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 -

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.