271. Commonwealth New issues.

 

Bangladesh:- 

     13 January 2013 - 50th anniversary of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union - 1 stamp. Designed by Jasim Uddin and lithographed by the State Printer, Gazipur (see above);

     13 January 2013 - 40th anniversary of SOS Children Village work in Bangladesh - 1 stamp. Designed by Anowar Hussain & lithographed at Gazipur (as are all subsequent Bangaladesh stamps):-

     7 February 2013 - Audit Day - 1 stamp. Designed by Anowar Hossain:-

                          

     26 March 2013 - 42nd anniversary of Independence (portrait of Shaikh Mujibur Rahman) - 1 stamps. Designed by Anowar Hossain:-

       5 June 2013 - Tree plantation, 2013 - 1 stamp. Designed by Anowar Hossain;-

      8 July 2013 - Centenary of the Bangladesh National Museum - 1 stamp. Designed by Anowar Hossain and Aninul Islam Hossain:-

Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus:- 

      12 March 2013- People who served the Turkish Cypriot Community - 4 stamps:-

     18 April 2013 - Road Safety - 2 stamps:-

    6 May 2013- Europa - Post Office vehicles - 2 stamps:-

Sri Lanka - 

     10 May 2013 - Vesak - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet:-

     2013 - Centenary of Dharmaboka College, Ambalangoda - 1 stamp:-

     2013:- 150th anniversary of the birth of Swami Vivekananda - 1 stamp:-

     2013 - Dambigoda Bodhisatva Statue - 1 stamp:-

     The Gambia

     2013 - United Nations World Radio Day - 1 miniature sheet:-

     2013 - The Hubble Telescope - Sheetlet of 4 stamps (part of the previously mentioned Space Anniversaries set of 2 sheetlets):-

Jersey:- 

     8 August 2013 - Tall ships which have visited Jersey - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. Designed by Anthony Theobald and lithographed by Lowe-Martin:-

New Zealand - 7 August 2013 - Classic Travel Posters of New Zealand - sheetlet of 20 stamps. Designed by Hamish Thompson and lithographed by Southern Colour Print:-

Tokelau - 7 August 2013 - Butterflies of Tokelau - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. Designed by New Zealand Post and lithographed by Cllectables ans Solutions Centre, New Zealand Post, Whanganui:-

Solomon Islands:-

  10 May 2013 - Australia 2013 Philatelic Exhibition - 96 "stamps" and 24 miniature sheets. The issue is divided up into 24 different sub-issues each consisting of 4 different philatelic items contained in a sheetlet and 1 miniature sheet, each sub-issue depicting a different feature of Australian wildlife - Dolphins, Platypuses, Reptiles, Owls, Bushtail possums, Snakes, Water buffaloes, Seals, Saltwater crocodiles, Wombats, Sharks, Tasmanian devils, Whales, Sea-lions, Box jelly fish and the Blue-ringed octopus, Butterflies, Extinct mammals, Huntsman spiders, kangaroos, Extinct kangaroos, endangered mammals, Koalas, Emus, Dingoes. 

  Hence, by 10 May, the agency Stamperija has produced sheetlets containing 330 "stamps" plus 79 miniature sheets - totaling 409 items - for the Solomon Islands Post Office during 2013 which means that they have actually issued more philatelic items so far in 2013 than the British postal service, Royal Mail, has been able to churn out (see recent blog). But I'm sure, not to be outdone, that Royal Mail has a few more tricks up its sleeve yet which we will witness as the rest of the year goes by.