2827. 🇸🇭 New Definitives From Ascension Island In 2026.

 

New issues -

🇸🇭 Postal service of Ascension Island -

30 January 2026 - Definitives, Seabirds of Ascension - 16 stamps. Designed by Andrew Robinson and lithographed by Cartor and Rating:-*****.

🇫🇰 Postal service of the Falkland Islands -

15 January 2026 - Summer - 4 stamps. Designed by Louise Larke and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13 x 13.5. Rating:- ****.

30 January 2026 - Local postal rate booklet - 1 stamp in booklet of 10 sold for £3.80p. Designed by Sarah Stannard and lithographed by Cartor. Rating:- ****.

Production of the above issues was coordinated by Creative Direction. Thanks to Isle of Mam Stamps and Coins for information about these issues.

🇸🇨Seychelles Postal Service -

30 April 2025 - Seychelles’ hosting of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup - 1 stamp. This issue was originally described in Blog 2714 but it is now possible to provide an illustration of the actual stamp.

🇮🇳 India Post -

November 2025 - My Stamp personalised stamps. Stamps with attached labels sold by India Post usually in sheetlets of 12 and at a premium price.

10th anniversary of AMRIT Pharmacy - 1 stamp.

The Rezang La war memorial (Chushal, Ladakh) commemorating the Battle of Rezang La (18 November 1962) which was fought against Chinese forces - 1 stamp.

Devbhoomi Rajat Utsav, Uttarakhand (I) - 1 stamp.

Devbhoomi Rajat Utsav, Uttarakhand - (II) - 1 stamp -

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:- *****.

2817. 🇮🇪 Irish Republic’s Christmas Stamps.

 

New issues -

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

30 October 2025 - Christmas - 6 self-adhesive stamps issued in 2 booklets - the first containing 15 stamps made up from 4 different ‘National’ stamps - and the second containing 5 stamps made up from 2 different ‘Worldwide’ stamps. Designed by UNTHINK and lithographed by Enschedé. These designs really should have been UNTHOUGHT. Rating:- *.

🇮🇳 India Post -

October 2025 - My Stamps personalised stamps, sold by India Post in sheetlets of 12 with attached labels and sold at a premium. 

41st anniversary of Bharat Diamond Bourse - 1 stamp.

80th anniversary of JCB vehicles - 1 stamp.

2797. 🇸🇭 Gough Island Expedition Commemorated.

 

New issues -

🇸🇭 Postal service of Tristan Da Cunha -

13 November 2025 - 70th anniversary of the Gough Island Scientific Survey - 6 stamps. Designed by Bee Design from photographs by Gough Island Scientific Survey members and David Holgate and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5 x 13. Production coordination by Creative Direction.

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 2025 - 80th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation, 28th Universal Postal Congress, hosted in Dubai - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 each of 2 different stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.