2944. 🇸🇸 South Sudan Commemorates Fifteenth Anniversary Of Independence.

 

New issues -

🇮🇳 India Post -

2026 - My stamps, personalised stamps usually issued in sheets of 12 with attached labels and at a premium price -

? July - Trishul Indian Defence Museum in Moradabad - 1 stamp.

? July - Samvadhan Sahitya Vatika, public park in Moradabad - 1 stamp.

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

There has been a slight change in the Royal Mail stamp calendar for the rest of the year and one of the “tbc” issues has been moved to 1 December though Royal Mail has not yet identified what the ‘tbc’ are -

🇸🇭 St Helena postal service -

The government of St Helena has published a list of previous stamp issues which are now to be demonetised -

🇸🇸 Postal service of South Sudan - 

9 July 2026 - 15th anniversary of the achievement of independence from Sudan - 8 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps. Rating:- ***. More illustrations to be added when available.

2906. 🇸🇸 Wildlife Of South Sudan.

New issues -

🇸🇸 Postal service of South Sudan -

30 April 2026 - Wildlife of South Sudan - 16 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing 8 additional different stamps. Sold by Aurescollections (probably in cooperation with Stamperija in the style of the philatelic products of Stamperija’s client postal services such as Sierra Leone and Togo which have been put on the market in recent years). Leo Van Der Velden, an expert on South Sudan philately posted a photograph on Facebook which depicted the post master in Juba with sheets of the new issue thereby confirming that the products were available at the capital’s post office.. Aurescollections are selling the depicted products on E bay for a total of £89.41. Rating:-  **.

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Leo Van Der Velden’s post on Facebook -

🇮🇳 India Post -

2026 - My Stamp personalised stamps with attached labels sold by India Post in sheetlets of 12 at a premium price.

Opening of the State Bank of India’s new local head office in Maharashtra - 1 stamp.

2691. 🇮🇳 India Commemorates Mata Karma.

 

New issues -

🇮🇳 India Post -

25 May 2025 - Commemoration of Mata Karma, 1016-1064, devotee of Krishna. According to India Post, Mata Karma’a life “is an exceptional example of devotion, courage and social service”. It is told that she embarked on a journey to Jagannath Puri and arriving at Puri she was asked by the temple attendants to cook khichdi, a traditional dish, which was accepted by Krishna. Designed by Ms Himani and printed by Security Printing Press, Hyderabad. Rating:- ***.

🇸🇸 Postal service of South Sudan -

27 March 2025 - 150th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

🇺🇸 Intergovernmental Philatelic Corporation (American producer and seller of philatelic products under contract from various postal services) -

🇦🇬 Products inscribed Antigua and Barbuda -

12 December 2024 - Reptiles of the Caribbean region - 2 miniature sheets - one containing one or two stamps costing a total of $5.55 and the other containing 6 different stamps and sold for $6.65. Illustrations awaited.

🇬🇩 Products inscribed Grenada -

24 March 2025 - ‘Fish and flowers definitive stamps - 7 stamps, with a total price of $189.85. Illustrations awaited.

2675. 🇳🇿 New Zealand To Issue Exhibition Miniature Sheet.

 New Issues -

🇳🇿 New Zealand Post -

7 March 2025 - Royalpex 2025 National Philatelic Exhibition held in Palmerston North - 1 miniature sheet containing 2 of the previously issued ‘Native Pollinators’ stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- **.

🇧🇩 Bangladesh Post -

19 February 2025 - 7th National Comdeca - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

Unissued stamps.

🇸🇸 Postal service of South Sudan

2024 - South Sudan sporting associations - 1 miniature sheet containing 3 different stamps. This item is currently on sale on an internet auction site. It is being offered by Aures Collections, a name which will be familiar to collectors, particularly of African new issues. This item is described as being intended for issue in 2024 (though it is dated 2023)  and as being “unissued”. It has the inscription ‘SPECIMEN 34’ at the lower right and is being offered for sale at a price of around £199. A single stamp depicting the emblem of the South Sudan Football Association is also being offered for sale for £74.71. These are not issued stamps which need to be included in any collection of South Sudan but it is interesting to see what items are offered for sale especially from this particular source.

2651. 🇬🇬 New Guernsey Post And Go Will Depict Seashore Life.

New Issues -

🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -

19 February 2025 - New Post and Go stamps featuring Seashore life - 6 basic stamps issued in coils. Designed by Guernsey artist Chris Griffiths. Rating:- ****.

🇸🇸 Postal service of South Sudan -

16 January 2025 - Definitive series of 2024, new sheetlet containing 2 se-tenant blocks each of 6 x new SSP 1 00 stamps. Lithographed. This is being offered for sale on an internet auction site by Aurescollections and the stated date of issue is reported in the sale information. 

See Blogs 2527, 2533, 2508 and 1706.

🇴🇲🇸🇬 Oman Post and Singapore Post -

21 February 2025, Joint issue, 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Oman and Singapore - 1 miniature sheet (apparently) from Oman Post. Further information from Singapore Post awaited.

2533. 🇳🇿 New Zealand Celebrates National Rugby Team Centenary.

 

New issues -

7 August 2024 - Centenary of The Invincibles’ (New Zealand  rugby team) tour of Great Britain, Ireland, France and Canada - 4 stamps (cost of set NZ$16.40) and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps (cost $16.40). Designed by Hannah Fortune and lithographed by Brebner Print and perforated 14.5. Rating:- ***.

🇲🇾 Pos Malaysia -

20 July 2024 - Installation of HM KeBawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong XVII Sultan Ibrahim - 3 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇸🇸 Postal service of South Sudan -

9 July 2024 - 13th anniversary of Independence - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet (as described in Blog 2527). This issue was originally intended to be released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Independence but circumstances in the country did not allow this to be possible at the time. 

  Thanks to Leo Van der Velden, who is an excellent and highly reliable source of the new issues of Uganda and South Sudan on internet auction sites, all at an excellent price, I have added to my collection a variant of the SSP5000 value of this recently released issue. This features a chimpanzee rather than a turtle with a bar through the value and is a stamp which was not issued, the turtle design being preferred instead. 

  Leo has reported that no further new issues are expected from South Sudan during the course of 2024.