Tuesday, 29 July 2025

2760. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 A Postmark It Is Then.

 

New issues -

🇵🇬 Post PNG Ltd (postal service of Papua New Guinea) -

‘Personalised stamps’ released officially by Post PNG Ltd - stamps with attached labels -

7 September 2023 - 48th anniversary of Independence 2 stamps. Printed digitally.




5 September 2025 - 40th anniversary of Independence - 2 stamps. Printed digitally.




The official nature of these issues is demonstrated by postings on the Post PNG Ltd Facebook page - 






September 2025 - it has been announced that postage stamps will be released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the granting of Independence to Papua New Guinea which falls on 16 September 2025. It is expected that there will be a royal visit to the country by King Charles III, King of Papua New Guinea. Designs of possible stamps have not yet been revealed.

Previous Facebook pages make reference to issues of recent years including the commemoration of the King’s late wife, Diana, Princess of Wales, Insects of Papua New Guinea and Nadzab Tomodachi Airport.







🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Royal Mail -

27 July 2025 - England Women’s Team’s victory in the European Women’s Football Championships - commemorative postmark.

  Amid a frenzy of English self-congratulation Royal Mail has announced that it will be using a special commemorative postmark to celebrate the second consecutive victory of the England Women’s Football Team in the European Women’s Football Championship. The postmark states, “It’s Home. Again./Champions of Europe 2025./England Women’s/Football Squad” which just about says all that needs to be said. First day of usage was 27 July 2025.

  A similar postmark was used for a limited period in 2022 when the England Women’s team first won the European Championship and it stated, “Congratulations England!/Women’s European/Football Championships/31 July 2022” and I suppose anyone interested in collecting the theme of Football on stamps would be delighted to an example of these postmarks to their collection (except perhaps anyone living in Spain, the national team of which was defeated by the English team in the final game of the Championships.

  Had Royal Mail decided to rush out a stamp to commemorate the women’s’ victory, I imagine it would have been a very popular issue sought after enthusiastically by the normally non-stamp collecting general public but those who are in charge of stamp issues at Royal Mail are generally keener on celebrating with a stamp issue important British national icons such as Peanuts, Star Trek and Batman, rather than pulling their fingers out and commemorating national events and anniversaries which have captured the national mood and imagination. So, a postmark it is then.







Monday, 28 July 2025

2759.🇧🇼 Botswana New Issue Features Antelopes.

 

New issues -

🇧🇼 Botswana Post -

26 June 2025 - Antelopes of Botswana - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Designed by Onica Lekuntwane from from photographs by Oratile Shirley Kadziya and lithographed. Rating:- ****.





🇮🇲 Isle of Man Post Office -

14 August 2025 - Coins of the Isle of Man in the Orrisdale collection - 6 stamps (face value £11.85p), booklet pane containing all 6 stamps (£11.85) and 1 Prestige booklet containing 4 panes with a total of 2 sets, £23.70p). Designed by Michael Arbory and lithographed. Rating:- 0.






Saturday, 26 July 2025

2758. 🇲🇻 Two Joint Issues From Maldives.


New issues -

🇲🇻 Maldives Post -

25 July 2025 - 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Maldives and India, joint issue released on the occasion of the visit of the Indian prime minister to Maldives - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 different stamps depicting local boats. The India Post miniature sheet is depicted below. Rating:- *****.

Clear close-up illustration of the miniature sheet awaited -


?29 August 2025 - 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Maldives and Singapore, Joint issue with Singapore Post - 2 stamps possibly issued in miniature sheet format. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

Again, clearer illustrations of the stamps awaited.





🇮🇳 India Post -

25 July 2025 - 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Maldives, Joint stamp issue with Maldives Post - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 different stamps. Rating:- *****.




🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

?29 August 2025 - 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Singapore and Maldives - 2 stamps possibly issued in miniature sheet format. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.





Friday, 25 July 2025

2757. 🇮🇪 Theatre Featured On An Post New Issue.

 



🇮🇪 An Post (postal service of the Irish Republic) -

24 July 2025 - 50th anniversary of the Druid Theatre - 2 self-adhesive stamps, one issued in sheetlets of 4 (W) and the other in sheetlets of 8 (N). Designed by Atelier David Smith and lithographed by Enschedé. Rating:- ****.





🇮🇳 India Post -

25 July 2025 - Commemoration of Rani Chennabhairadevi - 1 stamp. Designed by Sh. Abuj Kumar and printed by Security Printing Press Hyderabad. Rating:- ***.


🇹🇹 T & T Post (postal service of Trinidad And Tobago) -

2025 - 50th anniversary of CARICOM - there appears to have been a high value surcharge additional to the stamp featured in Blog 2738. Rating:- ****.



stamp featured in Blog 2738 - 



2756. 🇲🇹 Malta To Issue SEPAC Stamps.

 

New issues -

🇲🇹 MaltaPost -

29 July 2025 - SEPAC, Architecture - 3 stamps. Designed from photography by Maria Christina Bugeja and Mariah Grech and lithographed by Printex and perforated 14.Rating:- ****.




🇳🇦 Nam Post (postal service of Namibia) -

27 May 2025 - Centenary of the Namibia Scientific Society - the stamps in this issue (previously featured in Blog 2731) were actually issued as parts of a miniature sheet as illustrated below -



🇮🇳 India Post -

My stamps, personalised stamps. Usually issued in sheetlets of 12 stamps with attached labels and sold at a premium - 

2025 - Tourism in Uttar Pradesh, the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj - 1 stamp.




20 July 2025 - 118th of the Bank of Baroda - 1 stamp.




🇰🇼 Kuwait Post -

7 July 2025 - Inauguration of the Abdullah Al-Salem University on 6 March 2024 - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.