula for unrest. Sometimes what comes to occupy the vacuum is ...

1910-1926 South Africa in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic ...

Some seriously back-of-the-book collectibles

 New issues -🇦🇺 Australia Post -🇨🇽 Issues inscribed ‘Christmas Island’ -6 January 2026 - Chinese new year - 3 ...

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Odd Shaped StampsNorth Korea 2016 XXXI Olympics Stamps with holographic foil ...

Belgium Date of Issue: 13th April 2026 one souvenir-sheet of two stamps (2x Europe 3rd class value) the two stamps in detail : 

Europe Europa 2026 "70th Anniversary of the Europa stamp - United in..." common design issue - celebrating Europa stamps ...

Category - Sight Subcategory - Glow in the Dark Stamp Under UV StampsSwitzerland 2025 Stamp Day 2025 Döttingen Miniature ...

But isn't every day if you let it be?

 Every now and then, Myanmar Post surprises collectors with an unexpected throwback. Their latest issue does exactly that—a ...

Ideas and examples of striving for best practices in a sea of apparent indifference.

1902-1921 Somaliland Protectorate in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non ...

Hello, yes, finally back and with the last part of my Macao aircraft on stamps series.  This has been a more modern series of stamps ...

Please remember you serve your membership; not the other way around

 AUSVIPEX 2025 is live nowList of Exhibits : https://ausvipex2025.com/exhibits-list/Visit the Show ...

 New issues -🇳🇷 Nauru Post - 26 October 2022 - Birth centenary of Hammer de Roburt, first president of Nauru -  1 ...

Ever since news broke that Barbados Philatelic Bureau would be participating in this year’s Dove of Peace issue, we’ve ...

In the Christmas 2025 Stamps article just published the Australia 2024 Christmas stamps shown have been inserted by mistake. Below are ...

Christmas 2025 is almost upon us so here we have a small selection of this year’s offerings. This stamp sheet from Great Britain ...

1894 Somali Coast in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations ...

 New issues -🇨🇦 Canada Post - 20 November 2025 - Canadian cartoonists, second issue, graphic novelists - 6 self-adhesive ...

  20 November 2025 : Ananthapuri PEX - 2025 : Trivandrum20 November 2025 : Kumaranasan Death Centenary : Vikas Bhawan ...

A politician is kidnapped from his front yard and murdered and yet the confessed and convicted murderers get only 8 years in jail. We ...

In this article we’ve excluded Scouting-related stamps as these are numerous. The “Camping in the Netherlands” stamp ...

 New issues -🇬🇧 Royal Mail - 27 November 2025 - The stamps of Queen Victoria - 8 stamps issued in 2 se-tenant strips of ...

 Amsipex 20262nd International Virtual Aero- & Astrophilatelic Exhibition14-22 February 2026www.amsipex.comANANTHAPURI PEX ...

1903-1922 Somalia in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations ...

Category - TouchSubcategory - Cloth Stamps Cyprus Island 2025 Dove of Peace Embroidered Stamp     Issue ...

Yes indeed, the Mongolia 2025 stamp program is almost complete. And we’re here to enjoy it. Mongolia is another of the countries I ...

Mailing crates can be particularly troublesome ... and fun

Category - TouchSubcategory - Stamps with moving partsAustria 2025 St Anne Altar at  St Nicholas Cathedral, Feldkirch ...

Great news this week as it was revealed that a brand new single stamp was issued by the Barbados Philatelic... Read More The post New ...

Category - TouchSubcategory - Cloth Stamps /Miniature Sheets with Materials AffixedIndonesia 2025 National Costume - Kebaya Stamp with ...

1884-1911 Sierra Leone in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic ...

Hello,  bit rushed, sorry, left this too late before we fly out this morning  so  very quickly Two stamp issued in 1999 ...

Time for a look at the Faroe Islands 2025 stamps. Yes, very late, and the program is now complete, but that doesn’t take the joy ...

PostBeeld’s Dutch and Belgian stamp blog has some great contributors. Generally they go into far more detail with their articles ...

1877-1893 Shanghai in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations ...

There’s a dangerous urban myth starting to take hold online, mostly down to a misinformed post on Facebook, which has... Read More The ...

The Sultan of Brunei offers a territory to a British adventurer in perpetuity, until it isn’t. So slip on your smoking jacket, ...

A brief primer regarding "first-class" vs. "Forever" stamps

Hello again and now moving forward a few years to 1989 when there was a  rather nice issue of 4 stamps – different design style for ...

 5 November 2025 : Bengalurupex 2025 : Bangalore 1.Bengalurupex Mascot carried Special cover2. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad3. ...

