2797. 🇸🇭 Gough Island Expedition Commemorated.

 

New issues -

🇸🇭 Postal service of Tristan Da Cunha -

13 November 2025 - 70th anniversary of the Gough Island Scientific Survey - 6 stamps. Designed by Bee Design from photographs by Gough Island Scientific Survey members and David Holgate and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5 x 13. Production coordination by Creative Direction.

Rating:- *****.

Thanks to Isle of Man Stamps and Coins for information about this issue.

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

9 September 2025 - 80th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation, 28th Universal Postal Congress, hosted in Dubai - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 each of 2 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

2796. 🇬🇧 New Definitive From Royal Mail.

 

New issues -

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

30 September 2025 - New tariff £3.40 definitive - 1 stamp. Printed in gravure by Cartor. Self-adhesive. Perforated 15 x 14.5. Rating:- **. Why are the colours (this is ‘dark green’) used for these stamps so depressing?

🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

19 September 2025 - Joint issue with the postal service of Thailand - 1 miniature sheet containing both stamps was also issued in addition to the 2 single stamps described in Blog 2787.

🇲🇲 Myanmar Post -

? September 2025 - Butterflies of Myanmar - 1 miniature sheet containing 11 previously issued stamps reissued combined in a miniature sheet of one of each stamp. Rating:- ****.

🇧🇧 Barbados Post -

29 September 2025 - 70th anniversary of the Barbados Fire Service - 5 stamps. Further details and illustrations awaited.

🇱🇹 Stamperija or associates -

🇹🇬 Products inscribed Togolese Republic -

5 September 2025 - numerous products on various subjects - 

A. Amphibians of India -

B. Endemic species of India - 

C. Owls of India - 

D. Surcharges, World Day of tgeEnvironment -

E. Surcharges, Turtles -

F. Surcharges, Fungi - 

G. Surcharges, Owls - 

H. The African baobab - 

Commonwealth countries which are not yet known to have issued or had issued on their behalf any legitimate postage stamps during 2025 - 

Anguilla 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Bahamas 

Belize 

British Antarctic Territory 

British Virgin Islands 

Cameroon

Cayman Islands 

Cook Islands including Rarotonga 

Cook Islands Aitutaki

Cook Islands Penrhyn

Dominica 

Gabon

Ghana 

Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique 

Kingdom of eSwatini 

Lesotho 

Montserrat 

Nauru

Nevis

Niue

Papua New Guinea 

Rwanda

St Kitts or St Kitts Nevis

Saint Lucia

Samoa

Solomon Islands 

South Africa

Tokelau 

Tonga

Tonga Niuafo’ou 

Turks and Caicos Islands 

Tuvalu 

Uganda 

United Republic of Tanzania 

Vanuatu 

Zambia 

Therefore, on 1 October, 37 out of 88 (42.0%) Commonwealth philatelic entities appear to have not issued, or not had issued on their behalf, any legitimate postage stamps during 2025. This compares with 50.0% at the end ofAugust and 37.1% at the end of September 2025.

First issues of 2025 from Mauritius, Mozambique, New Zealand Ross Dependency, Pitcairn Islands, The Gambia and Guyana.