2881. 🇸🇭🇫🇰🇬🇸🇸🇭 South Atlantic Islands Commemorate Queen Elizabeth II Birth Centenary.

 

New issues -

Birth Centenary of the late Queen Elizabeth II -

🇸🇭🇫🇰🇬🇸🇸🇭 21 April 2016 - Issues from the postal services of Ascension Island, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Tristan Da Cunha - 1 miniature sheet containing 4 different stamps from each of the 4 territories. All designed by Bee Design using photographs taken by Marcus Adams and lithographed by Cartor and perforated 13 x 13.5. Production coordinated by Creative Direction. Thanks to Isle of Man Stamps & Coins for information about these issues.Rating:- ****.

🇬🇮 Royal Gibraltar Post Office -

30 March 2026 - Birth centenary of the late Queen Elizabeth II - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps. Designed by Stephen Perera and lithographed by Cartor. Rating:- *****.

30 March 2026 - 70th anniversary of the first EUROPA stamps. Designed by Stephen Perera and Klaus Welp from illustrations by Klaus Welp and SK vector and lithographed by Cartor. Rating:- *.

2880. 🇧🇸 Bahamas Commemorates Late Queen’s Centenary.

New Issues -

🇧🇸 Postal service of Bahamas -

3 March 2026 - Birth centenary of the late Queen Elizabeth II who was Quenof Bahamas - 4 stamps. The excellent dealer Spectre of Stamps has published an illustration of the 4 stamps as they appear on first day cover. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇨🇦 Canada Post -

19 March 2026 - Sugar shacks - 2 sell-adhesive stamps issued in booklets of 6 (3 of each stamp). Designed by Paprika and Gerard DuBois and lithographed by Colour Innovations. Rating:- ***. 

🇮🇳 India Post -

13 February 2026 - Puppetry in India - 8 stamps issued in a miniature sheet containing 1 of each stamp. This issue was previously reported in Blog 2865 but but better illustrations of the miniature sheet and stamps are now depicted here. Rating:- ****.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong Post -

2 April 2026 - Old Master Q, second issue - 6 stamps and 3 miniature sheets (1 containing the set of six and the others a single stamp). Designed by Young HoI-chun and lithographed. Rating:-**.

2879.🇳🇷 Nauru Commemorates The Return From Truk.

 

New issues -

🇳🇷 Nauru Post -

2026, probably 31 January - 80th anniversary of the return of the Nauruans from Truk at the end of the Second World War - 1 stamp. Lithographed. Rating:- *****.

🇬🇬 Guernsey Post -

Issues inscribed ‘Alderney’ -

1 April 2026 - ‘Milk-A-Punch Sunday’ - 6 stamps and 1 miniature sheet containing all 6 stamps. Designed by Andrew Robinson and lithographed by bpost. Rating:- **.

🇹🇷 Postal service of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - 

12 March 2026 - FIFA World Cup Finals hosted by Mexico, Canada and USA - 2 stamps. Designed by GK Sönmezer and printed by Devlet Basimevi. Rating:- ***.