2832. 🇧🇸 Bahamas Christmas Stamps.

 

New issues - 

🇧🇸 Bahamas postal service -

20 November 2025 - Christmas, ‘Little angels’. Lithographed. This issue is featured on the website of the stamps dealer Spectre Stamps. Rating:- *** (resistibly cute).

27 November 2025 - 40th anniversary of Bushy’s Brewery - 1 sheetlet of 8 identical stamps and 8 non-postally valid labels sold in a pack costing £27.50 which also contains a sheet of ‘stickers’ and 8 reproduction beer mats. Limited to an edition of 1000. Rating:- 0.

🇳🇿 New Zealand Post -

3 December 2025 - Avatar Fire and Ash - 1 sheetlet containing 6 different stamps. Designed by Nick Jarvie and printed digitally by Collectables, Whanganui and perforated 14.5. Rating:- *.

2826. 🇲🇹🇨🇾 Malta’s And Cyprus’ Christmas Stamps.

 

New stamps -

🇲🇹 MaltaPost -

20 November 2025 - Christmas, the Nativity - 2 stamps. Designed by Mark Micallef Perconte from paintings by Paul Camilleri Couchi and lithographed by Printex and perforated 14. Rating:- ***.

20 November 2025 - Christmas, Santa Claus and his nine reindeers - 10 stamps. Designed by Fabio Agius and lithographed by Printex and perforated 14.5. Rating:- **.

🇨🇾 Cyprus Post -

21 November 2025 - Christmas = 3 stamps printed in sheetlets of 8. Further details awaited. ***.

21 November 2025 - 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea - 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

2822. 🇲🇹🇨🇦🇭🇰 Bumper edition - Malta, Canada And Hong Kong 2026 New Issue Programme.

 

New issues -

🇲🇹 MaltaPost -

20 November 2025 - Christmas, Santa Claus and his reindeers - 10 x 45c. Designed by Fabius Agius and lithographed by Printex and perforated 14.5. Illustrations awaited.

‘Se-tenant’ issues -

Stamps issued with attached labels often noting philatelic exhibitions - 

21 November 2024 - Veronafil 2024 philatelic exhibition - 1 stamp.

14 March 2025 -Maltex 2025 philatelic exhibition - 1 stamp.

20 November 2025 - Veronafil 2025 philatelic exhibition - 2 stamps.

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

3 November 2025 - Remembrance Day - see Blog 2820. A sheetlet containing 5 additional probably gummed stamps was issued additional to the items described in Blog 2820.

6 November 2025 - Christmas -

‘Religious’ design - 1 self-adhesive stamps issued in booklets of 12 identical stamps (2 panes of 6). Designed by Sputnik Design Partners Inc from an illustration by Bex Morley and lithographed by Colour Innovations. Rating:- ***.

‘Secular’ designs - 3 self-adhesive stamps from individual booklets (12 x ‘Permanent’ value, 6 x $1?5 and 6 x $3.65) and 1 gummed miniature sheet containing 1 of each value), Designed by Kristine Do from illustrations by Alexandra Finkeldey and lithographed by Colour Innovations. Rating:- ****.

🇮🇳 India Post -

?November 2025 - My Stamp, personalised stamp - 50th anniversary of Coal India - 1 stamp with attached label printed in sheetlets of 12.

2026 new issue programmes.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -

5 January 2026 - Chinese new year, Year of the Hotse - 4 stamps, 2 single stamp miniature sheets, 2 ‘Heartwarming’ stamps produced in ‘mini-panes’ and 1 ‘gold and silver’ miniature sheet marking the transition from the Year of the Snake to the Year of the Horse. Designed by Wong Chun-hong and lithographed. Rating:- *****.

24 March 2026 - Hong Kong Museums collection - Xubhaizhai collection + 6 stamps and 2 miniature sheets containing single stamps. Designed by Alex Tang Ho-pan and lithographed. Rating:- ****.

2 April 2026 - ‘Old Master Q 2’, festive celebrations- 6 stamps and 2 single-stamp miniature sheets. Designed by Young HoI-chun and lithographed. Rating:- **.

30 April 2026 - Animals in Chinese idioms - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. Designed by Paul Lam and lithographed. Rating:- ***.

28 May 2026 - Road safety -4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Designed by Prudence Mak and lithographed. Rating:- **.

18 June 2026 - Intangible cultural heritage, Tao O Dragon Boat Water Parade - further details and illustrations awaited.