Åland - Sepac Date of Issue: 18th March 2026 one stamp (4.30 €)

Europe - Sepac Sepac 2026 "Iconic Landmarks" 18.03.2026 Åland - 1 stamp (4.30 €)15.09.2026 Luxembourg??.??.2026 Faroe ...

Åland Date of Issue: 8th May 2026 two stamps (2x Europa value) Åland Post also issues its own design contribution for the 70th ...

5 Postcard Sets issued during Benglurupex 2025 on 5 November, 2025.dedicated to Heritage,  Art & Culture, Science and Sports, ...

 1890-1900 Seychelles in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic ...

Maliavanka (painted carpet) is a special type of folk art in Belarus. Classified as a so-called naive art, a branch of primitivism, ...

1869-81 Serbia in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and ...

 Rainbow Stamp News November 2025Dear Reader,I am pleased to release to release the November 2025 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It ...

Where were we ….     another week   just flown past….        ...

Following the re-issue of the bird sheetlets, Myanmar Post released the next set — a beautiful sheetlet featuring 11 species of ...

A stamp issue of the better of the monarchs as a near last stamp issue of the empire seems a fitting culmination. So slip om your ...

Finland Date of Issue: 6th May 2026 one stamp (national value) - NOTE those stamps are self-adhesive this stamp is issued in a ...

PostBeeld’s Dutch and Belgian stamp blog has some great contributors. Generally they go into far more detail with their articles ...

Welcome back and to Part 2 of this new Macao series.    A few rather nice stamps.  Certainly not what I usually show as the design ...

 80 Years of the United NationsDate of Issue : 24 October 2025Special Cancellation24 October 2025 : United Nations Day : ...

Hello and welcome back to a new series of aircraft on stamps.    I have chosen Macao.  A place I have been fortunate to visit quite ...

As I previously wrote in a blog earlier this month, the new 70th Anniversary of the Barbados Fire Service stamps... Read More The post ...

Last one in the series and just aircraft this time.    Who can name them?  I  give the years the stamps were issued.  Might help? ...

There is no shortage of aircraft on stamps from Lebanon in the 1940s and 1950s  and these next two are from a 1952 issue of 10 ...

Welcome readers to todays offering from The Philatelist. So slip on your smoking jacket, fill your pipe, take your first sip of your ...

 Air Mail Society India Foundation (AMSI)AMSI Zoom Meeting24 October 2025 : 7 PM IST

16 October 2025 - World Food Day Karnataka Postal Circle issued on 16th October 2025  a picture postcard and special ...

Norway The 2025 Best Europa stamp has been announced by PostEurop in this press release.Norway (stamp 1) is the winner of the 2025 Best ...

Now to 1943 – well Scott says 1943 and SG says 1944  –  and a 6 stamp issue commemorating the 2nd anniversary of ...

One from a set of two (both stamps are of the same design)  issued in 1942 to celebrate the first anniversary of the proclamation ...

Coming out of a great military tradition, the Hashemites might seem poised to provide for a pan Arab vision to contend with ...

As promised in my earlier post, here’s an advance preview of the new stamps about to be released by the... Read More The post ...

Europe - Sepac "Architecture 16", this special folder contains the 10 Sepac stamps issued in 2025. This folder will be on sale by any ...

Once upon a time, in the mountains of southern Shan State, a river called Balu Chaung tumbled down the valleys with restless force. For ...

One of the issues facing modern stamp issues is an overabundance of issues that look backward instead of forward. This is probably ...

Luxembourg - Sepac Date of Issue: 19th September 2025 one stamp (1.70 €)  this stamp is issued in mini-sheets of 10 stamps

Europe - Sepac Sepac 2025 "Architecture" 27.03.2025 Jersey - 1 stamps (3.- GBP) out of set of 8 stamps09.05.2025 Åland - 1 stamp ...

The essential book on Barbados Britannia stamps was first released back in 2014 and was the culmination of years of... Read More The ...

Gibraltar - Sepac Date of Issue: 16th September 2025 one stamp (1.- GBP) out of a set of 6 stamps (only this stamp bears the Sepac ...

For August 2025, it has reissued the sheetlet from the Myanmar Endemic Birds series, originally released in 2022 and 2023. The new ...

This cover from Australia depicts 3 stamps celebrating the World Heritage Islands of Australia: Macquarie Island, Lord Howe Island Group ...

News from Bridgetown indicates that there will be a new stamp issue on 29th September 2025 to celebrate the 70th... Read More The post ...

A beatiful cover from Albania, depicting a miniature sheet issued in 2010 celebrating the town of Berat, an UNESCO site that comprises ...

THis cover from Luxembourg features a single stamp issued in 2024, with a picture of the city of Luxembourg. Because of its strategic ...

Hello and welcome to my aircraft on stamps series,  These two are from the 1952 and 1953 issues- three stamps in each issue. ...