A New York-based philatelic agency has announced the release of an enormous number of new issues with the names of its client states inscribed on them. The issues for the clients which are members of The Commonwealth or their dependant territories are listed below:-
Ghana - 19 March 2014 - African elephants (part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 2 x 2 different stamps and 1 miniature sheet of 2 different stamps (see also Blog 476):-
- 19 March 2014 - Pope Francis commemoration (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 miniature sheet of 2 different stamps (see also Blog 464):-
- 24 November 2014 - Lunar New Year - Year of the Goat - sheetlet of 4 identical stamps, 1 sheetlet of 8 identical stamps and 1 m.s. of 2 different stamps:-
- 19 March 2014 - Orchids of Africa - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 miniature sheet (see also Blog ):-
- 19 March 2014 - 150th Birth anniversary of Qi Baishi, Chinese artist (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 m.s. of 2 different stamps (see also Blog 464):-
- 19 March 2014 - "World Famous Paintings" (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 3 different stamps and 1 m.s. (see also Blog 464):-
Grenada - 3 November 2014 - The Monarch butterfly (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 3 different stamps and 1 m.s. of 2 different stamps (see also Blog 464):-
- 3 November 2014 - Seagulls of the world (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 m.s. (see also Blog 464):-
Grenada Grenadines - 3 November 2014 - Fruit and vegetables (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 5 different stamps and 1 m.s. (see also Blog 464):-
- 24 October 2014 - Lunar new year - 1 sheetlet of 6 different stamps:-
Guyana - 15 September 2014 - Chinese art - 1 sheetlet of 6 different stamps and 1 m.s.:-
- 3 November 2014 - Fireflies - 1 sheetlet of 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet:-
- 24 November 2014 - Lunar new year - Year of the Goat - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 m.s.:-
- 24 November 2014 - Christmas - 4 stamps.
- 3 November 2014 - Rare stamps of the world - British Guiana "Cottonreel" stamps - 1 sheetlet of 3 different stamps and 1 m.s.:-
Nevis - 14 August 2014 - (Toy) dogs (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 m.s. of 2 different stamps (see also Blog 464):-
- 14 August 2014 - Visit of Pope Francis to Israel - 1 sheetlet of 6 identical stamps and 1 m.s.:-
- 14 October 2014 - "World Famous Paintings" - 1 sheetlet of 3 different stamps and 1 m.s.:-
- 4 September 2014 - Ducks (Part 2) - 1 miniature sheet (see Blog 464):-
- 24 October 2014 - Christmas - 4 stamps:-
St. Vincent And The Grenadines - 3 November 2014 - 400th anniversary of the death of the artist El Greco - 1 sheetlet of 3 different stamps and 1 m.s.:-
- 11 November 2014 - Elvis Presley (American singer) commemoration - 4 miniature sheets
Sierra Leone - it is interesting that the country's foreign philatelic agents are still producing stamps for sale to the philatelic market despite the serious ongoing Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone itself. Interestingly, the philatelic agency gives no date of issue for these issues. Presumably the stamps are being offered for sale to collectors without being put on sale in post offices in Sierra Leone itself which raises the question about the status of these items as postage stamps.
- 2014 - Farm animals (Part 2) (the illustrations used on these items look nothing at all like a farm in Sierra Leone!) - 2 sheetlets one of 2 different stamps and the other containing 3 different stamps (see also Blog 464):-
- 2014 - Philakorea 2014 World Philatelic Exhibition (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 m.s. of 2 different stamps (see also Blog 464):-
- 2014 - Christmas - 4 stamps:-
- 10 March 2014 - Orchids of Africa (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 m.s. (see also Blog 464):-
Turks And Caicos Islands - 2014 - Lunar New Year - Year of the Ram - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 sheetlet of 6 different stamps:-
Tuvalu - 3 September 2014 - Turtles (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 m.s. containing 2 different stamps (see also Blog 464):-
- 3 September 2014 - Sharks (Part 2) - 1 sheetlet of 4 different stamps and 1 m.s. containing 2 different stamps (see Blog 464):-
14 August 2014 - "World Famous Paintings" - (see Blog 459) 2 sheetlets each of 3 different stamps and 2 m.s.:- (date of issue now given).
Leaving behind the above enormous outpouring of philatelic products, there is a new issue from Zimbabwe which consists of 4 stamps released on 9 October 2014 to commemorate World Post Day. Although the subject of the issue is an international rather than a local theme, unlike most of the items featured above, the designer of this Zimbabwe set has made an effort to relate the theme to Zimbabwe itself and the designs include depictions of an early postal runner, Harare Post Office and a local ZimPost post bus. Thus, this modest little set of Zimbabwe stamps is the first issue featured in this particular Blog which I shall be adding to my collection of Commonwealth stamps:-
I shall also be adding the new issues from Norfolk Island to my collection. The subjects of both issues are of strictly local interest (no Elvis Presley or views of South Korea) and, as usual, are very nicely designed.
The first of these issues is a booklet of 10 self-adhesive stamps on the subject of Norfolk Island pine trees. I do not yet know the date of issue:-
The second issue is a miniature sheet which commemorates the centenary of the Red Cross in Norfolk Island. Again, I do not yet know the date of issue:-
An Post, the Post Office of Ireland, issued 3 Christmas stamps on 6 November 2014 as described in Blog 483 and I now illustrate the charming 68c self-adhesive stamp which is sold in booklets of 26 stamps. As previously reported, the stamp was designed by Vermillion Design and lithographed by Walsall Security Printers:-
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