2830. 🇵🇰 Pakistan Commemorates United Nations Anniversary.

 

New issues -

🇳🇷 Nauru Post -

 26 October 2022 - Birth centenary of Hammer de Roburt, first president of Nauru -  1 stamp and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. In addition to the single stamp from ordinary sheets reported in Blog 2245 a miniature sheet containing the same stamp was also issued. This appears to have been the last postage stamp to have been issued by Nauru Post to date. Rating:- *****..

🇲🇲 Myanmar Post -

2025 - Artifacts of Myanmar - 1 miniature sheet containing 8 previously issued but redrawn definitives. Another issue in this year’s fascinating series of miniature sheets of previous issues. Further details awaited. Rating:- *****.

🇮🇳 India Post -

24 November 2025 - Diamond jubilee of the Bharat Scouts and Guides - 1 stamp. Rating:- *.

24 November 2025 - Platinum jubilee of HT Kharagpur - 2 stamps issued as a Se-tenant pair. Rating:- **.

19 November 2025 - Birth centenary of Sri Sathya Sai Baba - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps. Rating:- **.

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

24 November 2025 - 80th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation - 2 stamps in a se-tenant pair. Designed by Abu Obaidah Ayyas and Hasnain Mahmud and lithographed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Karachi and perforated 14. Rating:- ***.

2717. 🇮🇪 🇹🇷 Irish Republic’s And Northern Cyprus’ Europa Stamps Issued.

 

New issues -

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

8 May 2025 - EUROPA, Archaeological discoveries - 2 self-adhesive stamps issued in sheetlets of 8 (Domestic rate cost €13.20) and of 4 (International rate cost €10.60). Designed by Ger Gerland and lithographed by Enschedé.  Rating:- ***.

🇹🇷 Postal service of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus -

8 May 2025 - 2 stamps both issued in sheetlets of eight. Designed by GK Sönmezer and printed by Devlet Basimevi. Rating:- ***.

🇳🇦 Nam Post (postal service of Namibia) -

21 March 2025 - Commemoration of the 4th and 5th Presidents of Namibia - 2 stamps each issued in sheetlets of 10. Lithographed by Brebner Print. Rating:- ****.

2630. 🇿🇦 South Africa Commemorates President Cyril Ramaphosa

 

🇿🇦 South Africa Post Office -

16 November 2024 - Commemoration of the second term in office of President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Accompanying publicity states that the stamp will not be available from South Africa’s Philatelic Services until 26 January 2025. Rating:- ****.

Attention to this issue was brought by StampChris on Stampboards.

🇮🇳 India Post -

15 December 2024 - Birth bicentenary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, reformer of Hinduism - 1 stamp. Rating:- **.

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

16 December 2024 - Archaeological sites of the United Arab Emirates - 2 miniature sheets each containing 2 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇧🇭 Bahrain Post -

16 December 2024 - National Day, Silver Jubilee of King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa - 2 stamps printed vertically se-tenant in sheetlets of 10 (5 of each design). Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

2596. 🇸🇭🇿🇲 Tristan Celebrates Its Farm Animals; Zambia Commemorates Its Diamond Jubilee.

 

New issues -

🇸🇭 Postal service of Tristan Da Cunha -

28 October 2024 - Farm animals of Tristan Da Cunha - 4 stamps. Designed by Andrew Robinson and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5 x 13. Production coordinated by Creative Direction. No pigs? Rating:- *****.

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

🇳🇿 New Zealand Post -

2 October 2024 - Christmas - 2 additional miniature sheets, printed with gold foil sold for NZ$225 each. Enclosed in a perspex frame. Rating:- 0. There are much much better things to do with one’s money.

🇿🇲 Zambia Postal Services Corporation - 

24 October 2024 - 60th anniversary of Independence - 4 stamps. A tweet from the Zambia Postal Services Corporation posted on 23 October 2024 suggests that 4 stamps are to be issued to commemorate Zambia’s diamond jubilee The tweet includes four illustrations of what I assume are the stamps but none of the depicted items have any face value printed on them. The tweet comments, “Celebrating Zambia at 60! As we honor six decades of our beautiful nation, we are thrilled to to introduce a special new addition to our stamp collection! This issue is a tribute to our rich heritage, showcasing the journey we’ve made as a country and the remarkable leadership.” Rating:- *****.

2544. 🇮🇳 🇧🇩 India’s Olympic Games Stamps; New Philatelic Future For Bangladesh?

New issues -

🇮🇳 India Post -

5 August 2024 - Olympic Games 2024 hosted by Paris - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps. Rating:- ***.

🇯🇪 Jersey Post -

6 August 2024 - Wetland birds (see Blog 2529) - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps (the basic stamps were illustrated in Blog 2529, the miniature sheet is now also illustrated here). Designed by Elvense Illustration and lithographed by bpost. Rating:- *.

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -

8 August 2024 - Joint issue of the ASEAN Post organisation. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

Commonwealth events 

Downfall of Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh 5 August 2024.

  After months of violent protests against her regime, the primeminister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of the country’s leader at the time of the war of Independence against Pakistan, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has resigned as protestors stormed her official residence. Hasina fled the country in an aircraft supplied by the country’s military and is seeking refuge in India. During the demonstrations against her oppressive and failed regime, thousands have been killed. Following Hasina’s fight to India a mob tore down a statute of Sheikh Mujib in Dhaka, in a manner similar to the demolition of the statue of Salam Hussein in Baghdad after his overthrow.

  This momentous event will undoubtedly have an important effect on the stamps which are issued by the Bangladesh postal administration as for several years many, if not most, stamp issues have iconised Sheikh Mujib as the Father of Bangladesh and as well as featuring Mujib have also frequently depicted Sheikh Hasina. Presumably the stamp subjects and designs were chosen at the behest of Hasina’s government to glorify her increasingly unpopular regime.

  So Bangladesh appears to face a new future and with it its postage stamps and I assume we have seen the back of Hasina’s frequent philatelic depictions.

Bangladesh’s most recent stamp issue (17 May 2024) ostensibly to commemorate World Telecommunication and Information Society Day but used as an excuse to include portraits of Hasina and Mujib in the design - 

23 September 2022 - one of several recent stamps depicting Hasina and Mujib - 

28 September 2022 - stamp commemorating Hasina’s 75th birthday -