2983. 🇬🇮 New Issues From Gibraltar and Pakistan.

 

New issues -

🇬🇮 Royal Gibraltar Post Office -

30 September 2026 - Centenary of the discovery of Gibraltar 2, the remains of a Neanderthal child - 5 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 5 stamps. Designed by Stephen Perera from art by Mauricio Antón and lithographed by bpost. Rating:- *****.

30 September 2026 - 50th anniversary of the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society - 2 miniature sheets each containing 6 different stamps. Designed by Stephen Perera art by Jonathan Pointer and lithographed by Cartor. Rating:- *****.

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

15 September 2026 - 25th anniversary of Cader College Palandri - 3 stamps issued as a se-tenant strip. Designed by Aashir Ali Khan and lithographed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Karachi and perforated 13. Rating: - ***.

2982. 🇲🇹 Malta To Issue Another Religious Festivals Sheetlet.

 

New issues -

🇲🇹 MaltaPost -

30 September 2026 - Religious festivals of Malta - 1 sheetlet containing 10 different stamps. Designed by Mark Micallef Perconte and lithographed by Printex and perforated 14. Rating:- *****.

🇮🇪 An Post (postal service of the Irish Republic) 

24 September 2026 - Modern Irish literary fiction - 4 self-adhesive stamps. Designed by Jack Smyth and lithographed by Enschedé. Rating:- ***.

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:- ***.

2980. 🇮🇲 Isle Of Man Commemorates Clockmaker With No Manx Links.

 New issues -

🇮🇲 Isle of Man Post Office -

20 September 2026 - 250th birth anniversary of John Harrison, clock maker (there are no direct connections between Harrison and the Isle of Man whatsoever) - 6 stamps (cost £12.88), 1 ‘prestige booklet’ containing 4 panes and sold for £25.76 and 1 ‘booklet pane’ sold separately for £12.88, total cost - £51.52. Designed by Isle of Man Advertising and lithographed by bpost and perforated 11.5. Rating:- 0.

🇮🇳 India Post -

16 September 2026 - Commemoration of Sant Shri Malookdas, religious figure - 1 stamp. Rating:- ***.

🇵🇰 Pakistan Post -

14 August 2026 - 50th anniversary of Special Communications Organisation - 1 stamp. ‘Design supplied by customer’ and lithographed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Karachi and perforated 13. Rating:- **.

6 September 2026 - Defence Day - 1 stamp. ‘Design supplied by customer’ and lithographed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Karachi and perforated 13. Rating:- ***.

2979. 🇳🇿 New Zealand’s 2026 Christmas Stamps.

New issues -

🇳🇿 New Zealand Post -

7 October 2026 - Christmas - 4 gummed stamps, 3 self-adhesive stamps from booklets and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps. Designed by Tim Garman and lithographed by Brebner Print and perforated 15. Rating:- ***.

🇮🇳 12 September 2026 - 18th BRICS Summit, hosted by the Indian government in New Delhi - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing both stamps. Rating:- ****.