2830. 🇵🇰 Pakistan Commemorates United Nations Anniversary.

 

New issues -

🇳🇷 Nauru Post -

 26 October 2022 - Birth centenary of Hammer de Roburt, first president of Nauru -  1 stamp and 1 miniature sheet containing a single stamp. In addition to the single stamp from ordinary sheets reported in Blog 2245 a miniature sheet containing the same stamp was also issued. This appears to have been the last postage stamp to have been issued by Nauru Post to date. Rating:- *****..

🇲🇲 Myanmar Post -

2025 - Artifacts of Myanmar - 1 miniature sheet containing 8 previously issued but redrawn definitives. Another issue in this year’s fascinating series of miniature sheets of previous issues. Further details awaited. Rating:- *****.

🇮🇳 India Post -

24 November 2025 - Diamond jubilee of the Bharat Scouts and Guides - 1 stamp. Rating:- *.

24 November 2025 - Platinum jubilee of HT Kharagpur - 2 stamps issued as a Se-tenant pair. Rating:- **.

19 November 2025 - Birth centenary of Sri Sathya Sai Baba - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps. Rating:- **.

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

24 November 2025 - 80th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation - 2 stamps in a se-tenant pair. Designed by Abu Obaidah Ayyas and Hasnain Mahmud and lithographed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Karachi and perforated 14. Rating:- ***.

2820. 🇨🇦 Canada Remembers The Contribution Of Sikh Soldiers.

 

New issues -

🇮🇳 India Post -

24 October 2025 - 80th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation - 1 stamp. Designed by Shrestha Majumdar.. Rating:- ***.

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

27 October 2025 — ‘Black Kashmir Day’, “78 years of oppression”. Lithographed by National Security Printing Company Karachi. Rating-***.

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

3 November 2025 - Remembrance Day, ‘Private Singh’, remembrance of Sikh soldiers - 1 self-adhesive stamp sold in a booklet of 6 costing $7.44. Designed by Larry Burke and Anna Stredulinsky, Burke & Burke, from an illustration by Parm Singh and Dave Peleschak and lithographed by Colour Innovations. Rating:- ****.

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:- ***.

2745. 🇳🇦 Namibia Commemorates 80th Anniversary Of The United Nations.

 

New issues - 

🇳🇦 Nam Post (postal service of Namibia) -

26 March 2025 - 80th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation - 1 stamp. Designed by Helge Denker. Lithographed. Rating:-***.

🇮🇳 India Post -

28 June 2025 - 25th anniversary of the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises, My Stamp personalised stamp - I stamp issued in a sheet of 12 with attached labels and sold at a premium.

  🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -

2025 - Somewhat depressingly, Guernsey Post is once more announcing that it will be pressing ahead with ‘cyber stamps’ which were originally intended to be released in 2024 but were delayed due to a legal problem. This appears to be the same Golden Guernsey goat product held over from last year and further information will be released on 16 July 2025. We await the details with bated breath.

Commonwealth countries and territories which are not yet known to have issued or had issued on their behalf any legitimate postage stamps during 2025 - 

Anguilla 

Antigua and Barbuda 

Bahamas 

Barbados 

Belize 

British Antarctic Territory 

British Virgin Islands 

Cameroon

Cayman Islands 

Cook Islands including Rarotonga 

Cook Islands Aitutaki 

Cook Islands Penrhyn 

Dominica 

Gabon

Ghana 

Grenada Carriacou and Petite Martinique 

Guyana 

Kingdom of eSwatini 

Kiribati 

Lesotho 

Malawi 

Mauritius 

Mozambique 

Nauru 

Nevis

New Zealand Ross Dependency 

Nigeria 

Niue

Papua New Guinea 

Pitcairn Islands 

Rwanda 

St Kitts or St Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia 

St Vincent and the Grenadines 

Samoa

Solomon Islands 

South Africa 

The Gambia 

Tokelau 

Tonga

Tonga Niuafo’ou 

Turks and Caicos Islands 

Tuvalu 

Uganda 

United Republic of Tanzania 

Vanuatu 

Zambia 

Therefore, at the end of June, 47 (53.4%) of Commonwealth philatelic entities appear to not have issued or had issued on their behalf any legitimate postage stamps on 2025. This compares with 58.2% at the end of May 2025 and 51.1% at the end of June 2024.

2583 🇧🇹 Bhutan Notes Its Role In UN Peacekeeping.

 New issues -

🇧🇹 Bhutan Post - 

30 September 2024 - The role of Bhutan Armed Forces in UN Peacekeeping missions - 2 miniature sheets, 1 containing 9 different stamps and the other a single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇰🇾 Cayman Islands postal service -

2024 - Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet. The 4 stamps were depicted in Blog 2548 and the accompanying single miniature sheet is now depicted here.

 

🇧🇲 Bermuda Post Office -

19 September 2024 - Christmas - 4 stamps. Lithographed by Lowe Martin Rating:- ***.

2479. 🇰🇼 Kuwait Issues 100 Stamps To Commemorate 33rd Anniversary Of Liberation.

New issues.

🇰🇼 Kuwait Post -

24 February 2024 - 33rd anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation by Coalition forces; Kuwaiti martyrs in the struggle against the Iraqi occupiers - 100 stamps issued in 5 sheets each of 20 different stamps depicting victims of the Iraqis. Lithographed. Rating:- ****. The Iraqis killed about 1000 Kuwaitis during their occupation of the country. Some of the victims have been featured in previous issues marking the anniversary.

🇲🇺 Mauritius Post -

8 April 2024 - 75th anniversary of the World Health Organisation - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ***.

News of Commonwealth Post Offices -

From Businesstech - 

What future, South African postage stamps?

2462. 🇬🇧 Mary Anning Leads Royal Mail’s Search For Dinosaur Fossils.

New issues -

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

12 March 2024 - The Age of Dinosaurs, 225th anniversary of the birth of Mary Anning (discoverer of dinosaur fossils) -8 stamps (4 se-tenant pairs) and 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps). Designed by The Chase from digital artwork by Joshua Dunlop and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 14. The miniature sheet stamps are self-adhesive. Rating:- ****** (a rare 6 stars).

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Post -

1 March 2014 - 150th anniversary of Sri Lanka Law College - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- **.

1 March 2024 -“UNFOA - 50 years of ensuring rights a nd choices for all” - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- **.

🇮🇳 India Post -

My Stamps, personalised stamps with attached labels sold at a premium by India Post and usually in sheets of 12 identical stamps.

2024 - 25th anniversary of MIOT International - 1 stamp.

2024 - 50th anniversary of Agarwal Coal Corporation Pvt Ltd - 1 stamp.

2024 - 25th anniversary of the India National Centre for Ocean Information Services,Ministry of Earth Sciences - 1 stamp.

2024 - Centenary of Karnataka Bank - 1 stamp.

2023 - The Nilgiri tahr, the state animal of Tamil Nadu.

🇨🇾 Cyprus Post -

Personalised stamps sold by Cyprus Post -

2022 - 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cyprus and India and the 75th anniversary of the Independence of India - 1 sheet of 15 identical stamps with different attached labels. Lithographed.

2023 - 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cyprus and Australia - 1 sheetlet containing 10 stamps (5 x 2 different stamps) with attached labels. Lithographed.