🇨🇮 An Post, the postal service of the Republic Of Ireland, has released details of its 2018 new issue programme as well as letting collectors know in detail about the issues of the first 3 months of the year. There are some excellent issues included in the following list:-
11 January 2018 - Bicentenary of the opening of the Dublin General Post Office - 1 stamp - Designed by Post Studio and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *****.
18 January 2018 - 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, art collector and public benefactor - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet- Designed by Zinc Design Consultants and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *****.
25 January 2017 - 9th Definitive series (part 2) - The History of Ireland in 100 Objects- 8 stamps - Designed by Zinc Design Consultants and printed in HP Indigo high resolution digital print by CCL Label Ireland Ltd. and perforated 11 x 11.5. The stamps are printed in coil format and additionally there are 2 booklets, containing smaller versions of the stamps, which contain 10 x domestic rate stamps and 10 x International rate stamps all the stamps being self-adhesive. Rating:- *****.
8 February 2018 - 'Love and Marriage' (12th issue) - 1 stamp - Designed by Design HQ from an illustration by Liz Rackard and lithographed by Cartor. The stamps are self-adhesive and perforated 11.5. Sadly this issue is not terribly interesting. Rating:- **.
22 February 2018 - St. Patrick's Day - 1 stamp - Designed by Post Studio and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- ****.
1 March 2018 - Centenary of the death of John Redmond, Irish nationalist politician - 1 stamp - Designed by Post Studio and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- ***.
22 March 2018 - 150th anniversary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation- 1 stamp - Designed by Detail and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- **.
5 April 2018 - International statesmen - 2 stamps
3 May - Europa, Bridges - 2 stamps
24 May - Na Piobairi Uilean - 1 stamp
31 May - 1400th anniversary of the death of St. Kevin - 4 stamps
12 July - Native Irish Bees - 4 stamps
2 August - The Royal Dublin Society - 4 stamps
16 August- World Meeting of Families in Dublin 2018 - 2 stamps
6 September - Irish scientific discoveries - 4 stamps
4 October - RMS Leinster 1918 - 1stamp
18 October - Popular democracy - 2 stamps
8 November - Armistice Day - 1 stamp
8 November - Christmas - 3 stamps
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