🇮🇪 An Post, the postal service of Ireland has announced details of its new issue programme for 2019.
21 February 2019 - 'A stamp for Ireland' - 1 stamp. This rather nebulous stamp features expressions by the Irish such as "It's a grand soft day" which apparently is used to describe rainfall. The stamp is used to 'represent Irish identity to Irish people and visitors to our shores who are seeking a 'typical' impression of Ireland'. Oh dear. Designed by The Stone Twins and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *.
17 January 2019 - First public meeting of the Daíl Éireann - 2 stamps. Designed by Tom Ryan and WorkGroup and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- ***.
24 January 2019 - 'Love and Marriage' - 1 stamp (self-adhesive) issued in a booklet of 10 or as ase-tenant pair ('Collectors strip'). Designed by Detail and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13. Rating:- ***.
31 January 2019 - Definitive, 'A history of Ireland in 100 objects', part 3 - 8 stamps. Designed by Zinc Design Consultants and printed in HP indigo high resolution digital print by CCL Label Ireland Ltd with perforations 11 x 11.5 and self-adhesive. Rating:- ****.
7 March 2019 - The Irish Coastguard - 2 stamps. Designed by Catriona Lucas and Vermillion Design and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 14.5 x 14. The designs are based on a painting by Catriona Lucas who died while on duty with the Coastguard in 2016. Rating:- ***.
21 March 2019 - Organ donation - 1 stamp. Designed by Zero-G and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *.
11 April 2019 - Europa, National birds - 2 stamps
2 May 2019 - 'Great Irish songs' - 4 stamps
13 June 2019 - Centenary of the first Transatlantic flight - 1 stamp
4 July 2019 - Space exploration - 4 stamps
11 July 2019 - Birth Centenary of Iris Murdoch, novelist - 1 stamp
18 July 2019 - Centenary of the Liffey Swim - 1 stamp
8 August 2019 - The Carnegie Libraries in Ireland - 4 stamps
15 August 2019 - The Rugby World Cup in Japan - 2 stamps
5 September 2019 - 'Culture night' - 4 stamps
3 October 2019 - 50th anniversary of 'Thin Lizzy' (popular music group) - 2 stamps
7 November 2019 - Christmas - number of stamps to be announced.
It is interesting to note that, for the first time in many years, there will be no St Patrick's Day stamp.
🇮🇳 In Blog 1360 I mentioned new issues from India Post and now illustrate them below:-
30 December 2018 - 75th anniversary of the first raising of the flag of the Indian National Army at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands. 3 stamps and 1 miniature sheet.
30 December 2018 - Indian fashion through the ages, part 1. 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet.
31 December 2018 - Handicrafts of India. 5 stamps and 1 miniature sheet.
🇸🇱 I mentioned the mixed territory miniature sheet which includes stamps inscribed with the names of 5 different countries including Sierra Leone printed on them and commemorating the Centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela in Blog 1358. The item is being offered for sale on an Internet auction site by a single dealer for just over £17. Before collectors rush to buy the item they may wish to remember that the sale price inscribed on it is Le42000 or £3.84p which is about one fifth of the price being asked for it by the internet dealer. A mark up of approximately 400% seems rather exploitative to me. As a multi-country item there is no way that Stanley Gibbons would catalogue this product.
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