5312. 🇲🇾 New Malaysia Issue Features Hornbills.

New issues -

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -

10 November 2024 - Hornbills of Malaysia - 3 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

🇦🇪 Emirates Post (postal service of United Arab Emirates) -

6 November 2024 - Sharjah International Book Fair, 2024 - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

5311. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Commemorates Its New Pandas.

 

New issues -

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -

20 December 2024 - Arrival of a new pair of giant pandas in Hong Kong - 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Designed by Annie Wong Fun-fun and lithographed, Rating:- *****.

A delightful issue - who can resist photographs of giant pandas?

Thanks to James for drawing my attention to this new issue and to Ian for forwarding his message to me.

🇯🇪 Jersey Post - 

11 November 2024 - Jersey’s ‘International Christmas’, noting the different cultures of the various modern day inhabitants of Jersey. Designed by Glen Perotte and lithographed by Cartor. Total face value - £17.91. Rating:- **. 

5310. 🇸🇭🇫🇰🇸🇭 South Atlantic Islands Commemorate Sir Winston Churchill.

 

New issues -

🇹🇨 Postal service of Ascension Island -

16 December 2024 - 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill - 4 stamps. Designed by Andrew Robinson using photographs from the Churchill Archives Centre, c IWM  and Cabinet War Rooms and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Production coordinated by Creative Direction. Rating:- *****.

🇫🇰 Falkland Islands postal service - 

27 November 2024 - 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill - 4 stamps. Production details as for Ascension. Rating:- *****.

🇸🇭 Postal service of Tristan Da Cunha -

11 December 2024 - 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill - 4 stamps. Production details as for Ascension. Rating:- *****.

Thanks to Isle Of Man Stamps & Collectables ffor information about the above issues.

🇧🇳 Postal service of Brunei Darussalam -

2021 (likely year of issue of a previously unrecorded issue) - Centenary of policing in Brunei - strip of 6 different se-tenant stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

23 February 2024 - 40th anniversary of National Day - 5 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 5 stamps (see Blog 2527)..p I am finally able to show a clear illustration of the miniature sheet. -  

5309. 🇸🇬 Singapore’s Chinese New Year Issue.

 

New issues -

🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

10 January 2025 - Chinese New Year, Year of the Snake  - 2 gummed stamps, 1 ‘mini-pane’ containing 4 stamps (2 different stamps with 2 pairs tête beche), 1 self-adhesive ‘1st Local’ stamp from booklets of 10, 1 ‘Collectors sheet’ containing a single stamp and 2 My Stamp miniature sheets from packs, one containing 2 different stamps 3 of each with attached labels) and the other containing the same two stamps  (14 in total, 7 of each with attached labels).

🇺🇸 Intergovernmental Philatelic Corporation (United States-based philatelic agency with contracts to issue philatelic items on behalf of various Commonwealth postal administrations).

🇬🇲 Issues inscribed The Gambia -

Three ‘issues’ all with stated date of release of 31 July 2024. All rated - 0.

Chinese new year, Year of the Dragon - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp -

Snakes of tge world - 2 miniature sheets, one containing 6 different stamps and the other containing 2 different stamps -

The total solar eclipse seen from North America on 8 April 2024 - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp.

🇮🇲 Isle Of Man Post Office -

30 November 2024 - 150th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill - 1 sheetlet containing 12 different self-adhesive stamps and sold for £17.50. Rating:- **.

5308. 🇸🇱 Trump’s Triumph Trumpeted On Stamperija Issue For Sierra Leone..

 

New issues -

🇱🇹 Stamperija (Lithuania-based manufacturers and distributors of philatelic products) -

🇸🇱 Products inscribed Sierra Leone -

Stated date of issue 5 November 2024 - Election of Donald Trump to be President of the United States - 1 miniature sheet containing 8 different stamps. Rating:- 0.

This ‘issue’ includes a preposterous first day cover dated 5 November 2024 which was the day of the election. Clearly it is impossible for these products to have been issued in Sierra Leone post offices on that date since Sierra Leone is a number of hours ahead of the United States and the result of the USA election would not have been known before the new day of 6 November began in Sierra Leone.

Stamperija never misses an opportunity to extract as much money as possible from gullible people. 

Stamperija also released a similar item with the name of Liberia printed on it.

Please don’t waste your money on this rubbish.

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.