2831. 🇦🇺 Australia Post’s Excess Continues In 2026.

 

New issues -

🇦🇺 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:- *.

Issues inscribed ‘Australia’ -

20 January 2026 - ‘My Little Pony stamp pack’, personalised My Stamps - 1 pane containing 9 different stamps costing $19. Rating:-0.

13 January 2026 - Regional heritage - 3 gummed stamps costing $5.10, 3 self-adhesive stamps from booklets of 20 stamps costing $34 and 1 gummed miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps. Designed by Jason Watts and lithographed by Ive Group and perforated 15 x 14. Rating:- 0.

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.

24 February 2026 - Eremophilas (desert plants) - 2 gummed stamps (costing $3.40 and 2 self-adhesive stamps from booklets of 20 (costing $34). Designed by Jo Muré and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 15 x 14. 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.

2812. 🇬🇧🇫🇰🇸🇭 Issues From British Antarctic Territory, Tristan Da Cunha And The Falklands.

New issues -

🇬🇧 Postal service of British Antarctic Territory -

“Expected mid-November 2025” - Diatoms - 4 stamps. Designed by Bee Design and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 31.5. Rating:- ****.

🇸🇭 Postal service of Tristan Da Cunha -

20 October 2025 - Landscapes of Tristan Da Cunha - 4 stamps. Designed by Bee Design and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 14.5. Rating:- *****.

🇫🇰 Postal service of the Falkland Islands -

5 December 2025 - Sights of the Falkland Islands, Lighthouses - 4 stamps. Designed by Bee Designnand lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Rating:- *****.

Production of all of the above items was coordinated by Creative Direction. Thanks to Isle of Man Stamps & Coins for information about the above issues.

🇫🇯 Fiji Post -

29 November 2025 (see Blog 2771) - China 2024 philatelic exhibition, 50th anniversary of the discovery of Terracotta warriors at Xian - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps. Details of this issue were given previously in Blog 2771 but the miniature sheet is mentioned here again to tie in with the news of the 2025 Philakorea issue below.

17 September 2025 - Philakorea Philatelic Exhibition, Seoul, 17 - 21 September 2025 - 1 stamp and 2 miniature sheets both containing a single stamp. Previously issued items reissued with overprints applied. Rating:- ***.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -

20 October 2025 - Deepavali - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

2807 🇲🇺 Mauritius Commemorates World Expo 2025.

 

New issues -

🇲🇺 Mauritius Post -

9 October 2025 - 9 October 2025 - World Expo 2025, World Post Day - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

🇮🇳 India Post -

My stamps (personalised stamps with attached labels printed in sheetlets of 12 and sold at a premium) -

2025 - Centenary of Barrister Bhaurao alias Rabjahau Khobaragade, Politician and Buddhist - 1 stamp.

2025 - 20th anniversary of the Xander Group - 1 stamp.

2025 - Classical Marathi Language Honour Day - 1 stamp.

12 October 2025 - Commemoration of Shri Sitaram Maroo - 1 stamp. Rating:- **.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -

6 October 2025 - 50th anniversary of the University of Jaffna - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

9 October 2025 - World Post Day - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

2758. 🇲🇻 Two Joint Issues From Maldives.

New issues -

🇲🇻 Maldives Post -

25 July 2025 - 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Maldives and India, joint issue released on the occasion of the visit of the Indian prime minister to Maldives - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 different stamps depicting local boats. The India Post miniature sheet is depicted below. Rating:- *****.

Clear close-up illustration of the miniature sheet awaited -

?29 August 2025 - 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Maldives and Singapore, Joint issue with Singapore Post - 2 stamps possibly issued in miniature sheet format. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

Again, clearer illustrations of the stamps awaited.

🇮🇳 India Post -

25 July 2025 - 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Maldives, Joint stamp issue with Maldives Post - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 different stamps. Rating:- *****.

🇸🇬 Singapore Post -

?29 August 2025 - 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Singapore and Maldives - 2 stamps possibly issued in miniature sheet format. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.