2248. 🇺🇸 Numerous Surcharges And Eagles From Philatelic Collector Inc.

 

New issues.

🇺🇸 Philatelic Collector Inc -

This ‘boutique agency’, as it labels itself, in the United States has detailed more items it has produced and is offering for sale in the names of the postal services of Cook Islands and Tonga -

🇹🇴  Products inscribed Tonga -

15 November 2022 - Surcharges, previously issued items inscribed ‘Niuafou’ou’ overprinted ‘Kingdom of Tonga’ and surcharged. Items originally commemorated the Worldwide Fund For Nature - 2 stamps. Rating:- *..

15 November 2022 - Surcharges, previously issued stamps which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps’s activities in Tonga - 4 stamps. Rating:- *.

19 December 2022 - Birds of the world, Eagles - 4 stamps and 5 miniature sheets, 1 containing 8 stamps (2 of each stamp) and the other a single-stamp. Rating:- 0.

🇹🇴 Products inscribed Niuafo’ou (Tonga) -

19 December 2022 - Birds of the world, Eagles - 4 stamps and 5 miniature sheets, 4 containing a single stamp and the other containing 8 stamps (2 of each stamp). Rating:- 0.

🇨🇰 Products inscribed Cook Islands -

7 November 2022 - Surcharges, previously issued stamps on the subject of Tourism - 24 stamps. Rating:- *.

2247. 🇳🇦 Namibia’s Planned Issues For 2023.

 

New issues.

🇳🇦 Namibia Post -

I am not presently sure if there any additional values not shown here which will be included in some of these issues. All stamps designed by Helge Denker & lithograph printed

17 February 2023 - Pangolins of Namibia - 2 stamps. Depicted above. Rating:- *****.

4 April 2023 Crakes of Namibia - 2 stamps. Rating:- *****.

15 June 2023 - Wild pigs of Namibia - 2 stamps. Rating:- *****.

1 August 2023 - Sengis of Namibia - 2 stamps. Rating:- *****.

23 October 2023 - Hedgehogs of Namibia - 1 stamp. Rating:- *****.

New issue programmes 2023.

🇨🇾 Cyprus Post -

23 February 2023 - Dragonflies - 2 stamps

23 February - Refugee stamp, 2023 edition - 1 stamp

4 April - Joint issue with Israel postal service - 1 stamp 

4 April - Anniversaries and events - 3 stamps (1 for each subject) -

  50th anniversary of Cyprus Anti-anaemia Association 

  70th anniversary of POED

  50th anniversary of the Cyprus Port Association 

9 May - EUROPA - Peace, the highest value of humanity- 2 stamps and 1 booklet containing 4 of each stamp

10 July - Euromed joint issue, Mediterranean festivals - 1stamp

22 September - Definitive issue, the work of Cypriot painters - 8 - 12 stamps 

17 November - Christmas.

🇳🇿 New Zealand Post - 

In addition to issues of the first part of 2023 already detailed in previous Blogs, New Zealand Post is planning to release the following -

5 April - Forest and birds centenary 

3 May - Succession and coronation of King Charles III

7 June - Pacific languages week

5 July - Mid 20th century toys

5 July - 150th anniversary of the 1873 newspaper stamp

2 August - 20th anniversary of the movie, ‘Return of the King’ (yet another ‘Lord of The Rings’ issue)

6 September - Commemoration of the late Queen Elizabeth II 

6 September - Waka Ama 

4 October - Christmas 

1 November - New Zealand pets

6 December - Chinese New Year, Year of the Dragon.

New Zealand Post continues to increase the number of issues it releases every year and it could be judged that its new issue programme is excessive and while not sinking as low as Royal Mail and Australia Post, the products coming from NZ Post must be viewed in that light.

2249. 🇳🇿 New Zealand Post’s Charming Dog Illustrations Featuring Hairy Maclary.

 

New issues.

🇳🇿 New Zealand Post - 

1 March 2023 - 40th anniversary of the publication of Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy, book illustrations by the author Dame Lynley Dodd - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps. Designed by Hannah Fortune and lithographed by Southern Colour Print. Rating:- ***.

🇬🇮 Royal Gibraltar Post Office -

20 February 2023 - Commemoration of the late Queen Elizabeth II - 3 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps. Designed by Stephen Perera and lithographed by BPost Security Printing. Rating:- ***.

20 February 2023 - Chinese New Year, Year of the Rabbit - 2 Stamps issued as a se-tenant pair. Designed by Stephen Perera from illustrations by c Bajena and Siewoong @ istockphoto.com and printed in lithography by BPost Security Printing. Rating:- *.

2248. 🇬🇧 Royal Mail Raises Curtain On Its King Charles Definitives.

 

New issues.

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

4 April 2023 - Definitive issue with barcodes, King Charles III.

Designed from a sculpture by Martin Jennings used on the new coinage. When available more detailed illustrations of individual values will be published. Rating:- *****.

Illustrations from Buckingham Covers of domestic rate values:- 

On the day prior to the announcement about the new definitives Royal Mail Stamps trailered the revelation with social media posts -

2247. 🇮🇲 Manx Stamps Feature Battle of El Alamein And Wildlife.

 

New issues.

🇮🇲 Isle Of Man Post Office -

17 February 2023 - 50th anniversary of the Manx Wildlife Trust - 10 gummed stamps (total face value £9.70) and 10 self-adhesive stamps sold in booklets (cost £8). Designed by Kllbr8 from illustrations by Clare Payne and lithographed by bpost and perforated 11.5. Rating:- ***.

21 February 2023 - 80th anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein - 5 stamps (total face value £9.03) and 1 Prestige booklet (sold for £18.06) and 1 booklet pane containing all 5 stamps plus a label depicting Field Marshall Rommel sold separately for £9.03. Designed by Isle of Man Advertising and PR and lithographed by bpost and perforated 11.5. Rating:- *.