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🇦🇺 Australia Post -
🇨🇽 Issues inscribed ‘Christmas Island’ -
6 January 2026 - Chinese new year - 3 gummed stamps (Au$8.60), 3 self-adhesive stamps from ‘sheetlets’ of 5 x $3.50 costing $17.50, 1 gummed miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps costing $8.60, 1 ‘Zodiac sheet’ containing within it 12 different stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing 3 different stamps and costing $17.30, 1 ‘Calendar sheet’ containing 13 different stamps and costing $17.15. and 1 ‘888’ ‘gold’ miniature sheet containing 6 identical stamps and sold for $120. Designed by Chrissy Lau and Jo Muré and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 15 x 14. Rating:- *.
27 January 2026 - Endangered birds - 3 gummed stamps costing $5.10, 1 gummed miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps, 3 self-adhesive stamps from booklets of 10 costing $17 and 1 ‘Special pack’containing a miniature sheet which has all three stamps plus a fourth stamp which is not available from any other source and sold for $12. Designed by Jo Muré and Frances McMahon and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 15. Rating:- 0.
10 February 2026 - Creatures of the Paleozoic - 4 gummed stamps ($6.80) and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps (6.80). Designed by Jason Watts and Keith Downes and lithographed by Southern Impact and perforated 14 x 15. Rating:- 0.
Commonwealth Countries which are not known to have issued, or had issued on their behalf, any legitimate postage stamps during 2025.
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Belize
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
South Africa
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tonga Niuafo’ou
Turks and Caicos
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Republic of Tanzania
Vanuatu
Zambia
Therefore, up until the end of November, 35 out of 89 (39.3%) Commonwealth philatelic entities are not known to have issued, or had issued on their behalf, any legitimate postage stamps during 2025. This compares with 37 out of 88 (42%) at the end of October. Note BIOT has been restored to the list of entities as it remains a British Overseas Territory for a short time at least. At the end of November 2024, 32.6% of entities had not issued any postage stamps.
