2981. 🇮🇳 India Commemorates Notable Film Star Uttam Kumar.

 

New issues -

🇮🇳 India Post -

4 September 2026 - Birth centenary of Uttam Kumar (1926-80), late Indian film star - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***.

5 September 2026 - 75th anniversary of Dinamalar Tamil newspaper - 1 stamp. Rating:- **.

🇯🇪 Jersey Post -

5 October 2026 - Centenary of the British Grand Prix (motor racing) - in addition to the set of 8 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 8 stamps(see Blog 2978) a ‘Prestige booklet’ costing £34.74 will also be issued. Printed by Words and Spaces. Rating:- 0.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -

 15 September 2026 - 10th anniversary of elections e services - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***..

 17 September 2026 - Centenary of the London Buddhist Vihara - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

2614. 🇸🇨🇨🇾 Seychelles UPU And Cyprus Christmas Stamps.

 New issues -

🇸🇨 Seychelles postal service -

10 October 2024 - Centenary of the Universal Postal Union - 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. Design is a winning piece of art in a national children’s design competition. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇨🇾 Cyprus Post -

18 November 2024 - Christmas - 3 stamps. Designed by Panagiota Epifaniou. Lithographed by Baltic Banknote High Security Printing. Rating:- ***.

India Post -

🇮🇳 13 November 2024 - Commemoration of Acharya Santisarga Muni Maharaj - 1 stamp. Designed by Neptune Arora and printed by Security Printing Press Hyderabad. Rating:-**.

15 November - Campaign to eradicate sickle cell disease by 2027 - 1 stamp. Printed by Security Printing Press Hyderabad. Rating:- ***.

16 November 2024 - Centenary of the first publication of the Hindustan Times - 1 stamp. Printed by Security Printing Press Hyderabad. Rating::- ***.

2610. 🇸🇭🇫🇰🇸🇭 South Atlantic Islands Commemorate Sir Winston Churchill.

 

New issues -

🇹🇨 Postal service of Ascension Island -

16 December 2024 - 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill - 4 stamps. Designed by Andrew Robinson using photographs from the Churchill Archives Centre, c IWM  and Cabinet War Rooms and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13.5. Production coordinated by Creative Direction. Rating:- *****.

🇫🇰 Falkland Islands postal service - 

27 November 2024 - 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill - 4 stamps. Production details as for Ascension. Rating:- *****.

🇸🇭 Postal service of Tristan Da Cunha -

11 December 2024 - 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill - 4 stamps. Production details as for Ascension. Rating:- *****.

Thanks to Isle Of Man Stamps & Collectables ffor information about the above issues.

🇧🇳 Postal service of Brunei Darussalam -

2021 (likely year of issue of a previously unrecorded issue) - Centenary of policing in Brunei - strip of 6 different se-tenant stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

23 February 2024 - 40th anniversary of National Day - 5 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 5 stamps (see Blog 2527)..p I am finally able to show a clear illustration of the miniature sheet. -  

2515. 🇦🇺 Upcoming Issues From Australia Post.

 

New issues -

🇦🇺 Australia Post -

1 July 2023 - Marine emblems of Australian states - 3 gummed stamps, 3 self-adhesive stamps from booklets of 5 (costing A$14.25, $16.50 and $22.75) and 1 gummed miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps). Designed by Simone Sakinofsky using illustrations by Roger Swainton and lithographed by RA Print and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- **.

My Stamp personalised stamps packs sold by Australia Post (all such products are rated - 0) - 

2024 - 30th anniversary of Friends, American comedy television programme - 1 sheetlet containing 9 different stamps sold for $16.50.

2024 - Star Wars Episode 1, American movie - 1 sheetlet containing 12 different stamps sold for $21 -

2024 - The Karate Kid, American movie - 1 sheetlet containing 9 different stamps and sold for $16.50 -

9 July 2024 - Bicentenary of a ‘Free Press’ - 1 gummed stamp issued in sheetlets of 10. Designed by Jonathan Chong and lithographed by Southern Impact and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- ***.

16 July 2024 - Centenary of Compulsory voting in Australia - 1 gummed stamp issued in sheetlets of 10. Designed by Visua and lithographed by EGO and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- ***.

After 11 August 2024 - Australian Olympic Games gold medal winners - number issued to depend on number of gold medals won by Australians. To be issued in sheetlets costing $15 (10 x $1.50 stamps).

2024 - My Stamp personalised stamp packs - 45th anniversary of Sesame Street (American children’s television programme - 1 sheetlet containing 9 different stamps and sold for $16.50.

2024 - My Stamp personalised stamp pack - Despicable Me 4, American cartoon movie - 1 sheetlet containing 12 different stamps sold for $21.

13 August 2024 - Centenary of the last Cobb & Co Stagecoach - 2 gummed stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing both stamps. Designed by Jason Watts and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 14.5. Rating:- ****.

🇦🇺Issue inscribed Australian Antarctic Territory -

13 August 2024 - Seals - 4 gummed stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps. Designed by Jo Muré and lithographed by EGO and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- ****.

20 August 2024 - ‘Koalas in Danger’ - 3 gummed stamps, 3 self adhesive stamps from a $15 booklet containing 6 stamps (2 of each design) and 1 miniature sheet containing 1 of each design. Designed by Sonia Young and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- **.

2024 - My Stamps personalised stamps - National Rugby League stamp pack - 2 panes containing a total of 18 different stamps and costing $30 plus 17 ‘Team Packs’, one for each individual team, each containing a pane of 12 identical stamps and each pack sold for $20.

5 August 2024 - 50th anniversary of Holden Sandman - My Stamp personalised stamps pack sold as a sheetlet of 12 different stamps and costing $23.