News from the World of Stamp Collecting and Philately

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 ...

A Special cover was released to celebrate the International Year of Quantam Science and Technology 2025 at Jaipur on 6th December 2025.

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 ...

A Special cover was released to celebrate 75 years of Directorate General of Shipping at Mumbai on 4th September 2025.

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

Inland Letter Card India- Advertisement on Indian Airlines. To mark the golden jubilee of Indian Airlines, on 1 October 2003 three ...

Special Cover India 2025-Swami Shraddhanand College Delhi. Swami Shraddhanand College was established in 1967. The college is named ...

Special Cover India 2025-Shyam Lal College Delhi. Shyam Lal College was founded in 1964 by philanthropist-entrepreneur Padma Shri Shyam ...

KartavyaPex 2025- Special Cancellation A District Level Philatelic Exhibition KartavyaPex 2025 was organised by Delhi Postal Circle at ...

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 ...

A Special cover was released on the Kumaun University, Nainital on 11th October 2025 at Nainital.Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, ...

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 ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2026 Chinese Lunar New Year - Year of Horse express registered FDC, 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 ...

A Special Bullock Cart Carried Cover was released at Poondi on 27th November 2025 to carry the message of Swachhata at Grass root ...

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

A Special cancellation was released to create awareness on AIDS on World AIDS Day at Balangir on 1st December 2025.

Quebec’s leading philatelic research society is celebrating a digital milestone as the l’Académie québécoise d’études ...

Royal Mail has ended its 2025 stamp program by looking back to where it all began – the classic issues of Queen Victoria’s reign. A ...

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 ...

A District Level Philatelic Exhibition was held on 28th and 29th November at Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, Panaji, Goa.On the first ...

 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?

Special Cover India 2025 – Indian Women lift ODI Cricket World Cup In a monumental moment for Indian cricket, the Indian women’s ...

Special Cover India 2025 – Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary. A Special Cover was released on Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel ...

A Special cancellation to Wish happy Diwali was released at Nagpur on 22nd October 2025.

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

The first installment of Eastern Auctions’ Camellia PLC Collection has landed – and the results are already being talked about as ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Thematic Stampex express registered souevnir cover, posted on November 29, 2025 from Taipei temporary ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Thematic Stampex express registered souevnir cover, posted on November 29, 2025 from Taipei temporary ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) 2025 Thematic Stampex express registered souevnir cover, posted on November 29, 2025 from Taipei temporary ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) Merry Christmas express registered covers, posted on December 1, 2025 from south Taiwan Tainan temporary post ...

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

A Special cover was released on the Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary on 9th October 2025 at Srivilliputhur.

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

A Special cover was released on Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Science on 11th October 2025 at Nainital.

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

Republic of China (Taiwan) Bugcat Capoo express registered souvenir covers, posted on November 21, 2025 from central Taiwan Taizhong ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) Bugcat Capoo express registered souvenir cover, posted on November 21, 2025 from central Taiwan Taizhong ...

Republic of China (Taiwan) Bugcat Capoo express registered souvenir covers, posted on November 21, 2025 from central Taiwan Taizhong ...

 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 : 

Karnataka Postal Circle released a special cancellation on 26th November 2025 to celebrate World Sustainable Transport Day. This ...

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?

National Milk Day India 2025 on 26 November, we proudly observe National Milk Day, a moment dedicated to honouring the remarkable ...

India Post released a souvenir sheet to celebrate 70th Anniversary of India-Mongolia Diplomatic Relations on 20th October 2025.

 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.

The Boston 2026 World Expo has received formal confirmation from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that postage stamps and other ...

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 ...

India Post released a souvenir sheet to celebrate 75th Anniversary of India-Philippines Diplomatic Relations on 5th August 2025.

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 ...

A Special Cover was released to celebrate India's First ODI Women's Cricket World Cup Victory on 3rd November 2025 at Indore.

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

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) reached agreements in principle on Nov. 21 covering both major bargaining ...

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 ...

A Special Cover was released on the occasion of Philately Day celebrations at Delhi on 6th October 2025.Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, ...

A Special cover was released on the Birth centenary of Acharya Bikshu at Indore on 7th September 2025.Courtesy: Sreejesh Krishnan, ...

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 ...

World Toilet Day – My Stamps India 2025 Reckitt Launches One-of-Its-Kind My Stamps Honouring India’s Sanitation Heroes on ...

World Toilet Day 2025 – New Delhi Conference World Toilet Day 2025 was observed on November 19, 2025, and the theme ...

AMSIPEX 26 – FOUR DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT ENTRIES 2ND International Virtual Aero & Astrophilatelic Exhibition will be held from ...

  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 ...

A new set of Canadian stamps is shining the spotlight on six of the country’s most celebrated graphic novelists, each represented with ...

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

Singapore Festive Treats FDC, posted on November 7, 2025 from Singapore Tampines GPO to Taipei with arrival postmarked on November 19, ...

