1394. 🇦🇺 Upcoming Issues From Australia Post.

  🇦🇺 Upcoming issues from Australia Post seem to be generally acceptable and feature interesting locally relevant subjects without feeling the need to cash in on the culture of The United States.

  5 March 2019 - Australian fauna - 4 gummed stamps, 4 self-adhesive stamps from $10 booklets (10 x $1) and 4 self-adhesive stamps from coils. Designed by Sonia Young and lithographed by Egotrade and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- ***.

  14 March 2019 - Sustainable fish - 3 gummed stamps, 1 miniature sheet and 3 self-adhesive stamps from a $10 booklet. Designed by Dr Lindsay Marshall and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14.5. Rating:- ***.

  29 March 2019 - Perth Stamp And Coin Show - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 identical stamps. Rating:- ***.

  9 April 2019 - Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II - 2 gummed stamps, 1 miniature sheet and 1 x $3 self-adhesive stamp from $15 booklet. Rating:- ***.

  16 April 2019 - ANZAC Day - 2 gummed stamps, 1 miniature sheet and 1 self-adhesive stamp ($1) from $20 booklet. Rating:- ***.

  30 April 2019 - International Year of Indigenous Languages - 1 gummed stamps - designed by Sharon Rodziewicz and lithographed by Egotrade and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- ***.

  🇦🇺 Issue inscribed 'Australian Antarctic Territory' - 26 March 2019 - 50th anniversary of Casey Station - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. Designed by Jo Muré and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- ***.

  🇳🇫 Issue inscribed 'Norfolk Island Australia' - 2 April 2019 - Norfolk Island tree fern - 2 gummed stamps and 1 miniature sheet - designed by Simone Sakinofsky and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- ***.

  🇬🇧 In addition to the 10 basic stamps, 'generic sheet' and prestige booklets depicted in Blogs 1392 and 1393 the Royal Mail Marvel Comics series due to be issued on 14 March 2019 there will also be a miniature sheet containing 5 different stamps and a £4.02p retail booklet containing 2 Self-adhesive stamps from the basic set and 4 x 1st Class Machin Head definitive stamps sold for £4.02p. These products are depicted below:-

  🇲🇹 Malta Post is to release its first stamp issue of 2019 in the form of a pair featuring the subject of 'Maritime Malta' which has been an ongoing series of which this is the 7th part. These 2 stamps depict vessels of the Order of St John. The issue was designed by Sean Cini and lithographed by Printex and perforated 14. The date of issue will be 21 February 2019. Rating:- ***.