2732. 🇮🇳 India Commemorates Legendary Queen.

 

New issues -

🇮🇳 India Post -

31 May 2025 - Birth tercentenary of Ahilya Bai Holkar, legendary Queen of Indore - 1 stamp. Printed by Security Printing Press, Hyderabad. Rating:- ***.

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

8 May 2025 - EUROPA, Important national archaeological discoveries - 2 stamps. Designed by GK Sönmezer and printed by Devlet Basimevi. Rating:- ***.

🇶🇦 Qatar Post - 

12 May 2025 - Reopening of the Dar Alkutub Al Qatariya, the first national library in Qatar, established in 1962 and the 34th Doha International Book Fair - 1 self-adhesive circular stamp. Rating:- ***.

New issue programmes - 

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -

7 August 2025 - 24 Solar terms, autumn - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps. Designed by Shirman Lai & lithographed.

15 August 2025 - Twin panda cubs - 6 stamps and 4 miniature sheets, one containing 1 x $10 stamps, 1 x $50 stamp (embossed), 1 containing all 6 stamps (gummed) and 1 containing all 6 stamps (self-adhesive). Further details awaited.

23 September 2025 - Hong Kong Hiking Trails (3rd issue), The Wilson Trail - 10 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 10 stamp and 1 booklet containing 10 x $2.20c self-adhesive stamps. Further details awaited.

21 October2025 - Development of aviation in Hong Kong - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single $10 stamp.

25 November 2025 - Christmas - 4 stamps and 2 miniature sheets, both containing all 4 stamps, one gummed and the other self-adhesive. Further details awaited.

2703. 🇵🇬🇫🇯🇲🇾 PNG Women’s Clothing; More Fiji Surcharges, Raja Of Perlis’ Silver Jubilee.

 

New issues -

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

?2025, the issue was stated previously to have been released in June 2023 though this date must be very dubious - Meri blaus, Women’s dresses - 4 stamps and 2 miniature sheets, one containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

🇫🇯 Fiji Post -

?2025 - Previously issued definitives reissued with surcharges applied - 38c value obliterated in two formats (XX and XXX) and 42c with two obliterations in two format (XX and XXX);- ****.

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia - 

26 April 2025 - Silver Jubilee of Raja Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail of Perlis - 3 stamps. Lithographed.  Rating:- ****. A better illustration will be added when available.

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:- *****.

2578. 🇬🇸 South Georgia Gets It Own Tartan.

 

New issues -

🇬🇸 Postal service of South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands -

23 October 2024 - Links with Scotland, inclusion of the special South Georgia tartan in the Register of Tartans. Designed by Bee Design and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *****.

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

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

9 September 2024 - 15th anniversary of the Dubai Metro - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

18 September 2024 - Golden Jubilee of Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, ruler of Fujairah - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.