2893. 🇬🇧 Royal Mail Commemorates Birth Centenary of Queen Elizabeth II.

New issues -

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

21 April 2026 - Birth centenary of Queen Elizabeth II - 8 stamps (4  vertically se-tenant pairs) and 1 miniature sheet containing 4 more different stamps. Presumably there will be other items. Further details awaited. Rating:- *****.

This issue was shown prematurely on the Royal Mail and Collectables E Bay page and reported by Fairy Foot on Stamp boards. The miniature sheet is charming depicting as it does, portraits of the Queen with her beloved pet corgis and horses. Better quality illustrations will be shown here when available.

2892. 🇮🇳 India Commemorates Postal Training Centre.

 

New issues - 

🇲🇼 Malawi Post -

2025 - Christmas, previous issue surcharged. In addition to the 3 values previously illustrated a 4th value,  K1280, was also included in the set though it appears to be scarcer than the 3 other values. See Blog 2860. Rating:- ****.

🇸🇩 Postal service of Sudan -

22 May 2025 - 80th anniversary of the Arab League, joint issue with other Arab postal administrations - 3 stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

3 August 2025 - Joint issue with other Arab postal authorities, Arab Post Day - ‘Towards more innovative postal services’ 3 stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇬🇮 Royal Gibraltar Post Office -

30 March 2026 - 70th anniversary of EUROPA stamps, ‘imperforate proofs’ - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing both stamps. These products are sold additionally to the basic stamps & miniature sheet which have been reported previously. These products cost £59.95 for the pair and £69.95 for the miniature sheet. See Blog 2881. Rating:- 0.

🇮🇳 India Post -

2 April 2026 - 75th anniversary of the Postal Training Centre, Saharanpur - 1 stamps. Rating:- ***.

2026 - My Stamp personalised stamps. Issued in sheetlets of 12 with attached labels and sold at a premium.

25th anniversary of Uttaranchal University - 1 stamp.

50th anniversary of the Dredging Corporation of India Limited - 1 stamp.

2891. 🇳🇦 Namibia First 2026 Issue Revealed.

New issues -

🇳🇦 NamPost (postal service of Namibia) -

15 April 2026 - Lithops of Namibia - 4 stamps. Designed by Helge Denker and lithographed. Rating:- *****. These illustrations are obtained from the internet site of Spectre-of-Stamps.

🇮🇳 India Post -

25 March 2026 - Women’s colleges of Delhi - 4 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 4 stamps. Rating:- **.

A worthy subject but painfully dull designs.

🇲🇹 MaltaPost -

17 April 2026 - Malta tramways - 3 stamps. Designed from images Edgar Vella, John N Scerri and the Malta Railway Foundation and lithographed by MaltaPost. Rating:- ****.

2890. 🇦🇺 Australia New Issues Feature Bluey, Bush Medicine And Dahlias.

 

New issues -

🇦🇺 Australia Post -

6 May 2026 - Bluey, cartoon character - 1 ‘stamp pack’ containing 12 different My Stamps and sold at a premium price of A$22. Rating:- 0.

5 May 2026 - ‘Bush medicine’ - 2 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing both stamps. Designed by Janet Boschen and lithographed by Southern Impact and perforated 14.5 x 14. Rating:- *.

19 May 2026 - Dahlias, grown by Australian cultivars - 3 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 3 stamps. Designed by Sharon Rodziewicz and lithographed by RA Printing and perforated 14 x 13.5. Rating:- *.

21 April 2026 - 30th anniversary of Space Jam - 1 ‘stamp pack’ containing 9 different My Stamps and sold at a premium price of $19? Rating:- 0.

28 April 2026 - Disney Princess stamp pack containing 9 different My Stamps and sold at a premium price of $19. Rating:- 0.

2889. 🇵🇬 Spectre-of-Stamps Reports 2025 Papua New Guinea Issues.

 

New issues -

🇵🇬 PNG Post (postal service of Papua New Guinea) -

2025 issues - previously unreported, these issues are now featured on the internet site of the dealer, Spectre-of-Stamps - 

2025, no date specified - Fruit trees of Papua New Guinea - 4 stamps and 2 miniature sheets (one containing 4 different stamps and the other a single stamp). Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

2025, no date specified - ‘Remote Pies Balus - 4 stamps and 2 miniature sheets, one containing 4 different stamps and two other single stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

🇩🇪 Deutsche Post (postal service of Germany) -

A special mention here for - 

2 April 2026 - Birth centenary of Queen Elizabeth II - 1 stamp. Rating:- *****.

and let us not overlook -

🇫🇷 La Poste (postal service of France) -

20 October 2025 60th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill- 1 stamp. Rating:-*****.

See Blog 172.