New issues -
🇼🇸 Samoa Post -
6 November 2025 - Joint issue with the People’s Republic of China, 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, pigeons. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.
🇨🇦 Canada Post -
13 November 2025 - Hanukkah (Jewish religious festival) - 1 self-adhesive stamp sold in booklets of 6. Designed by Subplot Design Ltd and lithographed by Lowe Martin. Rating:- ****.
🇮🇳 India Post -
8 November 2025 - My Stamp personalised stamps, 50th anniversary of NHPC Ltd, a governmental power company specialising in hydropower and renewable energy - 1 sheetlet of 12 different stamps with attached labels sold at a premium.
🇺🇸 Intergovernmental Philatelic Corporation (IGPC) -
🇬🇾 Products inscribed Guyana -
12 December 2024 - ‘Prince William’ - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 6 different stamps and the other a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- 0.
12 December 2024 - ‘Prince William and Princess Kate’ - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 5 different stamps and the other a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- 0.
12 December 2025 - Re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 6/different stamps and the other a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- 0.
25 July 2025 - Low carbon development strategy - 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.
35 October 2025 - 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Guyana and tge Dominican Republic - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.
🇰🇳 Nevis Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications -
7 November 2024 - Centenarians 2024 - 1 miniature sheet containing 6 different stamps honouring 3 Nevis centenarians. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.
Are these Samoan stamps officially released by them? Or are they just a release from China themselves, which they have done for other countries over the years. Shows $1.00 & 1.00 values, so it shows an error there. So again a official release or not.
ReplyDeleteWK replying - You are quite right. It’s likely that these were produced by the Chinese authorities & given to the Samoan postal service to publicise the good relations between the two countries. As you say China has done the same with very many countries. The People’s Republic is in a league of its own when it comes to philatelic diplomacy. I have written about it before, more than once I think. I expect, but don’t know, that the items will be released in Samoa but what the quantities will be & how easy it will be to get a set is another question altogether.
DeleteThe Samoa issue seems like it is produced by China and mainly philatelic as Samoa hasn't issued new stamps since around 2016 and only overprints the old ones with very high face values.
ReplyDeleteWK replying - I would say that nearly every modern stamp issue is “mainly philatelic”. This issue is more than that however as it represents another example of philatelic diplomacy propaganda at which the Chinese government is very adept. The issue is intended to underline the People’s Republic’s links with various countries especially in the Asia-Pacific which may have a strategic and economic significance to it. So, from the postal point of view it is unnecessary but there are other reasons for releasing it. Clearly the government of Samoa sees benefits for Samoa arising from its links with China and advertising it on their stamps.
DeleteChina has released its version of this issue as well, so it turns out that this is a joint issue.
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