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:- ****.

2978. 🇯🇪 Jersey Commemorates British Grand Prix Anniversary.

 

New issues -

🇯🇪 Jersey Post -

5 October 2026 - Centenary of the British Grand Prix (motor racing).Designed by Ben Tallon and lithographed. Rating:- 0.

🇮🇲 Isle of Man Post Office -

10 September 2026 - National treasures - 6 stamps. Lithographed. rating:- *.

2977. 🇨🇦 New Canada Issue Depicts Quilt Patterns.

 

New issues -

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

10 September 2026 - 2 self-adhesive stamps sold in booklets of 6 (3 of each design). Designed by Shelby Guergis and lithographed by Lowe Martin. Rating:- ****.

🇨🇾 Cyprus Post -

11 September 2026 - The Security forces of Cyprus - 3 stamps. Lithographed. Rating:- ****.

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

10 September 2026 - 70th anniversary of the first EUROPA stamps - 2 self-adhesive stamps issued in sheetlets of 4. Designed by the Stone Twins and lithographed by Enschedé. Rating:- *.

2976. 🇬🇧 Numerous Expensive Items In Royal Mail Duran Duran Issue.

 

New issues -

🇬🇧 Royal Mail -

17 September - 45th anniversary of the release of the first music album by the vintage popular music group, Duran Duran which, despite its popularity, has little or no significance in British music history - 8 stamps (£14.40), 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps (£7.20) , 2 Prestige booklets (one standard edition costing £26.25 and a’limited edition’ sold for £49.99 - both have the same contents - 2 panes including the stamps from the basic set, a pane of the miniature sheet and a pane of King Charles III definitives, 2 x 50p and 2 x £1) (code M26L MPIL), 1 ‘Collectors sheet’ containing 10 self-adhesive stamps costing £19.20 and 2 ‘Fan sheets’ each containing 4 identical stamps and costing £10 each. Designed with no apparent effort involved by Royal Mail Group and lithographed by Cartor with the basic set perforated 14. Rating:- 0.