5307. 🇬🇮 Gibraltar’s Christmas Stamps.

 

New issues.

🇬🇮 Royal Gibraltar Post Office -

12 November 2024 - Christmas - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps. Designed by Stephen Perera using illustrations by Donnay Style and lithographed by Cartor. Rating:- *.

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

14 November 2024 - Hanukkah (Jewish religious festival) - 1 self-adhesive stamp sold in booklets of 6. Designed by Subplot Design Inc using photography by Matthew Liteplo and lithographed by Colour Innovations. Rating:- ****.

🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

10 January 2025 - Machine vended stamp, Chinese New Year, Year of the Snake - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***.

🇺🇸 Philatelic Collector Inc. (United States-basedelf-proclaimed ‘boutique philatelic agency’ producing and marketing philatelic items in the the name of the postal services of Tonga and Cook Islands including products with the names of parts of the countries such as Aitutaki printed on them).

It is interesting to note that this ‘agency’ has not made any announcements about products issued in the name of the above territories since 18 October 2023 - that is - more than one year ago. It is fairly normal for this business to allow several months to pass without announcing new ‘stamp’ issues (and then showcasing issues with stated dates of issue going back several months) but it has never before occurred that more than one year has passed without announcements. The most recent issues it has featured on its internet site are:-

🇹🇴 Tonga postal service - 

16 October 2023 - Heritage sites in Tonga - 4 single stamp miniature sheets.

🇨🇰 Cook Islands postal service -

10 October 2023 - Marine life - 4 stamps.

  I have seen no explanation of why such a long time has elapsed since the previous announcement about new issues but doubtless all will become clear eventually.