2209. 🇬🇧 British Antarctic Territory Commemorates Maiden Voyage Of RRS Sir David Attenborough.

 

🇬🇧 British Antarctic Territory postal service - 

December 2023 (to be confirmed) - Maiden voyage of the RRS Sir David Attenborough - 4 stamps. Designed from photographs by Jamie Anderson, William Clark and Jenna Plank and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Production coordinated by Creative Direction.Thanks to Angela Warner of Pobjoy Stamps for information about this issue. Rating- *****.

🇮🇳 India Post -

My Stamp (Personalised issues sold by India Post). Usually printed in sheets of 12 with attached labels and sold at a premium. 

?November 2022 - The National Centre for Antarctic and Polar Research - 10th anniversary of the Bharati-Indian Antarctic Research Station - 1 stamp with attached label. 

? November 2022 - 275th anniversary of the Defence Account Department - 1 stamp with attached label.

?November 2022 - 75th anniversary of India Cements - 1 stamp with attached label.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -

6 December 2022 - Christmas - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing the 2 stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

2208. 🇬🇬 Guernsey Post Reveals Its 2023 New Issue Programme.

 

2023 New issue programmes.

🇬🇬 Guernsey Post.

Issues inscribed ‘Guernsey’ -

20 January - Lunar new year - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing the 6 stamps.

15 February - Centenary of the Rotary Club of Guernsey 

15 February - Quartet (I) - Centenary of the Little Chapel

15 February - Post and Go, Visiting cruise ships

3 April - 150th anniversary of the Kennel Club

24 May - EUROPA - ‘Peace, The Highest Value of Humanity’

24 May - Quartet (II) - Centenary of the Little Chapel

24 May - Island Games hosted by Guernsey

26 July - SEPAC, Traditional markets

26 July - Quartet (III)

26 July - 65th anniversary of the issue of the first British regional stamps

25 October - Christmas 

25 October - Quartet (IV)

Issues inscribed ‘Alderney’ -

15 February - Queen Elizabeth II 

15 February - 150th of the publication of Around The World in 80 Days’ by Jules Verne

3 April - Puffins

26 July - Postcrossing

25 October - Christmas 

4 November- 75th anniversary of the 1948 Agreement 

  Interestingly the announcement does not include the mention of an issue to commemorate the Coronation of King Charles III but I assume that news of such an issue will be released in time. It looks, therefore, that the small Channel Island will release at least 20 new issues during 2023. Who will buy them?

2207. 🇱🇰 Butterflies Of Sri Lanka.

New issues.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post  -

1 December 2022 - Endemic butterflies of Sri Lanka, definitives  - 10 stamps and 3 miniature sheets each containing 4 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

8 December 2022 - Singapore Children’s Museum - 5 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single large stamp. Designed by Lim Wenbin of Pinch Design Pte Ltd and lithographed and screen printed (to give glow in the dark effect) on $1.50c value by Enschedé and perforated 14 x 13.5. Rating:- ****.

2206. 🇲🇾 Malaysia Commemorates University.

 

New issues.

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia - 

30 November 2022 - Centenary of the Sultan Idris Education University - 1 stamp. Rating:- ****.

November 2022 - 75th anniversary of the Philatelic Society of Malaysia- I previously issued miniature sheet containing a single large stamp with overprint applied. Rating:- ***.

🇧🇩 Bangladesh Post - 

16 May 2022 - 35th anniversary of the first electronic publication of the Bangla newspaper Anandapatra - 1 stamp. Rating:- **.

🇺🇸 IGPC- 

All rated - ‘0’

🇬🇩 Products inscribed Grenada -

25 November 2022 - Ladybirds - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 5 different stamps and the other a single stamp. 

25 November 2022 - Scarlet macaw - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 6 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

🇬🇾 Products inscribed Guyana -

18 November 2022 - Keel-billed toucan - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 6 stamps and the other a single stamp.

18 November 2022 - Short eared owl - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

🇻🇨 Products inscribed St Vincent And The Grenadines -

10 October 2022 - Aircraft of the First and Second World Wars - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps 

10 October 2022 - Automobiles - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different +

10 October 2022 - Succession of King Charles III - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 6 different stamps and  the other containing a single stamp.

10 October 2022 - Space - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps.

🇹🇻 Products inscribed Tuvalu -

21 November 2022 - The Humpback whale - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 6 stamps and the other containing a single stamp.

21 November 2022 - The mallard duck - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 4 stamps and the other a single stamp.

2205. 🇲🇺 Mauritius Post Commemorates Important Local Anniversaries.

 

New issues.

🇲🇺 Mauritius Post -

November 2022 - Anniversaries - 3 stamps. This issue notes the Bicentenary of Port Louis Municipal Theatre (Rs2), the Centenary of Victoria Hospital (Rs41) and the 25th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (RS50). Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

🇲🇲 Myanmar Post -

29 November 2022 - Endemic birds of Myanmar, third issue, the Jerdon’s minivet - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇦🇪 Emirates Post (postal service of United Arab Emirates) - 

1 November 2022 - Summit meeting of the Arab Postal Union held in Algiers - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 identical circular stamps. This is a joint issue with a number of other Arab postal administrations. Rating:- ***.

2204. 🇲🇹 Colourful Malta Issue Features Father Christmas’ Workshop.

 

New issues.

🇲🇹 MaltaPost -

29 November 2022 - Christmas, ‘Santa’s workshop’ - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing the 2 stamps. Designed by Fabio Agius and lithographed by Printex. Perforated 14. Rating:- ****.

🇮🇳 India Post - 

25 November 2022 - 175th anniversary of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***.

Commonwealth entities whose postal services are not known to have issued, or had issued on their behalf, any legitimate postage stamps so far during 2022 - 

Anguilla 

Belize 

British Indian Ocean Territory 

British Virgin Islands 

Cameroon 

Cook Islands Rarotonga 

Dominica 

eSwatini

Gabon 

Lesotho 

Montserrat 

Niue

Rwanda 

St Kitts 

Saint Lucia 

Seychelles 

Solomon Islands 

Tokelau 

Uganda 

Vanuatu 

At the end of November 2022 therefore 20 entities remain on the list, two fewer than at the end of October. Therefore 22.5% of Commonwealth philatelic entities are not yet known to have issued (or had issued on their behalf any legitimate postage stamps so far in 2022. This compares with 24.7% at the end of October, 31.5% at the end of September, 33.1% at the end of August and 42.3% at the end of July. At the end of November 2021, 20 entities also had not issued any postage stamps.

2203. 🇵🇰 Pakistan Commemorates Services To Blind And Deaf Children.

 

New issues -

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

23 November 2022 - Centenary of the Ida Rieu for service schools for blind and deaf children. Designed by Mumtaz Khan and lithographed by National Security Printing Company, Karachi and perforated 13. Rating:- **.

🇧🇧 Barbados postal service -

2022 - Definitive, reprinted value with new date imprint - 10c depicting Sir Grantley Adam’s with ‘2022’ imprint. Rating:- **.

🇲🇲 

Myanmar Post -

18 November 2022 - Endemic bird species of Myanmar, second issue - the Hooded treepie - 1 stamp. Rating:- *****.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -

25 November 2022 - State Vesak Festival - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***.

23 November 2022 - Vesak - stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps. Rating:- ****.

🇦🇪 Emirates Post -

22 November 2022 - 25th anniversary of the Dubai International Quran Award - 1 miniature sheet containing 8 different stamps. Rating:- ***.

Revenue stamps -

🇧🇲 Bermuda Government.

2022 - Revenue stamps - 4 stamps