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

Canada Post has warned it is now “effectively insolvent” as the Crown corporation faces record losses and prepares for major service ...

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

 New issues -🇸🇭 Postal service of Ascension Island -30 January 2026 - Definitives, Seabirds of Ascension - 16 stamps. ...

In 1977, the quiet Ohio town of Circleville found its daily mail transformed from routine to menace. What began as a single envelope ...

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 ...

 New stamps -🇲🇹 MaltaPost -20 November 2025 - Christmas, the Nativity - 2 stamps. Designed by Mark Micallef Perconte from ...

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

 New issues -🇬🇧 Royal Mail -27 November 2025 - The stamps of Queen Victoria - 8 stamps issued in se-tenant strips of 4, 1 ...

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 ...

 New issues -🇼🇸 Samoa Post -6 November 2025 - Joint issue with the People’s Republic of China, 50th anniversary of the ...

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

Canada Post will hold its 20th annual public meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, inviting Canadians across the country to join a live ...

Category - Multi - Sensory Subcategory - Stamps set with different printing technologyIndonesia  2025 Thailand 2025 ...

 New issues -🇹🇷 Postal service of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus -12 November 2025 - Works by Northern Cyprus ...

Category - TouchSubcategory - Cloth Stamps / Odd Shaped Miniature sheetSwitzerland 2025 Upcycling Fabric StampIssue date 06 November ...

 New issues -🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia - 13 November 2025 - Stamp Week, Classic animations - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet ...

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

 New issues -🇧🇼 Botswana Post -26 September 2025 - ‘Beautiful birds of Botswana’, part 2 - Rollers - 4 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 ...

 🇬🇧 Royal Mail new issue programme 2026.  I can not deny that my ability to predict what random issues will feature in a ...

 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, ...

Category - TouchSubcategory - Unusual Postal Souvenirs/Cloth Stamps Universal Postal Union UPU 2025 Dove of Peace Embroidered ...

 New issues -🇲🇹 MaltaPost -20 November 2025 - Christmas, Santa Claus and his reindeers - 10 x 45c. Designed by Fabius Agius ...

 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 ...

Category - TouchSubcategory - Cloth Stamps United Nations 2025 Dove of Peace Embroidered Stamp Issue date 19 September 2025UN ...

Discovery of Odd Engraved Item Leads to Considerable Speculation

Category - Sight / TouchSubcategory - 3D Printed StampsAustria 2025 Edelweiss Reloaded 3D printed StampsIssue date 18 October ...

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

Category - Touch / SightSubcategory - Cloth Stamps / Embossed Stamps / Stamps with GlitterIndonesia 2025 Phila Korea 2025 Traditional ...

A significant new type of counterfeit has been found!

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 ...

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Odd Shaped StampsSouth Korea 2025 Lovely Baby Stamp with holographic foil ...

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

Category - SmellSubcategory - Scented Stamps  France 2025 Croissant Scented StampsIssue date 10 Oct 2025La Poste has issued a ...

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

You can earn "paid" status.

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 ...

There are more than 70 face-different stamps so far, but only limited significance.

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

1903 Senegambia & Niger in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic ...

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 ...

Confusion was caused by combination of tariffs and end of de minimis shipping

1892-1912 Senegal in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations ...

 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 ...

That's Errors, Freaks and Oddities

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

1920 Schleswig in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and ...

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

Two giants of progressive rock have come together in a landmark collection of six stamps issued by the Isle of Man to celebrate the ...

A few random thoughts on where we are and where we're headed

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 ...

1855-1863 Saxony in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations ...

 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 ...

1855-61 Sardinia in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations ...

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

 Special Cancellation : 10 October 2025 : National Post Day: Thiruvanathapuram: Mohana Chandran Nair - TrivandrumCommemorative ...

 The New Pamban BridgeThe Chenab Rail BridgeTo Celebrate World Post Day, Karnataka Postal Circle issued today.9th October 2025, two ...

6 October 2025 - World Habitat Day : BengaluruKarnataka Postal Circle issued a special cancellation to commemorate World Habitat Day on ...

A small selection of stamps added to PostBeeld’s stock recently can be seen below. Please note: for each country featured in the ...

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

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 ...

Nepal was greatly influenced by the Indian independence  movement despite having remained independent. The Gandhi inspired Socialist ...

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 ...

Sometimes you wonder if this stuff is all a joke. A dictator forces names changed and people not to wear western suits, he nationalizes ...

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

The THAILAND 2025 Asian International Stamp Exhibition was held at the Grand Postal Building, Bangkok, Thailand. It was organized by the ...

Kosovo Date of Issue: 9th May 2025 two stamps 2 stamps (1.- & 2.- €) and one souvenir-sheet (2.- €) NOTE - those stamps don't ...

Ukraine Date of Issue: 15th August 2025 one stamp (A value = 1.20 USD)this stamp is issued in a mini sheet of 4 stampsNOTE ...